India commentator and former cricketer Aakash Chopra hailed Mohammed Shami's spell to England all-rounder Ben Stokes in India's 100-run victory over the defending champions.
Sri Lanka scored a minor upset in the World Cup and further opened up the tournament as they outclassed defending champions England to win by eight wickets at Bengaluru on Thursday.
England's title defence sunk to a new low as they registered their fourth loss of the tournament to Sri Lanka on Thursday at Bengaluru. Halfway through the tournament, England has won only one match and looks pretty much out of the competition.
A solid partnership based on half-centuries from Pathum Nissanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama and a three-wicket haul by Lahiru Kamara paved the way for Sri Lanka's dominating victory in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Sri Lanka scored a minor upset in the World Cup and further opened up the tournament as they outclassed defending champions England to win by eight wickets
Lahiru Kumara and Angelo Mathews bowled fiery spells to slice through England's strong batting lineup as Sri Lanka bundled out the defending champions for a paltry 156 in the World Cup match here on Thursday
Seven players Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Matthew Potts and Josh Tongue receive an England Central Contract offer for the first time.
England skipper Jos Buttler gave his take on whether all-rounder Ben Stokes will be in contention for their upcoming World Cup game against South Africa.
England will take on South Africa on Saturday. Though England bounced back after a nine-wicket loss to New Zealand in the tournament opener with a win over Bangladesh, they succumbed to Afghanistan in Delhi in a shocker.
South Africa also had started off well with wins against Sri Lanka an