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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Ends India Debut Tour With An 81 In Harare — And The Numbers That Explain Rahane’s ‘Not IPL’ Message

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi walked off the Harare Sports Club outfield on Tuesday afternoon with 81 off 49, the innings that closed a six-inning India debut tour of 14, 13, 15, 50, 20 and an unbeaten 81. Ajinkya Rahane, speaking in Harare, used the moment to recalibrate the public conversation about the 14-year-old Rajasthan Royals opener.

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Ends India Debut Tour With An 81 In Harare — And The Numbers That Explain Rahane’s ‘Not IPL’ Message

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi walked off the Harare Sports Club outfield on Tuesday afternoon with 81 off 49, closing a six-inning India debut tour of 14, 13, 15, 50, 20 and 81. Rahane spoke hours after the dead-rubber win.

5 Aug 2026Newsroom
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Are Injury Replacements Allowed After The IPL Auction? Rules Explained

A franchise can sign an injury replacement after the auction only if the BCCI medical board rules the outgoing player out for the season, and the medical ruling must come before the 12th league match.

11 Dec 2025Newsroom
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ED Attaches Rs 1.05 Crore In Tripura IPL Betting Case: Properties Seized Under PMLA

Nine immovable properties and bank balances worth about Rs 1.05 crore provisionally attached under the PMLA in an alleged illegal IPL and cricket betting case out of Tripura.

1 Aug 2026Newsroom
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SL-W vs PAK-W 1st T20I 2026 Prediction: Sri Lanka Favourites at Dambulla With 60% Win Probability

Sri Lanka Women host Pakistan Women in the 1st T20I at Dambulla on 31 July, 10:00 AM IST — 60-40 split, toss leaning bowl-first.

31 Jul 2026Newsroom
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MI vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction IPL 2026 Match 24: Captain & Vice-Captain Picks

A retrospective on the 16 April Match 24 preview — Rohit Sharma's hamstring test, probable XIs at the Wankhede, and the Shreyas Iyer–Suryakumar captain pair.

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LPL Match 08 Fantasy Preview: Dambulla Sixers vs Galle Gallants

Fantasy build notes for LPL 2026 Match 08 in Dambulla: probable XIs, pitch shape, nil injury list, captain and vice-captain lean, and role stacks for Sixers vs Gallants.

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Sudharsan Century Powers GT Past RR In Run-Fest At Ahmedabad

The Gujarat opener smashed 14 boundaries in a chanceless 112 as the Titans chased down 198 with nine balls to spare.

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RCB Confirm Hazlewood Return For Lucknow Clash

The Australian quick is back in the XI after a hamstring lay-off, replacing young pacer Vasuki Koushik in a like-for-like swap.

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Captain Pick Index: Top 10 Choices For Tonight’s Double Header

Sudharsan, Klaasen and Abhishek Sharma lead the captaincy table after the latest form recalibration.

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MI vs CSK
Wankhede, Mumbai
Predicted winnerMI
Win probability58%
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RCB vs LSG
M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru
Predicted winnerRCB
Win probability54%
Top batter pickV. Kohli
Top bowler pickY. Dayal
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DC vs PBKS
Arun Jaitley, Delhi
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Win probability51%
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TIP 01

Pick the openers, not the anchors

Wicket-over-wicket, top-order batters at venues like Wankhede and Chinnaswamy have produced 38% more fantasy points per match than middle-overs anchors. Stack openers when the dew reads low.

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Three Passes Through Any Pre-Match Brief

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Third pass — the role. Is the venue a batting paradise that rewards anchors, or a slow turner that rewards all-rounders with bowling overs?

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Tonight 7:30 PMRCB vs LSGM. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru7:25 PM IST
Tonight 7:30 PMDC vs PBKSArun Jaitley, Delhi7:25 PM IST
Tomorrow 7:30 PMSRH vs KKRRajiv Gandhi, Hyderabad7:25 PM IST
Friday 7:30 PMGT vs LSGNarendra Modi, Ahmedabad7:25 PM IST
Saturday 7:30 PMRR vs RCBSawai Mansingh, Jaipur7:25 PM IST
Sunday 7:30 PMCSK vs MI · El ClasicoM. A. Chidambaram, Chennai7:25 PM IST
Monday 3:30 PMPBKS vs KKRPCA Stadium, Mohali3:25 PM IST
Monday 7:30 PMMI vs DCWankhede, Mumbai7:25 PM IST
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Carrying a quad twinge, precautionary scan scheduled Wednesday morning. Decision expected by Friday’s toss. Fantasy risk: high if rested.

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Returned from hamstring lay-off for the LSG clash. Bowled 4 overs at 7.4 economy. Risk: medium, monitoring workload.

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