Sri Lanka batter Charith Asalanka's second ODI ton helped his side to 279 in their ICC World Cup encounter against Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Monday. 

Akhtar, one of the fastest pacers of his generation, also reckoned that the Indian fast bowlers are as good as the Indian batters and one should not undermine them by any means.

“Words are not enough to praise Kohli," said Malik

The country's 1996 World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga has been appointed chairman of a new interim board, Ranasinghe's office said in a statement.

"I take the responsibility because we have disappointed the fans and ourselves," said Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha at a press conference yesterday in an apparent admittance of his role in what has been a disastrous World Cup campaign for the Tigers.

With their semifinal dreams already slashed, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will face off at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi today, with hopes of keeping their qualification dreams for the 2025 Champions Trophy alive.

Ahead of the ICC World Cup game between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium today, the focus was more on the inclement weather condition in Delhi – a huge concern over the past few days due to the severe air pollution at the national capital. 

South Africa, yet to lift one-day international cricket's showpiece trophy, have often been the authors of their own downfall

While Ponting has been impressed with the way India have gelled as a team, the former World Cup winning captain shied away from including any players from the host nation when asked to name his top three players of the tournament thus far.

Tournament pacesetters India and South Africa will meet in a mouth-watering contest at Kolkata's Eden Gardens today.

"We saw something special today from Pakistan," said Williamson whose team have now lost four games in a row after starting the tournament with four wins.

The Bangladesh team has already resigned to its fate in the ongoing ODI World Cup..Almost nothing has gone right for the Tigers in the tournament and after suffering six comprehensive defeats on the trot, the players find themselves at the bottom of a pit of despair.

The stellar show boosted Australia's chances of making the semi-finals with their fifth straight victory.

Defeat to Australia leaves the defending champions at the bottom of the table, with two games still to play.

Pakistan endured a battering by New Zealand’s top-order before launching their own onslaught through centurion Fakhar Zaman to win a rain-hit World Cup game by 21 runs via the DLS method on Saturday and stay alive in the hunt for a semifinal spot.

Chasing 287 for victory in Ahmedabad, England folded for 253 in 48.1 overs after a valiant 64 from Ben Stokes.

Zaman on Saturday clubbed 11 sixes and eight fours in an undefeated 126 as Pakistan beat New Zealand by 21 runs in a rain-hit match where initially they had been set 402 to win.

The Proteas, with 12 points from seven games so far, join hosts India in booking a place in the last four.

Fakhar was the star of the show in the opening 20 overs of the innings, slamming nine sixes en-route to a century off just 63 balls.

Marnus Labuschagne top-scored with 71 after Australia were invited to bat first at the world's biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad.