England's Raheem Sterling will head back to Britain on Monday to be with his family, coach Gareth Southgate said, as local media reported a break-in at his home.
The win over Ireland saw New Zealand grab the top spot with seven points and a net runrate of +2.113.
South Africa are in pole position to take one of the two semi-final spots available from Group 2
Australia has recalled all-rounder Marcus Stoinis, along with paceman Kane Richardson and spinner Ashton Agar, for the T20 series against England in the lead-up to the World Cup.
The second Test, also in Karachi, begins on Monday.
Sri Lanka bid to sweep New Zealand and reach WTC final
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
'New bunch, new guys with a lot of excitement and energy'
Glenn Phillips raced around the outfield to take an excellent diving catch at extra cover to trigger an Australian collapse.
New Zealand completed an innings and 58-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second test in blustery Wellington on Monday to sweep the series 2-0.
The opening Test, also played in Karachi, ended in a draw as well.
England begin their World Cup group campaign against Iran on November 21.
'I've got good luck from millions from my country and will carry it wherever I go, like I always do.'
After Ben Stokes enforced a follow on, New Zealand left the England bowlers frustrated on Day 3 of the second Test in Wellington.
Jasprit Bumrah's appointment as India's stand-in Test captain is a 'courageous decision' based on his 'tactical nous', and his leadership duel with England skipper Ben Stokes is providing a fascinating sidelight to an entertaining game in Birmingham, said the legendary Ian Chappell.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's batting will have to guard against the wily leg-spinner Chahal,
A desperate Indian team will pray for a rain-free third and final ODI against New Zealand on Wednesday in its bid to finish on an even keel in a series that neither had context nor any major takeaways.
Defending champions Gujarat Titans opened their title-defence with a five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2023 opener.
With 10 points, KKR, however, are on the brink of elimination.
Veteran all-rounder Mitchell Santner will captain the New Zealand side for the three-match T20I series against India.
Gujarat Titans' captain Hardik Pandya became the fastest Indian to smash 100 sixes in the Indian Premier League.
Up against the 91st-ranked Bahrain, Stimac's side, which is currently placed at 104 in the FIFA rankings, found the going tough from the word go and, had it not been for a fine save by skipper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, the Indians would have trailed by a bigger margin at half time.
Dinesh Karthik suffered a back injury during the side's T20 World Cup match against South Africa in Perth on Sunday
New Zealand were bundled out for 126
'We need to get Kane out as early as possible as that'll surely benefit the team.'
New Zealand were in trouble at 37 for 3 at stumps in reply to England's declared first innings total of 325 for 9 at Bay Oval, with seven wickets tumbling in a frantic evening session.
Babar also made it clear he had no issues with the interim chief selector Shahid Afridi on selection of players and said he and the head coach were giving their input and outlining their plans to the selectors regularly and in meetings.
New Zealand are better organised and clinical in terms of execution and hence could start as the favourites in the first semi-final against Pakistan on Wednesday.
'It's just trying to understand what the best recipe is for the team you are in with the resources that you have'
Images from Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Pace spearhead Trent Boult has been omitted from the white-ball squad a few months after being released from his national contract.
India will aim to shed their archaic playing style for good with a 'young and fearless' bunch in the three-match T20I series against New Zealand, starting in Wellington on Friday.
Manchester City were confirmed as English Premier League champions for the fifth time in six seasons on Saturday without even having to kick a ball.
England's phenomenal success in white-ball cricket has forced rivals to consider different set of players and coaches for the limited overs game and Tests but New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson feels only a team with a big talent pool can afford to take that route.
Washington Sundar re-injured the same area while fielding against CSK on Sunday.
Sachin Tendulkar leads the cricket world to hail New Zealand's triumph.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the one-day series against Bangladesh with an elbow problem, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday.
The importance of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand was not lost on Dhawan
'We've had consistent performances over three tournaments. Tonight is the best we've played against a major nation since I've been in charge, but we have fallen short. In the end, the scoreline is what matters.'
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