South Africa kicked off their World Cup campaign with style as their opposition Sri Lanka succumbed at 326, way before the required target of 429 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday.
Eden Gardens which is considered to be one of the most iconic stadiums around the world has now got a new look as it prepares to host five matches of the ODI World Cup.
Earlier in the day, Aiden Makram, Quinton de Kock and Rassie Van Der Dussen scored hundreds to take South Africa to an astonishing 428/5 in 50 overs, the highest in the ICC Cricket World Cup.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday will release 14,000 tickets for the much-awaited clash between India and Pakistan on October 14 in Ahmedabad.
South Africa rained runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Saturday in their first match of this year's World Cup match and records tumbled as Sri Lanka's bowling was hammered around the ground
South Africa created a record for the highest score in IPL in their opening match of the World Cup demolishing the Sri Lanka attack in a manner that left the spectators at Arun Jaitley Stadium here almost spellbound
The Indian men's cricket team won gold in their first Asian Games campaign after the final was called off due to persistent rain with Afghanistan having batted for 18.2 overs.
In the match, Mehidy starred with both bat and ball as he bagged three wickets conceding just 25 runs while he played an exceptional knock of 57 runs off 73 balls.