It’s disappointing and frustrating and there is lots of pressure on the next game, otherwise the tournament could be over before it’s really started for South Africa.

South Africa need a new strategy after an abysmal start to the World Cup because ‘Plan A’ has already been ruined by injuries to their pace attack, captain Faf Du Plessis has said.

After being comprehensively beaten on all three fronts in their opening game against New Zealand, Sri Lanka will hope for a much improved performance against dark horses Afghanistan on Tuesday.

It was not a happy outing for England opener Jason Roy in the ICC Cricket World Cup encounter with Pakistan in Nottingham. The 28-

The structure of the ongoing World Cup in the United Kingdom and the special importance of momentum for the Bangladesh team mean that a regular refrain over the coming month will be that the Tigers’ next match will be the toughest. It will suit Mashrafe Bin Mortaza well

A flashback: On February 18, 2015, the Bangladesh team led by Mashrafe Bin Mortaza had paraded around the Manuka Oval applauding the crowd in Canberra after Mushfiqur Rahim had taken the bails off the last Afghanistan wicket. A clinical performance from the Tigers

It was undoubtedly one of the most exciting matches of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup in the United Kingdom as Pakistan registered a scintillating 14-run victory against hosts England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham yesterday.

That Bangladesh got off to a balanced start after South Africa sent them in to bat first yesterday, ultimately led to them posting their highest-ever ODI score in the opening match of the World Cup. The Proteas may have been looking to unhinge the Bangladesh batting lineup with some short stuff but the batsmen were upto the task. Soumya Sarkar led from the front.

Bangladesh team manager Khaled Mahmud said that there is no room for emotions at this stage after the team’s 21-run win in the opening match of the 2019 World Cup against South Africa and added that the Tigers now know how to keep emotions in check.

It was the Bangladesh’s opening match of the tournament and how the Tigers were going to deal with the nerves and the expectations not only preceding the match but also during the game was always going to be an important factor against an opponent like South Africa. Captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza knew who he can rely upon during pressure situations, especially early on. He talked about sending Shakib Al Hasan is his favoured no.3 role at the top of the innings.

Bangladesh are still considered to be underdogs in major cricket events. Despite making it to the quarterfinal of the 2015 World Cup, the semis of the 2017 Champions Trophy and the Asia Cup 2018 recently, the Tigers still have it all to prove as far as the rest of the world is concerned.

Pakistan beat World Cup favourites England by 14 runs despite centuries for Joe Root and Jos Buttler at Trent Bridge on Monday.

Faf du Plessis warned his South Africa flops to expect "harsh words" as the skipper fights to save his country's spluttering World Cup challenge.

Mashrafe Mortaza hopes Bangladesh have earned respect with their impressive 21-run win over beleaguered South Africa in their World Cup opener on Sunday.

Former Kiwi player Brendon McCullum had predicted that the Tigers will win just one game in this World Cup – the one against Sri Lanka – and lose all the other group matches in the ten-team tournament. He responded in a tweet about his earlier predictions.

Ever since their readmission to world cricket in 1991, South Africa have consistently been one of the best fielding sides in the game. Their reputation as, to put it kindly, a side that lets the goose loose under pressure is almost as old. Soumya hit successive short balls from Lungi Ngidi

England may change a winning World Cup side by recalling fast bowler Mark Wood when they face Pakistan at Trent Bridge on Monday.

When Mahmudullah hit a crisply timed six off Kagiso Rabada in the last over, a Bangladesh fan in the stands could be overheard telling someone wearing the South African colours: “You can’t spell Bangladesh without a bang.”

330 for six is Bangladesh’s highest ever total in the World Cup. Their previous highest score in the mega event was the 322 they scored against Scotland in 2015 at the Saxton Oval in Nelson. It was also Bangladesh’s highest ever total against South Africa in the fifty-over format

There was a subplot heading into yesterday’s World Cup match between Bangladesh and South Africa at The Oval. Two contrasting cricketing cultures were going to clash on neutral territory, with each winning series against the other in their own backyards over the last four-year cycle.