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IND vs SA 5th T20I: Tilak Varma advised captain Suryakumar Yadav to try and middle the ball, work it into the gaps to regain form.

Tilak Varma scored 73 runs from 42 balls in the fifth T20I against South Africa.

Suryakumar Yadav bagged another single-digit score in the series.

Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav

'I was just saying that try finding...': Varma reveals advice to Suryakumar

IND vs SA: Varun Chakravarthy won the 'Player of the series' and finished as joint-highest wicket-taker in T20Is in calendar year 2025.

Varun Chakravarthy was named 'Player of the series' for taking 10 wicket sin 4 games.

Chakravarthy finished 2025 with 36 wickets in T20Is.

Varun Chakravarthy

IND v SA: Varun Chakravarthy finishes as 2025's joint-highest T20I wicket-taker 

IND vs SA: Hardik Pandya feels that the cameraperson was lucky that the ball did not him a little above or below the muscle part of the left arm.

Hardik Pandya's first-ball six hit the cameraperson on his left arm.

The cameraperson got a cold pack from the Indian physio immediately.

Hardik Pandya, cameraperson

'Thoda upar niche gira hota to...': Cameraman who got hit by Pandya's six 

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WPL 2026

In a body blow to Gujarat Giants, their star wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 due to injury

Gujarat Giants Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of the WPL 2026

Yastika Bhatia failed to recover from a persistent knee injury

Former Mumbai Indians' wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia in this frame. (Getty)

Massive blow to Gujarat Giants as star player ruled out of WPL 2026

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez and music sensation Yo Yo Honey Singh are set to light up Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 opening ceremony

Renowned singer Yo Yo Honey Singh and famous actress Jacqueline Fernandez will be performing at the opening ceremony of the WPL 2026

The WPL 2026 is slated to get underway from January 9

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez (L) and singer cum rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh in frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026 opening ceremony goes glam as Honey Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez ready t

WPL Mega Auction 2026 highlights: A total of 137 players came under the hammer at the WPL 2026 auction and 67 of  them attracted bidders

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WPL 2026 Auction highlights: Deepti becomes costliest buy, Healy shockingly goes unsold

The legendary Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami said that no one can touch Harmanpreet Kaur's record of being the first women's World Cup winning captain and having two WPL titles

Jhulan Goswami has declared that no one can even touch Harmanpreet Kaur's record

Goswami ushered at Harmanpreet's record of being the first women's World Cup winning captain and having two WPL titles

Mumbai Indians' bowling coach Jhulan Goswami in frame. (Getty)

'Don't think anyone can touch her record': Jhulan Goswami on India's superstar

India's Women's ODI World Cup 2025-winning captain Harmanpreet Kaur talked about how Women's Premier League and Mumbai Indians shaped her winning mentality

Harmanpreet Kaur opened up on what sparked her champion mindset ahead of WPL

Harmanpreet revealed how WPL played a key role in developing her winning mindset

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur in this frame. (Getty)

Harmanpreet Kaur credits this key factor for building her winning mentality

Others

Freestyle Chess leadership explains the breakthrough agreement with FIDE that reshaped the future of the format and led to major developments.

Freestyle Chess and FIDE reconcile after a year of conflict, paving the way for a new championship.

Truce sets the stage for the inaugural FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship in Germany.

Freestyle chess official breaks silence on FIDE truce that sparked major changes

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Tennis

A former Wimbledon champion offers insight into Coco Gauff’s long-standing serving issues and what could help unlock the next phase of her game.

Pat Cash shares a blunt assessment of how Coco Gauff’s serve could have been fixed earlier.

Coaching decisions and technical adjustments take center stage as Gauff looks ahead.

Tennis veteran reveals how Coco Gauff can overcome her serving struggles

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Football

A heated Madrid derby moment draws attention as tensions flare between Vinicius Jr and Diego Simeone during Real Madrid’s Supercopa clash.

Late-game exchange between Vinicius Jr and Diego Simeone sparks bench-side chaos.

Derby incident unfolds amid growing pressure and uncertainty around Vinicius’ season.

Explained: What happened between Vinicius Jr & Diego Simeone during Madrid Derby clash

Vinicius Jr and Diego Simeone

Explained: What happened between Vinicius Jr & Diego Simeone during Madrid Derby

Baseball

New York Mets make a key arbitration move to stabilize their roster, signaling a clear offseason direction ahead of the 2026 season.

New York Mets avoid arbitration by locking in a core pitcher before the January 8 deadline.

Move strengthens New York’s pitching depth amid a pivotal offseason.

New York Mets shake up offseason with blockbuster $8 Million move amid arbitration deadline

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New York Mets shake up offseason with blockbuster $8 Million move amid...

Toronto Blue Jays make a decisive arbitration move, signaling their offseason direction as uncertainty continues to surround Bo Bichette’s future.

Toronto Blue Jays avoid arbitration by securing Daulton Varsho ahead of the deadline.

Key roster decision adds clarity amid growing questions around Bo Bichette.

Toronto Blue Jays make blockbuster signing move as Bo Bichette’s future hangs in balance

India vs South Africa Stats

Match Stats

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Series Stats

Most Runs

Best Strike Rate

Most 4s

Most 6s

Most Wickets

Tilak Varma

IND

187 Runs 4 Matches•4 Inns

Quinton de Kock

SA

156 Runs 4 Matches•4 Inns

Hardik Pandya

IND

142 Runs 4 Matches•3 Inns

Aiden Markram

SA

110 Runs 4 Matches•4 Inns

Abhishek Sharma

IND

103 Runs 4 Matches•4 Inns

Dewald Brevis

SA

69 Runs 4 Matches•4 Inns

Donovan Ferreira

SA

55 Runs 4 Matches•4 Inns

Axar Patel

IND

44 Runs 2 Matches•2 Inns

David Miller

SA

39 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Sanju Samson

IND

37 Runs 1 Matches•1 Inns

Jitesh Sharma

IND

37 Runs 4 Matches•3 Inns

Suryakumar Yadav

IND

34 Runs 4 Matches•4 Inns

Shivam Dube

IND

32 Runs 4 Matches•4 Inns

Shubman Gill

IND

32 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Marco Jansen

SA

28 Runs 4 Matches•3 Inns

News Updates

'I was just saying that try finding...': Varma reveals advice to Suryakumar

IND v SA: Varun Chakravarthy finishes as 2025's joint-highest T20I wicket-taker

'Thoda upar niche gira hota to...': Cameraman who got hit by Pandya's six

187 Runs

4 Matches•4 Inns

156 Runs

4 Matches•4 Inns

142 Runs

4 Matches•3 Inns

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103 Runs

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69 Runs

4 Matches•4 Inns

55 Runs

4 Matches•4 Inns

44 Runs

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39 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

37 Runs

1 Matches•1 Inns

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4 Matches•3 Inns

34 Runs

4 Matches•4 Inns

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4 Matches•4 Inns

32 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

28 Runs

4 Matches•3 Inns