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Malinga, who finished with figures of 4-43, became only the fourth bowler to capture 50 or more wickets in the competition after Australias Glenn McGrath (71), his compatriot Muttiah Muralitharan (68) and Pakistans Wasim Akram (55). (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...

5 July 2019 4:02 PM IST

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',...

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

5 July 2019 3:52 PM IST

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

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

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

5 July 2019 3:09 PM IST

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.

5 July 2019 3:03 PM IST

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...

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

5 July 2019 2:55 PM IST

Rohit Sharma, whose 104 off 92 balls in the 28-run win over Bangladesh guided India to the World Cup semi-finals, on Tuesday struck record-equalling fourth century in a single edition of the mega-event. (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.

5 July 2019 2:13 PM IST

Sachin Tendulkar at the launch (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.

5 July 2019 1:53 PM IST

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...

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

5 July 2019 1:25 PM IST

Pakistans 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.

5 July 2019 1:08 PM IST

Steads 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...

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

5 July 2019 1:04 PM IST

Dhonis 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.

5 July 2019 12:39 PM IST

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.

5 July 2019 12:07 PM IST