England lifted their maiden ICC World Cup trophy, beating a battle-hardened New Zealand in a nerve-wracking final that was decided via a dramatic Super Over. The winner of the match was decided by a tiebreaker of boundaries scored after the match was
India's famed top-order imploded on a day when it mattered most as a gritty New Zealand survived a swift counter attack from Ravindra Jadeja to win an exciting World Cup semi-final by 18 runs on Wednesday.
The notorious Manchester weather pushed the first semifinal of the World Cup to the reserve day after dominant Indian bowlers excelled yet again to restrict New Zealand to a sub-par 211 for five on Tuesday. Rain forced players off the field after 46.
Indian bowlers maintained their stranglehold on the opposition with another splendid performance, restricting New Zealand to a sub-par 211 for five when rain stopped play in the first semi-final of the World Cup on Tuesday.
In 2019 World Cup, Rohit Sharma has already smashed record five centuries and the former English spinner Monty Panesar feels that he has stepped up for Team India and taken responsibility on his shoulders after Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul put up India's fourth century for the opening stand in the tournament and helped India to 15 points at the end of the group stage as they galloped to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka.
In-form India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has added another feather to his cap after he completed 100 ODI wickets in the match against Sri Lanka at Leeds.
Pakistan secured fifth place and finished on 11 points, the same as fourth-place New Zealand. Both team had five wins but the Black Caps advanced with a superior net run-rate.
While India can keep chances of finishing the group stages of the 2019 World Cup as the top placed team alive, for Lanka it will be all about bowing out with a win against one of the tournament favourites.
The experience of West Indies prevailed in the battle of back benchers as they earned a 23-run win over Afghanistan, who had saved their best batting effort for their last World Cup encounter on Thursday.
In an exclusive interview with IndiaTV, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar feels that Jasprit Bumrah is the most valuable player in the current Indian team and his presence in the squad is pivotal in Team India success.
England entered the World Cup semifinals for the first time since the 1992 edition, beating an erring New Zealand by 119 runs to fuel their "dream" of winning a maiden title.
Bumrah was on target yet again as India sealed a 28-run win over Bangladesh to reach the semifinals of the World Cup. With only two more steps to go, India are now a strong contenders to lift the coveted trophy on July 14.
On Tuesday, Charulatha Patel, 87, stole the limelight with her enthusiasm and support for Team India at Edgbaston.
Chasing 315 for a win, Bangladesh folded up for 286 as India not only won the match by 28 runs, but also qualified for the knockout stages.
India are currently on 11 points from seven games and a win on Tuesday will ensure a smooth passage to the semi-finals unlike Bangladesh, who must win their last couple of league games in order to make their maiden entry into the last four stage.
Ton-up Jonny Bairstow's scathing attack on spin twins Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Singh headlined a dominant English batting performance, leaving India with a tough 338-run chase in a World Cup encounter on Sunday.
England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bat against India in their World Cup match on Sunday. The hosts have replaced Moeen Ali with Liam Plunkett.
Mohammed Shami returned career-best figures of 4/16 as India underlined their bowling might by chalking a huge 125-run victory over the West Indies in their World Cup group stage encounter to knock them out and put one foot in the semi-final.
India skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in their ICC World Cup match in Manchester on Thursday. It's a must win game for West Indies, who have left out Evin Lewis and Ashley Nurse and replaced them with Sunil Ambris and Fabian Allen. India, unbeaten so far in the tournament, are unchanged which means Bhuvneshwar Kumar will sit out.
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