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Hindustan Times
a day ago
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- Hindustan Times
England name squad for first Test against India
New Delhi: As India ready themselves to take on England in the five-match Test series starting on June 20, there will be a certain reassurance in knowing that while Shubman Gill-led India is undergoing a transition, England too have several challenges to overcome. With several returnees and the rest missing due to injuries, England too seem to be testing the waters based on their announcement of a 14-player squad for the first Test match at Headingley. In what was a rather surprising call-up, bowling all-rounder Jamie Overton, will return to the red-ball setup for the first time since earning his sole cap against New Zealand at Headingley in June 2022. The 31-year-old sustained a broken little finger in the right hand during the ODI against the West Indies last week but continues to be assessed and reviewed daily by the England medical team. Oveton's call-up can be attributed to England's growing list of injury concerns in their pace potential. Gus Atkinson was another absentee in the squad as he remained unavailable for selection due to the right hamstring injury sustained during the recent Test against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. Atkinson's absence will particularly sting as he has been a consistent red-ball threat with the red-ball 55 wickets in his first 12 matches. Additionally, they are missing out on experience with Mark Wood and Olly Stone both out of the series with knee injuries and Jofra Archer unlikely to attain match fitness until the second Test at the earliest after a thumb issue. Seamer Brydon Carse, who has played five Tests and picked up 27 wickets, has been included in the squad. Chris Woakes is their most-capped seamer, having played 57 Tests and picked up 181 wickets. Carse and Woakes last featured during England's Test tour of New Zealand in December. There could also be a direct fight for the same spot between Woakes and Josh Tongue and it will be interesting to see if Woakes' experience will be prioritised over Tongue's form. On the batting front, Jacob Bethell's inclusion is a significant one. He missed the Zimbabwe Test due to IPL duties but finding a place for him in the Playing XI will give England a headache. Bethell, who has the backing of captain Ben Stokes, scored three half-centuries at No. 3 on his debut series in New Zealand but Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope – his immediate competition – both scored centuries against Zimbabwe. Jamie Smith, who was set to get a break before the India series will now have to step in for Phil Salt, who is on a paternity leave for the West Indies T20Is. However, their batting line-up will look to largely harness the experience of the in-form Joe Root and Ben Duckett. Harry Brook, who scored 58 against Zimbabwe, will be hoping to do more against India. Both the squads have changed significantly since England's 1-4 series defeat in India 18 months ago. Shubman Gill will take over India's Test captaincy for the first time as he leads a squad without the towering presence of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and R Ashwin. England, meanwhile, will be without James Anderson, who retired shortly after that tour, while having moved on from Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes and Ollie Robinson. Squad: Ben Stokes (C), Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jamie Smith (WK), Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes.
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First Post
6 days ago
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PBKS vs MI Playing 11 Live Updates, IPL 2025 Qualifier 2: Punjab face upbeat Mumbai in Ahmedabad
PBKS vs MI, IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 LIVE Updates: Punjab Kings will be hoping to put their humiliating 8-wicket loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 behind when they face Mumbai Indians, who had defeated Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in the Eliminator, in Qualifier 2 on Sunday. Follow our live blog for more updates. read more Both Punjab Kings captain Hardik Pandya and his Mumbai Indians counterpart Hardik Pandya have won the Indian Premier League as captain in the past, albeit with different franchises. AP PBKS vs MI, IPL 2025 Today Qualifier 2 Match LIVE Updates : Punjab Kings face Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The winner of Sunday's clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final at the same venue on Tuesday. PBKS had lost to RCB by 8 wickets in Qualifier 1 in Mullanpur on Thursday while MI defeated Gujarat Titans by 20 runs in the Eliminator that took place at the same venue the following day. Follow our live blog for more updates on the PBKS vs MI Qualifier 2 match Punjab Kings face Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium later today, with the winner set to face Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the same venue two days from now. Stay tuned to our live blog for more updates. The match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians will get underway at 7.30 pm IST, with the toss taking place half-an-hour earlier. Qualifier 2 of the 2025 Indian Premier League will take place at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, the venue that will also host the final on Tuesday. PBKS vs MI, IPL 2025 Today Qualifier 2 Match: Punjab Kings will be hoping to put their demoralising defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 behind when they face an upbeat Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. PBKS earned two shots at reaching the final after finishing top of the table at the end of the league phase, with the top two teams participating in Qualifier 1. And despite suffering an eight-wicket thrashing at the hands of a rampaging RCB at Mullanpur's Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium, their home ground, PBKS' quest to end a 17-year wait for a maiden title remains alive. MI, on the other hand, have been clinical in the second half of the 18th IPL season, finishing fourth on the table with 16 points after collecting six consecutive wins and knocking the Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans with a 20-run victory in the Eliminator in Mullanpur on Friday. The Hardik Pandya-led side will be hoping for another clinical performance to setup a maiden IPL final with RCB, which will be their seventh final overall. PBKS vs MI Predicted Playing 11 Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh; Impact Sub: Vijaykumar Vyshak Mumbai Indians: Jonny Bairstow (WK), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Raj Bawa, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Richard Gleeson; Impact Sub: Ashwani Kumar
Indian Express
30-05-2025
- Sport
- Indian Express
IPL 2025 Today Eliminator Match, GT vs MI Predicted Playing 11 Live Updates: Can Mumbai Indians land knockout punch to Shubman Gill's Gujarat Titans?
