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WPL 2025: Harmanpreet Kaur lauds bowlers as Mumbai Indians secure first win

IANS | February 18, 2025 11:39 PM

Vadodara, Feb 18 (IANS) Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Harmanpreet Kaur credited her team’s disciplined execution after they secured their first victory of the 2025 Women’s Premier League (WPL), defeating Gujarat Giants (GG) by five wickets at the Kotambi Stadium here on Tuesday. Chasing a modest target of 121, MI sealed the win with 23 balls to spare.

WPL 2025: GG's skipper Gardner calls for stronger opening stand after losing to MI

IANS | February 18, 2025 11:25 PM

Vadodara, Feb 18 (IANS) Gujarat Giants (GG) skipper Ashleigh Gardner stressed the importance of a solid opening stand after her team’s five-wicket loss to Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 2025 Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the Kotambi Stadium here on Tuesday. Mumbai Indians chased down Gujarat Giants’ target of 121 with ease, winning with 23 balls to spare.

WPL 2025: Sciver-Brunt leads MI to a dominant five-wicket win over GG

IANS | February 18, 2025 11:12 PM

Vadodara, Feb 18 (IANS) Former Champions Mumbai Indians (MI) clinched their first victory of the 2025 Women’s Premier League (WPL) with a commanding five-wicket win over Gujarat Giants (GG), chasing down a target of 121 with 23 balls to spare at the Kotambi Stadium here on Tuesday.

MahaOpen ATP Challenger: Sultanov, Rodionov upset seeds; wildcards Dhamne, Shah go down

IANS | February 18, 2025 10:30 PM

Pune, Feb 18 (IANS) Indian interest in the singles section fizzled out as wildcards and young Indian players Manas Dhamne and Aryan Shah went down in the opening round of the MahaOpen ATP Challenger 100 Men’s Tennis Championship here on Tuesday. Meanwhile, unseeded Khumoyun Sultanov of Uzbekistan and Jurij Rodionov of Austria pulled off upsets against seeded players in the first round.

Juergen Klopp was fantastic but Liverpool are doing even better under Slot, says Emery

IANS | February 18, 2025 10:10 PM

Birmingham, Feb 18 (IANS) Aston Villa will welcome league leaders Liverpool to Villa Park in the second of three-straight home fixtures in the league on Thursday (IST) just four days after playing out a 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town. Villa head coach Unai Emery claimed that Liverpool are doing even better under the tutelage of Arne Slot than they did with Juergen Klopp.

Men's FIH Pro League: Reigning World Champs Germany outclass India 4-1

IANS | February 18, 2025 9:56 PM

Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (IANS) Reigning World Champions Germany defeated India 4-1 in a high-octane encounter in the Men's FIH Hockey Pro League 2024-25 at the iconic Kalinga Hockey Stadium here on Tuesday. Florian Sperling (7'), Thies Prinz (14'), Michel Struthoff (48'), and Raphael Hartkopf (55') scored a goal each that helped Germany clinch the three points while Gurjant Singh (13') was the lone goal scorer for India.

WPL 2025: Mumbai Indians dominate with ball as Gujarat Giants fold for 120

IANS | February 18, 2025 9:40 PM

Vadodara, Feb 18 (IANS) Mumbai Indians (MI) put in a clinical bowling performance to bowl out Gujarat Giants (GG) for just 120 runs in the fifth match of the third season of the Women’s Premier League, at the Kotambi Stadium here on Tuesday. Led by the all-rounder Hayley Matthews, who picked up three wickets for 16 runs, Mumbai Indians' bowlers capitalised on early breakthroughs and tight lines, putting Gujarat Giants on the back foot throughout the innings.

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