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ICC set to shatter WC audience records as video views hit 1b

CAPE TOWN, June 25 (https://www.sport24.co.za): The 2019 Cricket World Cup is on track to shatter previous digital and TV records and becomes one of the world's biggest ever sports events - having already delivered over 1 billion video views across digital content on ICC's platforms and social media channels.In addition,...

Australia's captain Aaron Finch

Australia's captain Aaron Finch celebrating after scoring a century during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match against England at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on Tuesday — AFP

World Cup 2019 comes back to life

A week ago, the ICC World Cup 2019 was tainted with the tag of the most boring World Cup in recent years. From the number of teams going down to 10, to the rains interrupting many matches including four matches being cancelled without a single ball bowled.Ten days into the...

Shakib receives more accolades in World Cup

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has taken ICC World Cup 2019 by storm. He further stamped his authority on the tournament by breaking multiple records on Monday, report agencies. Shakib matches Yuvraj's rare WC recordShakib al Hasan became the second cricketer in history to do the double of taking a...

Pakistan face New Zealand in a must-win encounter today

BIRMINGHAM, June 25 (Agencies): Their campaign revived by a win over South Africa, Pakistan will continue their battle of survival when they face an unstoppable New Zealand in a must-win World Cup clash at Edgbaston on Wednesday.With just two wins and three losses, Pakistan are at the seventh spot with...

BD sweat over Mahmudullah fitness

Bangladesh's World Cup campaign may have enjoyed a recent boost, with the team keeping their hopes of qualification alive with wins against West Indies and Afghanistan, but they will be sweating over the injury their experienced batsmen Mahmudullah suffered in the game against the latter on Monday, reports Cricbuzz.The injury...

What each team need to reach World Cup 2019 semi-finals

FE Sports DeskAustralia became the first team to qualify for the 2019 ICC World Cup semi-finals after their comprehensive 64-run win over hosts England at Lord's on Tuesday.England started the world cup as favourites but has now lost three of their seven matches, two of them being consecutive losses to...

Unbeaten India face edgy West Indies in run-up to semifinals

MANCHESTER, June 26 (Agencies): India will look to maintain an unbeaten streak when they take on the West Indies in their next World Cup 2019 match at Old Trafford in Manchester on Thursday. The team has won four out of five matches, with one abandoned due to rain, and need...

Warner, Finch set record first wicket partnership in WC 2019

LONDON, June 26 (Agencies): Aaron Finch and David Warner have become the first openers in World Cup history to score five successive half-century partnerships.They have been quite consistent at the top of the innings for Australia in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019 and during their group stage encounter against...

India best catching side of WC 2019, Pakistan worst

A dropped catch is often the difference between lifting the World Cup and going home empty-handed, a fact which has not been lost on Virat Kohli's India. The Men in Blue have dropped just one catch in the tournament so far, and hung on to 14 - the best among...

WC fans stand to attention for Cottrell's salute

MANCHESTER, June 26 (AFP): West Indies paceman Sheldon Cottrell has handed plenty of batsmen their marching orders at the Cricket World Cup and seen his unique celebration win an army of followers online.A serving member of the Jamaica Defence Force, Cottrell's march and salute has been his trademark since bursting...

Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi

Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi celebrating after the dismissal of New Zealand's Ross Taylor during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match at Edgbaston in Birmingham, central England on Wednesday — AFP

How can England rescue faltering World Cup bid?

LONDON, June 27 (AFP): England are in grave danger of leaving their own party early after slumping to a third defeat at the World Cup, raising serious questions over their ability to cope with the pressure.The hosts have become the undisputed top dogs in one-day cricket since an embarrassingly limp...

Sri Lanka eye to keep semis hopes alive with win over S Africa today

CHESTER-LE-STREET, June 27 (Agencies): Sri Lanka will look to draw inspiration from their win over England and try to keep their semi-final hopes alive with a win over South Africa in their World Cup 2019 clash at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street on Friday. Given Pakistan's victory against New Zealand on...

Pakistan's World Cup 2019 bears striking similarities with 1992 campaign

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, June 27 (Agencies): Twenty-seven years and a generation apart, Pakistan's World Cup bears striking similarities with their 1992 campaign -- when they started slowly but ended up lifting the trophy in Melbourne.An identical sequence of wins and losses, and other eerie parallels, have struck a chord with...