Sports, Cricket, 5th Jul 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 05 Jul 2019

Sports, Cricket, 05 Jul 2019

Bangladesh reached 8-0 in the 2nd over at Lord's. New Zealand joined Australia, India and England in the last four. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Pakistan's World Cup hopes end at Lord's against Bangladesh

Babar scored 474 runs in the group stage, a record by a Pakistan batter at a single edition of the World Cup.

05 Jul 2019 8:15 PM

The two sportsmen then engage in a fun banter as Kane asks Kohli "do you like football?" To which the India captain said, "I love football." (Photo: Harry Kane/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: Virat Kohli gets cheeky World Cup wish from Harry Kane

Kane in a tweet shared a video wherein he can be seen spending time with Kohli at the Home of Cricket, Lord's.

05 Jul 2019 5:55 PM

"The team will reach Sri Lanka on 20th July and three ODIs, all at the R. Premadasa Stadium are scheduled on 26th, 29th and 31st July"an official from Bangladesh, told to this reporter. (Photo: AFP)

Bangladesh confirms Sri Lanka tour

The tour was in doubts after the terrorists attacks on Easter Sunday in April this year.

05 Jul 2019 4:40 PM

Azhar suggested that Jadeja, who is yet to feature at the World Cup, would be a useful addition with his left-arm spin and powerful batting. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Mohd Azharuddin wants Ravindra Jadeja in India's semi-final line-up

Virat Kohli's India have already booked their spot in the final four ahead of their last league game against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

05 Jul 2019 4:29 PM

Qureshi said that the use of stadium for anti-Pakistan propaganda is worth concerning (Photo: ANI)

ICC CWC'19: Qureshi questions display of anti-Pakistan banners at World Cup matches

Qureshi discussed the matter with British High Commissioner Thomas Drew on Thursday.

05 Jul 2019 4:12 PM

Meanwhile, hosts England, who’ve booked the third spot for the semis, must end with 12 points. Moreover, they also can’t not finish higher or lower than India as all their group matches have ended. Currently, Australia tops the points table with 14 points, while India remain at second with 13 points. India will look to avoid England who are currently pummelling the opponents by a huge margin. (Photo:AP/AFP)

ICC CWC’19: Here are the teams that could play versus India in the World Cup semis

The fourth semi-finalist is yet to be confirmed fully, depending on the match between Bangladesh and Pakistan.

05 Jul 2019 4:09 PM

Stopping Sharma from a fifth gives Malinga another motivation to try and finish his World Cup career in style. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Lasith Malinga seeks to ruin India's bid for top spot

India has booked an appointment in the semifinals, and Sri Lanka can ruin India's bid to top the standings in their group match finale.

05 Jul 2019 4:02 PM

Shoaib Malik was one of the Pakistan players put under the crooshairs when the team lost to India on June 16. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Shoaib Malik deserves a farewell dinner and not match', says Wasim Akram

Malik played in just three of Pakistan’s matches and scored only eight runs in one, while being dismissed for a duck in the other two.

05 Jul 2019 3:52 PM

Captain Aaron Finch said the nets session injuries were not ideal but the batsmen needed to be ready to face top-shelf quicks like India’s Jasprit Bumrah and South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Train hard, play easy', says Justin Langer after bruising nets session

A win over South Africa would almost certainly mean Australia lock in a semi-final against New Zealand at the same ground.

05 Jul 2019 3:09 PM

The 25-year-old added that the team will improve from here and use this result as a platform for the next four year. (Photo: File)

ICC CWC'19: 'It was definitely learning experience', says Shai Hope

Finishing at the ninth position of the points table, West Indies were only able to win two games.

05 Jul 2019 3:03 PM

Naib said fitness was a big issue with the team and they needed better preparation to make any impact in an international tournament. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Afghanistan skipper Naib apologises to fans for their winless campaign

Afghanistan’s repeated tinkering with their batting order also hurt the side, who finished with nine defeats in as many matches.

05 Jul 2019 2:55 PM

In his last 6 ODI innings against Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma has converted his last three half centuries to centuries. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Rohit Sharma one innings away from breaking 3 big records

Sharma is currently the highest run scorer of the tournament, standing at 544 runs in seven innings.

05 Jul 2019 2:13 PM

As of now, Sachin Tendulkar holds the most number of 50 plus scores in a single World cup. Sachin achieved this feat during the 2003 World Cup. During the 2003 edition, Tendulkar had scored 673 runs from 11 matches in which he notched up six 50s and one ton, i.e seven 50 plus scores. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

ICC CWC’19: Another World Cup record of Sachin Tendulkar is in danger

The 32-year-old Bangladeshi player is on the brink of breaking one of out of many World Cup records of Sachin.

05 Jul 2019 1:53 PM

In all the matches so far, Dhoni has managed only 47 runs in 81 balls against the spinners. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: India seek answers to middle-order puzzle ahead of semi-final

Indian team management has been heavily dependent on Plan A, which is a success from their top-order.

05 Jul 2019 1:25 PM

Pakistan's hope may even end at the toss, as Pakistan will be out of the semis race if Bangladesh opts to bat first. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Key players to watch out for in Pakistan-Bangladesh clash

As of now, Pakistan are placed fifth in the points table with nine points from eight matches played so far.

05 Jul 2019 1:08 PM

Stead’s team are almost certainly going to seal the fourth semi-final spot later on Friday (Photo: BLACKCAPS/ Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: New Zealand coach confident that team can fire in semi-finals

It would be the eighth time New Zealand have advanced to the semi-finals and Stead was confident his team had put their losses behind them.

05 Jul 2019 1:04 PM

Dhoni's various bats ahead of the England game (Photo: Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: Why Dhoni has been sporting multiple bat logos recently

The player has so far been spotted sporting bats from at least three brands.

05 Jul 2019 12:39 PM

Sri Lanka will take on India in their last game of the World Cup on July 6. (Photo: File)

ICC CWC'19: 'Sri Lanka did not play well', says Angelo Mattews

According to him Sri Lanka played well in patches but not that well to qualify to the semis.

05 Jul 2019 12:07 PM

International Cricket Council (ICC) in a tweet gave a hint that this match was probably Gayle's last ODI appearance. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Chris Gayle misses out on becoming highest ODI scorer for West Indies

The 39-year-old was just 17 runs shy of surpassing Lara's 10348 runs and becoming the highest run-scorer for West Indies.

05 Jul 2019 12:00 PM

Gayle played the last match of his fifth and final World Cup against Afghanistan. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'World to miss Gayle era when he will retire': WI teammates

The West Indies legend has decided to end his international career after playing the home series against India next month.

05 Jul 2019 11:57 AM

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