IPL Today Eliminator Match, Points Table 2025, Orange Cap, Purple Cap, GT vs MI Team Predicted Playing 11 Live Updates: Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans will lock horns with Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL) Eliminator at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh on Friday to a place in Qualifier 2. The winner of this clash will face Punjab Kings, which were thrashed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru by eight wickets in the Qualifier 1 on Thursday. The winner of Qualifier 2 will be up against an upbeat RCB in the IPL 2025 final on Tuesday, July 3. GT finished third in the points table after winning nine games in 14 league-stage matches. MI, on the other hand, were the last team to qualify for the knockouts and finished fourth with 16 points via eight wins in as many league games. The five-time champion Mumbai will face a stern challenge when they face Gujarat, who have reached two finals since making their debut in the IPL in 2022. The focus will be on MI's batting mainstay Suryakumar Yadav and GT skipper Gill. In bowling, Mumbai's duo of Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah will have an equal match in Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj of Gujarat. Suryakumar Yadav's 73-run knock against Delhi: A throwback to pre-360 degree life Suryakumar Yadav is imaginative on belters, and prudent in difficult climes (Sportzpics) The first beam of light from Suryakumar Yadav's bat to the third-man fence flashed in the penultimate ball of Mumbai Indians innings. The 42nd ball he faced against Delhi Capitals, he crouched and dabbed a wide yorker past the wicket-keeper to the sprawling real estate between third man and fine-leg where T20 batting's greatest field-space-time manipulator, in the post AB-era, finds a bulk of his runs. It took his most familiar boundary route to realise that he had taken the most unfamiliar path to travel this far. Then, the innings, an outlier in his album of improvised destructibility, captured his firm grounding in the pre-modern times, a throwback to the pre-360-degree life of Suryakumar.
Mint
30-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
GT vs MI IPL Eliminator: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, Mullanpur, pitch report, weather forecast and more
Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians are all set to face off at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur today in the only Eliminator match of IPL 2025. The stakes are high for both teams, with the winner advancing to face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2, while the losing side will be knocked out of title contention for this season. GT and MI have had contrasting campaigns this year. The Shubman Gill-led franchise started strong but lost momentum in the latter half of the season, suffering two back-to-back defeats. Meanwhile, the Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians bounced back from a slow start, riding a winning streak that helped them finish with 16 points and secure 4th place on the points table. According to Accuweather, the maximum and minimum temperatures in Mullanpur could hover between 39 degrees Celsius and 28 degrees Celsius, respectively. The weather forecaster predicts a 2% chance of rainfall during the day and a 0% chance during the night, making it fairly certain that the Eliminator clash will not be stopped due to an intervention from the weather gods. The last match at this venue was the Qualifier 1 clash between RCB and PBKS, where RCB pacers and spinners both got some help from the pitch and restricted the home team to a score of 101. The Mullanpur pitch is known to favour the batters with good bounce and carry, allowing the players to score freely. While pacers do get some help from the pitch during the initial overs, spinners also receive some help as the match progresses. The Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians match will be played from 7:30PM today with the toss scheduled to be held at 7:00PM. The live clash will be broadcast on the Star Sports network and can also be watched on JioStar website and app.
News18
26-05-2025
- Sport
- News18
How Mumbai Indians Can Finish Top Of IPL 2025 Points Table?
Last Updated: Mumbai Indians have done remarkably well after starting their IPL 2025 campaign with four defeats in five matches. With just two matches remaining in the IPL 2025, none of the four teams that have made the playoffs – Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians – has managed to clinch a top two berth. After a defeat to Chennai Super Kings in what was their last league match of the competition, GT, the current table-toppers, will not top the table and the best they can now hope for is a second spot, but it's something not in their hands now as they require other results to go in their favour. Which means the remaining three teams – PBKS, RCB and MI – are all in the fray to top the table. It has been quite a remarkable turnaround for MI, the five-time IPL champions, after they began their season with four defeats in five matches. The Hardik Pandya-led side has since lost just one match as they stormed into the playoffs. Currently with 16 points from 13 matches, they will next face PBKS, and the winner will definitely ensure a top-two finish. Here's how MI can top the table MI have a superb net run-rate (NRR) of 1.292, which is the best among all 10 teams of the season so far. They now face PBKS in Jaipur on Monday. With GT losing their last two matches, they cannot finish at the top of the standings. So, the winner of MI vs PBKS will replace the Shubman Gill-led GT at the number one position. The loser though will drop out of the top-two race. MI will get to 18 points and, thanks to a better NRR than GT (0.254), they will take the top spot. And to stay there, MI will hope RCB, who have 17 points, lose to Lucknow Super Giants in their final league match. A win for RCB though will push MI to the second spot since the Rajat Patidar-led franchise will take their tally to 19 points. A defeat for MI, though, will keep them to the fourth spot. The teams that occupy the first two spots after the end of the IPL league stage, square off in the first Qualifier. The winner of this match gets a direct entry into the final while the loser then faces the winner of the Eliminator in the second qualifier or, in other words, gets a second chance at making the title clash. The teams finishing third and fourth square off in the Eliminator.
