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.

Bangladesh team reached Kolkata yesterday after their hopes of a semifinals berth in ICC World Cup was all but dashed in Mumbai following a crushing 149-run defeat against South Africa.

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.

Australia have won the toss and elected to bat in the match against the Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi today.

Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haque felt that the Bangladesh team management were wasting Mahmudullah's talents by playing him only as a finisher given that the top-order is still struggling.

Mahmudullah Riyad's inclusion to the Bangladesh World Cup squad had been a dramatic one as the experienced campaigner got back into the side during the New Zealand series at home.

"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.

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.

Pakistan's chances of making the semifinals of the Cricket World Cup are on a knife-edge after their eight-wicket defeat to Afghanistan on Monday in Chennai.

Shakib Al Hasan had smartly faced the media on Monday, on the eve of his side's fifth World Cup game. However, the Bangladesh captain's confident demeanour did not rub off onto his troops against South Africa as Bangladesh bowling unit was made to look toothless.

De Kock has now surpassed Virat Kohli as the tournament's leading scorer with 407 runs to the India star's 354.

Before being dismissed for a run-a-ball 111, the veteran helped Bangladesh avoid humiliation in Mumbai on Tuesday.

At one point in the World Cup pool game between Bangladesh and South Africa in Mumbai on Tuesday, many Tigers’ fans back home must have wondered whether Shakib Al Hasan’s troops would be able to surpass Quinton de Kock’s individual score of 174 off 140 deliveries.

The word ‘humiliation’ feels insufficient in describing the ordeal Bangladesh suffered at the hands of South Africa yesterday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Quinton de Kock hit a brilliant 174, his third century of the World Cup, as South Africa piled up 382-5 against Bangladesh at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.

The latest defeat brought the Tigers their fourth successive loss after which they languished to the bottom of the table.

"Pathirana failed to recover from a shoulder injury sustained during a warm-up match and was subsequently ruled out of the tournament," the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a statement

Fireworks and celebratory gunfire raked Kabul's skies as Afghans celebrated their stunning eight-wicket cricket World Cup defeat of Pakistan, a rare burst of public jubilation since the Taliban takeover.

Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh said Tuesday "everyone calls me Shaun" after he was spotted wearing his brother's number on his cap at the Cricket World Cup.