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Heartbreaks, upsets, landmark wins and relief: The emotional rollercoaster
Updated : 9 months ago IST
South Africa, led by an inspiring, gritty skipper in Temba Bavuma, put Test cricket, diversity and black excellence on the map for his nation, guiding the rainbow nation to their first-ever world title across any format. For a side filled upto the brim with superstars but "choking" over t
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UTT Season 6: U Mumba TT secure first-ever title, beat Jaipur Patriots
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Wins for Lilian Bardet and Bernadette Szocs gave U Mumba an early lead, before Szocs and Akash Pal swept the mixed doubles 3-0 to take them to the brink. Teenager Abhinandh PB sealed the title with a clutch game win in the fourth match. Although Yashaswini Ghorpade did not feature in the fin
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Season 1 of Rugby Premier League commences from June 15
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The wait for Season 1 of the Rugby Premier League (RPL) is finally ove. Fast, physical, fearless - the first ever franchise-based Rugby Sevens league in the world, which is organised by Rugby India and GMR Sports, will host the who's who from the world of rugby, in Mumbai, according to a rel
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UTT Season 6: U Mumba reach final after incredible comeback win over Dempo
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Trailing 4-7, U Mumba won the final four games to clinch an 8-7 victory and book their first-ever spot in the Grand Finale, as per UTT.
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"Best innings played by a South African in Tests...": Pietersen hails Mark
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Markram's century, Kagiso Rabada's nine wicket-haul and a resilient half-century by skipper Temba Bavuma were the highlights as South Africa secured their first-ever world title in the history of international cricket, defeating Australia by five wickets at Lord's.
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"An honour to lift cup for everyone back home": Teary Keshav Maharaj after
Updated : 9 months ago IST
n a moment steeped in history and emotion, South Africa lifted their first-ever ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title at Lord's on Saturday, ending a 27-year wait for a major ICC trophy since their 1998 ICC KnockOut win.
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Australia skipper Cummins speaks on transition within team, Aiden's master
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Cummins' golden run as a captain ended, but it was absolute ecstasy and joy on the other end as Temba Bavuma-led South Africa won their first-ever world title across any form of cricket, beating Australia by five wickets on the back of a masterclass century from Aiden Markram.
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"South Africa found calm in the storm...": Sachin hails Proteas' maiden WT
Updated : 9 months ago IST
SA ended their 27-year wait for an ICC Trophy since the ICC Knockout 1998, securing their first-ever world title in any format by defeating Australia by five wickets. This was a result of a memorable partnership between centurion Markram and skipper Bavuma, the latter batting despite hams
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"Haven't scored more important runs....": South Africa's Aiden Markram aft
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Markram, often hailed as a class talent known for his drives and composure on the pitch, but slammed for his inconsistency, put all the criticism around his place in the side to rest with an ultimate clutch knock for the ages, sealing his side's first-ever world title across any format of th
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"The sun is on us": SA skipper Bavuma ecstastic following WTC win; hails M
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Rabada and Markram, two teammates from the 'Class of 2014' which won the U19 World Cup for South Africa, stood out as the main heroes for their sides as a nine-wicket haul from Rabada and a Lord's century from Markram helped Proteas to their first-ever world title, beating Australia by five
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa congratulates Proteas for clinchin
Updated : 9 months ago IST
With this victory, South Africa has laid their hands on their first-ever world title in international cricket. Also, this is their second ICC trophy after the ICC Knockout 1998.
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Burden of painful history lifted, Markram masterclass guides SA to WTC tit
Updated : 9 months ago IST
With this victory, South Africa has laid their hands on their first-ever world title in international cricket. Also, this is their second ICC trophy after the ICC Knockout 1998. Also, Cummins' golden run as a captain, which started with the retention of the Ashes series against England an
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