Cricket

Unbeaten India will look to book their semi-finals berth and further derail England’s chances, when the two sides face-off at the World Cup 2019 league match at the Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday. The pre-tournament favourites India and England have started their respective campaigns on contrasting note. While India are a win away from making it to the top four, ...

Australia cruised to victory by 86 runs against New Zealand at Lord’s on Saturday, with batsman Usman Khawaja and pace spearhead Mitchell Starc starring for the defending champions. Aaron Finch’s team, already through to the last four from the 10-team round-robin stage, were wobbling at 92/5 after winning the toss on a hot day. But Khawaja (88), who received fine ...

New Zealand paceman Trent Boult took a hat-trick against Australia in a World Cup match at Lord’s on Saturday. The left-arm quick struck in the last over of Australia’s innings, dismissing Usman Khawaja for a top-score of 88 before he bowled tailender Mitchell Starc and then had Jason Behrendorff lbw, despite the batsman’s review. It was the first hat-trick by ...

BIRMINGHAM: Eoin Morgan says England need to adapt better to home conditions but is confident they will not buckle under pressure against India as they scrap to keep their World Cup hopes alive. England looked set for the semi-finals when they won four of their first five matches but losses to Sri Lanka and Australia opened the door for Pakistan, ...

LEEDS: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday declared that it would take appropriate measures to punish rowdy fans, who scuffled in and outside Headingley during the World Cup game featuring Pakistan and Afghanistan. “We are aware of some scuffles among a minority of fans and are currently working with the venue security team and the local police force, West ...

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday congratulated the Pakistani team “for keeping their nerve under pressure and in the end winning against Afghanistan”. In a message posted on Twitter, PM Imran said: “Congratulations to the Pakistan team for keeping their nerve under pressure and in the end winning against Afghanistan. Twitter/Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI)/Screenshot via Geo.tv “I also especially want to ...

LEEDS: Pakistan’s young pace sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi on Saturday became the youngest ever player to take four wickets in a World Cup match. Shaheen Afridi got wickets of Gulbadin Naib, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zardan and Rashid Khan to finish with bowling figures of 4/47 in World Cup match against Afghanistan at Headingley on Saturday. By doing so at the ...

LEEDS: Pakistan kept their nerve to avoid a huge shock on Saturday, beating a spirited Afghan side by three wickets with just two balls to spare to keep their World Cup semi-final hopes alive. All-rounder Imad Wasim hit Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib for a boundary through the covers to seal the win off the fourth ball of the last over, ...

Pakistan rode on a hundred by Babar Azam to beat New Zealand by six wickets, ending their unbeaten streak in the World Cup, to keep their campaign alive at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday. After the victory, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, wife of Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik, posted an inspiring message on Twitter, saying, “What an incredibly great leveler ...

Former England star Marcus Trescothick on Thursday announced he would retire at the end of the season, bringing down the curtain on a 27-season career with county side Somerset. The 43-year-old opening batsman, who played 76 Tests and 123 one-day internationals, has scored a total of 26,234 first-class runs since making his debut for Somerset in 1993. Trescothick, whose international ...