Bangladesh cancelled their training session in Delhi on Friday to safeguard their players from the air pollution in the city, according to team director Khaled Mahmud. The Bangladesh team had arrived in Delhi on Wednesday for their World Cup match against Sri Lanka on November 6. They had initially scheduled three training sessions at Arun
Big picture – Place in the semi-finals at stake New Zealand vs Pakistan is one of the games with extremely high stakes left in the league stage of the World Cup. Till some days ago, it looked like the four semi-finalists were locked in, with New Zealand in there and Pakistan just out. Things have
Western Australia 241 and 8 for 0 trail South Australia 264 (Manenti 86*, Paris 6-74) by 15 runs Western Australia quick Joel Paris shredded South Australia’s top-order to leave their Sheffield Shield game in the balance after day two. After bowling WA out for 241, the Redbacks made 264 with Ben Manenti top-scoring with 86.
Perth Scorchers 172 for 4 (Mooney 59*, Devine 52, Coyte 2-34) beat Melbourne Renegades 171 for 6 (Harmanpreet 52*, Wareham 44, King 1-20) by 6 wickets Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine pummelled an under pressure Melbourne Renegades in a well-executed chase as Perth Scorchers recorded a comfortable victory at the WACA. A chase of 172
Big picture: Can England spoil Australia’s semi-final push? Suffice to say, this is not the occasion it was earmarked to be. England versus Australia at the back-end of the group stages, at the most grandiloquent venue that this World Cup can offer. This was intended, at the very least, to be a shoot-out for the
Sri Lanka Cricket has called for “an urgent and comprehensive explanation from the entire coaching staff and selectors” following the team’s 302-run defeat in their World Cup match against India in Mumbai. Sri Lanka lost five of their first seven games to South Africa, Australia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, and have beaten only Netherlands and
Pat Cummins has backed an increase in the 15-man limit on squad sizes at the World Cup, as his Australia side face the prospect of picking a team from just 13 available players against England in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Mitchell Marsh has flown home for family reasons while Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out under
Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan team director, has likened the extensive security ring and life around it as a throwback to “Covid times”. He spoke of the mental toll it can take on the players but isn’t using that as an excuse for their blow-hot-blow-cold performance so far at the 2023 men’s World Cup. “As a
David Willey has described not being awarded a central contract by England as “final nail in the coffin” of his international career, following the announcement of his retirement earlier in the week. Willey, 33, called time on an eight-year England career that had seen him play more than 100 times in the white-ball formats, as
Ben Stokes will have surgery on his left knee after the World Cup as he hopes to “get back to doing what I’ve been known for” ahead of England’s Test series in India early next year. Stokes has been hampered significantly by his chronic knee problem throughout the last 18 months. He has been playing
New Zealand quick Matt Henry has been ruled out of the ODI World Cup due to the hamstring strain he picked up against South Africa with Kyle Jamieson confirmed as his replacement. Jamieson, who was a traveling reserve earlier in the tournament before returning home, had already been called up to join the New Zealand
Allrounder Aaron Hardie will miss Western Australia’s upcoming Marsh Cup and Sheffield Shield matches against New South Wales in Sydney due to a quad strain. Hardie, who recently missed out on the Australia T20I squad to face India after the ODI World Cup, is only expected to be sidelined for a short period with WA
The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. — Top Story: Shami leads rout of Sri Lanka as India advance unbeaten into semi-finals
India 357 for 8 (Gill 92, Kohli 88, Shreyas 82, Madushanka 5-80) beat Sri Lanka 55 (Shami 5-18, Siraj 3-16) by 302 runs India’s fast-bowling trio was so sensational with the new ball that the scores of Sri Lanka’s top five read like a line of binary code: 0, 0, 1, 0, 1. When Shami
Shreyas Iyer has “no problem” dealing with fast bowlers targeting him with short deliveries. The India batter was emphatic as he took on the perception that he has a weakness in his game. “When you say it’s a problem for me, what do you mean?” he started at the post-match press conference after he made
Twenty-five days after starting their campaign, India have become the first team to qualify for the ODI World Cup semi-finals after a mammoth 302-run win over Sri Lanka in Mumbai on Thursday. “I’m very happy knowing we have officially qualified for the semi-finals, it’s been a good effort from the entire squad,” India captain Rohit
Joe Root says he is hurt by the fact that England are propping up the group-stage table of the World Cup after five defeats in six games. But he still believes that they are capable of beating Australia on Saturday in Ahmedabad, and said on Thursday: “Man for man I’d have this team every day
It’s about finding rhythm, hitting right areas, keeping an uncluttered mind, and feeding off the love of the people, Mohammed Shami said after bagging the Player-of-the-Match award for his 5 for 18 in a thumping 302-run win over Sri Lanka in Mumbai, which made India the first team to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals.
