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World Cup 2023: Sri Lanka cancel training in "severely" polluted Delhi

Sri Lanka cancelled their opening training session in the national capital on Saturday due to "severe" air pollution but Bangladesh braved the adverse weather conditions to train, a day after choosing to skip their practice session. Bangladesh, who arrived here on Wednesday, had decided against practising on Friday as the pollution levels in the city hit the "severe plus" category. Sri Lanka followed them into staying indoors on Saturday when the Air Quality Index stood at 407 in the morning. "It was cancelled owing to the air quality issue," said a SLC source, referring to the Saturday's training session. However, Bangladesh players, wearing masks, came out for practice at the Feroz Shah Kotla. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered "good", 51 and 100 "satisfactory", 101 and 200 "moderate", 201 and 300 "poor", 301 and 400 "very poor", and 401 and 500 "severe". It is unlikely that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will shift the game out of Delhi but the call on whether t

World Cup 2023 records: From India's biggest win to Shami's 5-wicket hauls

Mohammed Shami became the highest wicket-taker in ODI World Cups for India after the match against Sri Lanka. Here's a look at all the records accumulated at the Cricket World Cup 2023 so far

IND vs SL Highlights, World Cup 2023: Sensational Shami shuns Sri Lanka

India vs Sri Lanka Highlights, ICC Cricket World Cup: Mohammed Shami picked his third 5-wicket haul in World Cups and became the highest wicket-taker for India in World Cups as India bamboozled Lanka

Cricket World Cup 2023 IND vs SL Playing 11, toss result and live streaming

Star Sports will live broadcast the India vs Sri Lanka World Cup match in India.

World Cup 2023, IND vs SL Preview: India face Lanka in battle of unequals

Twelve years on from that dream April 2011 night when a country of billions landed in a frenzy of delight, India take on Sri Lanka in another World Cup clash here on Sunday, albeit one that is poles apart from being termed an encore. If that World Cup final was truly a battle of titans in every sense, the impending contest is more or less a battle of the unequals. India have hitherto marched on immaculately in pursuit of a third title and Sri Lanka have lost more than what they have won. Unbeaten in six straight games and largely unchallenged for longer spans, India have displayed traits of being a champion side which has the knack of staging remarkable fightbacks. India's confidence is irrefutably high but greater is their self-belief and trust on skills witnessed in the mini-storm created by Australia in Chennai when reduced to 5/3 or when England limited them to a modest 229/9 in Lucknow. The doggedness to keep striking England until the defending champions were disintegrated w

World Cup 2023 IND vs SL: Lanka coach parsies Indian bowling attack

India's bowling attack makes the opposition envious and Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood on Wednesday minced no words in admitting that any team in the world would want to have a line-up like that. At the same time, he also hoped that his team puts together a combined show in their World Cup clash here on Thursday. India will face Sri Lanka in what seems to be a lop-sided contest already, with the World Cup hosts topping the points table with six wins on the trot. On the other hand, Sri Lanka are languishing in the bottom half of the table, placed at the seventh spot at the moment. "If you look at that bowling attack and you watch them operate, it is a very strong bowling attack. I think any team in the world would want an attack like that, to be honest," Silverwood told the media here during the team's training session. "But we see that as a great challenge for our guys. We see it as an opportunity to go out and play against the best and see, I mean, pit ourselves against tha

World Cup 2023: IND-PAK semis still on cards; semifinal chances of 9 teams

As many as nine teams have a chance to make it to the semifinal of the Cricket World Cup with England having the least chance ie 0.01 per cent.

World Cup 2023: Iyer's short ball troubles focal point in India nets

With his vulnerability against the short ball coming to the fore once again, India number four Shreyas Iyer trained with the aim of overcoming his longstanding struggles ahead of the World Cup game against Sri Lanka here on Thursday. None of the top-order guns captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill were in attendance for the optional session. Iyer versus the short ball was the focal point. The team's famed bowling attack, which delivered a fabulous 100-run victory over England last Sunday, also opted for rest. Perched at the top of the World Cup points table and with a spot in the semifinals virtually sealed for Rohit and Co, it is only imperative that the team keeps ironing out the areas of concern along the way. Iyer's troubles against the short ball, combined with the lack of big scores as the preferred No 4, is certainly something that the team management and the player want to overcome and it was evident as far as his approach to the session on Tuesday was ...

