Afghanistan face daunting task

India’s progress at the World Cup has been an ascending march so far. They have put on complete performances in each of their three completed games. While the top-order has consistently given good starts, the bowlers, aided by some good fielding, have backed it up
21 June 2019, 18:00 PM

We just stuck to our basic plan: Malinga

Lasith Malinga insisted he had done nothing new after starring in Sri Lanka’s stunning World Cup win over England at Headingley on Friday.
21 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Allrounder

After scoring 29 runs with the bat, Sri Lankan all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva was instrumental with his off-spin against England
21 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Best Quote

I think he’s a legend. He know what he has to do, I think. He just keep doing what he knows, that is the main thing, the basic things.
21 June 2019, 18:00 PM

HAPPY MOMENT

Despite posting a modest target of 233 runs against England, Sri Lanka staged a brilliant fight back with the ball yesterday. After losing
21 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Mr Efficient

Angelo Matthews has been the only Sri Lankan batsman against England to put up a fight after his side kept losing wickets at regular interval during their World Cup encounter yesterday. The right hander batsman remained unbeaten on 85 off 115 balls which featured
21 June 2019, 18:00 PM

WI should learn from Kane: Lloyd

Clive Lloyd says the West Indies should learn the art of adaptability from New Zealand captain Kane Williamson as they fight to avoid World Cup elimination.
21 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Roy eyeing Australia return

England’s Jason Roy remains optimistic he will be able to return to World Cup action against Australia despite a hamstring injury that is being managed “day by day”.
21 June 2019, 18:00 PM

‘A big knock was required from me or Shakib’

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal was disappointed at his lack of form at the World Cup especially because he was unable to make good on his decent starts.
21 June 2019, 12:05 PM

SL win thriller against England

Just when it looked like Ben Stokes’s heroic knock will deny Sri Lanka their second win and a chance to rise up to fifth in the tournament at Headingly in Leeds, Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Pradeep bagged the last England wicket, that of Mark Wood to give the Lankans a 20-run victory.
21 June 2019, 08:47 AM

Bangladesh chase gave Australia ‘butterflies’

Australia skipper Aaron Finch admits that the way Bangladesh chased the mammoth 381 for five posted by his team gave him a headache at times.
21 June 2019, 07:54 AM

Mashrafe rues Bangladesh’s new-ball woes

Bangladesh's inability to strike with the new ball cost them dearly in their World Cup match against Australia, skipper Mashrafe Mortaza says after their 48-run loss on Thursday.
21 June 2019, 07:18 AM

‘We still have a chance’

“I think we still have a chance. I don’t think any of my teammates are thinking along those lines [a fifth-place finish]. We have a chance if we win three matches. If God forbid we don’t have anything to play for, then we will think about No 5.”
20 June 2019, 21:31 PM

A lesson learned the hard way

Bangladesh lost their rare bout against World champions Australia by a margin of 48 runs at Trent Bridge yesterday. The defeat certainly served as a blow to Bangladesh’s dream for a place in the semifinals of the World Cup. It also a lesson the Tigers learned the hard way
20 June 2019, 21:26 PM

‘Real damage was done after 38th over’

Mashrafe said. “If Mosaddek was there, I could have used off-spinners from both ends. I still think it was okay, but I would say that the real damage was done after the 38th over.”
20 June 2019, 21:17 PM

Tigers fall short after spirited chase

When Mahmudullah Riyad hit the biggest six of the match, a 95-metre straight hit off Adam Zampa in the 42nd over, and Mushfiqur Rahim neared his seventh ODI ton, it was easy to wonder what could have been had Australia been held to 30 runs fewer. After a 48-run loss
20 June 2019, 20:34 PM

England seek to continue upward march against SL

Sri Lanka are hanging in around the middle of the table as of now, but won’t be there for long unless they rack up some wins, starting with the match against England on Friday.
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh vs Australia Moments

There was a lot of hue and cry about getting Sabbir Rahman back into the Bangladesh team -- his six-month disciplinary ban for
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM

When the keystone wobbles

When refuting the notion that Shakib Al Hasan’s excellent performances made Bangladesh a one-man army on the eve of yesterday’s match against Australia, skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza was probably thinking about the 384 runs Shakib scored in four matches. While
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM

‘It’s a great achievement’

David Warner’s century paved the way for Australia to beat Bangladesh by 48 runs at Trent Bridge yesterday. Warner made Bangladesh pay for dropping him on 10 with an innings of 166 -- the left-handed opener’s second century of the World Cup -- in a total of 381-5.
20 June 2019, 18:00 PM