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Eoin Morgan against Afghanista. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Eoin Morgan becomes first batsman to hit 17 sixes in an innings

Morgan's tally surpassed the record of 16 previously shared by India's Rohit Sharma, SA's AB de Villiers and West Indies' Chris Gayle.

18 Jun 2019 6:50 PM

Star seamer Dale Steyn was injured and replaced without bowling a ball, and Hashim Amla and valuable quick Lungi Ngidi have also been hurt and sidelined. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: South Africa looking up ahead of test against unbeaten New Zealand

New Zealand has crushed Sri Lanka, squeaked past Bangladesh, thrashed Afghanistan, and been washed out against India.

18 Jun 2019 6:43 PM

Shakib Al Hasan has now fetched 384 runs in just four innings at the World’s biggest stage, 41 runs clear of top scorer Aaron Finch who have played one innings extra. (Photo:AFP)

ICC World Cup 2019 special: Shakib Al Hasan the core of Bangladeshi cricket team

Since Shakib Al Hasan was promoted to number three, the number one all-rounder has been rock solid for the Bangladeshi team.

18 Jun 2019 5:53 PM

Rank-outsiders Afghanistan, yet to win a game at this tournament, helped England with some woeful outfielding that saw needless runs conceded. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: END vs AFG; Bairstow denied World Cup hundred by Afghanistan

Afghanistan held England to 46-1 off the first ten overs -- their lowest powerplay total so far this World Cup.

18 Jun 2019 5:48 PM

Kuldeep’s ball had an in-air drift of 2.96 degrees combined with a spin of 5.8 degrees.(Photo: AP)

Kuldeep Yadav recreates Shane Warne’s ’Ball of the Century’

Fans couldn’t help but compare the delivery to the ball Shane Warne delivered to Mike Gatting 26 years ago

18 Jun 2019 5:43 PM

When South Africa and Afghanistan came face-to-face, both were on a winless streak in the premier tournament but after the conclusion of the match, South Africa halted their streak as they trounced their competitor by nine-wickets. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: ‘Very desperate’ South Africa can defeat New Zealand: Claude Henderson

New Zealand, who are unbeaten in the tournament so far and sit on the second position on the points table, only behind Australia.

18 Jun 2019 5:39 PM

The hosts New Zealand and four other top teams based on the ICC Women's Championship standings will gain direct qualification for the 2021 tournament. (Photo: AFP)

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2021 dates announced

The 50-over tournament will be the game's fourth event to be fully or jointly hosted in New Zealand.

18 Jun 2019 5:39 PM

The defending champions will now face Bangladesh for their next World Cup clash on June 20. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Australia struggle to find their starting XI after Stoinis injury

Stoinis picked a left side strain while bowling during his team's match against India on 9 June.

18 Jun 2019 5:05 PM

Arjun also scalped his second wicket of the match by dismissing lower-order batsman BBA Geddes. (Photo: PTI)

Watch: Arjun Tendulkar bowls a beauty to dismiss Surrey 2nd XI batsman

While playing for the MCC Young Cricketers, the 19-year-old bowled a beauty to dismiss Nathan Tilley.

18 Jun 2019 4:58 PM

Roy tore his left hamstring in the field during England's eight-wicket win over the West Indies last week. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Jason Roy targets Australia match for WC return

The in-form opening batsman has been ruled out of England's match against Afghanistan at Old Trafford.

18 Jun 2019 4:13 PM

Bangladesh in their last match defeated West Indies by seven wickets after they successfully chased the target of 322 runs. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Shakib Al Hasan becomes highest run-scorer

Shakib with 384 runs under his belt has surpassed Australian skipper Aaron Finch (343).

18 Jun 2019 3:51 PM

Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza have blasted away the Pakistani media, after the media claimed that Malik along with few other team-mates were partying and smoking ‘shisha’ just few hours ahead of the crucial match against India in Manchester. (Photo: realshoaibmalik/instagram)

Shoaib Malik, Sania Mirza hits back at trollers for criticising them un-necessarily

Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis ace, Sania Mirza was also seen in the picture.

18 Jun 2019 3:28 PM

Kohli-led India thrashed Pakistan by 89 runs in the June 16 in Manchester. (Photo: AFP)

'Virat Kohli on his way to being hailed as greatest of all time': Ranveer Singh

Ranveer, who attended the game at Old Trafford, said he is impressed the way Kohli had evolved as a player.

18 Jun 2019 3:12 PM

ICC CWC’19: ENG vs AFG; England win the toss and choose to bat, Roy misses out

Jason Roy currently holds the record for the most runs scored in a single game (153) at this tournament.

18 Jun 2019 2:59 PM

The allegations against the Pakistan players were likely believed easily because of the clumsy mistakes the players displayed while fielding against India (Photo: AFP)

PCB denies ‘careless-attitude’ allegations against Pakistan’s players

Pakistani players were accused of loitering around late at night a day before the match against India.

18 Jun 2019 2:35 PM

New Zealand are 'invincible' in the tournament as they won their first three clashes and the last match against India was called off due to rain. (Photo:AFP)

ICC World Cup 2019: Key players to watch out for in NZ SA clash

Proteas started worst in the World Cup as they lost their first three matches and were only able to win the last against Afghanistan.

18 Jun 2019 2:23 PM

New Zealand are yet to face defeat in the tournament and are lying second on the table with three wins and a washout. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Proteas look to avenge 2015 semifinal defeat as Kiwis seek 1st place

SA had a dismal start to their World Cup campaign, losing 3 straight games followed by a wash-out before registering 1st win vs Afghanistan.

18 Jun 2019 2:10 PM

Rohit Sharma is confident that they will slowly be able to build up the right level of communication required in such big event. In fact against Pakistan, Rohit Sharma allowed KL Rahul to take first strike, which he normally does when Shikhar Dhawan is around. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Rohit Sharma says he can overcome communication issues with KL Rahul

Dhawan's fractured left-hand has put Rahul in the line of fire in a stage like World Cup.

18 Jun 2019 1:57 PM

The semi-finals will commence from July 9, whereas the final is scheduled to take place on July 14 at Lord's. (Photo: AP)

Yuvraj Singh predicts semi-finalists of ICC World Cup 2019

The biggest disappointment of the tournament, so far, have been Faf du Plessis-led South Africa.

18 Jun 2019 1:53 PM

England sit on the fourth place with six points. On the other hand, Afghanistan are placed at the bottom of the table with four losses in as many games. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Key players to watch out in England-Afghanistan clash

Both England and Afghanistan are yet to win a World Cup trophy.

18 Jun 2019 1:24 PM

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