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Hundreds of millions tune in to Men’s Cricket World Cup: ICC

The event that runs from October 5 to November 19 has seen fans in India through global broadcast partner Disney Star consuming more Men’s Cricket World Cup cricket than ever before. 
27 October 2023, 18:30 PM

Survival at stake for Tigers

Bangladesh are up against the Netherlands at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens today in their sixth fixture of the ongoing ICC World Cup as the Tigers look to stay mathematically alive to progress beyond the group stage.  
27 October 2023, 18:00 PM

South Africa edge Pakistan in thriller

South Africa survived a late charge from Pakistan to pull off a thrilling one-wicket win and move closer to the semifinals of the World Cup on Friday.
27 October 2023, 18:00 PM

South Africa beat Pakistan by one wicket in World Cup thriller

South Africa survived a late charge from Pakistan to pull off a thrilling one-wicket win and move closer to the semi-finals of the World Cup on Friday.
27 October 2023, 17:19 PM

Four-wicket Shamsi helps South Africa dismiss Pakistan for 270

Left-arm spinner Tabraiz Shamsi grabbed four wickets as South Africa bowled out Pakistan for 270 in their World Cup match in Chennai on Friday.
27 October 2023, 12:46 PM

Theekshana hails Mathews impact after England upset

Theekshana credited Mathews and player of the match Lahiru Kumara (3-35) for getting them back on track after England made a good start
27 October 2023, 11:56 AM

Pandya to miss England game: reports

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya will reportedly miss Sunday's World Cup match against England in Lucknow as he continues to recover from an ankle injury.
26 October 2023, 07:55 AM

‘Need you to fire up’: Afridi tips Iftikhar to play Maxwell’s role for Pakistan

Afridi, who still holds the record for most sixes in ODIs, believes that Iftikhar has what it takes to play such a knock. 
26 October 2023, 06:36 AM

‘Truly gentleman’: Gurbaz lauds Babar Azam

In a heartwarming display of sportsmanship, Babar gifted his bat to Gurbaz after Afghanistan secured a historic victory over Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. 
26 October 2023, 03:04 AM

Close encounters a rare kind at Cricket World Cup

Afghanistan have beaten both reigning champions England and former title winners Pakistan at the ongoing World Cup in India, with the Netherlands defeating an otherwise impressive South Africa.
26 October 2023, 03:00 AM

‘Look down at surface, not up’ the mantra for Proteas

South Africa flew into the Cricket World Cup a little under the radar but the awesome range of their power hitting has seen the side post the top three scores in the tournament, which stand-in captain Aiden Markram puts down to their adaptability.
26 October 2023, 01:15 AM

'Everything is must-win now'

England will enter their clash with Sri Lanka in Bengaluru today barely above the bottom of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup standings with just 0.005 in net run rate separating the 2019 champions and last-placed Bangladesh.
26 October 2023, 01:00 AM

Shakib on a solo mission?

Bangladesh team reached Kolkata yesterday after their hopes of a semifinals berth in ICC World Cup was all but dashed in Mumbai following a crushing 149-run defeat against South Africa.
25 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Records galore as Aussies thrash the Netherlands

Glenn Maxwell’s fastest World Cup century off 40 balls and 104 by David Warner led Australia to a record World Cup 309-run rout of the Netherlands on Wednesday for their third straight victory at the tournament.
25 October 2023, 18:00 PM

Head misses out as Australia opt to bat

Australia have won the toss and elected to bat in the match against the Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi today.
25 October 2023, 08:12 AM

'Bangladesh wasting Mahmudullah'

Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haque felt that the Bangladesh team management were wasting Mahmudullah's talents by playing him only as a finisher given that the top-order is still struggling.
25 October 2023, 07:29 AM

Was Mahmudullah’s celebration just to prove a point?

Mahmudullah Riyad's inclusion to the Bangladesh World Cup squad had been a dramatic one as the experienced campaigner got back into the side during the New Zealand series at home.
25 October 2023, 06:28 AM

Couple of more wins can make people stop joking: Logan van Beek

"I watched a Dutch sports show this morning and they were talking about cricket and laughing how it's pretty similar to a nine to five job, how long it takes, and they're making a few other jokes," said Van Beek.
25 October 2023, 03:54 AM

Aussies look to crank up a notch

After a wobbling start that made everyone question their World Cup pedigree, the five-time champions are now back where they had hoped to be with the tricky Netherlands the Aussies' next opponent in India.
25 October 2023, 01:35 AM

What went wrong with Pakistan?

Pakistan's chances of making the semifinals of the Cricket World Cup are on a knife-edge after their eight-wicket defeat to Afghanistan on Monday in Chennai.
25 October 2023, 01:15 AM