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India record breaker Kohli, sensational Shami down New Zealand to reach World Cup final 15 Nov 2023 - 08:29 pm

Mumbai: Virat Kohli scored a record-breaking 50th one-day international hundred and Mohammed Shami took seven wickets as India beat New Zealand by 70...

Babar Azam resigns as Pakistan captain after World Cup flop 15 Nov 2023 - 06:34 pm

Lahore, Pakistan: Babar Azam said Wednesday he was resigning as Pakistan captain in all three formats following the team's Cricket World Cup flop...

Kohli scores record 50th one-day international hundred 15 Nov 2023 - 03:54 pm

Mumbai: India's Virat Kohli scored a record 50th one-day international hundred when he reached three figures in the World Cup semi-final against New...

India wins the toss, bats first in the Cricket World Cup semifinal against New Zealand 15 Nov 2023 - 11:31 am

Mumbai, India: India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss Wednesday and opted to bat first against New Zealand in the first of the...

Joker Williamson climbs press conference 'Everest' at World Cup 14 Nov 2023 - 01:15 pm

Mumbai: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson proved as adept at facing tricky deliveries off the pitch as he is on it after a...

India wary of World Cup's 'glorious uncertainties' 13 Nov 2023 - 02:00 pm

New Delhi: India are the overwhelming favourites to lift a third World Cup but a star of the country's 1983 breakthrough triumph has...

Sri Lanka cricket skipper pleads for ICC suspension to end 12 Nov 2023 - 04:50 pm

Colombo: Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis appealed Sunday for the governing International Cricket Council to lift its suspension of the country over alleged...

India's Shreyas Iyer hits his first World Cup century 12 Nov 2023 - 04:31 pm

Bengaluru, India: Shreyas Iyer struck his first World Cup century to put India on course for a big total against the Netherlands in...

England defeat Pakistan by 93 runs at World Cup 11 Nov 2023 - 07:19 pm

Kolkata: England brought the curtain down on their Cricket World Cup title defence on Saturday by defeating Pakistan by 93 runs. Ben Stokes...

ICC suspends Cricket Sri Lanka over political meddling 10 Nov 2023 - 07:24 pm

Colombo: The International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Sri Lanka's cricket board on Friday, saying it had failed to ensure there was no government...

I expected more, says Afghanistan captain Shahidi as World Cup dream slips away 10 Nov 2023 - 09:53 am

Ahmedabad:Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said yesterday that he had “wanted and expected more” at the World Cup as dreams of a semi-final place...

Cricket World Cup semi-final qualification scenarios 09 Nov 2023 - 06:31 pm

Bengaluru, India: New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in their last league match on Thursday to all but book their semi-final...

Nidamanuru says 'funnier things have happened' as Dutch look to upset India 08 Nov 2023 - 08:41 pm

Pune, India: Netherlands all-rounder Teja Nidamanuru said "funnier things have happened" when asked to assess his side's chances of finishing their World Cup...

Glenn Maxwell astonishing 201 leads Australia past Afghanistan at Cricket World Cup 07 Nov 2023 - 08:26 pm

Mumbai, India:Glenn Maxwell produced one of the most astonishing Cricket World Cup innings by smashing 201 not out off 128 balls on Tuesday...

Sri Lanka court restores sacked cricket board 07 Nov 2023 - 10:38 am

Colombo: Sri Lanka's Court of Appeal quashed the sports minister's decision to sack the country's cricket board and restored the expelled officials on...

'Stuff of dreams', says Kohli after matching Tendulkar century record 05 Nov 2023 - 05:27 pm

Kolkata: Virat Kohli said it was "the stuff of dreams" to equal Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 one-day international centuries on Sunday. On...

Birthday boy Kohli equals Tendulkar's record 49 ODI hundreds 05 Nov 2023 - 03:01 pm

Kolkata: India's Virat Kohli equalled Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 one-day international hundreds when he reached three figures in a World Cup match...