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World Cup semifinal: England bowl out Australia for 223; Smith scores 85

Jul 11, 2019, at 06:57 pm

Birmingham, July 11 (IBNS): England bowled out Australia for 223 in 49 overs in the second World Cup semifinal here on Thursday.

Old rivals Australia and England set to lock horns for a place in the Cricket World Cup final

Jul 10, 2019, at 09:17 pm

Birmingham, July 10 (UNI) Five-time champion Australia and six-time semifinalist England meet the second semi-final of the ICC World Cup 2019 at Edgbaston here on Thursday.

Officials appointed for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup semi-finals

Jul 07, 2019, at 04:26 pm

London, July 7 (IBNS) The umpires and officials for the two ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-finals have been appointed following the conclusion of the group stage.

Faf Du Plessis praises retiring pair Tahir and Duminy as South Africa finish World Cup campaign on a high

Jul 07, 2019, at 04:22 pm

London, July 7 (IBNS): South Africa captain Faf du Plessis paid tribute to his two retiring players, leg spinner Imran Tahir and middle-order batsman JP Duminy.

Starc confident Australia have the blueprint to beat England in World Cup semi-final

Jul 07, 2019, at 04:10 pm

Dubai, July 7 (IBNS): Mitchell Starc believes Australia have already created the blueprint of how to beat England at this World Cup and has highlighted taking early wickets as the key to their mouth-watering semi-final.

Shaun Marsh is out of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, with Peter Handscomb to replace him

Jul 05, 2019, at 05:58 pm

Dubai, July 5 (IBNS): The ICC has confirmed that the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 has approved Peter Handscomb as a replacement player for Shaun Marsh in the Australia squad for the remainder of the tournament.

Australia beat England by 64 runs, ease into World Cup semi-finals

Jun 25, 2019, at 10:56 pm

London, June 25 (IBNS): Australia beat England by 64 runs at Lord's on Tuesday evening to book a semi-final birth in the Cricket World Cup.

World Cup: Australia defeat Sri Lanka by 87 runs

Jun 15, 2019, at 10:55 pm

London, June 15 (IBNS): It seems that chances to qualify for the semi-finals is slowly slipping out of the grips of Sri Lanka as they suffered another defeat in a World Cup match this time at the hands of Australia here on Saturday.

Aaron Finch hammers 153 runs as Australia post 334/7 against Sri Lanka

Jun 15, 2019, at 06:55 pm

London June 15 (IBNS): Australian skipper Aaron Finch led from the front as he smashed 153 runs which helped his side post massive 334 runs for the loss of seven wickets on the scorecard against Sri Lanka in a group stage match of the World Cup here on Saturday.

Australia beat Pakistan by 41 runs

Jun 12, 2019, at 11:25 pm

Taunton, June 12 (IBNS): Defending champions Australia beat Pakistan by 41 runs in the Cricket World Cup match here on Wednesday evening.

Cricket World Cup: India beat Australia by 36 runs

Jun 09, 2019, at 11:21 pm

London, June 9 (IBNS): India beat Australia by 36 runs to win their second world cup match in a row at The Oval here on Sunday evening.

World Cup: Shikhar Dhawan shines as Indian batsmen post mammoth 352/5 against Australia

Jun 09, 2019, at 07:05 pm

London, June 9 (IBNS): Shikhar Dhawan returned to form when it mattered the most and contributed 117 runs with the willow as Indian batsmen put up a strong show which helped the side post a mammoth 352 runs for the loss of five wickets in a World Cup group stage match against Australia here on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma touches unique record against Australia during World Cup match

Jun 09, 2019, at 04:58 pm

London, June 9 (IBNS): In a crucial group stage match of the World Cup, Indian opener Rohit Sharma touched another record as he became the fastest batsman to score 2000 runs against the 'Men in Yellow' in ODI history.

World Cup: Virat Kohli wins toss, opt to bat first against Australia

Jun 09, 2019, at 03:23 pm

London, June 9 (IBNS): Indian skipper Virat Kohli won the toss an elected to bat first in a crucial group stage match of the World Cup against Australia on Sunday.

Australians are going to be a tough team to handle but India have ammunition to go out and do what is required: Sachin Tendulkar

Jun 07, 2019, at 04:36 pm

Mumbai, June 7 (IBNS): Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar feels that Indian team has the required 'ammunition' to fight against Australia in their second World Cup match on Sunday.  

