Wasim Akram warns Pakistan against complacency in Sri Lanka clash
BRISTOL: Pakistan?s former captain and ?Swing ka Sultan? Wasim Akram has advised the team not to be complacent against Sri Lanka in their World Cup match on Friday at Bristol. Talking at Geo programme 'SWING KA SULTAN', Wasim said that although Sri Lanka are inexperienced with batting, they still have match winners in the side so Pakistan must ...
West Indies' Brathwaite questions umpiring as Holding hits out
West Indies opener Chris Gayle and captain Jason Holder were both twice given out on the field at Trent Bridge on Thursday but, on both sets of occasions, saw their decision to review vindicated by the third umpire. Brathwaite accepted Gaffaney and Sri Lanka?s Ruchira Palliyaguruge were doing their best, but he made no attempt to hide his annoyance ...
With Australia and India next, win against Sri Lanka important for Pakistan: Waqar Younis
It is not something new, if you go back to the 1980s and even 1970s, it has always been the same. Once you get through your first couple of years of international cricket, you never look back. The result is that you never know what are going to get with Pakistan, you never know which side of the bed ...
ICC Cricket World Cup: Rain expected to dampen upbeat Pakistan and Sri Lanka fixture today
BRISTOL (Dunya News) ? Rain is expected to affect the 11th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Friday (today), June 7, at Bristol County Ground in Bristol, England. Sri Lanka have never beaten Pakistan in a World Cup match, but Dimuth Karunaratne is confident that this time his team can become the ...
Head to head: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
Pakistan and Sri Lanka face off in the eleventh match of the ICC World Cup 2019 at County Ground, Bristol on Friday. Sri Lanka have played 839 ODIs, won 381, lost 416, along with five tied and 37 no result matches. The two sides have clashed in 153 ODIs, out of which Pakistan have won 90 and Sri Lanka ...
Preview: Unpredictable Pakistan take on fragile Sri Lanka in rain-threatened encounter
The ?unpredictable? Pakistan side held their nerve to beat hosts England by 14 runs at Trent Bridge on Monday, just three days after crashing to a seven-wicket defeat against the West Indies at the same venue. "It was just so good to see us go out and play with the belief and intensity that we had spoken about," coach ...
England complete World Cup circle against Bangladesh
CARDIFF, United Kingdom (AFP) - England will face the side who kick-started their transformation into a major threat in one-day internationals when the tournament hosts continue their World Cup campaign against Bangladesh in Cardiff on Saturday. At that point there was no longer any way of hiding England?s white-ball woes and, with a home World Cup up next, then ...
Do not take Sri Lanka lightly, Zaheer Abbas warns Pakistan
Having played here on several occasions during his highly successful county stints, the former Pakistan captain has ?beautiful? memories of the city. On Friday, Zaheer is hoping to add another pleasant memory by watching Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in their ICC World Cup encounter. ?I?m sure we are going to win tomorrow,? Zaheer told Geo Super in an interview ...
Tailender Coulter-Nile’s record-breaking innings made victory over West Indies possible
Oshane Thomas had Australia captain Aaron Finch (six) caught before opening partner David Warner (three) was held at backward point off Sheldon Cottrell ? a wicket that saw the left-arm quick, still a member of the Jamaica Defence Force, celebrate with his trademark salute. Australia were now 26 for two, with boos ringing out as Warner walked off and ...
Pressure-free Pakistan ready to deliver against Sri Lanka
BRISTOL (Reuters) - Pakistan?s stunning victory over World Cup favourites England has eased the pressure on Sarfaraz Ahmed?s squad before Friday?s potentially tricky test against Sri Lanka at Bristol, batting coach Grant Flower said on Thursday. After a crushing seven-wicket defeat by West Indies in their tournament opener, former champions Pakistan beat hosts England by 14 runs in a ...
Babar Azam tipped as World Cup star in the making
BRISTOL (AFP) - Pakistan batting coach Grant Flower has tipped gifted youngster Babar Azam to emerge as one of the best batsmen at the World Cup. Babar is likely to hold the key to their hopes of a successful campaign and, speaking ahead of Friday?s match against Sri Lanka in Bristol, Flower said: "Babar has come a long way. ...
Pakistan legends inspired Riaz's journey to World Cup fame
BRISTOL (AFP) - Pakistan pace bowler Wahab Riaz says he would have been watching the World Cup at home without the help of inspirational advice from Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. Riaz was not on the selectors? radar for the World Cup following a costly spell of 8.4 overs which yielded 89 runs against arch-rivals India in Pakistan?s Champions ...
Australia match-winner Coulter-Nile ready to be dropped
NOTTINGHAM (AFP) - Unlikely batting hero Nathan Coulter-Nile won?t be surprised if he is dropped by Australia for their next World Cup clash against India despite his match-winning innings against the West Indies. But Coulter-Nile made a career-best 92 -- the highest score by a World Cup number eight batsman or lower -- and also shared a century stand ...
Afghanistan's Shahzad to miss rest of World Cup
LONDON (AFP) - Afghanistan opener Mohammad Shahzad will miss the rest of the World Cup after suffering a knee injury, tournament organisers revealed on Thursday.
Kiwis ready to counter Afghan spin, says Taylor
The Kiwis edged out Bangladesh by two wickets on Wednesday, with Taylor hitting 82 in his team?s tense chase at the Oval to record their second straight win in as any matches. New Zealand, who were finalists in the 2015 edition, have relied on their paceman to get favourable results, but Taylor believes tackling spin will be key against ...
End of era looms for struggling South Africa
LONDON (AFP) - Barring a miraculous turnaround after three successive defeats, the Cricket World Cup is likely to be the end of an era for South Africa. Here AFP Sport looks at three key issues that triggered South Africa?s shocking decline: JP Duminy and Imran Tahir have already announced they will be retiring from one-day internationals after the World Cup, ...
Do not take Sri Lanka lightly, Zaheer warns Pakistan
Having played here on several occasions during his highly successful county stints, the former Pakistan captain has ?beautiful? memories of the city. On Friday, Zaheer is hoping to add another pleasant memory by watching Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in their ICC World Cup encounter. ?I?m sure we are going to win tomorrow,? Zaheer told Geo Super in an interview ...
Karunaratne unfazed by Sri Lanka's World Cup woe against Pakistan
BRISTOL (AFP) - Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has urged his team to "stay ruthless" at the World Cup as they train their sights on Sri Lanka after shocking England. The notoriously unpredictable Pakistan side held their nerve to beat the hosts by 14 runs at Trent Bridge on Monday, just three days after crashing to a seven-wicket defeat against ...
Sri Lanka gears up to face Pakistan in rigorous practice sessions
NOTTINGHAM: The Sri Lankan team is all set to face Pakistan at Trent Bridge in the upcoming World Cup fixture on Friday.
Perera reveals how Sri Lanka plans to take down Pakistan in upcoming World Cup clash
NOTTINGHAM: Sri Lankan player Thisara Perera has revealed how he is preparing to face Pakistan in their upcoming World Cup fixture at Trent Bridge in an exclusive chat with Geo Super. Appraising Pakistan's bowling line up, Perera said, "We all know they [Pakistan] have a good bowl in line up. When asked if he thinks Pakistan's unpredictability makes it ...
