India in semis : beat Bangladesh by 109 runs

Mar 19, 2015, at 10:55 pm

Melbourne, Mar 19 (IBNS) India cruised to the last four stage of ICC Word Cup on when they crushed Bangladesh by 109 runs in the second quarter final match here on Thursday.

QF: India post 302/6 against Bangladesh

Mar 19, 2015, at 06:52 pm

Melbourne, Mar 19 (IBNS): Riding on Rohit Sharma's gutsy 137 runs, India posted 302 runs for the loss of six wickets in their quater final match against Bangladesh here on Thursday.

Rohit smashes century

Mar 19, 2015, at 06:22 pm

Melbourne, Mar 19 (IBNS): Indian opener Rohit Sharma smashed a century in the crucial quater-finals clash against Bangladesh here on Thursday.

India win toss, 23/0 after four overs

Mar 19, 2015, at 02:56 pm

Melbourne, Mar 19 (IBNS): India won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in a quater-final match of the World Cup here on Thursday.

Ashwin is very much like Anil Kumble: Srinath

Mar 19, 2015, at 05:25 am

New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS): Former Indian fast bowler Javagal Srinath has said that Indian spinner R Ashwin is 'very much' like former Indian skipper and spinner Anil Kumble.

Q/F: India faces Bangladesh challenge tomorrow

Mar 19, 2015, at 03:58 am

Melbourne, Mar 18 (IBNS): Defending champions India are all set to face a spirited Bangladesh in their quarter-final clash of the World Cup on Thursday.

Cricket world congratulate Kumar, Mahela

Mar 19, 2015, at 02:01 am

Sydney, Mar 18 (IBNS) The cricket world joined in applauding iconic Sri Lankan cricketers Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, who played the last ODI match of their glorious career here against South Africa on Wednesday even as their side suffered defeat in the World Cup quater-final match and bowed out of the tournament.

South Africa reach semis: beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets

Mar 18, 2015, at 08:33 pm

Sydney, Mar 18(IBNS) South Africa romped to the last four stage of the ICC World cup when they blew away Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the first quarter final match on Wednesday.

QF1: SA bowl out SL for 133

Mar 18, 2015, at 06:16 pm

Sydney, Mar 18 (IBNS): Sri Lanka crumbled in front of some stinging bowling by South African spinners as they were bowled out for 133 runs in the first quater-finals of the World Cup here on Wednesday.

India qualify for second stage of WC qualifiers

Mar 18, 2015, at 04:22 am

Kathmandu, Mar 17 (IBNS) : The purpose has been served. India are through to the second round of the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers after their away match against Nepal at Katmandu's Dasrath Stadium ended goalless on Tuesday.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 following soars to record levels online

Mar 18, 2015, at 03:04 am

Dubai, Mar 17 (IBNS): The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 now moves towards the knock-out stages, and the magnificent cricket on the pitch during the Pool stages has been matched with remarkable levels of interest in the tournament across all online channels from right around the world.

Dimitri Mascarenhas appointed as NZ team's bowling coach for Eng tour

Mar 17, 2015, at 06:56 pm

Hamilton, Mar 17 (IBNS): Former England player Dimitri Mascarenhas has been appointed as the bowling coach of the New Zealand cricket team for the upcoming tour of England.

ICC to put umpire communications to air for knockout stages of WC

Mar 17, 2015, at 06:37 pm

Dubai, Mar 17 (IBNS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed that TV umpire communications during decision-making will be available to the host broadcaster, Star Sports, to put to air for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, which will be played between 18 and 29 March.

Irfan out of the ICC WC

Mar 17, 2015, at 06:25 pm

Adelaide, Mar 17 (IBNS): Pakistani pacer Mohammad Irfan has been ruled out of the ICC World Cup due to injury.

Cycle Pure Agarbathies flags off 'Pray for India’ campaign

Mar 17, 2015, at 04:13 am

Kolkata, Mar 16 (IBNS): Strengthening its long-standing association with the game of cricket, incense stick manufacturer Cycle Pure Agarbathies has organized its "Pray for India" campaign in Kolkata.

