Australia finished second in Pool A after Mitchell Starc bowled the World Cup co-hosts to a seven-wicket victory against Scotland in a match that lasted just 41 overs at the Bellerive Oval on Saturday.Starc (4-14) and Pat Cummis (3-42) set…
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Cricket World Cup 2015: England beat Afghanistan in final game
England’s miserable World Cup ended with a low-key nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Sydney.
Tigers concede 3-wicket defeat to New Zealand
Martin Guptill scored 105 as New Zealand faced and only just surmounted the stern test it wanted before the knockout rounds of the Cricket World Cup, beating Bangladesh by three wickets on Friday to finish pool play unbeaten. Mahmudulluh made…
Cricket World Cup 2015: South Africa ease into quarter-finals
South Africa moved into the World Cup quarter-finals with a routine 146-run victory over United Arab Emirates.
Cricket World Cup: Sangakkara scores fourth successive century
Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara became the first player to score four successive one-day international centuries as his side beat Scotland at the World Cup.
World cup win brings Rubel Bonanza relief from Happy charges
Dhaka: Bangladesh cricket star Rubel Hossain got good news along with his match-winning heroics on Monday at the World Cup as a Bangladeshi actress who filed a rape case against him said on Tuesday she was withdrawing the charges against…
Nation rejoices reaching quarter finals of cricket World Cup
The nation on Tuesday rejoiced the historic victory of Tigers in the Cricket World Cup against England. Innumerable processions were brought out in the capital, all division and district towns by enthusiastic people who chanted slogans Bangladesh, Bangladesh … People…
Cricket World Cup 2015: Ireland dealt qualification blow by India
Ireland’s hopes of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals suffered a blow as India sealed top spot in Pool B with a fifth straight win in the tournament.
Bangladesh erupt into celebration
Cricket-mad Bangladesh erupted in joyous celebration on Monday after the national team dumped England out of the World Cup, with fans hailing the dramatic victory as the country’s greatest sporting triumph. Imprompta victory processions broke out across the country, with…
Bring out victory processions Tuesday: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the people to bring out victory processions across the country on Tuesday to celebrate Bangladesh’s unforgettable 15-run win against England in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, PM’s Special Assistant Mahbubul Hoque Shakil…
Cricket World Cup 2015: England knocked out by Bangladesh
England were knocked out of the World Cup in dismal fashion as Bangladesh claimed a stunning 15-run win.
Cricket victory: 20-Party relaxes hartal for Tuesday
The Bnp-led 20-Party Alliance has announced relaxation of hartal form 12 hours from 6am to 6pm on Tuesday to mark Bangladesh’s march to quarter fianls of Cricket World Cup. Bnp’s standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan made the decision known…
Bangladesh Knock out England, make to quarter finals
Bangladesh knocked England out of the World Cup with a sensational 15-run Pool A victory at the Adelaide Oval on Monday to make the quarter-finals. Rubel Hossain was Bangladesh’s star at the finish, clean bowling Stuart Broad and last man…
Bangladesh take on England Monday
Bangladesh will play England in their 5th Pool-A match of the ICC Cricket World Cup on Monday at Adelaide Oval in Australia with an aim to seal their quarterfinal berth in the mega event. The match will kick off at…
Cricket World Cup 2015: New Zealand beat Afghanistan
New Zealand made it five wins from five at the World Cup as a six-wicket win in Napier eliminated Afghanistan from quarter-final contention.
Cricket World Cup 2015: Pakistan beat South Africa in thriller
Pakistan’s pace bowlers stunned South Africa to earn a thrilling 29-run World Cup win in Auckland.
India advance with narrow win over West Indies
India sealed their progress to the Cricket World Cup quarter-finals as they recorded a nervy four-wicket win over West Indies. The defending champions looked set for a comfortable victory in Pool B when they reduced West Indies to 85-7. But…
Bangladesh beat Scotland, brighten semi-finals berth prospect
World Cup Pool A, Nelson, New Zealand: Scotland 318-8 (50 overs): Coetzer 156, Taskin 3-43 Bangladesh 322-4 (48.1 overs): Tamim 95, Mahmudullah 62, Mushfiqur 60 Bangladesh won by six wickets Kyle Coetzer scored Scotland’s first World Cup century but their…
Tigers reject speculation as ex-coach Jurgensen with Scotland
Bangladesh refused to be sidetracked Wednesday by news that former coach Shane Jurgensen was mentoring Scotland on the eve of their crunch World Cup clash in Nelson. The focus was purely on beating Scotland and then facing England in a…
Cricket World Cup 2015: Pakistan cruise past UAE in Napier
Pakistan kept up their push for a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup with a routine 129-run victory over the United Arab Emirates in Napier.
Cricket World Cup 2015: South Africa beat Ireland by 201 runs
South Africa condemned Ireland to their first defeat of the World Cup as they cruised to a 201-run win in Canberra. Hashim Amla hit 159, Faf du Plessis 109 and Rilee Rossouw a rapid unbeaten 61 in South Africa’s 411-4,…
England thrashed by Sri Lanka in World Cup in Wellington
England slipped to a third crushing defeat in four World Cup games as Sri Lanka comfortably chased 310 to win by nine wickets in Wellington.
Sri Lanka thrashes England, Pakistan keeps hope alive
Sri Lanka inflicted England’s third crushing defeat by a Test nation at this World Cup with a nine-wicket win on Sunday that left their opponents’ quarter-final hopes hanging by a thread as Pakistan revived their bid for a place in…
Sri Lanka poised to beat England, Pakistan strugle with Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka looked poised for victory chasing 309 target set by England losing 6 wickets. Sri Lanka scored 258 for 3 wickets at the close of the 31th over and looked likely to easily take another 51 runs in the…
Cricket World Cup: New Zealand beat Australia by one wicket
New Zealand survived a late collapse to beat Australia by one wicket in a thrilling World Cup Pool A game.
New Zealand beat Australia by one wicket
New Zealand reached the World Cup quarter-finals with a nail-bitingone-wicket win over Australia in Auckland on Saturday while, 5,500km away in Perth. New Zealand carved out a fourth win in four games in Pool A but, in pursuit of just…
South Africa demolish Windies to crushing 257-run defeat
South Africa captain AB de Villiers hammered the second-fastest century in World Cup history as he led his side to a crushing 257-run victory over the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. De Villiers finished on an…
Cricket World Cup 2015: Afghanistan shock Scotland in final over
Afghanistan claimed their first World Cup win with a one-wicket victory over Scotland with three balls to spare.
Tigers fall short of big lankan target, lose by 92 runs
Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed an unbeaten 161 off 146 balls and Kumar Sangakkara marked his 400th one-dayer with a century as Sri Lanka whipped butter-fingered Bangladesh by 92 runs in the World Cup on Thursday. Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for…
Motaza looks forwars to match with Sri Lanka Thursday
Bangladesh go into Thursday’s World Cup clash against Sri Lanka at the Melbourne Cricket Ground confident of doing well despite an uninspiring record against the former champions. Bangladesh have lost 32 of their 37 one-day internationals against Sri Lanka and…