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World Cup Final: English officials named on-field umpires for IND vs AUS

Englishmen Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough will stand as on-field umpires in the World Cup summit clash between India and Australia here on Sunday. This will be the second outing for Kettleborough, who also stood in the final of the 2015 World Cup. His partner on that occasion was Kumar Dharmasena. More than 93,000 spectators watched the 2015 final at the MCG. However, that number will be trumped as a three-figure crowd is expected on Sunday as the host nation will look to replicate their 2011 triumph on home soil. For Illingworth, too, this will be a second World Cup final appearance, albeit his first as a match official. He featured in the 1992 Cricket World Cup final as a player. Among other officials for the grand finale on Sunday is Joel Wilson of Trinidad and Tobago, who will be the third umpire, fourth umpire Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), and match referee Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe). All of them were also part of officiating teams in the semifinals. Illingworth a

World Cup 2023: When 'Dhoni' Review System' became Decision 'Rahul' System

There was an Instagram reel by a social media influencer that went viral last year, when the interviewee was asked to decipher an incomplete footage of a DRS call. Without having a look, he says "out hai sir" and then asks the interviewer to shift the focus of the photo and there stood Mahendra Singh Dhoni behind, taking another immaculate call in what has come to be known as the 'Dhoni' Review System (DRS). But in this World Cup, it won't be a misnomer if KL Rahul gets the DRS moniker in his name and we call it the 'Decision 'Rahul' System'. At least on five occasions over the course of the World Cup, the Indian wicket-keeper prevented an excited bowler or his skipper from raising a 'T' for the umpire. A lot of moving parts have come together in the tournament and one of the important cogs in the wheel is Rahul, whose 386 runs at near 99 strike-rate and 77 average has slipped under the radar because of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami's brilliance but he has been that

I just try and bowl stump to stump: Mohammed Shami on his World Cup success

Senior India pacer Mohammed Shami has said there is nothing extraordinary in his bowling, adding he just focuses on stump-to-stump length and putting the delivery in "a zone" to get wickets. Shami has been India's go-to bowler in the World Cup, where he is currently the side's top wicket-taker, scalping 23 wickets in six matches at an economy of 5.01, including a four-for and three fifers. He grabbed seven wickets in the semifinal against New Zealand in Mumbai on Tuesday. "I always look at what the situation is, how the pitch and the ball are behaving and if the ball is swinging or not," Shami told Star Sports. "And, if the ball is not swinging, I try and bowl stump to stump while trying to land it in a zone where the ball can catch an edge of the batters (when they) are driving." Shami missed the initial four matches of the World Cup, with all-rounder Hardik Pandya being the preferred pacer in the team before an ankle injury ruled him out for the remainder of the competition. Si

Mad Max's Big Show to Fakhar's Fury: Impactful knocks of World Cup 2023

Revisit the top knocks of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 before the final

Spell that changed the game: Top 5 bowling performances of World Cup 2023

Revisit the top bowling performances of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 before the final

Rachin Ravindra to Madushanka: Debutants that impressed at World Cup 2023

Players playing their first ODI World Cup showed maturity and shined at Cricket World Cup 2023. While Ravindra is a find for Kiwis, Shreyas Iyer solved India's number 4 problem

SA vs AUS Highlights, SF World Cup 2023: Australia win low-scoring thriller

South Africa vs Australia Highlights, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Proteas gave their heart and soul, but just could not manage to win as the Aussies won by 3 wickets to reach record eighth final

World Cup 2023 Final: India face Australia as Rohit eyes fairytale finish

Rohit Sharma, who did not get into the 2011 World Cup squad, could now lead India to a World Cup title 12 years later at the largest cricket Stadium in the World in Ahmedabad

1999 redux? The Aus vs SA World Cup semifinal that ended in 213-213 tie

The 1999 World Cup semi-final is considered one of the most thrilling encounters in cricket history because of its context and importance.

World Cup 2023 semis, SA vs AUS Playing 11, toss result, live streaming

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, South Africa vs Australia live streaming: Hotstar will live stream the South Africa vs Australia SF match in India for free.

