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MAQTV STAFF (Reporting from England) Sri Lanka’s World Cup could have taken a turn for the worse had it not been for fast bowlers Nuwan Pradeep, Lasith Malinga and the experience of the Afghanistan batsmen. Set 187 runs to win the match off 41 overs at Cardiff, the Afghanistan team ran out of the blocks quickly reaching 32 without loss off four overs, before the experience of Pradeep and Malinga pegged them back, as they fell to 152 all out. The Afghanistan bowlers led by off-spinner Mohammad Nabi 4/30, had…

New Zealand won the match but Bangladesh won the hearts of the fans, as they fought like real tigers to win their second-round clash at the 2019 ICC World Cup at the Kia Oval in London yesterday. Bangladesh has captured the imagination of the fans at this World Cup with their brave display and with a little more luck and runs yesterday, they could have won their second successive match. Set 245 runs to win, New Zealand got 82 from Ross Taylor as they scraped home in front of 25,000…

“All positive experiences begin with a smile” tweeted Jasprit Bumrah less than 24 hours before India’s World Cup opener. Accompanying the Twitter post was a photo of Bumrah grinning in front of the Indian team bus, yet after just six overs of play against South Africa the seamer was somehow beaming even more widely. That smile stood in stark contrast to the Proteas top order’s expressions but in fairness, facing the world’s top-ranked ODI bowler is much more of a harrowing experience than a positive one. And don’t be fooled…

BRISTOL: The fond memories of 2015 came rolling back for Mitchell Starc after beginning his ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup campaign in near-identical fashion to his crowning moment. Four years ago the rangy, left-arm fast bowler immediately dented New Zealand hopes in the first over of the World Cup final when he clean-bowled Brendon McCullum for a duck, his third delivery to the dynamic Kiwi captain. With their most destructive batsman back in the pavilion, New Zealand were unable to post a suitably-competitive total and the Australians went on to…