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Cricket World Cup 2023: Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan suffers finger fracture in win over Sri Lanka

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan will miss his side’s final Cricket World Cup match with a fractured finger. The all-rounder suffered a fracture to his left index finger while batting during the Tigers’ controversial three-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Monday. Bangladesh’s last group game is against Australia in Pune on Saturday. The Tigers have […]

Angelo Mathews timed out: How Sri Lanka batter made international history at Cricket World Cup

Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews became the first batter to be timed out in international cricket during Monday’s World Cup group-stage match against Bangladesh in Delhi. There have only been six other instances of a batter being timed out in top-level cricket since the law was introduced. So what happened, what do the Laws say and […]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka: Cricket World Cup match goes ahead despite ‘very unhealthy’ air quality

The Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi was shrouded in smog on Sunday The Men’s Cricket World Cup match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Delhi went ahead as planned despite poor air quality. New Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) was at 411 – in the “very unhealthy” range – on Monday afternoon and many […]

Cricket World Cup 2023: India crush Sri Lanka to reach semi-finals and remain unbeaten

India 357-8 (50 overs): Gill 92 (92); Madushanka 5-80 Sri Lanka 55 (19.4 overs): Shami 5-18, Siraj 3-16 India won by 302 runs Scorecard. Table A sensational bowling performance saw India dismiss Sri Lanka for just 55 to secure a World Cup semi-final spot. Sri Lanka were set a World Cup record 358 to win […]

Cricket World Cup 2023: England facing early exit as Sri Lanka inflict latest sorry defeat

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Bengaluru: England 156 (33.2 overs): Stokes 43 (73); Kumara 3-35 Sri Lanka 160-2 (25.4 overs): Nissanka 77* (83), Samarawickrama 65* (54) Sri Lanka won by eight wickets Scorecard. Table. England’s World Cup is all but over after a shambolic eight-wicket defeat by Sri Lanka in Bengaluru. The defending champions are […]

Cricket World Cup 2023: Pakistan complete record World Cup chase to beat Sri Lanka

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Hyderabad Sri Lanka 344-9 (50 overs): Mendis 122 (77), Samarawickrama 108 (89); Hassan 4-71 Pakistan 345-4 (48.2 overs): Rizwan 131* (121), Shafique 113 (103); Madushanka 2-59 Pakistan won by six wickets Scorecard; Group table Pakistan superbly chased a World Cup record 345 to beat Sri Lanka in the game of […]

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