The 46th match of IPL 2025 was played between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Delhi Capitals (DC) at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in Delhi. In this match, Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets and registered a spectacular victory, securing the first position in the points table. In this match, Delhi Capitals had set a target of 163 runs in front of Royal Challengers Bangalore. In response, Royal Challengers Bangalore achieved the target by losing 4 wickets.

Talking about this match, the Rajat Patidar-led RCB won the toss and decided to bowl first. In response, the Delhi Capitals team, which came to bat first, did not have a great start. Abhishek Poral got out on a score of 33 runs and returned to the pavilion. Porel played an innings of 28 runs in 11 balls in the match. After this, Du Plessis was dismissed after scoring 22 runs in 26 balls. Karun Nair was dismissed after scoring just four runs. After that, KL Rahul played a slow innings of 41 runs in 39 balls. Axar Patel scored 15 runs in 13 balls. Tristan Stubbs played an innings of 34 runs in 18 balls. From the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three wickets for 33 runs in four overs. Hazelwood took two wickets for 36 runs in four overs.

Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya seal the deal for RCB

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru team, which came out to chase the target of 163 runs given by Delhi Capitals, had a very bad start. Jacob Bethel, playing his debut match for RCB, was out after scoring 12 runs in 6 balls. Devdutt Padikkal could not even open his account today and was bowled by Axar Patel. After this, Captain Rajat Patidar was also run out after scoring 6 runs in 6 balls.

But after this, there was a partnership of 119 runs in 84 balls for the fourth wicket between Krunal Pandya and Virat Kohli in which Krunal Pandya scored 73 runs in 47 balls and Kohli scored 43 runs in 37 balls. In this match, Kohli played an innings of 51 runs in 47 balls. Whereas Krunal Pandya scored 73 runs in 47 balls. Tim David also played an innings of 19 runs in 5 balls in the end. From the team of Delhi Capitals, captain Akshar Patel took two wickets by giving 19 runs in four overs.

ALSO READ: IPL 2025, Match 46: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Full Match Highlights

Twitter reactions after RCB wins the 46th match of IPL 2025

Ohh Fuck What A Win Bc 😭😭
And RCB in Top OF Table 🥹🫰🧿

Congratulations RCB
What A Knock By Trump card Krunal Pandya and King Kohli 👑 #DCvsRCB #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/g6AEK7WSli

— █████𓅇 (@80XT0) April 27, 2025

🚨 HISTORYYYY CREATED 🔥🔥

CONQUERED 6/6 AWAY MATCHES

Kolkata ✅
Chennai ✅
Mumbai ✅
Jaipur ✅
New Chandigarh ✅
Delhi ✅ #DCvsRCB #PlayBold #RCB pic.twitter.com/httyXKsCUi

— V I P E R (@VIPERoffl) April 27, 2025

RCB won by 6 wickets 🔥🔥
Krunal Pandya the Game Changer
King classic show
Tim Anna 🔥🥵#DCvRCB
pic.twitter.com/ZSEVAkaNrN

— 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘆𝗶 ᵀᵒˣᶦᶜ ¹⁹ ⁰³ ²⁶ (@NameIsShreyash) April 27, 2025

RCB और दिल्ली के बीच rivalry ऐसी है जैसे एक तरफ आलू की चिप्स और दूसरी तरफ बिना नमक वाली दाल 🍛— दोनों का स्वाद, पर कोई मज़ा नहीं!
RCB जीतने का सपना देखती है 🏆, दिल्ली तो बस IPL में टिकट बेचने के लिए फील्ड पर आ जाती है! 😂🎫#DCvsRCB#RCBvsDC pic.twitter.com/mjmU3C0C8D

— Ram Avatar (@ramavatar_x) April 27, 2025

My Friend asked " Where is the TV Remote ? "

I replied RCB

Friend was confused

I said TOP OF THE TABLE 🥳🔥 #RCBvsDC pic.twitter.com/Ga9P05GdE1

— Dr. GBU Salvatore (@KohliThala) April 27, 2025

Dc Was Coming In Form, Unstoppable, invincible And Then There Comes Rcb Who Destroyed Them One Sided In Their Own Den 🚬pic.twitter.com/8FyEem02RG

— VIRANSHH™ (@VIRANSHHVK17) April 27, 2025

My girlfriend's mom asked me "where’s the TV remote?"

