Patient Rohit century gives India winning start to World Cup

Opener Rohit Sharma scored a composed unbeaten century as India got their Cricket World Cup campaign off to a solid start with a six-wicket victory over a sloppy South African side at a vibrant Rose Bowl on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka edge out Afghanistan in low-scoring thriller

Sri Lanka survived a woeful batting collapse to beat Afghanistan by 34 runs in a rain-shortened World Cup thriller on Tuesday.

Hathuru backs his side to kick on in the World Cup

Sri Lanka coach Chandika Hathurusingha believes that his side’s 34-run DLS victory over Afghanistan can give them confidence to kick-start their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 campaign.

Experienced bowling attack the key for victory, according to Thisara Perera

Sri Lanka’s experienced bowling attack the key for victory, according to Thisara Perera Thisara Perera hailed the experience of the Sri Lankan bowling attack after they rescued victory from the jaws of defeat in a low-scoring thriller against Afghanistan in Cardiff.

Sri Lanka edge out Afghanistan in low-scoring thriller

Pakistan beat England by 14 runs at Trent Bridge

Pakistan beat England by 14 runs at Trent Bridge to win for the first time at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019

Sri Lanka must toughen up against Afghanistan, says Malinga

Veteran paceman Lasith Malinga said Sri Lanka must be mentally tough against Afghanistan as they seek to get their World Cup campaign up and running on Tuesday.

Destabilized Sri Lanka seek resurgence against promising Afghanistan

After being comprehensively beaten on all three fronts in their opening game against New Zealand, Sri Lanka will hope for a much improved performance against dark horses Afghanistan on Tuesday, 4 June.

Confident Gulbadin expects batters to deliver against Sri Lanka

Keep calm and carry on - that’s Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib’s message to his players ahead of their second World Cup clash against Sri Lanka in Cardiff.

’Our cricket has come a long way over the last 12 years’ - Shakib

After his team’s memorable win over South Africa at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 on Sunday, 2 June, Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan reflected on the ever-increasing expectations from the team since their performance in the 2007 edition of the tournament.

Du Plessis seeks new plan for South Africa as injuries bite

South Africa need a new strategy after an abysmal start to the World Cup because ‘Plan A’ has already been ruined by injuries to their pace attack, captain Faf Du Plessis has said.

Mixed Zone - Bangladesh - Shakib Al Hasan

Batting first is always difficult in Cardiff but Sri Lanka needed to score 250 runs to be competitive

Especially in Cardiff, losing the toss and batting first is not easy. The ball was doing a little bit but the important thing was to try and bat the first 20 overs without losing too many wickets.

Karunaratne calls for batting patience after Sri Lanka’s opening loss

Dimuth Karunaratne urged Sri Lanka’s batsmen to follow his lead and urged patience as his side aim to recover from a heavy opening loss to New Zealand.

Afghanistan bat against Australia in World Cup

Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib took the bold decision to bat against champions Australia in their World Cup opener at Bristol on Saturday.

New Zealand trash Sri Lanka by 10 wickets

New Zealand paceman Matt Henry led an inspired bowling unit to run through Sri Lanka’s batting and power the Black Caps to a 10-wicket win in their World Cup opener on Saturday.

Sri Lanka turn to former greats to inspire next generation

New Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne has enlisted a number of former greats to try and inspire his side on the eve of their tournament opener against New Zealand.

Thomas, Gayle lead West Indies World Cup rout of Pakistan

West Indies crushed Pakistan by seven wickets in a one-sided World Cup match at Trent Bridge on Friday, with the two-time champions showing they are a resurgent force in the one-day game.

Sri Lanka turn to former greats to inspire next generation - Dimuth

Sri Lanka turn to former greats to inspire next generation - Dimuth

Opening Party - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Opening Party - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

England overwhelm South Africa in World Cup opener

Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes lit up The Oval to ensure England defeated South Africa and got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start.

World Cup opener: South Africa bowl

South Africa put host England to bat first in the opening match of the 2019 Cricket World Cup at the Oval a short while ago.

Lasith Malinga - Post match Press conference on May 27

It was shown Malinga imparting his knowledge with Stoinis from Australia after the WC warm-up match. Later Malinga spoke about this at the Post-match Press conference.

Cricket World Cup: Five batsmen to watch

Cricketers and pundits have predicted that the World Cup in England and Wales will be a high-scoring affair. We take a look at five batsmen who could wreak havoc.

World Cup kicks off with Royal appointment and street party in front of Buckingham Palace

While the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Opening Party got under way on the Mall, just up the road the expectant captains got a royal audience in a very grand ‘pavilion’.

England expects as host nation launch World Cup party

England launch the World Cup on Thursday as favourites to bludgeon their way to victory for the first time but will fear a Virat Kohli-inspired India and a hungry Australia.

West Indies put down a marker to be the first team to reach 500

West Indies blitzed their way to a 400-plus total against New Zealand in the last warm-up game before the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 gets under way, and the power in their batting was unreal.

Malinga shares trade secrets with Stoinis

After Sri Lanka’s defeat to Australia in their final ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 warm-up game, an unusual pair hung back to practise a few deliveries.

Sri Lanka need to improve batting in English conditions says Mendis

The World Cup is yet to begin but Kusal Mendis admits Sri Lanka are playing catch-up on the eve of their opener against New Zealand.

Khawaja guides Australia to comfortable win over Sri Lanka

Opener Usman Khawaja shrugged off injury concerns to guide Australia to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their final World Cup warm-up match on Monday.