Six of the World Cup's 10 teams are heading back home after missing out on the semi-finals following the conclusion of the group stage on Saturday.

Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon has tried to ramp up the pressure on England by insisting "it's their World Cup to lose" ahead of a hugely anticipated semi-final clash between the arch rivals on Thursday.

Jasprit Bumrah says India have a "good headache" with every player in top form going into Tuesday's World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.

Australia captain Aaron Finch is relishing a "blockbuster" Cricket World Cup semi-final against England at Edgbaston on Thursday but injury concerns threaten to derail the plans of the defending champions.

Geopolitics resurfaced at the Cricket World Cup on Saturday when a plane towing a “Justice for Kashmir” message flew over Headingley during India’s final group game against Sri Lanka.

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis led from the front with a century and Rassie van der Dussen made a superb 95 as the Proteas piled up 325-6 against Australia in the World Cup’s concluding group match on Saturday.

Holding their own in unfamiliar conditions is a positive to savour for batsman Liton Das despite Bangladesh’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup ending at Lord’s.

There’s no point in head scratching or pondering on ways to turn back time, it’s done. Bangladesh have exited the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and boarded their flight back home from England yesterday.

Bangladesh’s World Cup ended with a crushing defeat against Pakistan at Lord’s on Friday. It was an anticlimactic finish to an otherwise fantastic run by the Tigers in the showpiece event that had started brilliantly for them with a fabulous victory against South Africa

One of the recurring themes of Bangladesh’s World Cup campaign has been the disappointing performance of the one batsman most fans would have been looking at to set the biggest stage alight for the Tigers.

I went to Lords to watch our match against Pakistan, hoping that we could repeat our win of 1999 (that too as an ICC Associate Member) in our very first World Cup after failing to qualify in the previous five. Legendary names adorned the Pakistan Team 20 years ago in Northampton – Saeed Anwar, Shaheed Afridi, Ijaj Ahmed, Inzamanul Huq, Moin Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Yunus, Shoaib Akhter, Saqlain Mushtaq and against all odds we won. ICC Full Membership and Test status was secured the following year.

David Warner held firm for Australia after they lost early wickets during a stiff run-chase against South Africa on Saturday in a match the holders needed to win to finish top of the World Cup group table.

For the first six matches, Bangladesh could have been called the success story or the surprise package of this World Cup, but the Tigers ended their campaign with a whimper by losing their last two matches against India and Pakistan.

South Africa’s campaign in the ongoing World Cup is surely one they would like to sooner forget. However, in their last match of the

He entered the record books with a six-wicket haul against Bangladesh in the World Cup and young Pakistan speedstar Shaheen Afridi said it was “incredible” to achieve the feat at Lord’s here.

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur admitted his side’s failed World Cup campaign left him with mixed feeling as they crashed out despite beating Bangladesh by 94 runs on Friday.

Before Gary Pratt there was Ian Gould. The English umpire will be in the middle for the final time in India’s clash with Sri Lanka at Headingley.

England are now chasing history at this World Cup but, on home soil, Adil Rashid knows it is vital that they do not get carried away with the occasion.

Every World Cup failure for Pakistan sparks a wave of reviews and sackings and the promise of a fresh approach -- until the team wins again and all is forgotten.

With Sri Lanka reeling on 55 for four, Angelo Mathews rescued the Islanders alongside Lahiru Thirimanne. The pair stitched a 124-run