I said, "RCB"

She replied, "what are you talking about?!"

I said, "on top of the table."❤️#ViratKohli #DCvsRCB pic.twitter.com/fekcw2a6wq

— 🧢1⃣0⃣ (@CapXSid) April 27, 2025

RCB BEAT DELHI CAPITALS IN DELHI.

- 6th consecutive victory for RCB away from home. 🤯 #RCBvsDC #DCvRCB pic.twitter.com/fKZajGhzkP

— auqib (@auqibhabib) April 27, 2025

BITCH LET'S GO RCB WON BABY
😭 REVENGE DONE Too hehe pic.twitter.com/B1QpJ9zJtx

— toodle (@frozalestappen) April 27, 2025

RCB Won The Match 🔥❤️#RCBvsPBKS #PBKSvRCB pic.twitter.com/pahG7AFke3

— Addicted To Memes (@Addictedtomemez) April 20, 2023

In Match 46 of the IPL 2025, Delhi Capitals (DC) faced off against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a contest that showcased both batting prowess and tight bowling. With a prospect for playoff spots on the line, both teams delivered their best for an exciting clash for the fans. The victory went to RCB after chasing down a target of 163 with 4 wickets in 18.3 overs thanks to an unbeaten innings of 73 runs off 47 balls from Krunal Pandya.

Delhi Capitals Innings

The Delhi Capitals (DC) managed to post a respectable total of 162/8 at the conclusion of their innings. KL Rahul made a solid contribution of 41 runs off 39 balls to steady the innings. The middle order saw contributions from Tristan Stubbs, 34 runs off 18 balls, and Abishare Porel, 28 runs off 11 balls. However, the Royal Challengers Bangalore bowling attack performed well as Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 3/33 from 4 overs, and Josh Hazlewood collected 2/36, with Krunal Pandya supporting him with 1/28 on a small wicket that catered to bowlers.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings

In reply, Royal Challengers Bangalore chased 163 runs with four wickets remaining, ending with a score of 165/4 from 18.3 overs. Krunal Pandya was the player of the match with an unbeaten 73 runs off 47 balls, supported by a fluent 51 runs off 47 balls from Virat Kohli, before a late innings entry from Tim David, who ended with 19 runs off 20 balls. The DC bowlers will be happy that they managed to grab a few wickets, with Axar Patel taking 2/19 and Dushmantha Chameera 1/24. Vipraj Nigam ended not out on 0 runs from 12 balls, but the efforts from Pandya and Kohli got the job done.

Also Read: Top 3 reasons why Delhi Capitals Lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2025 Match 46

DC vs RCB: Post Match Reactions

Krunal Pandya (POTM): Krunal was really excited about the win and said it was nice to see all of his hard work pay off. Krunal said he knew what his job was; if early wickets came, he had to build partnerships.  He said he spoke to Virat Kohli when he came out to bat during the chase and could not speak highly enough of him for helping him along. Krunal also mentioned how he improved his bowling this season, identifying how to change his pace and calculate the strengths of the batters. 

Rajat Patidar (RCB Captain): Patidar described it as a complete team performance and put a spotlight on the bowlers, which limited Capitals to 162. Patidar also said that it was a great honor to lead RCB and learn from so many experienced players.

Virat Kohli (Orange Cap Holder): Kohli praised the partnership with Krunal after they had been put under pressure when RCB lost early wickets at 25/3 and mentioned the importance of building partnerships in T20s. Kohli said you have to read situations carefully and build innings, which is key to today's game. He also thanked Tim David and Romario Shepherd for providing the explosive lower-order firepower that helped RCB and also credited the bowling unit, especially Josh Hazlewood and Krunal.

