India, New Zealand, and all the fans but be gearing up for the high-octane clash in the first semi-final of this World Cup, but rain may spoil the mood in Manchester
In this podcast, Business Standard's Sports team discusses India's chances, Australia's woes, New Zealand's troubles, and England's resurgence ahead of the semi-finals
New Zealand's 'achilles heel' has been their batting while India have an untested middle order. The Manchester forecast predicts light showers with skies likely to remain cloudy throughout the day
A trivia for Virat Kohli: All matches at Old Trafford have been won by the team batting first.
Indian opener Rohit Sharma is expected to be the highest run-getter in the tournament
The unsavoury incident has prompted the BCCI to file a written complaint with the International Cricket Council
Jadeja's tweet attack, where he had equated Manjrekar's cricketing analysis with the number of matches he has played, shows how sensitive players are about criticism
When asked about Khawaja's replacement, Finch stated that the team has not had the time to talk about it yet.
The best birthday present for Dhoni would certainly be Kohli and Rohit Sharma carrying their 'skipper' on a lap of honour at the Mecca of Cricket
It's going to be India versus New Zealand in the first semifinal of the ICC World Cup on Tuesday, with hosts England taking on five-time defending champions Australia in the other on Thu
Rohit felt it helped that Yuvraj found the former's situation strikingly similar with his own form ahead of the 2011 World Cup
Bumrah was keen to share the plaudits with the rest of the attack, even though he was the undoubted star of the bowling show during the win
The 45-game group stage ended with the match between Australia and South Africa
Prior to the Sri Lanka clash, India were on the second position with 13 points and the chart was topped by Australia, who had 14 points
Faf du Plessis' century and Rassie van der Dussen's 95 power Proteas to 325/6. In reply, Australia had a shaky start but David Warner slammed a century with Alex Carey putting quickfire 85
Angelo Mathews once again turned out to be a thorn in India's flesh with a gutsy hundred after a top-order collapse.
Australia's bowling has been highly impressive too with left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc leading from the front and making inroads at crucial junctures of the game to win matches for his team
While India can keep chances of finishing the group stages of the 2019 World Cup as the top placed team alive, for Lanka it will be all about bowing out with a win
Pakistan failed to make the cut for semi-finals yet they performed well in their last league match to rout Bangladesh as Shaheen Afridi picked 6 wickets
If Bangladesh win toss and decide to bat first, then Pakistan are out even before the game begins