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Tahir has taken eight wickets in five matches so far in the tournament. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Imran Tahir two wickets away from breaking record

South Africa will also be looking forward to beat New Zealand and take revenge of the defeat they faced in the 2015...

19 Jun 2019 12:09 PM IST

Stoinis picked up a left side strain during Australias match against India on June 9 and due to the injury, he missed the next two matches for his side. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Marcus Stoinis will soon make a comeback for Australia

However, coach Justin Langer did not offer a concrete answer over when Stoinis will make a comeback in the playing XI.

19 Jun 2019 12:08 PM IST

Out of the four matches, India has now won three and they have a total of seven points. The Virat Kohli-led Men in blue have defeated South Africa, Australia and Pakistan while their match against New Zealand got abandoned due to rain. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: India Pakistan match becomes the most tweeted ODI match

The official hashtags like #TeamIndia and #WeHaveWeWill trended very well.

19 Jun 2019 11:08 AM IST

Trent Boult comments came ahead of his sides World Cup clash against South Africa. The Proteas have been on a dismal run in the tournament as they have only managed to win one match whereas, New Zealand, on the other side, have defeated all the team they have played against and are unbeaten so far in the tournament. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Trent Boult enjoys playing against AB de Villiers

Soon after De Villiers expressed his desire to play in the premier tournament, his offer was rejected.

19 Jun 2019 10:20 AM IST

In a match against Afghanistan, Joe Root entered with 279 runs under his belt. The 28-year-old batsman hit 88 runs off 82 balls to climb up and sit at the second place in the most-runs table. (Photo:AP/PTI)

ICC CWC'19: Joe Root becomes second highest run-scorer

Root along with Jonny Bairstow (90) built a 120-run stand, before stitching a devastating 189-run partnership with his...

19 Jun 2019 9:51 AM IST

Morgan clobbered 17 sixes, one more than the previous record shared by Indias Rohit Sharma, West Indies Chris Gayle and South African AB de Villiers, in an audacious display of ball-striking at Old Trafford. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Eoin Morgan states he never thought he would hit a record...

Morgan was on 28 when Dawlat Zadran dropped him in the deep, a mistake Afghanistan were left to rue as the southpaw tore...

19 Jun 2019 9:36 AM IST

Quinton De Kock, who scored a half-century in the low-scoring match against Afghanistan last time out, said the team were in a good place despite defeats by England, Bangladesh and India. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Proteas is confident before crucial game vs New Zealand...

New Zealand are in a strong position to qualify for the semi-finals, sitting third in the table behind Australia after 3...

19 Jun 2019 9:22 AM IST

With only one win after losing their first three matches and having one match abandoned due to rain, Wednesdays game is a must-win encounter for South Africa as they bid to stay alive in the tournament. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: New Zealand are focussing on their own game says Trent...

New Zealand are one of two unbeaten teams at the World Cup along with India, and they are well-placed to qualify for the...

19 Jun 2019 9:06 AM IST

The spin-heavy Asians pinned their hopes on Rashid, the poster boy of Afghan cricket, who tops the list of T20 bowlers and is ranked third in the ODI list, to contain Englands formidable batting order. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Gulbadin Naib defends Rashid Khan after Eoin Morgan's...

Afghanistan stay rooted to the bottom of the points table after their five defeats in as many matches.

19 Jun 2019 8:51 AM IST

Eoin Morgan rewrote the record books on Tuesday, clobbering 17 sixes - the most in a one-day international innings - in a blistering century. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Eoin Morgan smashes 148 as England crushed Afghanistan by...

Morgan smashed a career-best 148 with 118 coming from sixes and fours off 71 balls to power England to 397-6.

19 Jun 2019 8:31 AM IST

South Africas Andile Phehlukwayo (left) and Faf Du Plessis at a practice session. (Photo: AFP)

Black Caps on safari

Injuries to pacers Dale Steyn and Anrich Norje have hurt the South African bowling unit severely.

19 Jun 2019 2:51 AM IST

Last year, Rashid Khan became the youngest bowler to clinch the top spot in ICC ODI bowlers rankings. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Rashid Khan bowls most expensive spell in World Cup...

England skipper Eoin Morgan hit 17 sixes in his innings, recording the most number of sixes by a batsman in a single...

18 Jun 2019 8:44 PM IST