Axar Patel (DC Captain): Axar thought they were 10-15 runs short. He said that they had lost wickets early when batting was tough, and then once it got dewy, it eased conditions. He also explained that losing wickets while trying to accelerate hurt them, and the decision to send KL Rahul to bat at No. 4 was based on matchups and the shorter boundary.

Also Read:  IPL 2025, Match 45: Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants Full Match Highlights

Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: Match Scorecard

Delhi Capitals – 162/8 (20 Overs)

Royal Challengers – 165/4 (18.3 Overs)

In a competitive IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals, Jitesh Sharma showed that every ball counts. With Rajasthan Royals taking control of the chase, it was Jitesh's presence of mind and alertness that mattered. When Dhruv Jurel seemed settled at the crease, Jitesh's timely intervention turned the match on its head. 

Although the wicket-keeper batter only contributed a brief batting cameo, his biggest impact came at the gate. In the second last over, with RR still in reach, he asked Captain Rajat Patidar to review a dismissal. The appeal did not seem strong after Jurel appeared to miss a wide yorker, but Jitesh was convinced. Upon review, UltraEdge did show a tiny spike off the batter's bottom edge, and Jurel was dismissed at a critical junction.

That wicket proved crucial, as Josh Hazlewood immediately followed up with the wicket of Jofra Archer shortly after. Jurel was handling the RCB bowlers comfortably, and in particular was being aggressive against Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and was RR's last real hope. Sharma's demonstrated alertness made sure momentum turned back RCB, and eventually helped them win a critical match in this IPL 2025 at the Chinnaswamy.

BIG MOMENT!

What a review by #RCB as a well-set #DhruvJurel departs! 😳 First win at home loading for RCB? 👇✍🏻

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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 24, 2025

RCB win their first game on home ground

Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated the Rajasthan Royals in an exciting encounter, winning by 11 runs, in match 42 of IPL 2025. RCB posted a huge total of 205/5, powered by Virat Kohli's explosive 70 off 42 and Devdutt Padikkal's quick 50 off 27 balls. Phil Salt and Tim David also chipped in with some runs, and Jitesh Sharma finished the innings off with a flourish, hitting an unbeaten 20 off 10 balls. Rajasthan's bowling was expensive, and beyond the two wickets (2/45) by Sandeep Sharma and 1 wicket (1/30) from Wanindu Hasaranga were unable to control RCB's scoring.

In its chase, the Rajasthan Royals started particularly well with Yashasvi Jaiswal clobbering 49 off 19 balls. However, wickets fell continuously, and RCB was able to slow the chase down. Dhruv Jurel looked like he would take them closer with a 47-run effort, but then Jitesh Sharma pulled off a smart review and took him out at a critical stage in the match — this moment shifted the game into RCB's hands. Josh Hazlewood put in a brilliant death overs performance, taking 4/34 and destroying RR's middle order. Krunal Pandya was also a key bowler for RCB, taking 2 wickets for just 12 runs.

Although RR made a late push, RCB had set the target to be too great, and RR finished the game at 194/9. Jitesh Sharma had great awareness in the match, and Josh Hazlewood had an exceptional end to his spell (and a great end to the game) to help RCB secure its first win at home. With this win, RCB have climbed to the third spot.

The 42nd match of IPL 2025 was played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this match, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by 11 runs and registered a spectacular victory and got their sixth win this season. Bangalore had set a target of 206 runs in this match in front of Rajasthan Royals. In response, Rajasthan Royals could only score 194 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.

Talking about this match, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Rajat Patidar, who is looking for his first win at home, lost the toss again today and the team had to bat first. Royal Challengers Bangalore team had a great start and the pair of openers Phil Salt and Virat Kohli made a brilliant partnership of 61 runs in 40 balls in which Phil Salt scored 26 runs and Kohli scored 28 runs.

