Australian batting has not clicked as a unit so far in the World Cup, and captain Pat Cummins hoped that his batters will fire on all cylinders against Pakistan at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Apart from Josh Inglis and Mitchell Marsh none of the other Australian batsmen have been able to make a...
Virat Kohli scored 103 not out, his 48th ODI century, guiding India to a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in Pune. Chasing a target of 257, India were always in the driver’s seat but Kohli’s unbeaten ton added more joy to the team’s victory. It was also India’s fourth consecutive win in the tournament. Shubman Gill...
Lionel Messi scored twice in Argentina’s 2-0 win at Peru in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, playing the entire match for his national team. The 36-year-old appeared fit after he was sidelined for several matches with his club Inter Miami because of muscular pain Also Tuesday, Brazil — the archrival of the defending World...
This World Cup is turning out to be a tournament of upsets! A few days after Afghanistan stunned defending champions England, world No. 14 Netherlands caused another huge upset by beating South Africa. Netherlands kept the believe in themselves despite facing a heavyweight team like South Africa, who are the No. 3 ranked ODI team...
Australia beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in their ICC World Cup match on Monday. Sent in to bowl, Australia dismissed Sri Lanka for 209 in 43.3 overs and then returned to overhaul the target in 35.2 overs, scoring 215 for five in a match that was briefly interrupted by rain. This was Australia’s first...
England vs Afghanistan Highlights, Cricket World Cup 2023: Afghanistan on Saturday defeated the defending champions by 69, in what is the biggest upset in World Cup so far. Chasing a target of 285 runs, England are all out at 215 runs in 40.3 overs. Apart from Harry Brook (66) and Dawid Malan (32), no other...
In what was an all-round domination from all three departments on the field, South Africa posted a 134 run win against Australia in their second league stage game of the tournament at the Ekana International Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday. Earlier, opener Quinton de Kock got his second successive ton at the 2023 ODI World...
India secured their second successive victory in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 World Cup, thrashing Afghanistan by 8 wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. Indian men’s cricket team captain Rohit Sharma broke multiple records as he smashed 131 off just 84 balls, with the help of 16 fours and...
Defending champions England returned to winning ways with a 137-run win over Bangladesh in their second World Cup game here on Tuesday. Sent in to bat, Dawid Malan hit a superb 140, while Jonny Bairstow (52) and Joe Root (82) slammed half-centuries to power England to a formidable 364 for 9. In reply, Bangladesh folded...
Mitchell Santner produced a five-wicket haul to complement a superlative batting display as New Zealand continued their impressive run in the World Cup with a massive 99-run win over the Netherlands on Monday. Santner (5/59) spun a web around Netherlands who were all out for 223 in 46.3 overs on a sluggish pitch after Will...