Mahmudullah’s road to the World Cup was riddled with obstacles and the all-rounder is thankful that all his hard work ultimately paid off.

Travis Head marked his World Cup bow with a blistering century as he and fellow opener David Warner blitzed New Zealand on Saturday to help steer Australia to 388 all out.

Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards scored his second fifty of the tournament to help his side post 229 in their World Cup encounter against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. 

The Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and decided to bat first against Bangladesh in their sixth World Cup fixture at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata today.

Australia’s returning opener Travis Head marked his World Cup debut with a remarkable 59-ball century against New Zealand in their World Cup encounter at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala today.

David Warner and Travis Head both hit fifties as Australia raced to 118-0 off the first 10 overs in their World Cup clash against New Zealand on Saturday.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field in their World Cup game against Australia at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamshala today.

The 31-year-old left-arm spinner has claimed 12 wickets in five matches so far to be one behind Adam Zampa of Australia.

Pakistan made a below-par 270 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium but fought back through their bowlers later, only to go down by a wicket in a thrilling contest.

Bangladesh and the Netherlands have faced each other twice in ODIs. It’s a 1-1 head-to-head record as both teams have a solitary win. In World Cups, Bangladesh won the only meeting between the two sides in the 2011 edition of the tournament.

Australia skipper Pat Cummins believes Saturday's World Cup clash with New Zealand will be a battle between "mates" as the push for semi-final places enters a critical phase.

Five-times champions Australia started this edition with consecutive defeats, by unbeaten hosts India and title contenders South Africa.

It was left to the last pair of Keshav Maharaj (seven not out) and Tabraiz Shamsi (four not out) to score the last 11 runs for South Africa's fifth win in six games.

Bangladesh's Kolkata chapter of this World Cup could not have come at a better time with the Tigers, desperately needing a win to keep their slim semifinal hopes alive, hoping for an uplift in their mood after losing four of their five encounters.

England's Cricket World Cup title defence has gone close to as badly as it could have done, with Jos Buttler's side slipping to a fourth defeat in five matches on Thursday against Sri Lanka.

In terms of points collected and the magnitude of stakes remaining for making it into the semifinal, Bangladesh and the Netherlands are in similar positions.

Pakistan slipped to a one-wicket loss at the hands of South Africa, their fourth defeat in six games in India.

The event that runs from October 5 to November 19 has seen fans in India through global broadcast partner Disney Star consuming more Men’s Cricket World Cup cricket than ever before. 

Bangladesh are up against the Netherlands at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens today in their sixth fixture of the ongoing ICC World Cup as the Tigers look to stay mathematically alive to progress beyond the group stage.  

South Africa survived a late charge from Pakistan to pull off a thrilling one-wicket win and move closer to the semifinals of the World Cup on Friday.