Zaka Ashraf, the head of the PCB, has been accused of “flagrant misdoings and unconstitutional decisions” by a member of his own management committee, as the official end of his incumbency approaches. The four-month tenure of the administration led by Ashraf is due to end on November 5, at the end of this week. But
Eoin Morgan has described the idea he should replace Matthew Mott as England’s white-ball coach ahead of next year’s T20 World Cup as “a bit far-fetched” and said that Mott should be given the chance to put things right at next year’s tournament. Morgan, who captained England to their first men’s ODI World Cup in
Marcus Stoinis is likely to be fit to come into the side having recovered from a minor calf problem that has kept him out of the last two matches against the Netherlands and New Zealand but Cameron Green will also be set for a recall while Marnus Labuschagne is likely to remain in the middle
Fast bowler Matt Henry hurt his right hamstring during the World Cup match between South Africa and New Zealand in Pune and left the field midway through his sixth over. James Neesham completed the over, the 27th of South Africa’s innings, and went on to finish with 1 for 69 in 5.3 overs. Henry received
If required, India will not hesitate to field a three-spinner, two-seamer attack, particularly as they await the return of Hardik Pandya. This is what captain Rohit Sharma said on the eve of India’s seventh match in the World Cup, in which they have only once played an XI featuring all three of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep
In the larger context, New Zealand have had a typical campaign in the World Cup so far. They have made the best use of their resources despite injuries, they have been solid in the matches that they were expected to win, and have won one out of the four that could have gone either way.
With 13 matches to go in the league stage of World Cup 2023, here is how the teams stack up in the race to the semi-finals. IndiaPlayed: 6, Pts: 12, NRR: 1.405Remaining matches: vs SL, SA, Neth With 12 points already in the bag and three games still to come, India are almost through to
Mark Wood says that the timing of England’s central contracts announcement is no excuse for the team’s flatlining performances at this year’s World Cup. However, he is already looking beyond this weekend’s clash with Australia in Ahmedabad towards the 2025-26 Ashes tour, after securing a lucrative three-year deal. With England rock-bottom in the World Cup
South Africa 357 for 4 (van der Dussen 133, de Kock 114, Miller 53*, Southee 2-77) beat New Zealand 167 (Phillips 60, Young 33, Maharaj 4-46, Jansen 3-31) by 190 runs One of the advantages of a long-drawn league phase is that teams have an opportunity to make up for indifferent starts. But New Zealand
Big picture: Two teams with contrasting fortunes India. Sri Lanka. The Wankhede. The last time these two teams played an ODI at this venue, the occasion was the 2011 World Cup final. Twelve years later, though, things are a little different. India have lived up to the billing of being the pre-tournament favourites. They have
India captain Rohit Sharma has expressed concern over the worsening air quality in Mumbai, and elsewhere in the country, saying it is important to ensure that future generations can live “without any fear” in India. “In an ideal world, you do not want a situation like this but I am pretty sure that the concerned
Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the ODI World Cup match against England in Ahmedabad after suffering concussion in a golf-related incident on Monday. Maxwell was holding onto the back of a golf cart on the way back from the clubhouse at Kalhaar Blues and Greens Golf Club, outside Ahmedabad, to the team bus