England won the toss and elected to bat in their World Cup game against Sri Lanka at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru today.

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya will reportedly miss Sunday's World Cup match against England in Lucknow as he continues to recover from an ankle injury.

Afridi, who still holds the record for most sixes in ODIs, believes that Iftikhar has what it takes to play such a knock. 

Glenn Maxwell lived up to his nickname and then some against the Netherlands in Dehli.

In a heartwarming display of sportsmanship, Babar gifted his bat to Gurbaz after Afghanistan secured a historic victory over Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. 

Afghanistan have beaten both reigning champions England and former title winners Pakistan at the ongoing World Cup in India, with the Netherlands defeating an otherwise impressive South Africa.

"There's probably moments post the South Africa T20 series when I was forced to go home with a little setback. That was quite a frustrating period," Maxwell said.

South Africa flew into the Cricket World Cup a little under the radar but the awesome range of their power hitting has seen the side post the top three scores in the tournament, which stand-in captain Aiden Markram puts down to their adaptability.

England will enter their clash with Sri Lanka in Bengaluru today barely above the bottom of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup standings with just 0.005 in net run rate separating the 2019 champions and last-placed Bangladesh.

His sixth World Cup hundred took him past the five of compatriot Ricky Ponting and level with Sachin Tendulkar.

Maxwell covered his eyes with both hands during the near two-minute spectacle in the middle of the Dutch reply on Wednesday.

Glenn Maxwell's fastest World Cup century off 40 balls and 104 by David Warner led Australia to a record World Cup 309-run rout of the Netherlands on Wednesday for their third straight victory at the tournament.

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Nahida Akter picked up her maiden T20I five-wicket haul to help set up a five -wicket win for her side against Pakistan in the first of the three-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday. 

Glenn Maxwell admitted he "wasn't expecting" to hit a record 40-ball Cricket World Cup century on Wednesday.

Glenn Maxwell hit the fastest World Cup century in 40 balls to power Australia to a mammoth 399-8 against the Netherlands on Wednesday.

Warner, who clubbed 163 last time out against Pakistan, reached his second successive ton off 91 balls with 11 fours and three sixes at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium.

"I watched a Dutch sports show this morning and they were talking about cricket and laughing how it's pretty similar to a nine to five job, how long it takes, and they're making a few other jokes," said Van Beek.

"The cricket, as well, is just a bonus," said batter Will Young.

Bangladesh women's team will play the first of the three-match T20I series against Pakistan today at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, but rain threat looms large on the series.

After a wobbling start that made everyone question their World Cup pedigree, the five-time champions are now back where they had hoped to be with the tricky Netherlands the Aussies' next opponent in India.