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Titans Win, Hayley’s All-Round Spectacle And Litton Das – April 9 Cricket Highlights

Aakash Saini

Sai Sudharsan and Hayley Matthews [Source: @IPL, @ICC/x]Sai Sudharsan and Hayley Matthews [Source: @IPL, @ICC/x]

Gujarat Titans secured a comprehensive win over Rajasthan Royals in match number 23 of the IPL 2025 season in Ahmedabad. In Lahore, Pakistan Women and Scotland Women started off their ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2025 campaigns on a positive note. In other news, Litton Das landed in Pakistan to join Karachi Kings for PSL 2025.

Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Wednesday, April 9.

Sudharsan Muscles Titans To Big Win Vs Royals

Gujarat Titans walloped Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium in match 23 of the IPL 2025 season. Batting first, the Titans hauled 217-6 from 20 overs, with opening batter Sai Sudharsan top-scoring in the innings by cracking 82 runs off 53 balls. Jos Buttler and Shahrukh Khan bludgeoned 36 runs each in the middle overs while Rahul Tewatia unleashed a 24-run cameo at the death.

In response, the Royals folded up for just 159 in 19.2 overs, despite Shimron Hetmyer chipping in with 52 off those runs from just 32 balls. For the Titans, fast bowler Prasidh Krishna picked up figures of 3-24 and spinners Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore made their presence felt with two wickets each.

Amin, Riaz 50s And Baig’s Spell Help PAK-W Down Ireland

Pakistan Women started off their ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2025 campaign with an emphatic 38-run win over Ireland at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. Being invited to bat first, the ‘Women in Green’ listed 217 runs from 49 overs, courtesy of sublime half-centuries by Sidra Amin and Aliya Riaz. For the Irish, Jane Maguire picked up 3-33 while Arlene Kelly and Cara Murray chipped in with two scalps each.

Chasing 218, Ireland captain Gaby Lewis and number three Amy Hunter made 44 runs each, but Diana Baig’s four-wicket haul and Nashra Sandhu’s three-fer enveloped the entire Irish innings for just 179 in 44 overs.

Hayley’s Ton In Vain As WI Stunned By Scotland Women

Scotland Women stunned West Indies by 11 runs in the second match of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier 2025 at the Lahore City Cricket Association Stadium. A calculated half-century from Sarah Bryce and a near run-a-ball 45 from Megan McColl pushed Scotland to 244 from 45 overs, despite a sensational four-wicket haul by West Indies captain Hayley Matthews.

In response, Matthews led much of the response for the West Indies team by scoring 114 runs from just 113 deliveries. However, the cricketer kept losing partners at the other end to Katherine Fraser (3-50), Chloe Abel (2-31) and Abtaha Maqsood (2-60).

Litton Das Joins Karachi Kings For PSL 2025

Bangladesh cricketer Litton Das touched down in Pakistan to join the Karachi Kings franchise for the upcoming PSL 2025 season. The attacking wicketkeeper-batter will be aiming to put forth a prolific season with the bat in a bid to make his return to Bangladesh’s national line-up. Litton Das was dropped by the BCB for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy after the right-handed batter sustained a sequence of poor scores during Bangladesh’s multi-format tour of the West Indies late last year.

Virat Kohli Revamps Instagram Account

Legendary Indian cricketer Virat Kohli wiped his Instagram feed clean of all ads and promotional posts. One of the most-followed athletes on the photo-sharing app, Kohli’s account usually featured several brand promotional posts. As of now, his promotional and ad posts have moved under the Reels section. One can assume that Kohli made the drastic change on his social media feed to make it more user-friendly for his fans and followers.