ADELAIDE: England were knocked out of the World Cup by a spirited Bangladesh who grabbed a quarter-final spot following a dramatic 15-run victory in a tight Pool A match in Adelaide on Monday. Put into bat, Mahmudullah struck Bangladesh’s first … read more
SYDNEY: Glenn Maxwell hit the second-fastest World Cup century as Australia beat Sri Lanka by 64 runs to reach the quarter-finals on Sunday. Chasing 377 to win, Sri Lanka finished on 312-9 with Dinesh Chandimal not returning to the field … read more
AUCKLAND: Pakistani cricketer Sarfaraz Ahmed, the star of yesterday’s match against South Africa, said on Sunday that he has never had any dispute with Coach Waqar Younis and in fact he considered him as his big brother. He went on … read more
AUCKLAND: A hostile trio of Pakistan left-arm fast bowlers took full advantage of a pitch freshened by rain to hand pre-tournament favourites South Africa their second defeat in the cricket World Cup at Eden Park on Saturday. Man-of-the-match Sarfraz Ahmed … read more
AUCKLAND: Wicket-keeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed is expected to make his World Cup debut when Pakistan face South Africa on Saturday. Pressure had been building to include Sarafaz in the playing 11 after the poor performance of Nasir Jamshed as an … read more