Sri Lanka's Dushmantha Chameera could be thrust straight into World Cup action against Afghanistan following his late call-up into the squad, according to assistant coach Naveed Nawaz.

India maintained their unbeaten streak at the 2023 World Cup with a 100-run victory in a low-scoring contest against holders England, who are facing a premature exit following their fifth defeat in six group matches on Sunday.

Willey, a left-arm quick, returned figures of 3-45, including the prized wicket of Virat Kohli for a nine-ball duck, after England elected to bowl at Lucknow in search of a victory to cling on to their slim hopes of making the semi-finals.

BCB president Nazmul Hassan backed the cricketers and said that the board will stand by the demoralised Tigers during this tough time

Bangladesh are currently ninth in the World Cup points-table with just two points in six games. 

India's star batsman Virat Kohli fell for a nine-ball duck as England's fast bowlers struck early blows in their must-win World Cup clash on Sunday.

Kumara hurt his left thigh during training in Pune ahead of Sri Lanka's crucial clash against Afghanistan at MCA International Stadium on Monday and has been replaced in the squad by fellow pacer Dushmantha Chameera.

Rohit reached his fifty in 66 balls and took India to 89-3 in 24 overs.

The Bangladesh cricket is in a coma at the moment, and the way doctors ask family members of a terminally-ill patient to pray when things go beyond their control, the fate of the Tigers are beyond their control after their humiliating 87-run defeat to the Netherlands at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.

Having been set a massive 389 to win, the Black Caps were agonisingly close to pulling off the second highest one-day international chase in history.

Bangladesh fans may not have completely filled the 66-thousand capacity Eden Gardens stadium but around 15 thousand of them made their presence known during Bangladesh's sixth match of the ongoing ICC World Cup against the Netherlands yesterday.

Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan admitted that the humiliating 87-run defeat against the Netherlands in Kolkata yesterday is hard to swallow.

England face unbeaten hosts India in Lucknow on Sunday, coming into the contest with four defeats from five matches to languish ninth in the 10-team table and with their hopes of making the semifinals almost over.

All-rounder Bas de Leede demanded the Netherlands be afforded "bigger nation" status after defeating Bangladesh by 87 runs at the World Cup in Kolkata on Saturday.

The enthusiastic Bangladeshi fans who came in numbers at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata yesterday were in utter disbelief as the Tigers succumbed to a humiliating 87-run defeat against the Netherlands in the two sides’ sixth match of the ongoing ICC World Cup.

Travis Head’s rapid hundred trumped Rachin Ravindra’s gallant 116 as Australia survived late drama against New Zealand before winning the highest-scoring match in World Cup history by five runs to close in on a semifinal spot on Saturday.

After this chaotic buildup, Bangladesh have suffered in the tournament, losing five out of their six games so far. 

Chasing 230, Bangladesh got bundled out for a mere 142, suffering their fifth straight defeat in the tournament.

Pakistan narrowly lost by one wicket on Friday, their fourth straight defeat after two wins in six matches.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was booed by the fans at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata today after the match against the Netherlands after yet another disappointing innings in the ODI World Cup.