South Africa on Tuesday produced a clinical performance to crush England by seven wickets in the inaugural one -day international in Hadingley. (PTI photo)

New Delhi: South Africa on Tuesday produced a clinical performance to crush England by seven wickets in the one -day international opening in Hadingley. The competition was effectively fixed within the first half of the day, as visitors excluded England for a paletry 131 before the visitors ran to win with about 30 overs.Leftist spinner Keshav Maharaj (4/22) and all-rounder Vian Mulder (3/33) opted for the ground under heavy clouds in Leeds, as Captain Temba Bavuma exploded through England’s delicate batting line-up.England never had innings after slipping till 82/2. From there, the last eight wickets were tumbling for just 49 runs. Debutant Sunny Baker introduced a nightmare for international cricket, which fell on the first ball before scoring 76 runs in his seven overs. Only opener Jamie Smith (54) offered resistance, Jose Butler (15) Next best contributor.The chase of South Africa was led by a banging innings Aden marikramWho broke the 23 -ball half -century and went to score 86, with eight fours and two sixes. He liked the Baker a specially, which sent the young pacer around the ground. Markram eventually fell from Adil Rashid (3/26) to a luxurious diving catch by Smith, but by then the target was in sight.Rashid gave a brief lift to the headingley crowd, striking twice in two balls with the score level. However, Developed Brevis ended any expectation of the late drama, with the next delivery for six to seal the victory in strong fashion.The result stopped Harry Brook’s six-match unbeaten run as a trembling England’s white-ball captain. England also paid the price for lack of preparation, there was no 50 overs cricket before the series, while South Africa had come out of a 2–1 win in Australia.Despite the absence of Paes Spearheads Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jensen, Protease showed his depth, in which Maharaj underlined the status of his world number 1 ODI bowler, who was implicating Rashid LBW before bowling before bowling before bowling in the 25th over.The three -match series now goes to Lord’s, where England will re -organized on Thursday.

R Ashwin appreciated Nitish Rana for his restraint after a conflict with Digwesh Rathi

Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has appreciated Nitish Rana for the way he had handled himself after the on-field reshuffle with Digwesh Rathi during the Delhi Premier League Eliminator. The competition between West Delhi Lions and South Delhi Superstars saw the temporary when Rana slapped Rathi for six, the spinner’s signature notebook festival. Rathi reacted angrily, causing a warm exchange, where the two players were to be separated by teammates and officials. Despite the intensity of the conflict, Rana refrained from increasing the case in his post -match comments. He said that if he instigated, he would never return, but stopped blaming Rathi directly. Ashwin appreciated this restraint, speaking on his YouTube channel Ash. “I just want to say one thing, in our lovely game, if a bowler does something, if he emerges as a character, we are not ready to accept it. Maybe in the case of this fight between Nitish Rana and Rathi, the mistake will lie with the spinner. But the respect for Rana has increased in my eyes.” He said how Rana managed the situation after a major performance with the bat. “It was Rana’s day. He hit 15 sixes. After the game, he was asked ‘what happened?” The way he handled it, he said that the mistake could be of him or Digvesh. Both the players were fined for the incident, in which Rathi lost 80 percent of his match fees, while Rana was done 50 percent. Nevertheless, Ashwin felt that Rana showed maturity. “My honor for Nitish Rana has increased very much. As a spectacle, we all like to see it, but the fact is that we do not need to kill anyone. It is very easy to bring someone down when someone is in the excitement of victory. But they chose not to do so.”

West Delhi Lions raised the title of DPL 2025.

Nitish Rana and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Image Credit: BCCI/IPL)

New Delhi: At the age of just 14, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is already creating waves in the cricket world. With a child’s face but with fearless strength, the young man has shocked everyone with his maturity and skills. The 14 -year -old actually announced his arrival on a big stage in the IPL 2025 season, where he broke a banging century. His sensational 101 made him the youngest to score a century in the history of the tournament off just 38 balls.Make the knock even more notable, the speed at which it was scored. This innings went down as the second fastest century in IPL history, only behind Chris Gayle’s prestigious 30-people.

In record books for a teenager speaks about the kind of unique talent Suryavanshi to dig with Gayle in record books. His fearless approach and ability to clean the border has made him a quick fan favorite, many already avoiding him as the future of Indian cricket.Nitish ranaWho represents Rajasthan Royals In the IPL and the progress of Suryavanshi, he has been closely monitored, could not oppose the young man’s age. “Is Suryavanshi really 14 years old?” He asked with a laugh, catching the mistrust that many people feel while batting the teenager.After leading the West Delhi Lions, Nitish participated in a rapid fire, where he was asked several questions, one of which was also about Suryavanshi. Without any hesitation, he laughed and said: “Wo 14 saal ka hi hai ki kani?”Don’t know about the world when asked to share one thing Sanju SamsonNitish teased: “Next year wo kaha khelne waala hai?”He also opened about his Rajasthan Royals team partner Ryan Parag, “Jaisa wo dikhta hai wo wo waise hai nahi. Real life mein wo bahot soft in bahot in bahot achhey se baat karta hai. USKA Attitue Shayad TV Pe Galat Tarike Se Dikhta Hai.For Nitish, however, the game itself remains above everything. “Cricket is very much Kuch Nahi. With passion.