After Salt was out, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal made a great partnership and added 95 runs in 51 balls. Devdutt Padikkal scored 50 runs in 27 balls in this match, which included four fours and three sixes. So Virat Kohli played an innings of 70 runs with the help of 8 fours and two sixes in 42 balls. At the same time, Tim David scored 23 runs in 15 balls and Jitesh Sharma scored 20 runs in 10 balls. In this match, Sandeep Sharma took two wickets for 45 runs in four overs from the Rajasthan Royals team. Apart from this, Jofra Archer and Hasaranga took one wicket each.

Rajasthan Royals team scattered once again in run chase

Chasing the target of 206 runs, the team of Ataria Rajasthan Royals had a great start. Rajasthan Royals team openers Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal added 52 runs in just 4.2 overs. Although Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed him, Yashasvi Jaiswal was scoring runs. Jaiswal played an innings of 49 runs in 19 balls. He was dismissed by Hazelwood.

At one point, the score of the Rajasthan Royals team was 110 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 9 overs. As soon as Riyan Parag is out, the match turns completely. Riyan Parag played an innings of 22 runs in 10 balls in this match. Nitish Rana scored 28 runs in 22 balls, and Dhruv Jurel scored 47 runs in 34 balls. As long as Jurel was batting, victory looked very easy. But as soon as he was out, the match turned completely, and the Bangalore team won the match by 11 runs. Hazlewood was awarded Player of the Match for taking four wickets for 34 runs in four overs.

ALSO READ: IPL 2025, Match 42: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals Full Match Highlights

Twitter reactions after RCB wins 42th match of IPL 2025

This MF snatched away so many memes from us this season 🤬#RCBvsRR pic.twitter.com/iaWsbTmWxn

— RRiya 🩷 (@SocialSwirl_1) April 24, 2025

RCB WON A HOME MATCH FUCKING FINALLY!! BRO SO HAPPY 😭😭 SKDKDKDN LET'S GO!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/mKUeRQuF3A

— toodle (@frozalestappen) April 24, 2025

RCB fans after their team finally wins a match at home this season: pic.twitter.com/bWXYvsQldN

— Ankit Acharya (@chaisenbergg) April 24, 2025

My reaction after seeing 22 run over losing all hope only to see 5 mins later that rcb has won and that we have won at chinnaswamy and that I have lived to see the day where rcb literally fights till last ball and win matches
No nazar pleaseeeee🧿😭#RCBvRR #RCB ❤ pic.twitter.com/MgkCUTNvWB

— Shivika Agarwal (@zyadathinker) April 24, 2025

RCB WON AT CHHINASWAMY🥺🥺
AAAARRRRCCCCBBBBB AAAARRRRRCCCCCBBBBB AAARRRRRRCCCCCCBBBBB#RCBvsRRpic.twitter.com/lkkHTVBy2b

— s (@yaayerhs) April 24, 2025

RCB HAVE WON THEIR GAME AT HOME THAT TOO WHILE DEFENDING! pic.twitter.com/GzLc7wfo5Z

— Yash. (@TheSDELad) April 24, 2025

RCB HASS WONNNB IN THIS CURSED STADIUMMMM RCB NATION WE UPPPPOOPPPP pic.twitter.com/5hgPlj7ocg

— ash (@kohliimedia) April 24, 2025

Podu podu #RCB won the match against #RR 🔥🔥🔥

Moved to top 3 in table 🔥

Hey #MI be ready in playoffs against RCB over a vaai pesama errunga 😎💯 pic.twitter.com/GrkWqggkOu

— Karnan ᴿᵉᵈ ᴰʳᵃᵍᵒⁿ 🐉 AK (@Karnan180) April 24, 2025

Mood of every RCB fan after winning First match in Chinnaswamy since last Year. pic.twitter.com/ivcpqPh63m #RCBvsRR

— 👑Che_Krishna🇮🇳💛❤️ (@CheKrishnaCk_) April 24, 2025

RR kill yourself, and Congratulations RCB you are winning everything https://t.co/322tYdOzp1 pic.twitter.com/t8jh02I5He

— GUY (@whattaaguyy) April 24, 2025

M Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru) will host the 24th match of the IPL 2025 on Thursday evening (April 10), Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals (RCB vs DC). Here, we are going through the Dream11 top captains and vice-captains of the match. 

