Captain Scott Edwards smashed an undefeated 78 while Roelof van der Merwe returned to stun his homeland with a late cameo as the Netherlands made a fighting 245-8 against South Africa in the World Cup on Tuesday.

Among the fans, Rohit spotted a familiar face in Shoaib, rolled down the window of his car and said, ‘Arey tu yaha agaya (Hey, you’re here!).”

Star Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been laid low by fever, Pakistan media reported Tuesday, in a worrying blow for the team ahead of a key World Cup clash with Australia.

Afghanistan's famous upset victory over England at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup has been soured with news that opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the match.

The 32-year-old batsman was arrested in November last year just hours after his country lost to England in their final Twenty20 World Cup match in Australia.

All eyes were on skipper Shakib Al Hasan, who is recovering from a thigh injury that he sustained during Bangladesh's last game against New Zealand in Chennai.

The toss was scheduled to take place at 2:00pm Bangladesh Standard Time but ended up taking place at 2:30pm.

Pakistan got outplayed by India in their much anticipated clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14, losing the match by seven wickets.

Shaheen is struggling with his pace and fitness and has been unimpressive in all three games at the World Cup where his four wickets have come at a cost of 139 runs.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially approved cricket’s inclusion in the LA Games 2028 along with four other sports on Monday

"Despite our promising start, we deeply regret not being able to sustain it, resulting in us being limited to a score of 209 runs," Nissanka told reporters on Monday.

Cummins put his critics in their place in Lucknow, dismissing both Sri Lanka openers Pathum Nissanka (61) and Kusal Perera (78) after they had put on 125 for the first wicket.

Prior to the Sunday's fixture in Delhi, the highly anticipated quadrennial tournament was following the expected route, more or less, devoid of any big upset that would force the casual fans to take notice.

Teams tinkering with tactics or playing eleven while building up to a tournament of ICC World Cup's magnitude is quite common. Experiments, by definition, can go either way, but it is rarely seen that a successful move can even end up backfiring.

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma insists his team cannot afford to be "arrogant or loud" when they face the Netherlands in the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday, wary of the shock defeat they suffered against the Dutch at the World T20 last year.

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke had claimed that 30-year-old Cummins was to be left out of the team.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) might have been trying to keep the cricketers in a stress-free environment but controversy is still finding its way into the World Cup squad in India. 

Leg-spinner Adam Zampa returned figures of 4-47 while Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis hit fifties to help Australia down Sri Lanka by five wickets for their first win at the 2023 Cricket World Cup on Monday.

Dhanmondi Cricket Club’s Sobuj Ali only came to bat in the final over of the innings with the score on 240 for six but the young man made a big impact coming in at number nine, hitting six sixes in an over against Narayanganj Cricket Academy in the Dhaka Third-Division Cricket League game at the City Club Ground in Mirpur today.

 The game has been delayed due to rain, preceded by overwhelming wind around.