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Paarl Royals would be slightly disappointed with their batting effort against the MI Cape Town at the Newlands in their previous game as they just collapsed after the powerplay. Kagiso Rabada, Rashid Khan and Trent Boult among others in a single bowling attack can be a towering prospect to face and the Royals got a first-hand experience of the same and would hope to be better equipped to take them on again a couple of days later at their home ground in Paarl on Wednesday, January 15. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/pr-vs-mict-sa20-2025-dream11-prediction-best-fantasy-picks-for-paarl-royals-vs-mi-cape-town-match-2025-01-15-971374

Smriti Mandhana decimated Ireland bowlers on her way to the 10th century in the third and final ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. She reached the three-figure mark in just 70 deliveries, smashing the fastest century for India in Women's ODIs, breaking the record of her teammate Harmanpreet Kaur, who had reached there in 87 balls against South Africa last year. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/smriti-mandhana-surpasses-ellyse-perry-breaks-multiple-records-of-harmanpreet-kaur-with-135-run-knock-2025-01-15-971367

Rohit Sharma has linked up with Mumbai's squad for their training sessions ahead of the second phase of the Ranji Trophy. The team is expected to train through the week at the Wankhede Stadium ahead of their sixth-round fixture against Jammu and Kashmir. As for Rohit, he struggled right through the 2024-25 season in Test cricket mustering only 164 runs in 15 innings at a mediocre average of 10.9 with only a solitary fifty to his name. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/rohit-sharma-to-play-ranji-trophy-india-captain-joins-mumbai-training-camp-ahead-of-sixth-round-2025-01-14-971183

South Africa have announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming Champions Trophy, to be held in Pakistan and the UAE from February 19. The Proteas will face Afghanistan in their opening game of the tournament on February 21 at the National Stadium in Karachi and have to face Australia and England in their other group games in Rawalpindi and Karachi respectively. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/south-africa-announce-15-member-squad-for-champions-trophy-2025-temba-bavuma-to-lead-2025-01-13-971005

The BCCI announced India's highly-anticipated squad for the upcoming T20I series against England on Saturday, January 11. The star bowler Mohammed Shami returned to international cricket after a gap of 14 months, in a major boost to India's preparations for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/bcci-announces-india-s-squad-for-t20i-series-against-england-mohammed-shami-returns-axar-patel-named-vc-2025-01-11-970806

New Zealand speedster Matt Henry completed his 150 wickets in ODIs during the third and final game of the series against Sri Lanka on Saturday, January 11. Henry bowled a brilliant spell in the first innings as he took four wickets for 55 runs in his 10 overs.  source https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/matt-henry-becomes-second-fastest-new-zealand-bowler-to-take-150-odi-wickets-surpasses-hadlee-southee-2025-01-11-970705