Williamson leads New Zealand to victory, suffers new injury worry

Kane Williamson marked his return to the World Cup with an undefeated 78 as New Zealand cruised past Bangladesh by eight wickets on Friday but the captain was forced to retire hurt with a thumb injury.

Dimuth and Lahiru Kumara for Monday's Aussie game

Opening batter Dimuth Karunaratne and seamer Lahiru Kumara are being considered for Sri Lanka’s World Cup game against Australia on Monday, as they look to bounce back after two demoralising defeats.

De Kock stars as South Africa crush go-slow Australia in World Cup

Quinton de Kock hit his second successive century at the World Cup on Thursday as South Africa sent five-time champions Australia crashing to a 134-run defeat.

Rohit beats Gayle in battle of the sixes

India’s Rohit Sharma hit his 554th career six during the World Cup match against Afghanistan on Wednesday, surpassing the mark of West Indies star Chris Gayle.

Cricket proposed for inclusion in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics: Organisers

The organisers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Monday formally recommended that cricket be included in its programme.

England have ’fingers crossed’ over Dharamsala injury fears

England captain Jos Buttler has his “fingers crossed” that players avoid serious injury in their World Cup clash against Bangladesh on a Dharamsala surface he described as “poor”.

Video: Three takeways from Sri Lanka’s World Cup opener

Here are three takeaways from Sri Lanka’s 102-run defeat to South Africa in their opening match of the Cricket World Cup 2023

By the numbers: Records broken as Starc, Warner and Kohli hit new heights

Mitchell Starc has smashed a Cricket World Cup record among bowlers, while David Warner and Virat Kohli also reached key milestones in the Australia and India clash.

Kohli, Rahul lead India out of peril to beat Australia at World Cup

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hit defiant knocks to lift India from a perilous three down for two runs to a six-wicket win over Australia in their opening Cricket World Cup match on Sunday.

Sri Lanka handed big defeat despite promising batting

Sri Lanka had an early taste of what to expect when they play cricket’s big boys after South African batters wreaked havoc to record a thumping 102-run win after posting an unprecedented World Cup score of 428 runs.

Prankster sparks World Cup security fear at India, Australia World Cup game

A pitch invader breached heavy security and fencing to break onto the field at the Cricket World Cup game between India and Australia on Sunday, getting to within touching distance of players including superstar Virat Kohli.

Warner beats Tendulkar’s fastest 1,000 World Cup runs mark

Australia opener David Warner on Sunday snatched Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the fastest to reach 1,000 World Cup runs during the clash against India.

Pakistan coach Arthur has inside knowledge of ’dangerous’ Sri Lanka

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur admits he knows Sri Lanka’s ’’strengths and weaknesses’’ inside out having spent two years at the helm of his Asian rivals.

Sri Lanka opt to bowl first against South Africa

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bowl first in their opening match of the Cricket World Cup 2023 against South Africa in Delhi.

Pakistan overcome Netherlands and de Leede to win World Cup opener

Pakistan opened their World Cup campaign with a comfortable 81-run win against the Netherlands on Friday, overcoming an impressive performance from Dutch all-rounder Bas de Leede.

New Zealand’s Southee ’unavailable’ for World Cup opener

New Zealand’s Tim Southee will miss the World Cup’s opening match against holders England and potentially some of the following matches due to an injured thumb, stand-in-skipper Tom Latham said Wednesday.

Sri Lanka lose to Afghanistan in Asian Games men’s cricket

Sri Lanka slumped to a eight-run defeat to Afghanistan in their Asian Games Men’s Cricket quarter-final, despite the best efforts of their last-wicket pair to fashion a sensational win.

England, New Zealand warm-up for World Cup opener with rain-hit wins

England and New Zealand clinched rain-hit victories on Monday in their final World Cup warm-up matches before they clash on Thursday in the tournament opener.

Axed Bangladesh ex-skipper Tamim ’childish’, says Shakib

Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan said teammate Tamim Iqbal’s ’’totally childish’’ behaviour prompted his exclusion from the World Cup squad, the latest sign of simmering frustrations with the star batsman.

Sri Lanka’s rising stars dream of emulating class of 1996

When Sri Lanka clinched a shock 1996 World Cup triumph, Dunith Wellalage and Matheesha Pathirana were not even born, but the rising stars head to India determined to repeat the victory.

Ashwin replaces injured Axar in India World Cup squad

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin replaced left-arm spinner Axar Patel on Thursday in India’s squad for the Cricket World Cup on home soil after he failed to recover from a thigh injury.

Labuschagne in for Agar as Australia finalise World Cup squad

Marnus Labuschagne has been drafted into Australia’s Cricket World Cup squad with spinner Ashton Agar left out on Thursday after picking up a calf injury.

Surrey win English County Championship

Surrey retained their English County Championship title on Thursday after Essex’s slim hopes ended due to a batting collapse against Northamptonshire.

Maheesh Theekshana sent for injury rehab, to join World Cup squad later

Sri Lanka’s World Cup squad which reached Guwahati today (Wednesday) is without its ace-spinner Maheesh Theekshana.

’Fantastic chance’ as India hope to end World Cup drought

Rohit Sharma’s India face “humongous” expectations from fans in their cricket-crazy nation to end a world title drought by winning the World Cup at home.

Sri Lanka leave out Wanindu Hasaranga from World Cup squad

Despite earlier indications that all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga could be part of Sri Lanka’s World Cup squad, the ace-spinner was not included in the 15-member contingent that leaves for India today.

New Zealand skipper Williamson targets World Cup return

Less than six months after knee surgery threatened to rule him out of next month’s ODI World Cup, the goal of captaining New Zealand in India has been the key driver in getting Kane Williamson through his recovery.

Sri Lanka Women take Silver after losing to Indian Women in Asian Games cricket final

Despite the best efforts of their middle-order batters, Sri Lanka Women had to settle for Silver after losing by 19 runs to India Women in the Asian Games Women’s cricket final at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field in Hangzhou.

Should SLC come under government purview?

The National Audit Office’s final report into Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and its expenses related to the travel of players and officials to last year’s T20 World Cup in Australia, has reignited the debate on if SLC should come under government oversight.

SLC to resume suspended domestic cricket tournaments

The temporarily-halted domestic club cricket tournaments are set to resume from tomorrow, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a statement.