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BENGALURU : Sri Lanka will aim to put the disappointment of their World Cup hammering by India behind them and focus on finishing as high as possible in the table to secure a spot in the 2025 Champions Trophy in Pakistan, assistant coach Naveed Nawaz said.
BENGALURU : Indian seamer Mohammed Shami said there was no rocket science behind his spectacular five-wicket haul in Thursday's 302-run World Cup demolition of Sri Lanka and credited his success to finding rhythm and keeping his mind uncluttered.
New Zealand pace spearhead Matt Henry was on Friday ruled out of the World Cup with a torn right hamstring and has been replaced by Kyle Jamieson. The 31-year-old sustained the injury during New Zealand's match against South Africa in Pune on Wednesday and an MRI scan confirming that he had a grade two lower tear, which will require a minimum of two to four weeks of recovery time. "We're gutted for him," head coach Gary Stead said in Bengaluru.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf has been accused of "flagrant misdoings and unconstitutional decisions" as his tenure comes to an end, according to a report by ESPNcricinfo. As per ESPNcricinfo, the management-committee member of PCB, Zulfiqar Malik made the allegations to Zaka Ashraf and the management committee via an email. A copy of the email was also sent to the Prime Minister's Office as well as the Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Ministry of Pakistan by Malik.
Following India's 302-run win against Sri Lanka in the 33rd match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Shreyas Iyer clinched the 'Fielder of the Match' award. While announcing the winner, 'Men in Blue' fielding coach T Dilip said that the team's performance on the field against Sri Lanka was nothing short of extraordinary. Dilip called Ravindra Jadeja the 'silent sniper' since he is not the loudest on the field but when it comes to throwing, and catching, he is just out there.
NED vs AFG Live, Cricket World Cup 2023: Netherlands take on Afghanistan in the battle of giant killers in a Cricket World Cup match at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Starting as favourites on a tricky Ekana Stadium surface, with a quality spin attack at its disposal, Afghanistan (6 points) will not only look to secure two points against the Dutch (4 points) but also aim to win big and improve the net run-rate in its bid to remain relevant in the race to semi-final. Both teams are still in contention to reach the semi-finals with the likes of Pakistan and New Zealand struggling to stitch a winning run. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)
It isn't often that one sees a cricketer losing cool at a reporter in a press conference but that is what happened when Shreyas Iyer was asked about his struggles against short-balls after India's Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Sri Lanka on Thursday. After his smashing 82 with the bat against the Lankans at the Wankhede Stadium, Iyer had to hit some 'short ball' questions in the presser for sixes too. When asked about his troubles against bouncers, Iyer was in no mood to play defensive and decided to issue a sharp retort to the reporter.
A professional lacrosse player in Halifax hopes the sport will grow in Nova Scotia after it was announced last month that it will be added to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.