Fri Jan 03 20:52:41 UTC 2025: ## Cricket Roundup: Thrilling Finishes and Dominant Victories
**International Cricket:** Australia finds itself trailing Afghanistan by 176 runs after Day 1 of their match, while South Africa dominated Pakistan on Day 1, with a massive 235-run partnership pushing their score forward after an early setback of three wickets. One match was abandoned without a ball bowled.
**Domestic Cricket:** A flurry of exciting finishes marked the domestic cricket scene, with several teams securing narrow victories. Rajasthan clinched a nail-biting win by one wicket with just one ball remaining. Other close calls included Uttarakhand winning by four wickets with seven balls to spare, and Haryana triumphing by four wickets with eighteen balls left. More comfortable wins were recorded by Tamil Nadu (10 wickets, 240 balls remaining), Assam (6 wickets, 79 balls remaining), Gujarat (6 wickets, 199 balls remaining), Chhattisgarh (7 wickets, 9 balls remaining), Vidarbha (8 wickets, 16 balls remaining), Bengal (6 wickets, 45 balls remaining), and Maharashtra (5 wickets, 15 balls remaining). One match ended with a four-wicket victory for Thunder with zero balls remaining.
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