IPL 2025, Match 24: RCB vs DC Probable XIs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Devdutt Padikkal/Suyash Sharma (Impact Player Sub), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal 

Delhi Capitals Predicted Playing XI: Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel (Captain), Ashutosh Sharma or Sameer Rizvi/Mukesh Kumar (Impact Sub), Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Vipraj Nigam

See Also: IPL 2025: RCB vs DC – M. Chinnaswamy stadium stats and status preview

IPL 2025, Match 24: RCB vs DC Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Captain choices

Virat Kohli: The leading run-scorer in IPL history, Virat Kohli started the IPL 2025 strongly as he has already hit two 50+ scores. The right-handed batter has provided strong starts with the scores of 59*, 31, 7, and 67.

Josh Hazlewood: RCB pacer Josh Hazlewood is in great form with the ball. Apart from picking up eight wickets in four matches, he has an economy rate of 7.76. 

KL Rahul: KL Rahul is an in-form batter who scored 77 runs in their last game to win the Player of the Match award for Delhi Capitals in the 25-run win against Chennai Super Kings. 

Top 3 Vice-captain choices

Axar Patel: All-rounder Axar Patel, who is also the captain of Delhi Capitals, is still waiting for his first wicket in the ongoing IPL season, while the left-handed batter has played the knocks of 22 and 21 runs. 

Rajat Patidar: New RCB captain Rajat Patidar is batting furiously in the IPL 2025 as he has a strike rate of 175.00. In this IPL season, he has scored 34, 51, 12, and 64 runs, respectively, and won the Player of the Match award in the last game. 

Krunal Pandya: After starting this IPL season with a Player of the Match award against the defending champions and hosts Kolkata Knight Riders for a three-wicket haul, Krunal Pandya took four wickets in their last game against Mumbai Indians to secure a close victory in the high-scoring game. 

On Monday night (April 7), Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will host the 20th match of the IPL 2025, Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (MI vs RCB). Here, we are going through the Dream11 top captains and vice-captains for the MI vs RCB match. 

IPL 2025, Match 20: MI vs RCB Probable XIs

Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing 11: Rohit Sharma/Vignesh Puthur (Impact Players), Ryan Rickelton, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Bevon Jacobs, Hardik Pandya (Captain), Naman Dhir/Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar/Jasprit Bumrah

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted Playing 11: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Devdutt Padikkal/Suyash Sharma (Impact Player Sub), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal 

See Also: IPL 2025: MI vs RCB Match 20- Who will be Impact Players for today's match?

IPL 2025, Match 20: MI vs RCB Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Captain choices

Virat Kohli: Former RCB captain Virat Kohli, the leading run-scorer in IPL history, started the IPL season strongly. Although he scored only seven runs in the last game, Kohli scored 59 not out and 31 runs in the first two matches of the season. 

Hardik Pandya: MI captain Hardik Pandya has taken eight wickets in this IPL season, including recording the first-ever fifer by an IPL captain in their last game. Although MI couldn't succeed in the chase in their last game, Pandya fought hard with his 28 not out in 16 balls. 

Josh Hazlewood: Australian right-arm pacer Josh Hazlewood has picked up six wickets in three games of the IPL 2025. During the match against the hosts CSK, Hazlewood controlled the hosts' innings with his incredible bowling figures of 4-0-21-3. 

Top 3 Vice-captain choices

Krunal Pandya: All-rounder Krunal Pandya is an important name for the RCB this season. While he failed to perform impressively in the last two matches, he started the season with a Player of the Match award for picking up three wickets (3/29) against the defending champions KKR. 

