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Pakistan faced a seven-wicket defeat at the hands of West Indies in their first World Cup match. (Photo: PTI)

ICC CWC'19: AUS vs PAK; Players to watch out for

Australia lifted its first Cup after defeating England by seven runs in the 1987 edition.

11 Jun 2019 3:48 PM

Amir was the rising star of world cricket when his career came to a stunning halt during a Lord's Test in 2010 (Photo: AFP)

Amir aims for another Taunton triumph as Australia await

But having been left out of Pakistan's preliminary squad for the World Cup, the 27-year-old made it into the final 15.

11 Jun 2019 11:08 AM

Twitterati trolls Sarfaraz Ahmed for calling Pakistan 'scary team'

The quote attracted attention from everyone almost immediately.

09 Jun 2019 3:21 PM

Pakistan had ended a run of 11 straight losses in one-day internationals by beating top-ranked England by 14 runs (Photo: AFP)

Sarfaraz looking to 'maintain momentum' in remaining games

Pakistan and Sri Lanka went into the game with a win and a loss, and now each gets a point for the washout.

08 Jun 2019 2:36 PM

Virat Kohli and Co had sported the camouflage caps against Australia in Ranchi, after Pulwama terrorist attack in which 40 CRPF jawans had lost their lives. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan players wanted retaliatory celebration against India, PCB refused

According to reports, Pakistan wanted to celebrate India's wickets in a different manner during their clash in World Cup 2019.

08 Jun 2019 11:06 AM

Sri Lanka will next face Bangladesh on June 11, while Pakistan will take on Australia on June 12. (Photo: AFP)

ICC World Cup 2019: Pakistan-Sri Lanka clash called off due to rain

Pakistan and Sri Lanka both had one victory and one loss going into the match.

08 Jun 2019 8:37 AM

of the sport's finest fast bowlers. "It's a complete change of fate and I am enjoying that," Riaz told reporters on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan legends inspired Riaz's journey to World Cup fame

He was only a last-minute inclusion in the World Cup squad after another left-arm paceman, Junaid Khan, was short of fitness.

07 Jun 2019 3:17 PM

Of late, Dhoni has had difficulty in hitting out against quality fast bowlers like Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada and Jofra Archer. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC'19: Unpredictable Pakistan ready to blow ragtag Sri Lanka away

After a crushing 7-wicket defeat by West Indies in their World Cup opener, former champions Pakistan beat England by 14 runs.

07 Jun 2019 2:16 PM

It was the second consecutive match in which Sri Lanka’s batting failed to deliver, having been bundled out for 136 in a 10-wicket defeat against New Zealand on Saturday. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Karunaratne backs Sri Lanka batting to find form against Pakistan

In a topsy-turvy affair on Tuesday, Sri Lanka claimed a narrow win over outsiders Afghanistan in Cardiff.

07 Jun 2019 1:07 PM

Unpredictable Pakistan and ragtag Sri Lanka will lock horns in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup at County Ground, Bristol on June 7. (Photo: afp/cricketworldcup/instagram)

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Players to watch out for in Pakistan vs Sri Lanka clash

Pakistan won their only World Cup in 1992 under the leadership of Imran Khan.

07 Jun 2019 11:37 AM

Sri Lanka have registered a remarkable comeback win against Afghanistan after having endured two World Cup warm up defeats at the hands of the Aussies and the Proteas.(Photo: afp/cricketworldcup/instagram)

ICC World Cup 2019: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka; DC's Dream11 Prediction

Unpredictable Pakistan have already justified their tag after having defeated formidable England by 14 runs.

07 Jun 2019 10:08 AM

Earlier, after Pakistan’s amazing comeback win against World Cup favourites England, twitteratis took to twitter to salute and congratulate the Pakistani cricket team for its guts to comeback strongly. (Photo:Twitter)

Sania Mirza gets trolled for congratulating Shoaib Malik and co's win vs England

Since Sania Mirza’s also an Indian, the Indian trollers started to troll her brutally.

06 Jun 2019 6:40 PM

Pakistan posted an impressive 348-8 against a potent England bowling attack, with fifties from veteran Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed. (Photo:AFP)

Pakistan will be 'ruthless' against Sri Lanka, says Mickey Arthur

The notoriously unpredictable Pakistan side held their nerve to beat the hosts by 14 runs at Trent Bridge on Monday.

06 Jun 2019 12:14 PM

After Pakistan’s stunning win, Indian cricketers and pundits took to twitter to congratulate them for their unbelievable comeback. The whole cricketing fraternity left behind all political tensions between the two countries to wish the nemesis. (Photo:AFP)

Indian cricketers praise Pakistan after their comeback win versus England

Pakistan had already sent Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan back into the pavilion as they put 118 runs on the board.

04 Jun 2019 7:16 PM

Pakistan’s win in Nottingham earns praises from Twitter

While England was chasing the highest target in the tournament so far, two of their top batsmen were taken out at critical moments.

04 Jun 2019 6:27 PM

Even Pakistani cricketer, Shoaib Malik’s wife and Indian tennis ace, Sania Mirza took to twitter and congratulated Malik and his team-mates for their outstanding display. (Photo: AP/twitter)

Sania Mirza congratulates hubby Shoaib and Co for the win versus England

The win against England not only opened the tournament, but, it also helped Pakistan to leapfrog to sixth in the league rankings.

04 Jun 2019 6:02 PM

Hassan also mentioned the team’s disappointment on losing 11 ODI games in a row (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan aims to shrug off their ‘unpredictable’ tag

Ali says his teammates don’t like being called unpredictable and would rather be more consistent.

04 Jun 2019 1:21 PM

After beating South Africa at The Oval in London last Thursday to get their campaign off to a winning start, the hosts and pre-tournament favourites narrowly failed to reach the huge 349-run target set by Pakistan in Nottingham. (Photo:AFP)

England skipper Morgan says fielding let side down in Pakistan loss

Morgan felt the side had done a good job with their bowling and said the 130-run partnership between Root and Buttler kept the game alive.

04 Jun 2019 11:26 AM

England batsman Joe Root said his side were determined to learn from their loss to Pakistan in the World Cup on Monday and to not repeat their mistakes in the next match. (Photo:AFP)

'One thing this team doesn’t do often is repeating same mistakes twice': Root

England put Pakistan in to bat to let their fast bowlers loose but the plan backfired.

04 Jun 2019 11:04 AM

It was a remarkable turnaround for Pakistan, whose opening match of this World Cup had seen then slump to 105 all out in a seven-wicket defeat by the West Indies at the same ground. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC 2019: Root, Buttler and Co gets routed by Pakistan in a thrilling match

Joe Root (107) and Jos Buttler (103) were guiding the tournament favourites towards an imposing target of 349.

04 Jun 2019 1:04 AM

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