The toss was scheduled to take place at 2:00pm Bangladesh Standard Time but ended up taking place at 2:30pm.

Shaheen is struggling with his pace and fitness and has been unimpressive in all three games at the World Cup where his four wickets have come at a cost of 139 runs.

"Despite our promising start, we deeply regret not being able to sustain it, resulting in us being limited to a score of 209 runs," Nissanka told reporters on Monday.

Cummins put his critics in their place in Lucknow, dismissing both Sri Lanka openers Pathum Nissanka (61) and Kusal Perera (78) after they had put on 125 for the first wicket.

Prior to the Sunday's fixture in Delhi, the highly anticipated quadrennial tournament was following the expected route, more or less, devoid of any big upset that would force the casual fans to take notice.

Teams tinkering with tactics or playing eleven while building up to a tournament of ICC World Cup's magnitude is quite common. Experiments, by definition, can go either way, but it is rarely seen that a successful move can even end up backfiring.

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma insists his team cannot afford to be "arrogant or loud" when they face the Netherlands in the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday, wary of the shock defeat they suffered against the Dutch at the World T20 last year.

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke had claimed that 30-year-old Cummins was to be left out of the team.

A member of the Bangladesh team management on Monday finally talked to the media about skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s latest injury concern but still could not present a clear picture regarding the matter.

Leg-spinner Adam Zampa played through pain to return figures of 4-47 and help Australia down Sri Lanka by five wickets for their first win at the 2023 Cricket World Cup yesterday.

Leg-spinner Adam Zampa returned figures of 4-47 while Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis hit fifties to help Australia down Sri Lanka by five wickets for their first win at the 2023 Cricket World Cup on Monday.

 The game has been delayed due to rain, preceded by overwhelming wind around.

Team director Khaled Mahmud informed that the champion cricketer is currently feeling 'no pain'. 

Shaheen is struggling with his pace and fitness and has been unimpressive in all three games at the World Cup where his four wickets have come at a cost of 139 runs.

This was the Afghan side’s second ever win in ODI World Cups and it also ranks high amongst the biggest upsets ever in the tournament.

Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis won the toss and elected to bat first against fellow winless Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup on Monday.

"I’m sincerely sorry for the unfortunate incident that took place at the team hotel yesterday,' read the inscription on a photo he posted on his official Facebook page.

Afghanistan pulled off the first upset in the ongoing edition of the World Cup, defeating England by 69 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Mendis is his country's marathon man, making 76 and 122 in the two defeats to South Africa and Pakistan.

Australia captain Pat Cummins admitted Sunday the five-time champions have "got to start winning and start winning quick" to rescue their faltering World Cup campaign, but his statement also stands true for Sri Lanka, who they face today.