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BGT 2024-25: Bumrah Claims Five Wickets as India Takes 46-Run Lead After Dismissing Australia for 104
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In the morning, resuming form 67/7, India seemed to be heading for an early end to the innings, but Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood refused to give in and put up a spirited last-wicket stand of 25 off 110 balls that kept the deficit under 50 runs. Apart from Bumrah, debuting all-rounder Harshit Rana finished with 3 for 48.
Manjrekar: 'TV Umpire Lacked Sufficient Evidence for Rahul's Controversial Dismissal'
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The incident occurred just before lunch, leaving India reeling at 47 for 4 after opting to bat on a challenging surface.
BGT 2024-25: Bumrah’s 4-17 Shines as Australia Trails India by 83 Runs on 17-Wicket Day
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After Josh Hazlewood's 4-29 bowled out India for 150, Bumrah made merry on a spicy Perth pitch by bowling at the absolute peak of his prowess – mixing accuracy and pace with deadly precision - to leave 31,302 spectators in the stadium spellbound through his spell of 4-17.
IPL 2025 Scheduled for Mar 14 to May 25 as BCCI Shares Three-Season Plan with Franchises
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The BCCI has also shortlisted injury-prone England pacer Jofra Archer, Indian-born American pacer Saurabh Netravalkar, and uncapped Mumbai wicketkeeper-batter Hardik Tamore for the two-day mega players' auction scheduled to take place in Jeddah from Sunday.
When in Doubt, Don’t Give Out: Former Players Question Third Umpire’s Call on KL Rahul
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After the on-field umpire Richard Kettleborough had given his judgement in KL Rahul's favor after the Australian team had appealed, the DRS was invoked by the home team to challenge that decision.
BGT 2024-25: Nitish, Harshit Make Debuts, Washington Included as India Opt to Bat First
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With some grass on the pitch offering movement and plenty of bounce, Australia produced some outstanding bowling to rattle a cautious Indian batting line-up, who found the going tough. All eyes will be on how Rishabh Pant (10 not out) and Dhruv Jurel (4 not out) get India out of troubled waters in the second session.
IPL 2025 to Kick Off on March 14 as BCCI Announces Dates for Next Three Seasons
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Normally, IPL happens from the last week of March and goes on till the last week of May or the first few days of June. However, according to the latest email sent to the franchises by BCCI, IPL 2025 will now start on March 14 and will go on till May 25.
IPL 2025: Jofra Archer Rejoins Shortlist Three Days Before Mega Auction
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​​​​​​​ESPNcricinfo has learned that Archer's addition was informally confirmed to franchises on Thursday, three days before the two-day mega auction will start on November 24 in the in Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.
Watch | BGT 2024-25: KL Rahul Fumes Over 'Controversial' DRS Call Before Lunch
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Rahul was given not out by the on-field umpire while trying to defend off Mitchell Starc in the 23rd over, following which Australia went for the DRS, as they felt for a caught-behind dismissal.
BGT 2024-25: Vaughan Calls Current Australian Line-Up 'Greatest Bowling Quartet of All Time'
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India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia the last two times it was played there - 2018/19 and 2020/21. Even Australia haven't won the series since 2014-15, when they got an easy series win by 2-0 on the home soil.
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