Turkey joins growing global support for Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup bid
Turkey has become the latest country to throw its support behind Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 Fifa World Cup.
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NZ's Santner relishing 'aggressive' role at World Cup
Mitchell Santner said he is enjoying the prospect of bowling more aggressively at the World Cup in India than he does back home after the New Zealand spinner took five wickets in a 99-run win over the Netherlands.
England vs Bangladesh Live Score, ODI World Cup 2023: England Look To Bounce Back After New Zealand Nightmare
England vs Bangladesh, ODI World Cup 2023, Live Updates:England will be taking on Bangladesh in their ODI World Cup 2023 match on Tuesday in Dharamsala. The Jos Buttler-led side will be coming to this clash after facing a shocking nine-wicket defeat against New Zealand in their opening match. On the other hand, Bangladesh registered a victory by six wickets in their previous encounter. While England will certainly be the favourites, Bangladesh know how to turn the tide, and the defending champions know all too well that they can ill-afford a second successive loss. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)
Pakistan Coach Grant Bradburn Backs Misfiring Top-order To Do Well In World Cup 2023
Pakistan head coach Grant Bradburn has expressed confidence in their underperforming top-order ahead of their clash against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. For the past few games, Pakistan's top order has been going through a dry patch and Fakhar Zaman has been the most prominent out of the two. The left-handed batter had a below-par Asia Cup as he scored 66 runs in four matches. His barren patch continued in the warm-up games as well as he scored 22 runs against Australia.
'Pain, Criticism, Comments': India's World Cup Star On 'Difficult Time' Ahead Of Mega Event
India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul has conceded that he found the continued criticism directed at him painful and puzzling especially when his performance was not that bad. Rahul, who was out of action for months due to a thigh injury he sustained during the IPL in May, returned to the side during the Asia Cup last month, where he finished as the side's third-highest run-scorer.
Watch: 13 Runs In 1 Ball! New Zealand Batter Achieves Impossible Feat In Cricket World Cup 2023
Mitchell Santner achieved an almost impossible feat as he scored 13 runs off just one legal delivery during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between New Zealand and Netherlands on Monday. The feat was incidentally achieved on the final ball of the New Zealand innings with Bas de Leede being the bowler who ended up conceding the runs. With just one ball left in the innings, De Leede ended up bowling a full toss which Santner smashed it over long-on for a six. The umpire quickly judged it no-ball and a free hit was awarded to New Zealand. Santner was on strike once again and the left-handed batter was able to repeat his feat as it was a low full-toss once again and this time, he heaved it over backward point for another six. With the two sixes and the no-ball, 13 runs were scored from just one legal delivery.
Cricket World Cup: "Tough Situations Helped Us Eradicate Errors": Virat Kohli On His Partnership With KL Rahul
Star India batter Virat Kohli believes that the horror start his team had in its World Cup opener against Australia allowed him and KL Rahul to "eradicate the errors" from their game. The hosts were put in a tricky situation while chasing Australia's target of 200, as they were left reeling at two for three by the second over. It was then when Kohli (85) and Rahul (97 not out) put on a binding 164-run stand for the fourth wicket to turn things around and get the job done for the Men in Blue.
Cricket World Cup 2023: Mitchell Santner Snaps Five Wickets As NZ Claim 99-Run Win Over Netherlands
Mitchell Santner produced a five-wicket haul to complement a superlative batting display as New Zealand continued their impressive run in the World Cup with a massive 99-run win over the Netherlands on Monday. Santner (5/59) spun a web around Netherlands who were all out for 223 in 46.3 overs on a sluggish pitch after Will Young (70), Rachin Ravindra (51) and Tom Latham (53) posted fifties to power New Zealand to 322 for 7. The 31-year-old Santner, who had provided the final flourish with a 17-ball 36 not out to push New Zealand's total, dismissed Max ODowd (16), Colin Ackermann (69), Scott Edwards (30), Roelof van der Merwe (1) and Ryan Klein (8), while Matt Henry (3/40) took three.