Mitchell Starc picks up five wickets as Australia beat West Indies in World Cup clash

Jun 06, 2019, at 11:09 pm

Nottingham, June 6 (IBNS): Mitchell Starc bowled a wonderful spell at the end, where he picked up the crucial wickets of Jason Holder (51) and Carlos  Brathwaite (16), to help Australia beat a spirited West Indies side by 15 runs in a group stage match of the ongoing World Cup here on Thursday.

Australia set 289 target for West Indies, Coulter-Nile misses ton

Jun 06, 2019, at 08:02 pm

Nottingham, Jun 6 (UNI) Riding on Nathan Coulter-Nile's 92 and Steven Smith's 73 runs, Australia set a challenging target of 288 runs for West Indies in 10th World Cup match here at Trent Bridge on Thursday

World Cup: Despite poor start, Australia score 288 against Windies

Jun 06, 2019, at 07:04 pm

Nottingham, Jun 6 (IBNS): Despite an ugly start, Australia came back strong to put 288 runs on scoreboard against Windies in the World Cup at Trent Bridge here on Thursday.

Six teams looking to keep T20 World Cup dreams alive in Africa final

May 14, 2019, at 03:51 pm

Dubai, May 14 (IBNS): Six teams are set to battle it out in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Final 2019 in Uganda, with two countries moving just one step away from Australia 2020. 

Indian Men's Hockey team leave for Australia tour

May 06, 2019, at 04:01 pm

Bengaluru, May 6 (UNI) The Indian Men's Hockey Team left for their first tour under newly-appointed Chief Coach Graham Reid on Sunday night from Bengaluru.

Australian selectors announce World Cup squad, Steve Smith, David Warner included

Apr 15, 2019, at 09:17 am

Sydney, Apr 15 (IBNS): David Warner and Steve Smith, who were banned from playing international cricket for one year after their names were involved in the ball-tampering scam last year, has been named in the Australia squad for the World Cup.

Australia's World Cup jersey unveiled

Apr 09, 2019, at 03:49 pm

Melbourne, Apr 9 (IBNS):  Apparel manufacturer ASICS has unveiled the new jersey for Australian cricket side which they will wear during the upcoming World Cup.

Sport Australia launches mental health service for top athletes

Mar 24, 2019, at 05:22 pm

Canberra, Mar 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Australia's peak sporting body has launched a mental health support service for the nation's top athletes.

We feel balanced, says Kohli downplaying Australia defeat

Mar 14, 2019, at 03:01 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (UNI): India captain Virat Kohli denied that panic was settling in on the Indian team after their 3-2 one-day international series defeat to Australia.

Australian bowlers stun India in final ODI match, clinch series

Mar 13, 2019, at 09:44 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Australia stunned India in the final match of the series to clinch as the visitors defeated the home side by 35 runs here on Wednesday.

Khawaja smashes 100 as Australia post 272 runs for nine wickets in final ODI match against India

Mar 13, 2019, at 05:24 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Usman Khawaja showed his form will help the Australian side in the World Cup as he scored 100 runs to help his side post 272 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the last and deciding fifth match of the series on Wednesday.

Fifth ODI: Australia win toss, elect to bat

Mar 13, 2019, at 02:02 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Australian captain Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to bat first in the fifth and final One Day International (ODI) match against India at Feroz Shah Kotla here on Wednesday.

India-Australia series decider in Kotla today

Mar 13, 2019, at 11:02 am

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): The contest which will decide the winner of the five-match One Day International (ODI) series between India and Australia will be played at the Feroz Shah Kotla here on Wednesday.

DRS not consistent at all, says Virat Kohli

Mar 11, 2019, at 09:53 am

Mohali, Mar 11 (UNI) India skipper Virat Kohli expressed his displeasure with the Decision Review System (DRS) after India losing the fourth ODI against Australia here at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium . He said that the call against Ashton Turner was a surprise and that the system is not consistent at all.

Australia defeat India by four wickets in high-scoring encounter

Mar 10, 2019, at 09:49 pm

Mohali, Mar 10 (IBNS): In a thrilling high-scoring encounter, Australia defeated India by four wickets to level the series 2-2 here on Sunday.