Readers from around the world reflect on seven weeks of cricket and one astounding finalEngland’s run to the semi-finals, and indeed final, could not have been more quintessentially English. The team came into the tournament on a great run and hope was…
Readers from around the world reflect on seven weeks of cricket and one astounding finalEngland’s run to the semi-finals, and indeed final, could not have been more quintessentially English. The team came into the tournament on a great run and hope was…
Kiwis hope a win for the Black Caps will exorcise the demons of their 1992 defeat by PakistanSimon Day can still remember the feeling of nausea and utter helplessness that can only be brought about by a crushing cricketing defeat. Day, now 34, was then…
England players shed a few tears and cursed their luck the last time they reached a World Cup finalBy Derek Pringle for The NightwatchmanIt is 27 years since England last contested a Cricket World Cup final. I know; I was there. Melbourne was the city,…
England players shed a few tears and cursed their luck the last time they reached a World Cup finalBy Derek Pringle for The NightwatchmanIt is 27 years since England last contested a Cricket World Cup final. I know; I was there. Melbourne was the city,…
• Pakistan 315-9; Bangladesh 221: Pakistan won by 94 runs• Imam and Babar share match-winning standIn the end it came with neither a whimper nor a roar but with a flicked single behind square by Tamim Iqbal off a shortish ball from Mohammad Amir.Battin…
Cricket World Cup updates from the match at Lord’sEngland qualify for the semi-finals – The Spin podcastAnd you can email your thoughts to Rob 10.38am BST 2nd over: Pakistan 7-0 (Fakhar 7, Imam 0) Mohammad Shaifuddin shares the new ball. After a slow s…
• Only half of pavilion tickets sold for Friday’s group stage game• Empty seats ‘risk damaging the club’s global reputation’MCC members have received a panicked email imploring them to buy tickets for Bangladesh versus Pakistan at Lord’s or risk damagi…
• Afghanistan 227-9; Pakistan 230-7• Pakistan win with two balls to spare from 156-6The all-rounder Imad Wasim’s unbeaten 49 guided Pakistan to a thrilling three-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Leeds on Saturday, maintaining their hopes of reaching …
Cricket World Cup updates from the match at HeadingleyHow they stand: the latest World Cup tableAnd you can email Tom here or tweet him here 10.10am BST And they line up thusly:Afghanistan: Gulbadin Naib (c), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar A…
• New Zealand 237-6; Pakistan 241-4; Pakistan win by six wickets• Babar Azam scores century in successful run chasePakistan are making a late surge in the direction of the World Cup’s semi-final spots, with the winds of their victorious 1992 campaign p…
Cricket World Cup updates from the match at EdgbastonAustralia deliver hammer blow to England’s hopesAnd feel free to email rob.smyth@theguardian.com 10.02am BST Pre-match reading Related: Jason Roy to be given until last moment to prove fitness for cr…
• Pakistan 308-7; South Africa 259-9. Pakistan win by 49 runs• South Africa knocked out of World CupLet there be no further ambiguity about it: South Africa are out of the World Cup. They had been hanging on for some 18 days since losing a third straig…
Over-by-over updates from Lord’s, 10.30am BST startBrathwaite blast in vain as New Zealand foil WindiesGet in touch! Email Adam or tweet @collinsadam 9.57am BST My below picture is a bit deceptive. It’s turning into a smashing day in London. It’s still…
The physical distance between the two cricket teams in recent years has created an emotional distance tooWhen Yuvraj Singh, the Indian all-rounder with balls and bravado, ice-cold chaser and hot-flush finisher, announced his retirement last week, there…
Rival supporters did not let the rain detract from an occasion one called ‘more important than winning the World Cup final’The English weather has been a most unwelcome guest at this Cricket World Cup. But try as it might – and there were downpours and…
World Cup game at Old Trafford watched by a billion people proves a triumph while India’s captain becomes fastest man to 11,000 ODI runs before his unnecessary exit against PakistanIt might have been peak Virat Kohli. With a fatly idolatrous crowd, the…
• India 336-5; Pakistan 212-6. India win by 89 runs (D/L)• Rohit Sharma hits 140 to guide India to big totalIn the end the game was settled in three deliveries. They came just when the ebb and flow of play was beginning to run Pakistan’s way and turned…
Keep up with all the action from Old TraffordListen to the latest Spin podcastFeel free to email Tim or to tweet @TimdeLisle 10.11am BST India 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 KL Rahul, 3 Virat Kohli (capt), 4 VJ Shankar, 5 MS Dhoni (wkt), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Kedar J…
• Pakistan coach Arthur plays up his side’s unpredictability• Virat Kohli focuses on India’s strengthsThe Pakistan coach, Mickey Arthur, has promised his young side they will go down in history if they can “produce the perfect game” and beat India for …