Phil Salt: English cricketer Phil Salt has scored 56, 32, and 14 runs in the first three matches of the season, as the right-handed opening batter is enjoying providing powerful starts with the bat.

Liam Livingstone: England all-rounder Liam Livingstone has impressed in the early days of the IPL 2025. After scoring a quickfire 15 not out to end the season opener match against KKR quickly, Livingstone scored 10 runs and picked up two wickets (2/28) in the next game against CSK. Meanwhile, in their last match, Livingstone scored a valuable half-century (54) when his team was struggling. 

Australian fast bowlers Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, and Pat Cummins are all ready to return to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, as per The Indian Express. The three had missed the Champions Trophy because of injuries but are now ready to return to the field.

Big Boost for IPL Teams

Their return is good news for their respective franchises since all three are world-class fast bowlers with significant experience in T20 cricket.

• Pat Cummins will remain the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad and will lead them right from the first match.
• Mitchell Starc, who took the IPL 2024 championship with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has joined Delhi Capitals this season.
• Josh Hazlewood, who had suffered from several injuries, will again be playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).

ALSO SEE: WPL 2025 Final: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians – The Ultimate Showdown

Injury Return & Expectations

Cummins, Starc, and Hazlewood all were excluded from the Champions Trophy due to various injury issues but now are well and ready for IPL 2025. Returning will strengthen their respective teams' bowling attacks and increase the intensity of the competition.

With all these key Australian pacers returning to the field, cricket enthusiasts can look forward to some exciting performances in IPL 2025!

Champions Trophy matches have ignited the fire in cricket fertility the tournament is commencing after 8 years gap due to the pandemic. Reciprocating the ODI World Cup nearby the panel decided to allocate in 2025. ODI world champions are getting ready for another big event but this time it's quite different. 
Before the start of the tournament, many international players were injured including Australian players. The long run of the Bgt series has uplifted Australia with a series of injuries to their main players. Even countries like India, and New Zealand are also substantially lacking their main players before entering the tournament. 
Read More: England Will Be Completely Different Team In ICC Events Says Jos Butler

Steve Smith Leading The Command Once Again

Australia has been a powerhouse in the cricketing world the players and the captains they have produced are remarkable that's why they are holding many ICC trophies not relying on one individual. This Champions Trophy is going to be quite a tough one for them as they have lost their leader Pat Cummins. After the sandpaper scandal, the Australian Board decided to give the captaincy to a non-familiar guy and they chose Pat Cummins. 
 Pat Cummins was never disappointed with the decision even though he worked on his game and the 2023 World Cup made him eternal his captaincy was spot on, another big tour he had to deal it was Bgt which they haven't won till 10 years and guess what Pat Cummins bought back Bgt trophy to Australia after 10 years. From there Australia's problem started when they had to lose their main man due to an ankle injury. Now Steve Smith will be leading Australia for this Champions Trophy. 
Every Term Is Possible
Australia's batting possesses more power than any other team you name them Steve Smith, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, or Josh Inglis they can win you games from scratch but the main problem arises concerns their bowling where there is nothing to say much about their main players like Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazelwood, Pat Cummins are out of tournament leaving Adam Zampa the recognised bowler in the team who had to lead the bowling side. 
It would be quite hard for Australia to defend a total though if they are batting first quite safely but rely much due to the recent form Australia is having, during a recent series against Sri Lanka they lost both their ODI matches even after the World Cup victory the winning record is not so impressive for Australia. But they are quite different in the ICC tournament where every individual gives a significant performance on their given day.
Read More: Former Mumbai Captain And Selector Milind Rege dies at the age of 76
Australia are in Pool A where they gonna face England, South Africa and Afghanistan. It would be easy for Australia to regain their confidence they have to be careful against Afghanistan because their track record is so poor as they knocked them out in the last ICC T20 World Cup. Still neglecting Australia is asking for trouble

The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 awaits the most cricket tournament, unfortunately, some of the top players are not taking part in this tournament due to injuries and so on. A comprehensive list going over the players who were dropped and why they did not make it. 

