Hundreds from Abdullah Shafique and Mohammed Rizwan helped Pakistan pull off the highest run chase in World Cup history after they defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in their WC clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Ahead of the clash against home favourites India, Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi has said they cannot expect their spinners to save the team from trouble all the time
India will take on Afghanistan in their second WC match in Delhi on Wednesday. While India won their first match against Australia by six wickets, Afghanistan lost their first match against Bangladesh.
New Zealand will take on the Netherlands on Monday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. NZ won their first WC match against defending champions England by nine wickets. On the other hands, the Netherlands opened their campaign with an 81-run loss to Pakistan.
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur conveyed his best wishes to the Indian cricket team, which will launch its campaign at the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup against Australia on Sunday.
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.
Klaasen has meanwhile showcased incredible form in white-ball cricket this year. In 11 ODIs for SA this year, he has scored 527 runs in nine innings at an average of 58.55 and a strike rate of above 151. He has two centuries and a fifty, with the best score of 174.
Defending champions England slipped to a crushing nine wicket loss in the tournament opener against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Thursday. England made 282/9 powered by knocks from Joe Root (77) and skipper Jos Buttler (43). But centuries from Devon Conway (152*) and Rachin Ravindra (123*) co
Following the nine-wicket win over England in the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup, New Zealand skipper Tom Latham expressed happiness with the team's all-round performance which saw them restrict the defending champions to just above 280 runs and later crush them with a double cen