Live Report – India v Pakistan

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June 16, 2019
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Maxwell's bowling helps Australia make their balancing act work

Hussey: Australia picking up wins but they’re not at 100% (1:10) Australia have moved to the top of the points table with an 87-run win against Sri Lanka, but Mike Hussey thinks there are still gaps to plug (1:10) 1:33 AM ET Australia are finding a way. As the group stage of the World Cup nears its halfway mark the defending champions are at the top of the table. They…

June 16, 2019
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Afghanistan's World Cup of self-inflicted chaos

Afghanistan lose five wickets for 8 runs (1:40) Afghanistan’s good start came crumbling down when Andile Phehlukwayo and Imran Tahir combined to take five quick wickets after the rain break (1:40) 6:44 PM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Don’t do this, Afghanistan. There is another way. There are alternatives to letting chaos overwhelm you. There are brighter timelines, waiting to be seized, in which dysfunction does not define your World Cup….

June 15, 2019
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Tahir, de Kock give South Africa first World Cup points

Have Afghanistan regressed at the World Cup? (0:42) Ajit Agarkar disscusses whether Afghanistan’s latest World Cup collapse is a sign their level of cricket is regressing (0:42) 3:00 AM ET South Africa 131 for 1 (de Kock 68, Amla 40*) beat Afghanistan 125 all out (Rashid 35, Tahir 4-29, Morris 3-13) by nine wickets South Africa have finally won one. So far have the Proteas’ stocks fallen in this tournament…

June 15, 2019
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Aaron Finch and Mitchell Starc headline big Australia win

3:00 AM ET Australia 334 for 7 (Finch 153, Smith 73, Maxwell 46) beat Sri Lanka 247 (Karunaratne 97, Kusal Perera 52, Starc 4-55) by 87 runs Australia’s best stuff, personified by Aaron Finch, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc, looked world-beating against Sri Lanka at The Oval. Yet there were still signs that Finch’s team have plenty of kinks to iron out, not least problems in an unbalanced…

June 15, 2019
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Pakistan captain, coach throw their weight behind 'incredible' Shoaib Malik

June 15, 2019

Shoaib Malik has been under-par with the bat so far © Getty Images Shoaib Malik will be in Pakistan’s XI in their game against India at Old Trafford on Sunday. Malik’s participation in the game has been the subject of some speculation after a series of poor returns in the World Cup, but in a rare public show of faith, both Sarfaraz Ahmed and Mickey Arthur have confirmed that he…

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Bouncer-ready Bangladesh 'favourites' against West Indies, says Tamim Iqbal

June 15, 2019

Shakib Al Hasan misses with an attempted hoick in the nets © Raton Gomes/BCB The Bangladesh batsmen had a major homework to get through in the lead-up to their next game, against West Indies in Taunton: deal with the short ball. Looking at the way the West Indian pacers have gone so far at the World Cup, Bangladesh are expecting a barrage of short balls, particularly with the newish ball….

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Niroshan Dickwella ton helps Sri Lanka A pull level

File photo – Niroshan Dickwella struck 12 fours and three sixes in his ninth List A century  3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sri Lanka A 260 for 3 (Dickwella 111, Cooray 65, Shreyas 3-49) beat India A 259 (Gaikwad 74, Dananjaya 3-51) by seven wickets Niroshan Dickwella‘s ninth List A century and his 165-run opening partnership with Sangeeth Cooray set Sri Lanka A on the track for a seven-wicket win…

June 15, 2019
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Live Report – Afghanistan v South Africa

7:21 AM ET Liam Brickhill Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s live updates on today’s World Cup encounter from Cardiff. Both South Africa and Afghanistan are searching for their first win. Whose day will it be? (Please refresh your page if the blog doesn’t load.) Source: ESPN Crickinfo

June 15, 2019
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