Bangladesh handed Sri Lanka a crushing seven-wicket defeat in their first warm-up match of the ICC ODI World Cup, in Guwahati on Friday to make a winning start.
IMAGES from the match between Australia and The Netherlands, played in New Delhi on Wednesday.
A buoyant India will look to cash in on South Africa's injury woes, compounded by the loss of captain Faf du Plessis, when the two sides meet in the second One-Day International in Centurion on Sunday.
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The competition begins with a series between world champions England and Ireland, beginning at Southampton on July 30. The rest of the schedule will be unveiled later.
Mithali Raj played a captain's knock, scoring an unbeaten 79 but South Africa registered a five-wicket victory in a low-scoring fifth and final women's ODI to seal the series 4-1.
The much-delayed sale of tickets for the ODI World Cup began on Friday but fans had a tough time booking them with the official website not working for a good 35 to 40 minutes.
Babar Azam is set to return as Pakistan skipper for their home series against New Zealand, starting April 14.
With the IPL season set to roll on Friday, one captain who has 100 Tests under his belt is willing and ready to mentor a newbie captain who will be taking over a leadership role for the first time.
Morgan sensed something unsettling within the team and felt that could be the cause of the side's shambolic run.
Teen sensation Shafali Verma is set to make her eagerly-anticipated ODI debut as the Indian women's team seeks white-ball course correction against a strong world champion English side in the first game of the three-match series, in Bristol, on Sunday.
For India, Suryakumar would want to get a big one in his pet format and regain a bit of confidence that has eroded because of a lean patch in the ODIs.
Baba Indrajith helped himself to a fine hundred while another senior campaigner Vijay Shankar scored a half-century as Tamil Nadu cruised into the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
From Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma sharing the limelight with their raw talent, to SRH's Travis Head smashing some brutal boundaries to notch up big runs and totals for his franchise, this season has had some real power hitters on show.
The decision to rest Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the last two ODIs against West Indies has drawn a lot of flak, but Ravichandran Ashwin defended the team management's call saying critics were finding fault for the sake of it.
'It felt good (to get to 40 ODI hundreds) but it is just a number'
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Sachin Tendulkar achieved the feat against South Africa in Gwalior. He scored runs at a brisk pace and went on to register a double century off just 147 balls.
Bangladesh scored 245 for nine against New Zealand in their ICC Men's ODI World Cup match in Chennai on Friday.
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'Look, I'm sure the pitches will turn: it's whether or not they'll turn from day one, which potentially negates a bit of their strength in their seam attack. We know how strong they are.'
Root and all-rounder Moeen Ali (28) stitched together a patient 91-run partnership to steady the ship.
The decision now rests with Kishan on whether he wants to heed the advice of one of India's greatest cricketers and work towards resurrecting his career or just be content playing the IPL.
The marauding Indians haven't put a foot wrong in their authoritative run in the World Cup, and it won't be a surprise if they go about plundering the Netherlands in their final league game, where Virat Kohl will have a perfect opportunity to scale 'Mount 50' at his spiritual home.
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'One of the top four needs to go on and make a hundred, just making poor decisions under pressure'
India's three-match ODI campaign against South Africa starting on Thursday where the hosts would be aiming to put the 'New Zealand Nightmare' behind them.
Hussain also lavished praise on Kohli after the maestro recorded his 48th ODI hundred in the seven-wicket win against Bangladesh.
Ishan Kishan made history by becoming the seventh batsman in one-day international cricket to hit a double century
This is India's fourth ODI World Cup final.
'We always say that India is our second home. We love the crowd and they give a lot of love to us.'
IMAGES from Asia Cup Super 4 match played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Colombo on Saturday.
India captain Rohit Sharma including mainstays Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja have placed in the highest category of BCCI central contracts.
With New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson set to miss the ODI World Cup in all likehood, he may don the mentor's hat.
Indian team will certainly feel a sense of deja vu when it takes on a red-hot South Africa on Sunday in what will be a battle of equals
Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat but all-rounder Curran gave England an ideal start after dismissing the two openers in his first spell.
IMAGES from the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka played at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Thursday
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