ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Cricket’s most diverse tournament celebrated

The Duke of Sussex promised on the opening day of the ICC World Cup 2019 that England and Wales would provide a celebration of cultural diversity - and the tournament has more than lived up to the promise.
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Plunkett revels in the middles

Liam Plunkett is not a name that would readily come to mind when talking about the players that have been instrumental in bringing England to the final of the 2019 World Cup. But his quiet success -- he brought his wickets tally to 11 from seven matches while
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM

HAPPY MOMENT

Something outstanding was required from the New Zealand bowlers in defence of a rather modest 242-run target. And the bowlers
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM

The best innings of the world cup

Carlos Brathwaite vs New Zealand: In a thrilling game against New Zealand, with Windies’ World Cup hopes hanging in the balance, Carlos Brathwaite played the
14 July 2019, 18:00 PM

New Zealand elect to bat in final

New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bat first in the final against England at Lord's today.
14 July 2019, 09:19 AM

Counting down to final

Its exactly one hour to go for the final of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup at Lord's, cricket's most hallowed venue.
14 July 2019, 08:27 AM

England lift World Cup after tied Super Over

England ended their 44-year wait for a maiden 50-overs World Cup title by beating a gutsy New Zealand side on boundaries after a tied Super Over amidst heart-stopping drama.
14 July 2019, 08:27 AM

Adjustment key for New Zealand

New Zealand scraped through to the last four of the World Cup, having to rely on their net run rate being superior to Pakistan’s after losing their last three league games. Yet, England captain Eoin Morgan said after the semifinal against Australia and before today’s
13 July 2019, 19:18 PM

‘Culmination of 4 years of hard work’

England have transformed into a team that is unrecognisable from the one that limped out of the 2015 World Cup after a loss to Bangladesh. After beating Australia on Thursday to book a place in their fourth World Cup final, skipper Eoin Morgan talked about
13 July 2019, 19:01 PM

History of past World Cup finals

Whether in Melbourne, Mumbai or Marylebone, the ICC World Cup final is an occasion like no other. On Sunday the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground will host its fifth World Cup final as hosts England face 2015 finalists New Zealand for the right to call themselves the best in the world.
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Of dog breeds & party-poopers

Perhaps it was the knowledge that both sides were in the same boat of never having won a World Cup before that had a relaxing effect on New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and England captain Eoin Morgan during their pre-final press conferences at Lord’s yesterday.
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM

‘England deserve to be favourites’

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson says his side are happy to embrace their underdog status in Sunday’s World Cup final against England at Lord’s.
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM

‘New Zealand are a tough side’

England captain Eoin Morgan knows New Zealand have the ability to defend small totals and says the hosts will need to replicate their near-perfect game against Australia to prevail in Sunday’s Cricket World Cup final.
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Battles within the battle

One of the two sides that qualified as the third and fourth-placed teams from the group stages will take home cricket’s most glittering trophy today at Lord’s. There will of course be talk about how India and Australia had played more consistent cricket before the semifinals
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Shakib, Sharma or Starc

After 44 days of cricket, we are just 2 days away from the much-awaited final of the World Cup. Be it England or New Zealand who win it on July 14 at Lord’s, one thing is sure, the game will have a new world champion. In all these days, we saw some unanticipated hits
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM

The finalists’ story so far

England and New Zealand have both had to ride out the storm to make this year’s World Cup Final. It has been far from smooth sailing for either side, but in the end it is Kane Williamson and Eoin Morgan’s side who have emerged on top, and deservedly so.
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM

England’s flamboyance or Kiwis’ calm?

After more than a month’s excitement and drama, peppered with plots and sub-plots, rain interruptions, near-misses, heartbreaks of close defeats and a number of individual and team records, the World Cup has produced two worthy finalists in hosts England and New Zealand.
13 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Williamson wants World Cup 'underdogs' New Zealand to have their day

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson says his side are happy to embrace their underdog status in Sunday's World Cup final against England at Lord's.
13 July 2019, 16:30 PM

Morgan hails McCullum influence ahead of World Cup final

England captain Eoin Morgan pays tribute to former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum ahead of his side's World Cup final against the Black Caps at Lord's on Sunday.
13 July 2019, 16:01 PM

‘Please give all genuine cricket fans a chance to see the final’

New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham makes a public appeal to all the Indian fans who had bought the majority tickets of the World Cup final.
13 July 2019, 13:16 PM