World Cup 2019: England’s road to the final
LONDON: England came into the World Cup as outright favourites to win the title. In the years after their 2015 World Cup debacle, England’s approach to ODI cricket went through a complete…
Holder and Pooran fire West Indies in Afghanistan World Cup clash
LONDON: A late flourish from captain Jason Holder and Nicholas Pooran helped West Indies set Afghanistan a daunting 312 to win on Thursday as they seek a morale-boosting victory after a poor…
Kohli fastest to 20,000 runs as West Indies keep India in check
MANCHESTER: Virat Kohli on Thursday became the fastest batsman to reach 20,000 international runs as he anchored India’s innings against the West Indies in the World Cup match in Manchester. Kohli reached the…
Injured Andre Russell out of rest of the World Cup
LONDON: West Indies allrounder Andre Russell has been sidelined from the remainder of the World Cup with a knee injury. Top-order batsman Sunil Ambris, who hit a career-best 148 in the tri-series in Ireland last month, has…
Ton-up Finch’s exit sparks Australia slump against England
LONDON: Australia captain Aaron Finch hit a hundred before England fought back with the ball in their World Cup clash at Lord’s on Tuesday. Reigning champions Australia looked set for a huge total…
Bangladesh´s Shakib goes top of World Cup run chart against Afghanistan
SOUTHAMPTON: Bangladesh´s Shakib Al Hasan became the leading run scorer in this year´s World Cup so far as he made a confident start in Monday´s match against minnows Afghanistan. Shakib´s unbeaten 31…
Pakistan ‘alive and kicking’ as team eyes unlikely World Cup survival
LONDON: Pakistan find themselves “alive and kicking” in the World Cup despite a disastrous start as coach Mickey Arthur warned his unpredictable team were still gunning for the semi-finals. The 1992 champions…
England’s World Cup nerve faces Australia test
LONDON: Are England just a bunch of “flat-track bullies”? That’s the uncomfortable question facing Eoin Morgan’s side as they look to get their World Cup campaign back on track against arch-rivals Australia.…
Warner ton against Bangladesh sends Australia top of World Cup table
NOTTINGHAM: David Warner’s century paved the way for Australia to beat Bangladesh by 48 runs at Trent Bridge on Thursday as the reigning champions went top of the World Cup table. Warner…
Team’s performance ‘below expectation’ but hopeful of comeback, says PCB
The Board of Governors (BoG) of the Pakistan Cricket Council (PCB) during a meeting on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the “below expectation” performance of the cricket team in the ongoing World Cup…
Van der Dussen gives struggling South Africa hope against New Zealand
BIRMINGHAM: Rassie van der Dussen gave South Africa something to bowl at as the Proteas struggled to 241 for six against tight bowling from New Zealand while battling for a win they need…
PM Imran advises Sarfaraz Ahmed to stay mentally strong, play fearlessly
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Sunday in a series of tweets, advised Pakistan team captain Sarfaraz Ahmed to bat first against India [if the team wins the toss] and play fearlessly…
Rain delays Bangladesh-Sri Lanka World Cup match
BRISTOL: Heavy overnight and early morning rain continued to delay the start of the World Cup group match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Bristol on Tuesday. The umpires were due to…
West Indies win toss, bowl against struggling South Africa in World Cup
SOUTHAMPTON: West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and chose to field against South Africa in their World Cup match in Southampton on Monday, hoping to make use of overcast conditions.…
England downplay 500 talk as their quicks eye Pakistan
LONDON: England may change a winning World Cup side by recalling fast bowler Mark Wood when they face Pakistan at Trent Bridge on Monday. The ground is renowned as a batsman’s paradise,…
Pakistan pin World Cup 2019 hopes on rising generation
KARACHI: Pakistan are pinning their hopes for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 glory on a crop of youngsters who have the talent to beat anybody but could also pay for their lack…
Pakistan one of the favourites for World Cup 2019, believes Ganguly
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly thinks that Pakistan will enter World Cup 2019 as one of the favourites as they have remarkable record playing in England, especially during ICC events, reported NDTV. That is the…
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