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The wicketkeeper-keeper batsman got one back yesterday.

Zimbabwe get the chance to resurrect their World Cup campaign and put their first points on the board Thursday when they meet the United Arab Emirates in Nelson.

Afghanistan coach Andy Moles lamented his team didn't give a true reflection of the way they play their cricket after a comprehensive first up World Cup defeat to Bangladesh on Wednesday.

South Africa's premier fast bowler Dale Steyn missed training on Wednesday due to flu, but is expected to be fit for the World Cup match against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

League leaders and reigning champions Dhaka are heading towards their first defeat of the competition as they were bundled out for 202

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It's a good take-off and sets the tone for the rest of the World Cup. It's the kind of victory that can provide confidence to any side for

That Shakib was going to perform both with the bat and the ball was expected.

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Pakistan coach Waqar Younis admitted the controversial experiment of using veteran batsman Younis Khan as an opener in the World Cup clash against India had failed.

Pakistan's tainted former captain Salman Butt has apparently made his first full confession of guilt to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in the infamous 2010 spot-fixing scandal.

Cricket's part-timers from the United Arab Emirates have drawn inspiration from Ireland as they prepare to confront Zimbabwe in their opening World Cup match in Nelson on Thursday.

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Bangladesh star batsman Mushfiqur Rahim scored 71 runs from 56 balls in the seventh match of the ICC Cricket World Cup against Afghanistan

Shakib Al Hasan became the first Bangladeshi batsman to reach 4000 ODI runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup match versus Afghanistan at Manuka Oval, Canberra.

Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim help Bangladesh reach massive total against Afghanistan

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza led from the front as Tigers struck thrice early defending the total of 267 against Afghanistan in the seventh World Cup 2015 match at Canberra. Mashrafe took two in the first and third overs of the match while Rubel Hassan claimed one in between. Afghanistan were in trouble with their scoreboard beneath double figures.Earlier, Bangladesh made 267 riding on fifties of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim against World Cup debutant Afghanistan.

Nobody knows better than Mushfiqur Rahim as to how painful it was to suffer a 32-run defeat in their first ODI against Afghanistan at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium in March last year.

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza is often referred to as the 'madman' of the team, capable of cheering up and motivating the entire group in a jiffy.