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Bengaluru: New Zealand posted a mammoth 401 for six against Pakistan in a crucial World Cup match here Saturday. This is only the second time that the 400-run mark has been breached in the ongoing showpiece. South Africa had broken Australia's 2015 record with a...

Ahmedabad: England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bowl in their World Cup match against arch-rivals Australia here Saturday. For Australia, all-rounders Marcus Stoinis and Cameron Green came in for injured Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Marsh, who has returned home for personal...

Lucknow: Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has dedicated his team's seven-wicket win over the Netherlands in the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup to lakhs of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, who are facing deportation. The majority of Afghanistan refugees are facing deportation after Pakistan ordered the...

Bengaluru: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in a World Cup match here Saturday. Pakistan made one change, bringing Hasan Ali in place of Usama Mir. New Zealand made three changes with fit-again Kane Williamson returning to...

New Delhi: Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was Saturday ruled out of the ongoing World Cup after failing to recover from his ankle injury. Pacer Prasidh Krishna, who has played 17 ODIs, has been named Pandya's replacement in the Indian squad, the ICC said in...

Ahmedabad: Australia and England have endured widely contrasting fates in the World Cup with one firmly on course for the semifinal while the other barely surviving. But Saturday when the two Ashes rivals clash, a lot will be on the line for the adversaries who...

Bengaluru: An injury-tormented New Zealand will seek resurgence while Pakistan need a continuation of their recent resurrection, and that subtext of desperation could turn their crucial World Cup match into a classic here Saturday. The fortunes of New Zealand and Pakistan went through sharp curves...

Lucknow: Afghanistan beat Netherlands by seven wickets for their fourth win in the World Cup here Friday. Afghanistan dismissed the Netherlands for a paltry 179 before chasing down the target in 31.3 overs. Rahmat Shah and Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi scored 52 off 54 balls...

Lucknow: Afghanistan dismissed the Netherlands for a paltry 179 in their World Cup match here Friday. Opting to bat, Sybrand Engelbrecht made a 86-ball 58 to emerge as the top-scorer, while Max ODowd (42) and Colin Ackermann (29) also chipped in with useful runs but...

Mumbai: It was Hindi film superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s 58th birthday Thursday and a slew of personalities were seen attending the celebration. However, it was the former India captain MS Dhoni who took the spotlight. Dhoni was in Mumbai to attend his friend SRK’s birthday...