Asked why Bangladesh squad arrived twenty minutes late at Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium yesterday, Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha adopted the humorous route, claiming that their team bus was stuck in first gear.

Does Bangladesh stand a chance to win their World Cup game against an imposing India at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune today?

New Zealand made it four wins from four at the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday with a 149-run thrashing of Afghanistan who came crashing back down after their shock win over defending champions England.

The blunders also allowed New Zealand to eventually escape from a struggling 110-4 to 288-6.

It was a typical team effort by the 2019 runners-up, who registered their fourth successive victory to go top of the points table.

New Zealand made it four wins from four at the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday with a 149-run thrashing of Afghanistan who came crashing back down after their shock win over defending champions England.

India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said that India are not thinking about Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s availability for the upcoming game against Bangladesh on Thursday at Pune and informed that the hosts are more focused on executing their game plan rather than thinking about any particular player.

"Legendary win", "Huge shock", "Miracle of Dharamsala": The Dutch press hailed its heroes Wednesday after the cricketing minnows pulled off a sensational World Cup win over South Africa.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has filed a complaint to the ICC regarding the crowd behaviour during the India-Pakistan game on October 14.

South Africa went into Tuesday's game on the back of impressive wins over Sri Lanka and five-time champions Australia.

Afghanistan pulled off one of the greatest shocks in the history of the tournament when they defeated defending champions England by 69 runs in New Delhi on Sunday. That victory was set up by Gurbaz's 57-ball 80, laced with eight boundaries and four sixes.

There had been a lot of hype surrounding Bangladesh's pace-bowling unit ahead of the ICC World Cup, having made significant strides in the last few years.

Afghanistan will be high on confidence when they take on undefeated New Zealand at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai today after pulling off the first upset in the ongoing ICC World Cup against defending Champions England in their previous match.

Rohit Sharma has led India from the front in their three unbeaten matches of the World Cup to boost his cricket-mad nation's hopes of winning the title at home.

The only non-test playing nation in the tournament pulled off a major upset against the previously unbeaten South Africa, earning a famous victory a year after beating the Proteas in the T20 World Cup.

After two days of rest, sandwiched by Liton Das’ outburst and unclear status of skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s injury, Bangladesh returned to action with all smiles at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune yesterday.

Netherlands defeated mighty South Africa by 38 runs at the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday as the European outsiders humiliated the Proteas for the second time in a year.

Netherlands defeated mighty South Africa by 38 runs at the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday as the European outsiders humiliated the Proteas for the second time in a year.

Bangladesh beat Maldives 2-1 in the second leg of their World Cup pre-qualifiers fixture at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in Bashundhara on Tuesday.

All eyes were on skipper Shakib Al Hasan, who is recovering from a thigh injury that he sustained during Bangladesh's last game against New Zealand in Chennai.