Hansi Flick's side enjoyed a strong opening 10 minutes, peppering Girona's goal with shots, and after 10 minutes, Fermin Lopez believed he had won a penalty as he went down in the area. A VAR review followed, however, and the referee instead gave a free-kick to the visitors. Ronald Araujo had one of the biggest chances of the first-half, heading towards goal at a corner, but he was denied by a superb save from Paulo Gazzaniga. Barca were frustrated by Girona's rearguard action and Jules Kounde was frustrated after he saw his opening goal ruled out for offside. The hosts needed a slice of luck to take the lead, as Lamine Yamal's free-kick was deflected beyond the stranded Gazzaniga by Ladislav Krejci. After half-time, though, Girona stunned Flick's side as Arnaut Danjuma equalised, running beyond Araujo and finishing superbly into the bottom corner. Barcelona soon had their lead back, as Robert Lewandowski acrobatically flicked Fermin's header beyond Gazzani...
Rajasthan Royals 182 for 9 (Rana 81, Parag 37, Noor 2-28, Pathirana 2-28) beat Chennai Super Kings 176 for 6 (Gaikwad 63, Hasaranga 4-35) by six runs A blistering assault from Nitish Rana and Wanindu Hasaranga 's clever wristspin bowling handed Rajasthan Royals (RR) their first win and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) their second successive defeat in IPL 2025 . After Rana crashed 81 off 36 balls, joining RR's fastest half-centurions , Ruturaj Gaikwad anchored CSK's chase of 183 with a fifty of his own. But Hasaranga's variations, especially the wrong'un, exposed CSK's soft underbelly and put the target beyond their reach. Though Ravindra Jadeja mounted a late charge - he remained unbeaten on 32 off 22 balls - and the margin of victory was only six runs, RR were always ahead in the game. Sandeep Sharma, picked ahead of Jofra Archer to defend 19 off the final over, had MS Dhoni holing out for 16 off 11 balls wit...