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South Africa v Sri Lanka

World Cup 2019

Sri Lanka bowl; Malinga, Steyn and de Kock out

Peter Della Penna

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    Virat Kohli hails Jofra Archer's 'X-factor'

    The India captain, however, had a word of warning for England's batsmen, saying going gung-ho from ball one can backfire in the knockouts

    Who will win the World Cup? The captains have their say

    Is it England? Or India? Or Australia? Or is there a dark horse lurking?

    Pakistan: volatile and wonderful

    Winners of the 2017 Champions Trophy in England, Pakistan arrive to the World Cup on the back of 11 winless games

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    Can SL spring another surprise, 23 years on?

    Sri Lanka go into the World Cup marred by captaincy changes, corruption scandals and poor form. But then, no one expected them to win in 1996 either

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    A new chapter in Afghanistan's cricketing fairy tale

    They have consistently shown their mettle over the last few years, and now, under a new captain, will aim to carry that success into the World Cup

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    Bangladesh more than just underdogs

    Since the 2015 World Cup Bangladesh have won more ODIs than they have lost

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    Which is Daniel Vettori's favourite World Cup performance?

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    Growing the game

    Rise of cricket

    Mexico women's cricket team takes shot at success

    You'd be hard-pressed to trace cricket's history south of the border, but a group of Mexican women in the country's capital have patched together a revival

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    PCB bans family from travelling with team at World Cup

    Pakistan's squad will not be allowed to have their wives alongside them for the duration of the competition

    Slater retains World Cup commentary role after flight altercation

    ESPNcricinfo understands he was spoken to by host broadcasters and reminded of the behavioural standards all commentators must uphold

    Player draft

    CPL 2019

    Ganga: TKR, Tallawahs, Tridents appear well-balanced

    Daren Ganga looks at how the teams stack up after the CPL 2019 draft

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    My sixes are bigger, Andre Russell's are flatter - Chris Gayle

    Chris Gayle weighed in on whether he or West Indies team-mate Andre Russell is the more fearsome batsman

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    Hales, Shadab and Malinga among top earners in CPL draft

    TKR and Tallawahs have retained Dwayne Bravo and Russell, while Kieron Pollard and Chris Gayle will move back to their home franchises

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