Cricket
Pakistan stay in semis hunt, crushing SAfrica
London, Jun 23 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan clung to slim hopes of making the semifinals and ended South Africa's chances in a 49-run thumping victory at Lord's.
NZ fined for slow over rate vs West Indies
London, Jun23 (AP/UNB) — New Zealand has been fined for a slow over rate against the West Indies on Saturday in Manchester.
Pakistan set South Africa tough 309 to win at Lord's
London, June 23 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan put up 308-7 against South Africa after an 89 by the recalled Haris Sohail in a late flurry at Lord's in their Cricket World Cup match on Sunday.
ICC WC: Bangladesh to play Afghanistan Monday to keep semifinal hope alive
Dhaka, June 23 (UNB)—To Keep their semi-final dream alive in a tough situation in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh badly needs a win against Afghanistan on Monday at the Rose Bowl in Southampton.
Tahir becomes South Africa leading wicket-taker
London, June 23 (AP/UNB) — Spinner Imran Tahir has removed both Pakistan opening batsmen to become the leading South Africa wicket-taker in Cricket World Cups.
Kohli sanctioned for excessive lbw appeal
London, June 23 (AP/UNB) — India captain Virat Kohli has been fined 25% of his match fee for excessive appealing for an lbw decision in the win against Afghanistan at Southampton on Saturday.
Sachin Tendulkar unhappy with MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav’s lack of intent against Afghanistan
Dhaka, June 23 (UNB) - Sachin Tendulkar was left disappointed by India’s slow batting display against Afghanistan and said the middle-order batsmen, including Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav, lacked positive intent during their tense World Cup clash here, reports The Indian Express.
India showed too much respect to Afghan spinners, says K Srikkanth
Dhaka, June 23 (UNB) - India showed “too much respect” to Afghanistan spinners and should have batted more freely, said former captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth, who hailed the “outstanding leadership” of skipper Virat Kohli during the team’s 11-run win here, reports The Indian Express.
Pakistan bat first against South Africa in must-win game
Dhaka, June 23 (UNB) — Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed won the toss against South Africa on Sunday at Lord's, London and opted to bat first.
Imran Khan’s assistant shares Sachin Tendulkar’s photo, claiming it as Pakistan PM; trolled heavily
Dhaka, June 23 (UNB)- Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s assistant and co-founder of PTI Naeem ul Haque made a major social media slip-up on Thursday after he posted an old picture of former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar and captioned it as ‘PM Imran Khan 1969’. This comes right after PM Imran Khan himself had made a social media gaffe recently, after attributing a quote of Rabindranath Tagore to Kahlil Gibran, reports The Indian Express.