AFG vs SL highlights, World Cup 2023 updates: Afghans win, move to 5th spot

A 111-run partnership between Shahidi (58 not out) and Azmatullah (73 not out) for the unbroken fourth wicket stand formed the cornerstone of the big win, their third in this tournament.

Champions Trophy 2025: Qualification scenarios, Teams, venue, winners list

According to the ICC rules, the teams finishing inside top seven of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 points table along with the hosts Pakistan will only play in the 8-team Champions Trophy in 2025

Cricket World Cup 2023 ENG vs SL Playing 11, toss result, live streaming

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, England vs Sri Lanka Playing 11: Sri Lanka will have the advantage of experienced Angelo Mathews. But will he play is the bigger question

Cricket World Cup 2023 AFG vs SL Playing 11, toss result and live streaming

With Lahiru Kumara ruled out of the remainder of ICC World Cup 2023, his replacement Dushmantha Kumara replaced him in the Sri Lanka Playing 11.

ENG vs SL Highlights, World Cup 2023: Clinical Sri Lanka punish England

England vs Sri Lanka Highlights, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: As Pathum Nissanka and Sadeera Samarawickrama hit 50s and Lahir Kumara took 3/35, the Lankan Lions defeated the Three Lions by 8 wickets

World Cup 2023 points table, top batters and bowlers after SA vs BAN match

de Kock at the top of the batting charts with 407 runs, followed by Kohli and Rohit. In the bowlers' list, Mitchell Santner is at the top with 12 wickets, followed by Bumrah (11) and Madushanka (11)

World Cup 2023: Angelo Mathews replaces Pathirana in Sri Lanka's squad

Angelo Mathews replaced injured Matheesha Pathirana in the Sri Lankan World Cup squad after the approval from ICC's Event Technical Committee

Sadeera nullifies Sybrand's gritty 70 to give Lanka its 1st win in CWC 2023

Sadeera first put up a 52-run stand with Nissanka to steady Lanka's sinking ship and then stitched a 77-run stand with Charith Asalanka for the 4th wicket.

World Cup 2023 highlights SL vs NED: Sadeera stars as Lanka win by 5 wkts

Netherlands vs Sri Lanka highlights, Cricket World Cup 2023: This is Sri Lanka's first win in the tournament after having lost their three previous games

World Cup 2023 Points Table: New Zealand dethrone India from top of table

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 points table after Sri Lanka vs Netherlands match on October 21: The Kiwis are at the top of the table after a huge win over Afghanistan in Chennai

World Cup 2023: Winless Sri Lankans desperate against unpredictable Dutch

Having a caused a major upset, the Netherlands will have a spring in their side when they take on a struggling Sri Lanka in the World Cup here on Saturday. The Netherlands, who stunned South Africa in Dharamsala for their first World Cup win against a Test playing nation, will be eying an improved show from their top-order as they look for back to back victories. The top three Vikramjit Singh, Max O'Dowd and Colin Ackermann have not been to get the team off to a good start, putting additional pressure on the middle-order. A morale boosting win over South Africa will provide an extra dose of confidence to the trio ahead of the Sri Lanka clash. Star all-rounder Bas de Leede is doing his bit with the ball but can step on the batting front. The performance against the Proteas showed that the Netherlands mean business, having set an ambitious target of reaching the semifinals in their first World Cup appearance in 12 years. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have plenty to worry about on t

World Cup 2023 Points Table: India at number 2, Australia move to number 4

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 points table after Australia vs Pakistan match: India remained at the number two position while Australia moved to 4th position after a win over Pakistan in Bengaluru