India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in their ICC World Cup match in Manchester on Thursday. It's a must win game for West Indies, who have left out Evin Lewis and Ashley Nurse and replaced them with Sunil Ambris and Fabian Allen. India, unbeaten so far in the tournament, are unchanged which means Bhuvneshwar Kumar will sit out.
Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed had to face a lot of backlash on social media after their defeat to arch-rivals India in the ongoing World Cup.
Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah ran riot with the ball as India decimated Windies by 125 runs to go second on the points table.
Babar Azam scored a brilliant hundred as Pakistan chased down a 238-run target with six wickets in hand on a tricky Edgbaston wicket against New Zealand.
In a must-win match, Babar Azam oozed class on his way to an unbeaten hundred, guiding Pakistan to a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the World Cup on Wednesday.
Pakistan's six-wicket win over New Zealand kept them alive in the race for a spot in the semi-finals of 2019 World Cup in England and Wales.
Pakistan came out with a brilliant bowling performance as they first restricted New Zealand to 237/6 and then rode on Babar Azam's unbeaten century to chase down the target with six wickets in hand.
Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed said that it was a complete team effort from his side that saw them cross the line against the Kane Williamson-led side.
During the course of his unbeaten 101 on Wednesday, Babar became the second fastest batsman to score 3,000 ODI runs behind South Africa's Hashim Amla.
There's more at stake than usual for West Indies against India, because the Caribbean lineup needs to win its last three group games to have any chance of reaching the semifinals.
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After a hard-fought victory in the game against Afghanistan, team India will look to take another step towards confirming a berth in the semifinals when they take on the West Indies.
Mahmudullah suffered a calf injury while batting against Afghanistan and was taken to hospital for scans which indicated that he had sustained a grade one tear.
West Indies cricket icon Brian Lara was Wednesday discharged from a hospital here, declared "fit and fine" a day after he complained of chest pain.
Malcolm Marshall arrived as a raw talent, became a world beater, made friends for life and suddenly left them with moistened eyes and a void that they have never been able to fill.
Prolific Pakistan batsman Babar Azam smashed a magnificent century in a moderate chase of 238 to guide his team to 6 -wicket win over New Zealand.
Despite training behind optional, Virat Kohli hit the indoor nets on Tuesday as rain washed out the scheduled squad session at Old Trafford ahead of their clash against West Indies.
Jason Behrendorff doesn't see an issue if left-arm pacers like him and Mitchell Starc feature in the Australian playing eleven more often
After being top-draw, England have struggled to establish their authority and without Jason Roy, the home side's balance has taken a hit and their chances of making the semi-finals are diminishing.
England have slid to the fourth position in the 10-team standings with eight points from seven games after back to back defeats against Sri Lanka and Australia respectively.
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