1.Jasprit Bumrah(India)

India's best fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out due to a lower back injury. He had back problems during the final Test at Sydney against Australia that also ruled him out of the T20 series with England. Doctors have recommended complete rest to recover properly from such injuries.

2. Saim Ayub (Pakistan)

Saim Ayub (Pakistani Young batsman) right ankle fracture Saim Ayub Pakistani young batsman will not be playing in the tournament. His ankle got him during the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town. He is looking to be back fully fit around ten weeks from now, therefore will not be ready for the Champions Trophy.

3.  Pat Cummins (Australia)

The Australian top-order batsman was ruled out by an ankle injury. Cummins suffered the injury while playing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India and has yet not been fit.

4. Josh Hazlewood (Australia)

Another important Australian fast bowler, Josh Hazlewood will also not be available for play in the tourney due to a hip injury. The same as earlier this season when he was pulled out of the Gabba Test in order not to risk his comeback with two weeks to go.

ALSO READ: SL vs AUS 1st ODI Live Streaming: Where & How to Watch the match online and tv

5. Mitchell Marsh (Australia)

Australian pace allrounder Mitchell Marsh has capped his career because of a back injury which has he considered for him to bring to life in the Champions Trophy.

6. Marcus Stoinis (Australia)

Australia batsman Marcus Stoinis has retired from ODI (One Day International) The decision is meant, that he will not be a part of Australia's squad for the Champions Trophy. 

7. Jacob Bethell (England)

England tour of India: England's Young England all-rounder, Jacob Bethell hurt his hamstring The injury will take a few weeks to heal and he won't be fit for the tournament.

8. Anrich Nortje (South Africa)

South African Anrich Nortje has had a bad back as well. He has not played international cricket since the 2024 T20 World Cup final and later had a bad inversion in the nets recently.

ALSO READ: Matthew Kuhnemann Reported for Suspect Bowling Action After Sri Lanka Test

9. Gerald Coetzee (South Africa)

Gerald Coetzee was ruled out with a tight groin They were tested medically and told playing in this tournament could make his injury worse so team management has pulled him out.

10. Mitchell Starc (Australia)

Mitchell Starc pulls out of Champions Trophy for personal reasons The full scoop on that call has yet to be released. 

Australia’s cricket team has been in a major blow, losing two of their key fast bowlers, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, ahead of the Sri Lanka ODI series and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. It’s a tough setback, considering how crucial they have been to Australia’s success in recent years.

As if that were not enough, Marcus Stoinis has also announced his retirement from ODI cricket, leaving the count forward. Key players absence, Australia has had to alter the squad at the very last minute of the tournaments,w hich is very importent.

Tough times are indeed ahead. But that would have been the best opportunity for new faces to come and prove their worth for upcoming matches.

Fresh Faces for Australia

• Ben Dwarshuis: The left-arm pacer  gets international cricket for some time, and now he gets his shot at the big stage.
• Jake Fraser-McGurk – The explosive batter is a rising star in domestic cricket, making headlines with his aggressive stroke play.
• Spencer Johnson – He is another left-arm quick with the ability to produce pace along with accuracy and it is an opportunity for him to prove his worth at international level.

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Australian pace duo Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood have been ruled out of the Sri Lanka ODI series and the Champions Trophy 2025 🇦🇺🤕

Ben Dwarshius, Jake Fraser-McGurk, and Spencer Johnson have been added to the ODI squad 🔁#PatCummins #JoshHazlewood… pic.twitter.com/uPeigUfSl2

— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) February 6, 2025

It's a massive loss, to say . Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood are not only excellent bowlers, but  also strong leaders on the field. It will be a bad that Stoinis also departed from the field.But this introduces young players in the team.

With the Champions Trophy just a few days away, Australia has been put on notice to make swift adjustments. Can these new faces make it through? Only time will tell.