Lalchand Rajput believes the Indian team is set to win the Champions Trophy convincingly due to their dominating performance. He highlights Virat Kohli's recent century and urges the team to maintain focus for their upcoming match against New Zealand.
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Australia's Steve Smith equalled the Big Bash League record for most centuries with a remarkable unbeaten 121 runs off 64 balls for the Sydney Sixers against Perth Scorchers. Smith’s knock, which included ten fours and seven sixes, contributed to the Sixers' total of 222 for 3. Sixers won the contest by 14 runs.
With the arrival of New Zealand legend Tim Southee as captain, the Sharjah Warriorz are optimistic about improving their ILT20 performance. The team has a promising mix of experience and youth. Southee is looking forward to working with head coach JP Duminy. Significant players like Jason Roy and Adam Milne are expected to make game-changing impacts.
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