Most players would have been broken by what happened at the end of the T20 World Cup final in 2016 but Ben Stokes, the bowler destroyed by West Indies’ Carlos Brathwaite, is made of sterner stuff and three years on was England’s one-day hero on their greatest day. The picture of Stokes
England won the Cricket World Cup for the first time after New Zealand matched their 15 in a Super Over but lost on fewer boundaries scored in the match after an extraordinary final at Lord's was tied on Sunday. England were all out for 241 on the last ball of the 50th over, chasing New Zealand's
The Cricket World Cup final will be decided by a Super Over after England were all out for 241 on the last ball of their innings, chasing New Zealand's 241-8 at Lord's on Sunday. England scored 14 off the last over but Mark Wood was run out seeking the second run that would have won it for the hos
England will chase 242 to win the Cricket World Cup for the first time after Liam Plunkett’s 3-40 helped to limit New Zealand to another middling total in the final at Lord’s on Sunday. Every specialist New Zealand batsman got into double figures but only opener Henry Nicholls (55) rea
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat in the final of the Cricket World Cup against England which will produce a new 50-overs champion at the Lord’s on Sunday. Morning drizzle, which had forced covers on the pitch, delayed start of the match by 15 minutes and th
England snuffed out Australia's title defence and stormed into the Cricket World Cup final with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over the five-times champions in the second semi-final on Thursday. Eoin Morgan's men skittled out Australia for 223 before romping to their target in 32.1 overs in
England surged into their first World Cup final for 27 years with a sensational eight-wicket demolition of Australia at Edgbaston. The hosts will have the chance to lift the trophy for the first time when they meet New Zealand at Lord's on Sunday, reports BBC. A first win in a World Cup knockout
New Zealand defeated India by 18 runs producing a brilliant bowling performance in the rain-hit first Cricket World Cup semi-final at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The Black Caps will face the winners of Thursday’s semi-final between England and Australia in Sunday’s final at Lords, repor
Prolific opener David Warner smashed a brilliant 122 but could not claim victory for Australia as they slipped to a 10-run defeat to South Africa in their Cricket World Cup clash at Old Trafford on Saturday, leaving them facing a semi-final against England. The result allowed India to take over at
Rohit Sharma became the first player to make five centuries in a single World Cup match and his opening partner KL Rahul also struck a fluent century as India crushed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their final group match at Headingley on Saturday. India had already qualified for the last four and
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza singled out batsman Shakib Al Hasan for praise after the side’s final match at the Cricket World Cup on Friday, a 94-run loss to Pakistan at Lord’s. The swashbuckling Shakib smashed 64 runs as his side stumbled to 221 all out. That took his World Cup
Teenage fast bowler Shaheen Afridi took six cheap wickets as Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 94 runs at Lord’s on Friday, clocking up their fourth World Cup win in a row but narrowly missing out on the semi-finals. The 19-year-old became the youngest bowler to take six wickets in the history of
