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The 1996 champions next play South Africa. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Sri Lanka to carry on wearing 'lucky' yellow shirts

Dimuth Karunaratne's side revived their flagging campaign by upsetting hosts at Headingley to blow the race for the semi-finals wide open.

26 Jun 2019 8:25 PM

Pakistan were off to a cracking start as Mohammed Amir (1/63) struck with his first delivery. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Neesham, de Grandhomme rescue NZ after sensational start from Pakistan

De Grandhomme's run out ended the fighting stand but Neesham stayed till the end and finished the innings in style by hitting a six.

26 Jun 2019 8:17 PM

Gayle, who has amassed more than 10,000 runs in ODIs, admitted winning the World Cup would have been the ideal end to his career. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Chris Gayle says he is among West Indies greats

The swashbuckling opener is still hoping the West Indies can sneak into the World Cup semi-finals.

26 Jun 2019 8:05 PM

West Indies had a good start to their World Cup campaign as they thrashed Pakistan by seven wickets in their opening match. (Photo: PTI)

'Match against India will be an opportunity to showcase our skills', says Holder

West Indies were given a big blow in the tournament as their star all-rounder Andre Russell was ruled out of the World Cup.

26 Jun 2019 6:50 PM

David Warner and Mitchell Starc have been grabbing all the headlines due to their stellar form lately. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Australia are dominating these stats

Australia are leading the charts with most runs, most wickets, most wins and highest individual score of the tournament.

26 Jun 2019 6:12 PM

Before the match against Australia, the team lost against Sri Lanka by 20-runs. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: ICC CWC’19: Twitterati hails Australia for reaching the semis first

England still continues to be at fourth after the loss, while the Australians have gone to the top with 12 points after 3 straight wins.

26 Jun 2019 5:56 PM

The 39-year-old had last month stated that he would call it quits after the ongoing World Cup (Photo: File))

Chris Gayle plans retirement after home series against India in August

India's tour of West Indies comprises three T20 Internationals, three ODIs followed by a couple of Test matches.

26 Jun 2019 5:46 PM

Kumar (29) had sustained an injury against Pakistan and missed the game against Afghanistan. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Tendulkar picks Bhuvneshwar over hat-trick man Shami

The Master Blaster picked 'Bhuvi', as pacer is commonly known, for his sheer ability to trouble swashbuckling West Indies batsman Gayle.

26 Jun 2019 5:43 PM

England were stumbling at 26-3 with James Vince, Joe Root and Morgan back in the pavilion by the end of the sixth over. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: England criticised for not making most of conditions against Australia

Although England won the toss and elected to bowl at an overcast Lord’s, Morgan was let down by his bowlers.

26 Jun 2019 5:19 PM

Warner’s facial gesture shows that Ricky must have said something which ridiculed Warner. (Photo:AP/PTI)

ICC CWC'19: Did Warner actually engage in verbal spat with Ponting; watch video

A video has surfaced online, in which David Warner was seen exchanging heated arguments with Ponting.

26 Jun 2019 5:00 PM

Kevin Pietersen is back on the headlines again after he predicted that England would win the game easily despite reeling under pressure at 53-4 in the 14th over. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: KP predicts easy win for England vs Australia, gets heavily trolled

England needed to chase down 286 to win the match.

26 Jun 2019 4:09 PM

New Zealand have named an unchanged side for the fifth game in a row (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

New Zealand win toss, elect to bat against Pakistan in delayed match

The start of the match was delayed by an hour because of wet ground condition but no overs were lost.

26 Jun 2019 4:02 PM

If Pakistan win today, they will have seven points from seven matches. (Photo: AP)

Michael Vaughan, Mark Waugh engage in funny Twitter banter ahead of NZ-PAK clash

England will next take on India and NZ and they would be desperately hoping for Pakistan's loss today to ease pressure on themselves.

26 Jun 2019 3:35 PM

Rabada scalped 12 wickets from 12 games before the team management chose to call him back for World Cup. The 24-year-old pacer sustained a back injury at the business end of the World Cup. (Photo: File)

ICC CWC'19: Can IPL be blamed for Rabada’s dismal World Cup performance?

Despite the AB De Villiers retirement saga, the whole team has failed to satisfy the fans with its performance.

26 Jun 2019 3:24 PM

With less than two weeks left for the first semi-final game, Every team is yet to play at least two more matches. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC’19: How these 4 teams can still qualify for the semi-finals

England's loss means the fourth spot on the table opens up to four other contenders- Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and West Indies.

26 Jun 2019 3:24 PM

India will face West Indies in their next match of ICC World Cup 2019 at Old Trafford, Manchester. (Photo: PTI)

ICC CWC'19: Virat Kohli just 37 runs away from this massive world record

Kohli, who has scored 66 tons in his illustrious international career is yet to score a ton in the ongoing World Cup 2019.

26 Jun 2019 3:02 PM

The former skipper retired in 2007 after a dismal West Indies campaign in the World Cup. (Photo: AP)

West Indies legend Brian Lara discharged from hospital

Lara released an audio recording on Tuesday night in which he said he was 'fine'.

26 Jun 2019 2:33 PM

The 29-year-old took his maiden international five-for thanks to figures of 5/44. (Photo: AFP)

'I don't see why Mitch and I can't play in the same eleven', says Behrendorff

Behrendorff was brought into the side for just his eighth ODI due to England's historic struggles against left-arm pacemen.

26 Jun 2019 2:25 PM

Lara is viewed as the greatest batsman to play for West Indies. (Photo: AP)

Brian Lara releases audio message for fans after hospitalisation due to chest pain

The cricketer was admitted to Global Hospital in Parel after he complained of chest pain.

26 Jun 2019 1:34 PM

The West Indies is a team loaded with fast bowlers so it could be a bit easier for Dhoni to rotate the strike. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Can Dhoni overcome slow batting against depleted West Indies?

As the league phase hits the home stretch, India will look to ensure a smooth passage into the semi-finals with yet another victory.

26 Jun 2019 1:17 PM

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