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Champions Trophy: South Africa beat Afghanistan by 107 runs

Karachi: South Africa defeated Afghanistan by 107 runs in their Champions Trophy match with opener Ryan Rickelton smashing a century and pacers Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada doing the maximum damage here on Friday.

CT: Imam-ul-Haq replaces injured Fakhar Zaman in Pak squad ahead of India showdown

Karachi: The Pakistan cricket team suffered a setback ahead of its Champions Trophy clash against India after opener Fakhar Zaman was ruled out owing to a recurring knee injury, prompting the inclusion of Imam-ul-Haq in the squad that left for Dubai on Thursday.

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Champions Trophy: Gill, Shami shine as India beat Bangladesh by six wickets

Dubai: Riding on Mohammed Shami's 5/53 and Shubman Gill's excellent hundred, India registered a comfortable six-wicket win over Bangladesh in their opening match of the Champions Trophy here on Thursday.

Rohit Sharma becomes second fastest to complete 11,000 runs in ODI cricket

Dubai: India captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday became the second fastest batter after compatriot Virat Kohli to complete 11,000 runs in One-day Internationals during their Champions Trophy clash against Bangladesh here.

Mohammed Shami becomes fastest Indian bowler to reach 200 ODI wickets

Dubai: Star pacer Mohammed Shami became the fastest Indian bowler and second quickest overall to reach 200 ODI wickets during the Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh here on Thursday, marking his return to an ICC tournament with an excellent five-for.

Champions Trophy: Hridoy makes gritty ton but Shami's fifer helps India restrict Bangladesh to 228

Dubai: A cramping Towhid Hridoy made a courageous maiden ODI hundred but led by five-wicket man Mohammed Shami India managed to keep Bangladesh to an underwhelming 228 in their Champions Trophy opener here on Thursday.

Lanning, Sutherland hand DC seven-wicket win over UP Warriorz in WPL

Vadodara: Skipper Meg Lanning struck 69 off 49 balls as Delhi Capitals produced a solid batting effort to beat UP Warriorz by seven wickets and register their second win in the Women's Premier League here on Wednesday.

New Zealand dominate Pakistan with 60-run win in Champions Trophy opener

Karachi: Will Young and Tom Latham struck fine hundreds as New Zealand maintained their recent dominance over hosts Pakistan with an emphatic 60-run win in the Champions Trophy opener here on Wednesday.

Shubman Gill dethrones Babar Azam to become No. 1 batter in ICC ODI rankings

Dubai: India vice-captain Shubman Gill on Wednesday dethroned Babar Azam of Pakistan from the No. 1 spot in the ICC ODI Rankings for batters on the back of his strong show against England in the recent home series.