Travis Head tormented Indian bowlers again, smashing a magnificent 152 in the third Test at the Gabba, his second consecutive century of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He had scored 140 to win the Adelaide Test for Australia. Head also shared a massive 241-run stand with Steve Smith (101), who also scored a century.
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India Women crushed West Indies by 211 runs in the first ODI, riding on Smriti Mandhana's blistering 91 and Renuka Singh Thakur's impressive five-wicket haul. Mandhana anchored the innings with a fluent knock, while Thakur's fiery spell decimated the West Indies batting lineup.
MI Cape Town secured their maiden SA20 Playoff spot with a dominant 10-wicket win over Sunrisers Eastern Cape. Corbin Bosch and Kagiso Rabada's excellent bowling led to SEC being bowled out for 107, with openers Ryan Rickleton and Rassie van der Dussen guiding MICT to victory without losing a wicket.
Shreyas Iyer's impressive 97 powerfully led Punjab Kings to an 11-run triumph over Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring IPL 2025 clash. Gujarat Titans fell short of the 244-run target, scoring 232/5. Arshdeep Singh took 2/36, with PBKS setting a record T20 total at the venue. Iyer's innings featured nine sixes and five fours in his 42-ball knock.
ISPL Season 2 kicks off this Sunday at Thane's Dadoji Kondadev Stadium, featuring 96 players spread across celebrity-owned teams. Running from January 26 to February 15, the league guarantees 21 days of thrilling action with 34 matches and live music performances. Matches will be broadcast on Star Sports 1 and Disney+ Hotstar.
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