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‘We don’t need a trophy at RCB, we need…’: AB de Villiers makes bold prediction ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction – Times of India

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Photo Credits IPL/BCCI) NEW DELHI: With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction approaching, former South African cricketer AB de Villiers has shared some bold and intriguing insights about Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) strategy.The franchise has retained Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, and uncapped pacer Yash Dayal, keeping Rs 83 crore available for auction, which gives RCB substantial flexibility.De Villiers believes that RCB’s retention choices set a solid base and sees potential for the team to acquire impactful players who could make RCB a title contender.“The good news is we still have Virat. And we didn’t spend too much with the retentions. There’s a lot in the bank still, which I’m very happy about,” de Villiers remarked on his YouTube chan...
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Mitchell Santner, Noman Ali, Kagiso Rabada in contention for ICC Player of the Month honours | Cricket News – Times of India

Mitchell Santner (PTI Photo) The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the nominees for the Player of the Month awards for October, recognizing outstanding performances in men's and women's cricket. In the men's category, Pakistan's Noman Ali, New Zealand's Mitchell Santner, and South Africa's Kagiso Rabada are shortlisted. For the women's award, New Zealand's Amelia Kerr, West Indies' Deandra Dottin, and South Africa's Laura Wolvaardt received nominations. Noman Ali earned his first nomination due to his impressive wicket-taking performance in the Test series against England. He played a key role in Pakistan's 2-1 series victory, securing 20 wickets at an average of 13.85 in two Test matches in Multan and Rawalpindi. Mitchell Santner's impactful performance in the second Test agai...
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2nd Test: South Africa crush Bangladesh to sweep series | Cricket News – Times of India

South Africa dominated Bangladesh with a crushing innings and 273-run victory, completing a 2-0 series sweep. The match was wrapped up on day three of the second Test in Chittagong after the Proteas enforced the follow-on and bowled out the hosts for just 143.Kagiso Rabada was instrumental in dismantling Bangladesh's first innings, claiming five wickets to help South Africa dismiss them for 159. This gave the visitors a significant 416-run lead.Asked to bat again, Bangladesh faced more woes with Keshav Maharaj taking 5-59 and Senuran Muthusamy chipping in with 4-45, causing a familiar collapse for the hosts.The day witnessed the fall of sixteen Bangladeshi wickets at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. In the first innings, Rabada claimed key wickets including Najmul Hossain Shanto for nine...
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10 runs after 1 delivery! Bizarre moment in Bangladesh vs South Africa 2nd Test goes viral. Watch | Cricket News – Times of India

Bangladesh vs South Africa (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Cricket never fails to deliver unexpected drama, and fans witnessed a bizarre moment during the 2nd Test between Bangladesh and South Africa in Chattogram on Wednesday.A sequence of events saw 10 runs on the Bangladesh scoreboard after just one legal delivery — without the batter even hitting the ball.The unusual incident took place in the first over of Bangladesh's innings.South African star pacer Kagiso Rabada started with a decent delivery outside off, which Shadman Islam left alone.But on the second delivery, Rabada overstepped, bowling a wide, leg-side no-ball. Wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne attempted a dive to stop it, but the ball zipped away to the boundary for four byes, adding a total of five runs from that delivery alone.However, ...
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Jasprit Bumrah loses No. 1 spot in ICC Rankings for Test bowlers, replaced by… | Cricket News – Times of India

Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada has dethroned India's bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah from the top of the ICC rankings for Test bowlers in the latest update released on Tuesday.Rabada's nine wickets in South Africa's seven-wicket over Bangladesh in the first Test at Mirpur took him to the top of the standings. The right-arm pacer also reached the landmark of 300 Test wickets during the match.Rabada's performance helped him jump three places to end Bumrah's reign at the top.ALSO WATCH#LIVE: IPL 2025 Retentions | Dhoni’s Big Update | Shreyas Iyer-KKR Unclear | Washington in DemandThe 29-year-old Rabada first became the top Test bowler in January 2018, losing it in February 2019.Bumrah, meanwhile, slipped to the third spot, behind Australian pacer Josh Hazlewoo...
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Rabada leads the way as South Africa win first test against Bangladesh

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh’s Nayeem Hasan during the fourth day of the first Test cricket match between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on October 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP In-form pacer Kagiso Rabada took six wickets in the second inning as South Africa won the first test against Bangladesh by seven wickets on Thursday (October 24, 2024), wrapping up victory before lunch on the fourth day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.South Africa reached their target as they scored 106 for three wickets in the second innings, with 41 coming from opener Tony de Zorzi and an unbeaten 30 runs from Tristan Stubbs seeing them home.Rabada took two wickets early on the fou...
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1st Test: Bangladesh fight back puts them back into contest against South Africa | Cricket News – Times of India

Middle order batsman Mehidy Hasan Miraz led a Bangladesh fight back with an unbeaten 87 on the third day of the first Test against South Africa on Wednesday to turn a precarious position into a tight contest.Bangladesh were 283 for seven in their second innings when bad light brought play to a premature close at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, leading South Africa by 81 runs with three wickets in hand.Mehidy and Nayeem Hasan (16 not out) will resume on Thursday, looking to set South Africa an imposing target on a variable pitch.Bangladesh, who were 202 runs behind the visitors after the first innings, looked headed for an innings defeat when they lost three early wickets on Wednesday, slumping from their overnight score of 101-3 to 112-6 as Kagiso Rabada grabbed two scalps and ...
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Kyle Verreynne century puts South Africa in driving seat against Bangladesh in first Test | Cricket News – Times of India

Kyle Verreynne. (Pic Credit - X) NEW DELHI: South African wicket-keeper Kyle Verreynne's determined century helped his team establish a commanding position on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.Verreynne's 114 runs guided South Africa to a total of 308, giving them a substantial 202-run lead over Bangladesh's first innings score of 106.In response, Bangladesh struggled early in their second innings, with Kagiso Rabada, who had reached the milestone of 300 Test wickets on the first day, taking two quick wickets to leave them reeling at 4-2.However, opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy and veteran Mushfiqur Rahim steadied the ship with an unbeaten 42-run partnership, taking Bangladesh to 101-3 at the close of play due to bad light....
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Bangladesh vs South Africa first Test day 1 updates

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada celebrates with his teammates after taking a wicket on day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur on October 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada claimed his 300th Test wicket on Monday (October 21, 2024) as Bangladesh collapsed to 106 all out in 40.1 overs on the first day of the opening Test.Four of Bangladesh’s top six batsmen failed to reach double figures in Mirpur, with opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy top-scoring with 30. After captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and chose to bat on a lively pitch, Bangladesh fell to 60-6 at lunch and were dismissed in the second session. Rabada, fellow seamer Wiaan Mulder and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took three wickets apiece for South Africa. Mulder removed Shadman Isla...
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Kagiso Rabada becomes fastest to complete 300 Test wickets | Cricket News – Times of India

Kagiso Rabada celebrates after dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim for his 300th Test wickets in Dhaka. (Photo by Tanvin Tamim/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada became the fastest bowler to complete 300 wickets in Test cricket history in terms of balls during the 1st Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Monday.Rabada clean bowled Mushfiqur Rahim (11) to get to the milestone in the 14th over of the first day of the Test after Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and chose to bat first.Bangladesh were struggling at 21/3 which became 40/4 when Rabada clean bowled Rahim with a delivery that nipped back sharply from a length. The ball moved in off the seam with a hint of extra bounce and sneaked through the defences of Rahim, past the inside edge ...
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