De Villiers and Sangakkara bring fight for No.1 batting position to WC quarter-final

Mar 17, 2015, at 03:08 am

Dubai, Mar 16 (IBNS) AB de Villiers of South Africa and Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka have brought their battle for the coveted one-number batting spot in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen to Sydney when the two will go head to head in the first quarter-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

Match official appointments for quarter-final stage announced

Mar 17, 2015, at 02:19 am

Dubai, Mar 16 (IBNS) As the tournament enters into the knock-out stage, the match official appointments for the quarter-final stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 have been announced.

ICC Annual Conference 2015 to take place in Barbados

Mar 16, 2015, at 10:52 pm

Melbourne, Mar 16 (IBNS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced that the ICC Annual Conference 2015 will take place in Bridgetown, Barbados from June 22-26 .

Stuart Oliver captures glory again at the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship

Mar 16, 2015, at 03:37 am

New Delhi, Mar 15 (IBNS): At the action-packed, rain-hit Season II T1 Prima Truck Racking, Stuart Oliver of Team Castrol Vecton captured glory yet again.

This was a pressure game: Misbah

Mar 16, 2015, at 01:18 am

Adelaide, Mar 15 (IBNS): Ensuring a place in the quater-finals of the World Cup, Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq on Sunday said the match against Ireland was a 'pressure game'.

Indian team reach Kathamandu

Mar 16, 2015, at 12:59 am

Kathmandu, Mar 15 (IBNS) The Indian National Team landed safely in Kathmandu late on Saturday.

Indian women concede seven against Myanmar

Mar 16, 2015, at 12:56 am

Mandalay, Mar 15 (IBNS): The Indian Women’s Senior National Team went down 0-7 to Myanmar in the Women’s Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 at the Mandalar Thiri Sports Stadium on Sunday.

Four Asian Test playing nations qualify for last-8

Mar 16, 2015, at 12:41 am

Melbourne, Mar 15 (IBNS): All the four Test playing nations from Asia have qualified for the quater-finals of the World Cup which will be played this week.

Quarter-finals line-up confirmed in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Mar 15, 2015, at 11:16 pm

Dubai, Mar 15 (IBNS) The quarter-finals line-up in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was confirmed on Sunday after the West Indies defeated the UAE in Napier and Pakistan beat Ireland in Adelaide on the last day of the pool stage matches.

WC: Pakistan beat Ireland, reach final 8

Mar 15, 2015, at 11:14 pm

Adelaide, Mar 15 (IBNS): Defeating Ireland comprehensively by seven wickets in their last Pool B match of the World Cup, Pakistan is all set to face Australia in the quater-finals here on Sunday.

West Indies beat UAE, inch towards q/f

Mar 15, 2015, at 05:09 pm

Napier, Mar 15 (IBNS): Moving a step closer towards qualifying for the quater-finals, West Indies defeated the UAE by six wickets in a Pool B match of the World Cup here on Sunday.

Australia beat Scotland by 7 wickets ahead of q/f clash

Mar 15, 2015, at 02:06 am

Hobart, Mar 14 (IBNS) Australia thrashed Scotland by seven wickets in a Pool A match of the World Cup here on Saturday.

India beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in dramatic comeback

Mar 14, 2015, at 08:16 pm

Auckland, New Zealand, Mar 14(IBNS) A sparkling ton by Suresh Raina and captain's knock of 85 by Mahendra Singh Dhoni steered India to a six wicket victory against Zimbabwe at the Eden Park on Saturday.

India totters at 98 for four against Zimbabwe

Mar 14, 2015, at 06:10 pm

Auckland, New Zealand, Mar 14(IBNS) Chasing a winning target of 288, India suffered early blows to totter at 98 losing four wickets against Zimbabwe in their last pool B match of the ICC World Cup at the Eden Park on Saturday.

Taylor hammers 138, Zimbabwe post 287 against India

Mar 14, 2015, at 05:15 pm

Auckland, Mar 14 (IBNS) Brendan Taylor smashed gutsy 138 runs as Zimbabwe posted 287 runs against current World Champions India in a group stage match of the 50-over mega cricket tournament here on Saturday.