The World Cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Friday after persistent rain in Bristol.

Bangladesh are no longer minnows and losing to them in the World Cup cannot be considered a 'shock' anymore, England fast bowler Liam Plunkett has said ahead of Saturday's match in Cardiff between the two sides.

Mitchell Starc saw plenty of positives after his five-wicket haul helped Australia to a 15-run World Cup win over West Indies on Thursday but it could have been a different story.

Nathan Coulter-Nile struck 92 runs off 60 balls while former captain Steven Smith scored 73 as Australia recovered from a horrendous start to post 288 against West Indies in their World Cup fixture at Nottingham today.

AB De Villiers wanted to make a comeback to the side just before the World Cup, as per a report of ESPN Cricinfo.

The Kiwi batsman Ross Taylor talked to the reporters about the fighting spirit of the Bangladesh players and fans in the post-match conference after their two-wicket nail biting win over the Tigers.

While Bangladesh showed tremendous fighting spirit in their two-wicket loss against New Zealand at The Oval on Wednesday, the defeat was a timely reminder of the old follies that the Tigers can revert to when faced with opposition playing at a higher level than them.

West Indies captain Jason Holder is playing down his team's traditional rivalry with Australia ahead of the Cricket World Cup match between the sides at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

New Zealand turned in a stellar display on the field to bundle out Bangladesh for 244 in their World Cup match at The Oval. The Kiwis were aided by some tentative and timid batting from Bangladesh’s batsmen, many of whom relapsed into old bad habits as they stuttered to what seemed like a total just below par on an easy-paced wicket.

Bangladesh fight valiantly, Bangladesh fight bravely, but the Tigers lose. Despite a late flurry of wickets, the Kiwis get home with two wickets to spare. A hard-fought win for New Zealand dents Bangladesh's spirit, but should also provide them with some belief and show their remaining opponents that nothing will come easy.

Opener Rohit Sharma scored a composed unbeaten century as India got their Cricket World Cup campaign off to a solid start with a six wicket victory over a sloppy South African side at a vibrant Rose Bowl on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka's batsmen need to apply themselves better if the team are to avoid a repeat of the middle order collapse they suffered in Tuesday's 34-run World Cup victory over Afghanistan, says former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene.

Bangladesh and New Zealand have played each other quite a few times in the past and ahead of today’s enthralling encounter, here we look at some of the interesting facts about both the sides.

Here we look at some of the statistics and key players of both the teams ahead of Bangladesh’s clash against New Zealand at the Kennington Oval in London today.

India will begin their World Cup campaign with the game against South Africa at The Rose Bowl in Southampton today. Ahead of the thrilling encounter, we look at some interesting facts about the two teams.

Let us look at some of the statistics and key players ahead of India's encounter with South Africa at The Rose Bowl in Southampton today.

The combination of the Bangladesh team, a World Cup and Eid is not a happy one. The only time the religious festival has coincided with cricket’s quadrennial showpiece was in 2003, when Bangladesh opened their campaign with an ignominious campaign against minnows Canada on Eid day, which foreshadowed a World Cup in which they lost every completed match. 16 years on, in England, the picture is the opposite.

The strongest bonds are often formed in high pressure and during crises, and Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes thought that the tragic terrorist attack on a Christchurch mosque on March 15 this year may have brought the Bangladesh players closer into a ‘brotherhood’.

The strongest bonds are often formed in high pressure and during crises, and Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes thought that the tragic terrorist attack on a Christchurch mosque on March 15 this year may have brought the Bangladesh players closer into a ‘brotherhood’.

Ahead of the match between Bangladesh and New Zealand at the Oval on 5th June, the in form Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar spoke to the reporter at the team hotel in Vauxhall at noon about the impact of a good start in the first powerplay.