Pratika Rawal 🔄 Shafali Verma

Shafali Verma has been named as a replacement in place of injured opener Pratika Rawal for the knockout stage of the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025.

India plays Australia in semifinal 2 in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

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At 34, neither age is on Ankit Sharma’s side, nor is he the best player in the team. But he brings a wealth of experience that Kerala will look to tap into.

Abhishek Saini ✍️ on how Kerala has found its Mr. Reliable in journeyman spinner Ankit

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The Indian senior women’s team suffered a 1-2 defeat against Nepal in their second match of the Women’s Tri-Nation International Friendlies at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong.

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Formula 1’s governing body says it has launched an investigation after Liam Lawson narrowly avoided two track marshals on the circuit during the #MexicanGP.

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Star-swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu shattered the 400m freestyle national record at the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain on Monday.

Clocking a time of 4:21.86, Dhinidhi bettered her own record by three seconds to finish fifth.

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Punjab exploited the low bounce on a deteriorating day-three pitch to dent Kerala’s aspiration of batting out two full days and securing a first-innings lead in their Group B #RanjiTrophy match.

✍️ Abhishek Saini

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Three first-half goals handed Punjab FC a comfortable 3-0 victory over Gokulam Kerala FC in the Group C opener of the Super Cup in Goa on Monday.

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Patna Pirates continued its impressive run after securing a commanding 46–37 victory over the Bengaluru Bulls in Eliminator 2 of #PKL12.

Next up: Telugu Titans in Eliminator 3

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Lionel Messi is still undecided on whether he will play the 2026 FIFA World Cup with Argentina.

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Two key fixtures in the #SuperCup involving the Kolkata giants, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.

Neeladri Bhattacharjee Bhattacharjee previews the Group A clashes
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Sujeet Kalkal was unfazed before his U-23 Worlds final bout.

The lack of nerves might seem surprising given Sujeet’s opponent, Umidjon Jalolov of 🇺🇿, was in red-hot form, having won a senior world bronze earlier this year. But for Sujeet, the Uzbek wrestler wasn’t a serious threat, given his own superior record against him.

Jonathan Selvaraj on how Sujeet wrestled back from disappointment to win the U-23 World title ➡️
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Suryakumar Yadav shared a positive update on Shreyas Iyer’s health, confirming that the batter is “stable” and “responding” to messages after suffering a serious injury in the #AUSvsIND third ODI

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Mohammed Shami hits back in style! 🔥

5-wicket haul for the India and Bengal pacer!
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Spin to win?

India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav says the team will stick to the same bowling formula in Australia as it did in South Africa and the Asia Cup.

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More than two years on from the Jonny Bairstow stumping incident, Australia's Alex Carey says he is expecting some reminders from England’s travelling fans during the upcoming Ashes.

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Linsey Smith, bowling in subcontinental conditions in this edition, has gone well past her predecessors. ⏫

England skipper Sciver-Brunt and Co. will hope Smith recreates the same magic 🪄 she had conjured up against the Proteas when they face each other in the semifinal.

Rajdeep Saha decodes her raging success as England’s go-to new-ball spinner

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A historic first for India! 🏓

Manush Shah and Diya Chitale have qualified for the #WTTFinals.

As per the latest WTT Series Finals Race rankings on Tuesday, the Shah–Chitale pair became the fifth mixed doubles team to confirm a spot at the year-end event.

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