India win third Champions Trophy title with four-wicket victory over New Zealand
Skipper Rohit Sharma led from the front with an excellent half-century as a resolute India held their nerve to win an unprecedented third Champions Trophy title with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the final here on Sunday. Bowling first after Rohit lost his 12th straight toss, India's spinners restricted...
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Mitchell and Bracewell prop up New Zealand after India spinners call shots
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NZ opt to bat against India in Champions Trophy final
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There's plenty we've taken from the defeat to India in group stage: Will Young
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Kane Williamson vs Indian spinners, watch out for the battle within battle in CT final
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India have real clarity on how they want to operate in Dubai: Williamson
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New Zealand opt to bat against South Africa in Champions Trophy semifinal
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Haven't played a perfect game so far, hopefully on March 9: Gambhir
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Australia reach 76 for 2 after 15 overs against India in CT semifinal
Australia reached 76 for 2 after 15 overs in their Champions Trophy semifinal match against India here on Tuesday. Captain Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne were batting on 24 and 7 respectively after Australia opted to bat. Mohammed Shami accounted for Cooper Connolly (0) in the third over while Varun Chakravarthy dismissed...
Australia opt to bat against India in CT semifinal
Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and opted to bat against India in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy here on Tuesday. Australia made two changes from their previous match playing XI, bringing in Cooper Connolly for injured Matthews Short and Tanveer Sangha for Spencer Johnson. India fielded the same...
NZ, SA look to shed white-ball underachievers tag in Champions Trophy semifinal
Loaded with world-class talent but haunted by the underachievers' tag at ICC events, New Zealand and South Africa will square off in an evenly-matched second semifinal of the Champions Trophy here on Wednesday. South Africa and New Zealand have won the Champions Trophy once each in 1998 and 2000 respectively but...
With semifinal berth at stake, Australia's pedigree meets Afghanistan's panache
Eyeing a semifinal spot, Australia's historic pedigree in cricket's biggest tournaments will count for nothing when they run into an Afghanistan side that is fast cementing its place in the game's top table, in the Champions Trophy here on Friday. Basking in the afterglow of their memorable win over England at...
Champions Trophy: India have huge advantage playing at same ground, says Cummins
Injured Australia captain Pat Cummins believes India have a "huge advantage" to be based in Dubai for the ongoing Champions Trophy while other sides criss-cross Pakistan for their group games in the tournament being held under a 'hybrid model'. Rohit Sharma's men are playing all their matches in Dubai and even...
Love to take on bowlers, easy to steady ship if we take charge: Shreyas Iyer
Giving a peek into his mindset when faced with high-pressure situations, India batter Shreyas Iyer has said that he likes to be aggressive to "steady the ship", something that he demonstrated quite well in the Champions Trophy win over arch-foes Pakistan after making a sedate start. Iyer's 56 off 67 was...
Kohli getting out to same type of bowling is a concern: Sunil Gavaskar
Virat Kohli's recurring dismissals due to an open-faced bat is a matter of concern as India aim to regain the Champions Trophy after 12 years, believes legendary Sunil Gavaskar. The 36-year-old Kohli, who had a tough tour of Australia where he was repeatedly dismissed by fast bowlers in the off-side corridor,...
