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 Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen (left) celebrates after scoring a half-century (50 runs) during the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup One Day International (ODI) match between South Africa and Afghanistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 10, 2023. 2023AFP
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) […]
The 57-year-old’s relations with the Bangladesh Cricket Board have soured after he criticized Shakib for his central role in the “time-out” controversy involving Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews on Monday. Mathews had exceeded the two minutes allowed for a batsman to take a strike while attempting to put a bandage on his helmet in a World […]
Thanks to a brilliant bowling performance by Trent Boult, New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets on Thursday and reached the threshold of the World Cup semi-finals. Chasing a modest target of 172 runs to win, New Zealand achieved the target with 160 balls to spare with the help of an opening partnership between […]
Bowling all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne has replaced fast bowler Kasun Rajitha. Teams: New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham (wk), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson. Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (C/W), Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjay de Silva, […]
“He dropped as if he’d been shot, lying on the floor like a dead man,” team physiotherapist Nick Jones recalled on Cricket Australia’s website. “I came over there and it was his right calf, his left thigh and a few other areas that were cramping at the same time. “When we were giving him some […]
Ben Stokes scored a maiden World Cup century as England recorded a 160-run win over the Netherlands in Pune on Wednesday as the struggling champions slipped to the bottom of the table. This victory ended the five-match losing streak and England has been out of the race for the semi-finals for a long time. But […]
Jones suggested that he should retire, but Maxwell was having none of it, as he was told that his chances of being able to return after treatment if needed were not good. “We talked about coming out, trying to work on some of my back and loosen up my legs a little bit,” said the […]
But opener Travis Head was out for a duck, caught by a brilliant ball from Naveen-ul-Haq which went out sharply, with the fast bowler also having Mitchell Marsh lbw for 24. Australia’s 43-2 then became 49-4 when Umarzai hit successive deliveries, clean bowling veteran opener David Warner before the left-hander crossed the line before edging […]
Earlier, Shakib missed Bangladesh’s second match against India in this World Cup due to a quadriceps injury. Shakib will return home today on Tuesday. Although Shakib was the player of the match in Bangladesh’s last match against Sri Lanka, his performance in the ongoing World Cup has been poor. He has scored only 186 runs […]
