ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka to get off to a winning start in T20 WC

After Rishad Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman claimed three wickets each to restrict Sri Lanka to 124 for nine, Hridoy smashed a 20-ball 40 and Liton Das played a sensible 38-ball 36-run knock

10m ago

ASM Faruque no more

Former National cricketer ASM Faruque breathed his last in Dhaka today following a cardiac arrest, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said. Faruque, a former BCB Board Member and councillor, was 75 at the time of his death.

4y ago

Anik banned till February 2021 for doping offence

The Bangladesh Cricket Board officially announced today that Kazi Anik, a 21-year-old pacer on the domestic circuit who represented Bangladesh in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup, tested positive for a prohibited substance in November 2018 and accepted a two-year suspension for his first doping offence.

4y ago

India beat New Zealand in opening T20I

Half-centuries from Lokesh Rahul and Shreyas Iyer lead India to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the opening Twenty20 match in Auckland, with the winning runs coming with an over to spare

5y ago

Tamim asks to be rested

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal asks to be rested for the lone Test against Afghanistan in September this year, informs Bangladesh Cricket Board Cricket Operations chairman Akram Khan.

5y ago

Kane deserves New Zealander of the Year award and gets my vote: Stokes

England all-rounder Ben Stokes says he was flattered to be nominated for New Zealander of the Year but the country's beaten World Cup cricket captain Kane Williamson should win it.

5y ago

‘If we’d lost, I didn’t know how I’d play cricket again’

Jos Buttler, the England wicketkeeper-batsman, revealed he was struggling with fear of failure before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 final against New Zealand last week.

5y ago

‘There was an error of judgement’

The umpire who awarded England six runs from a freak overthrow in the last over of the World Cup final has admitted he made an “error” and should have given one run fewer, a report said Sunday.

5y ago

‘England mistakenly awarded extra run’

England were mistakenly awarded an extra run during their nail-biting World Cup win over New Zealand at Lord’s, a member of the sport’s chief rules committee told media on Monday.

5y ago

Cricket philosopher’s triumph

Kane Williamson stood with hands outstretched as an accurate throw from Martin Guptill ricocheted off a diving Ben Stokes’s bat and went for four in the 100th over of a sublime World Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday. If the ball had just found the keeper’s glove, or even

5y ago

‘Who said cricket was boring?

England ended a 44-year drought when they clinched their maiden World Cup title by defeating New Zealand in an enthralling final, where the boundary count separated the sides after both the 50-over game and the Super Over ended in ties, at Lord’s in London on Sunday.

5y ago

‘It will inspire a new generation’

England captain Eoin Morgan hopes his side’s “incredible journey” to World Cup glory will inspire a new generation of fans in the sport’s birthplace.

5y ago

Morgan celebrates England’s diversity

England captain was in a jovial mood as the hosts finally got their hands on the World Cup title, defeating New Zealand in the final after what was possibly the greatest game of cricket with heart-stopping moments coupled with heroes and tragic heroes.

5y ago

‘Will apologise to Kane for rest of my life’

England all-rounder Ben Stokes, the hero of the final for the hosts as they clinched their maiden World Cup trophy, said that he will be apologizing to Kiwis’ skipper Kane Williamson for the rest of his life after his accidental nudge with the bat led to one of the most critical moments in cricket history.

5y ago

Numbers behind ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019

Eoin Morgan’s England have won hearts and broken records on the way to lifting their maiden World Cup and here are 2019 Cricket World Cup heroes in numbers.

5y ago

Shakib named in the ICC World Cup 2019 best XI

Shakib Al Hasan has been named in the ICC World Cup 2019 team of the tournament after his brilliant stint in the tournament by ICC. He is the only Bangladesh player to be named on the squad.

5y ago

Five runs should have been awarded instead of six: Taufel

Former international umpire Simon Taufel says that England should have been awarded five runs instead of the six they were actually awarded in their enthralling final against New Zealand, that saw England clinch their maiden World Cup on boundary count after both the 50-over game and the ensuing super over ended in a tie at Lord’s in London yesterday.

5y ago

Stokes revels in redemption story as England make World Cup history

Ben Stokes started England's march to World Cup glory with a catch to remember and ended their historic campaign weeping tears of joy as victory against New Zealand completed a personal tale of redemption.

5y ago