Having failed to replicate their success from the first game against Pakistan, West Indies need to win each of their remaining four matches to stay in contention for the semi-finals race.

India’s progress at the World Cup has been an ascending march so far. They have put on complete performances in each of their three completed games. While the top-order has consistently given good starts, the bowlers, aided by some good fielding, have backed it up

Lasith Malinga insisted he had done nothing new after starring in Sri Lanka’s stunning World Cup win over England at Headingley on Friday.

After scoring 29 runs with the bat, Sri Lankan all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva was instrumental with his off-spin against England

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal was disappointed at his lack of form at the World Cup especially because he was unable to make good on his decent starts.

Just when it looked like Ben Stokes’s heroic knock will deny Sri Lanka their second win and a chance to rise up to fifth in the tournament at Headingly in Leeds, Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Pradeep bagged the last England wicket, that of Mark Wood to give the Lankans a 20-run victory.

Australia skipper Aaron Finch admits that the way Bangladesh chased the mammoth 381 for five posted by his team gave him a headache at times.

Bangladesh's inability to strike with the new ball cost them dearly in their World Cup match against Australia, skipper Mashrafe Mortaza says after their 48-run loss on Thursday.

“I think we still have a chance. I don’t think any of my teammates are thinking along those lines [a fifth-place finish]. We have a chance if we win three matches. If God forbid we don’t have anything to play for, then we will think about No 5.”

Bangladesh lost their rare bout against World champions Australia by a margin of 48 runs at Trent Bridge yesterday. The defeat certainly served as a blow to Bangladesh’s dream for a place in the semifinals of the World Cup. It also a lesson the Tigers learned the hard way

Mashrafe said. “If Mosaddek was there, I could have used off-spinners from both ends. I still think it was okay, but I would say that the real damage was done after the 38th over.”

When Mahmudullah Riyad hit the biggest six of the match, a 95-metre straight hit off Adam Zampa in the 42nd over, and Mushfiqur Rahim neared his seventh ODI ton, it was easy to wonder what could have been had Australia been held to 30 runs fewer. After a 48-run loss

Glenn Maxwell fuelled an already fired up Australia innings when the right-hander walked onto the pitch with Australia on 313 for two in

Sri Lanka are relying on their middle order to start firing in their World Cup fixture against England on Friday, captain Dimuth Karunaratne said yesterday.

All-rounder Vijay Shankar is the latest to suffer an injury scare in the Indian camp after being hit on his toe during a rain hitz training session on Wednesday.

South Africa’s hopes of reaching the semifinals in England and Wales are all but over after a four-wicket defeat by New Zealand on Wednesday.

Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has hailed Kane Williamson as New Zealand’s greatest-ever one-day player after his match-winning World Cup century against South Africa.

Moeen Ali says he will always cherish being part of England’s one-day revolution ahead of what could be his 100th ODI appearance against Sri Lanka on Friday.

Sri Lanka are hanging in around the middle of the table as of now, but won’t be there for long unless they rack up some wins, starting with the match against England on Friday.

There was a lot of hue and cry about getting Sabbir Rahman back into the Bangladesh team -- his six-month disciplinary ban for