Six tops and flops in the Cricket World Cup
Earlier, on October 8, at a Cricket World Cup group stage game between India and Australia, another pitch attacker entered the field, breaking heavy security and fencing, and got close to players, including superstar Virat Kohli. British YouTube prankster Daniel Jarvis surprised the crowd of about 30,000 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium when he appeared […]
Pat Cummins may be an unusual captain, but he is on the verge of leading Australia to their second global title this year in the World Cup final against India in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Cricket teams are often reluctant to appoint fast bowlers like Cummins as their captain because they worry that the extra workload […]
Fast bowler Mitchell Starc took 3 for 34 as Australia bowled out South Africa for 212 in their second World Cup semi-final on Thursday. South Africa lost 24–4 before David Miller staged a comeback and top-scored with 101 runs. Australia needs 213 runs to face India in the final on Sunday at the world’s largest […]
The new-ball bowlers continued the attack, taking the wickets of Aiden Markram (10) and Heinrich Klaasen (10) to restrict South Africa to 24-4 as the Proteas chose to bat under overcast skies and rain in the air. decided. South Africa is chasing its first World Cup final after stumbling in four semi-finals, including two against […]
Talking about the semi-finals, the first tournament saw the brilliant bowling performance of Gary Gilmour, who took six wickets for just 14 runs in 12 overs. Pakistan played a high-voltage semi-final against India on home soil in 2011. India won that match, their only semi-final win on their home ground after failing in 1987 and […]
Kohli, who now needs only one more century to surpass the record of 49 ODI centuries shared with former India teammate Sachin Tendulkar, is the leading batsman of this tournament with 594 runs – and Rohit with 503 runs. Are not far behind. India have a strong fast bowling line-up in the form of Jasprit […]
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said his team’s experience of playing in front of a partisan crowd will come in handy when they face hosts India in the World Cup semi-finals. A capacity crowd of more than 33,000 is expected at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium – the home ground of India captain Rohit Sharma – for […]
“We have worked very hard over the last few months to get to this stage, so we want to make the most of it.” The fitness of South African captain Temba Bavuma remains a matter of concern after suffering a hamstring injury against Afghanistan. But Bavuma is expected to play on Thursday after batting in […]
Lockie Ferguson insists New Zealand’s tough road ahead in their World Cup semi-final against in-form India in Mumbai on Wednesday is of no concern because “we all start from ground zero again”. Tournament hosts India have performed brilliantly in the 10-team competition, winning all nine of their group matches as they lift their third World […]
The Netherlands made an early impact after shocking South Africa but finished bottom of the table with only two wins. Captain Scott Edwards said there were no changes to his team since their previous defeat to England, but he was looking forward to what he felt was “the biggest crowd we have had in the […]
South African fast bowler Gerald Coetzee took four wickets while spinner Keshav Maharaj returned impressive figures of 2-25 as the Proteas set up for a semi-final clash with five-time winners Australia next week. Quinton de Kock played a key role in equaling the World Cup record of Australia’s Adam Gilchrist (v Namibia – Potchefstroom, 2003) […]