King of the Knockouts: How Australia have dominated the Cricket World Cup

Australia has most wins in knockouts, and there is no doubt why they have five World Cups in their kitty. Will they reach another final as they are up against Proteas in a knockout in the World Cup

Curse of the knockouts: South Africa's choking history at the World Cups

South Africa have been nicknamed chokers due to their continuous failure in big games at the ICC World Cup. But once again today, they will like to shed the tag when they play semifinal vs AUS today

World Cup 2023: India reach fourth final, one step away from third title

After beating New Zealand in the semi-final, India reached fourth final in the ICC Cricket World Cup. They will eye their 3rd title at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19

SA vs AUS semis: A look at Australia's batting might in Cricket World Cup

Australian batters have combined to hit seven centuries in this World Cup. The team has one of the best batting lineups when it comes to showing intent

Pakistan cricket: Shaheen to lead in T20Is, Masood gets Tests captaincy

Former cricketer Mohammed Hafeez has been appointed as the Director of Cricket for Pakistan

Shami becomes first Indian bowler to take 7 wickets in an ODI cricket match

Mohammed Shami also registered the best bowling figures in the ICC ODI World Cup knockouts and broke a 48-year-old record held by Australia's Gary Gilmour.

World Cup 2023: Proteas Bavuma confident of ending semifinal jinx

Temba Bavuma was aware that Australia are not a "Mickey Mouse" team, but the South African captain on Wednesday sounded confident of his side's ability to defeat the five-time champions and end the Proteas' World Cup semifinals jinx. Ahead of the last-four match here on Thursday, history is heavily stacked against the SA who have lost in the semifinals of the showpiece four times, with two of them coming against the Aussies. You know, we're not coming up against a Mickey Mouse team. Australia have a lot of experience and confidence in knockout games, so we've got to respect that, Bavuma said. Backed by some powerful batting performances, South Africa have been impressive in the league phase, but Bavuma said the semifinal would be a different ball game. I'd hate to say that we deserve to go through because of the way we played our cricket. I don't think that's the way things go. But I think from our performances, from the processes that we've followed to get to this point, we'll ..

World Cup 2023:Pat Cummins feels Australia not weighed down by history

They know what it takes to win the 50-over World Cup, having won five of them in 12 editions, but Australia skipper Pat Cummins said they are never "weighed down" by history and will stick to basics against South Africa in the semi-final here on Thursday. The Proteas, on the other hand, are known as the 'perennial chokers' in the cricket fraternity. "Yeah, I don't think it counts for too much. You know, obviously you start from scratch every time you play," Cummins said on the eve of their match. "They're a team we've played quite a lot and know quite well. But as you said, this week it's probably going to be quite different to say the South African series that we just played against them a couple of months ago. "We've got a lot of guys that have been in this situation before that have won one day World Cup, T20 World Cup, various other tournaments in big moments. So, I think that really helps," he said. Having started off with two losses, Australia are peaking at the right time,

World Cup 2023 SF: Cummins confirms Maxwell's availability for semifinal

Glenn Maxwell, whose thunderous knock against Afghanistan acquired the status of an epic, is on the mend and is available for for the World Cup semifinal against South Africa, Australia skipper Pat Cummins said on Wednesday. Showing incredible will-power, Maxwell had battled severe and multiple cramps in his body to conjure up a magical unbeaten double century to take Australia past the finish line. Maxwell needed time to recover and had missed Australia's last match against Bangladesh on November 11 in Pune. "Glenn Maxwell is all clear. He is all good. He was a little bit sore yesterday. We get scans a lot of the time just to make sure that if there is something, we know what we're dealing with and fortunately it came back all okay. So he's fine," Cummins said ahead of the semifinal. Chasing 292-run target, Australia were struggling at 91 for seven in 18.3 overs when Maxwell took charge and lit up the Wankhede Stadium with his pyrotechnics on November 7. Cummins said that Austral

World Cup 2023: Kohli terms 50th ton stuff of dreams, too good to be true

His hero applauded, his wife blew kisses, and a football royalty watched in disbelief a packed crowd going bonkers, as Virat Kohli caressed his way into the record books with another significant cricketing milestone. The occasion was huge -- a World Cup semifinal against New Zealand at an iconic venue -- and Kohli came up with an apt description after he want past Sachin Tendulkar for his world record 50th ODI hundred here on Wednesday. Cheering him from the stands were, among others, Tendulkar himself, Kohli's actor wife Anushka Sharma, and football legend David Beckham. "Well, I'm feeling (pauses). Again, the great man just congratulated me. All this for me feels like a dream, it is surreal. It's too good to be true," said Kohli during the mid-innings break, having scored 117 off 113 balls. "I never felt that I will come here in my career, it is a semifinal, just glad that everything came together." After reaching the milestone, Kohli lifted his arms in the air, then sunk on the