New Zealand made it four wins from four at the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday with a crushing 149-run defeat of Afghanistan, who had fallen behind after their surprise win over defending champions England. The Black Caps scored 288-6 with the help of half-centuries from Glenn Phillips, Tom Latham and Will Young as Afghanistan paid […]
Captain Scott Edwards hit an unbeaten 78 while Roelof van der Merwe returned to his homeland with a late cameo as the Netherlands suffered a 245-8 thrashing of South Africa in their World Cup clash on Tuesday. Edwards scored off 69 balls and it included 10 fours and a six. Meanwhile, the 38-year-old Van der […]
South Africa have won both their opening matches in the tournament against Sri Lanka and Australia while the Dutch have lost to Pakistan and New Zealand. The Proteas have made one change with fast bowler Gerald Coetzee returning in place of leg spinner Tabraiz Shamsi, while Logan van Beek has recovered from injury and will […]
The start of the Cricket World Cup match between South Africa and Netherlands at the Himalayan venue of Dharamsala was delayed due to rain on Tuesday. The game was scheduled to start at 2:00 pm local time (1030 GMT), but light rain kept the covers under cover and the toss was delayed by half an […]
“I heard last night that Pat Cummins would not be selected for this game,” Clarke said on Sky Sports Radio’s Big Sports Breakfast in Australia.“If Pat Cummins is being dropped and is not captaining the team, then you guys have chosen the wrong captain.” Before Monday, Cummins had overseen a six-wicket defeat to India, where […]
The drama may have been limited on the field but it was not so in the stands. After Sri Lanka’s batting was disrupted due to rain, scaffolding and hoardings fell onto the seats below due to strong winds. With only 3,000 people inside the 50,000-capacity ground, spectators managed to avoid injury. However, Australia’s response was […]
“Shakib is slowly recovering. He is not feeling any pain. But his situation cannot be fully understood yet because he has not taken the field. He will bat tomorrow and perhaps run in a little late. Then their position will be clear. We are hopeful that we will get him fit before the match,” Khalid […]
Afghanistan pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the World Cup on Sunday when they defeated defending champions England by 69 runs in New Delhi. Chasing 285 to win, England were all out for 215 after opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored a blistering 80, with Harry Brook top-scoring with 66. Spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and […]
Bavuma’s luck ran out at the score of 35 when he was caught by David Warner at midwicket off Maxwell’s ball. The captain added 108 runs for the first wicket with De Kock. Once Markram was dismissed by Cummins, the Proteas took Marco Jensen (26) and David Miller (17) past 300. Miller and Johnson both […]
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, on 21, and Rahmat Shah, on 16, fell in the space of four balls with Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur taking the wickets. Left-handed batsmen Shahidi and Umarzai rebuilt the innings with a century partnership, prompting captain Rohit Sharma to rotate his bowlers. Umarzai completed his second ODI half-century and soon Shahidi completed […]
Shakib is looking ahead after heavy defeat
However, Mahedi’s most important wicket was that of Malan. After losing the toss, England’s openers made a great start and scored boundaries in almost every over. Malan completed his half-century in just 39 balls in the 14th over. Jonny Bairstow, who played his 100th ODI, soon reached the milestone as England crossed the 100-run mark […]
