Sports, Cricket, 30th May 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 30 May 2019

Sports, Cricket, 30 May 2019

Stokes was one of four England batsmen who got to 50 on a tricky surface, with captain Eoin Morgan (57), Jason Roy (54) and Root (51) all out soon after reaching the landmark. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC 2019: Stokes helps England thrash SA by 104 runs in World Cup opener

The all-rounder top-scored with 89 in England's 311 for eight, held a brilliant catch in the outfield and took two for 12.

30 May 2019 11:18 PM

Amla had several minutes of on-field treatment before walking off. (Photo: AFP)

ICC World Cup 2019: ENG vs SA; Amla retires hurt after being hit by Archer's bouncer

Amla had made five when he missed an intended pull off the fast bowler and the ball crashed into the grill of his helmet

30 May 2019 8:28 PM

During the team's practice session, skipper Virat Kohli was earlier seen practising with the spinners but later moved on to face the pace attack in the nets.(Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

ICC World Cup 2019: India prepare for their clash against South Africa

Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan and 2011 winning-captain MS Dhoni spent time in the nets enhancing their skills.

30 May 2019 8:01 PM

Tahir (40 years and 64 days) also became the oldest South African to play in a World Cup match. (Photo: AP)

ICC World Cup 2019: Tahir becomes first spinner to bowl first over in WC match

Tahir deceived Bairstow with a googly as the opener ended up giving a catch to wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock without bothering the scorer.

30 May 2019 7:40 PM

Many cricket experts and legends have termed England as ‘favourites’ to win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

ICC World Cup 2019: ENG vs SA: England sets a decent target of 312 for SA to chase

England: 311/8; Jofra Archer 7(3) , Liam Plunkett 9(6); Imran Tahir 2/61, Andile Phelukwayo 1/44.

30 May 2019 7:06 PM

"Amir is fully fit and available for selection for tomorrow's game," Sarfaraz said in his pre-match press conference. (Photo: AP)

'Mohammad Amir fit for World Cup debut', says Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed

Amir, who missed the 2011 and 2015 WC due to a five-year ban for spot-fixing, was seen bowling using his full run-up in practice session.

30 May 2019 6:59 PM

Hussey stated that Stoinis is a vital player, provides balance to the squad and fills the slot of the fifth bowler for the skipper Aaron Finch. (Photo: File)

Mike Hussey is not stressed about the form of Stoinis

Stoinis has been a regular member of the one-day international (ODI) squad for the past two years.

30 May 2019 6:29 PM

The pair of Chris Gayle and Andre Russell have been in scintillating form, and have shown glimpses of their aggressive batting in IPL 2019. (Photo: Cricket World Cup Official Website)

ICC World Cup 2019: West Indies vs Pakistan; DC's Dream11 Prediction

The West Indies line-up comprises T-20 specialists, who have the potential of changing the game with their aggressive display of batting.

30 May 2019 5:54 PM

India has an upper hand over Pakistan in World Cup clashes, as the Men in Blue have defeated Pakistan in all the six games. (Malala Yousafzai/Twitter)

Malala Yousafzai takes a dig at India ahead of World Cup 2019; see video

The much awaited encounter between India and Pakistan is scheduled on June 16 in Manchester.

30 May 2019 3:57 PM

'Smith, Warner need to have thick skin to shine at World Cup': Lee

Smith and Warner have already witnessed hostile crowd during Australia's two World Cup warm-up games. (Photo: AFP)

30 May 2019 1:16 PM

Pakistan have lost their past ten one-day internationals including a 5-0 whitewash by Australia and 4-0 thumping by England, and their problems were further compounded when they went down to outsiders Afghanistan by three wickets in a warm-up match. (Photo:AFP)

Pakistan seek Champions Trophy inspiration as West Indies loom

Pakistan had lost 4-1 in Australia before the tournament and arch-rivals India whipped them by 124 runs in the opening game of the Trophy.

30 May 2019 12:56 PM

A team known to always punch above its weight, the Black Caps have tried every trick in the book to lay hands on their maiden title. (Photo: Kane Williamson/ Instagram)

Being underdogs suits New Zealand, says James Franklin

Last edition's finalist, New Zealand have reached the semi-final of the World Cup seven times.

30 May 2019 12:40 PM

He even lauded Dhoni on his fitness levels and said his intention of playing the big shots in the warm-up matches comes as a very good sign for the Indian team. (Photo: File)

'India has very good chance at World Cup': Ajit Agarkar

India lost their opening warm-up match against NZ by six wickets, but they were able to defeat Bangladesh in the second warm-up fixture.

30 May 2019 12:34 PM

The 46-year-old, who has represented India in six World Cups, holds the record for scoring the highest number of runs in a single edition of the World Cup, scoring 673 in 2003. (Photo: Starsports/twitter)

Sachin Tendulkar opens innings again but this time as commentator

The Master Blaster will take his place in the commentary box ahead of the tournament opener between hosts England and South Africa.

30 May 2019 12:27 PM

South Africa has never gone past the semi-final stages of the World Cup. (Photo: ICC World Cup Official Website)

ICC World Cup 2019: Five players to watch out in opening encounter

World number 1 one-day international (ODI) side lead by skipper Eoin Morgan is one of the favourites for the tournament.

30 May 2019 12:16 PM

Fans cheer India by making 20kg World Cup-themed cake

Kukreja said that there are two of his favourite players on the cake, India captain Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni.

30 May 2019 12:13 PM

CWC'19 starts with a 60 seconds challenge

The opening ceremony was hosted by former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff and cricket presenters Shibani Dandekar and Paddy McGuinness.

30 May 2019 12:02 PM

Amla currently holds the record for being the fastest batsman to go past 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000 and 7000 ODI runs. (Photo: AP)

Hashim Amla 90 runs away from breaking Kohli's ODI record

If Amla clocks the mammoth score, he will also better Kohli's record by three innings.

30 May 2019 11:47 AM

All ten captains of the participating teams in the Cricket World Cup paid a visit to Queen Elizabeth on Wednesday. (Photo: BCCI/TWitter)

Captains meet Queen Elizabeth before CWC'19 kicks-off

The captains of the 10 teams also met Prince Harry at the Buckingham Palace in London.

30 May 2019 10:58 AM

Queen Elizabeth also met the captains ahead of a garden party at the palace on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

Prince Harry drops cheeky chirp at Finch

Australia are bidding for back-to-back World Cup titles after winning the 2015 tournament, while England are favourites to claim their 1st.

30 May 2019 10:19 AM

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