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The sweet sound of Fakhar's sixes makes unreal real

It's the sound of the modern batting that turns despair into dreams, as it did against New Zealand at the Chinnaswamy

04-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Straighter, faster, flatter, Zampa

How Aussie legspinner punked England's batters

04-Nov-2023•Matt Roller

The beautiful desperation of Kane Williamson

New Zealand's captain gave a rare and revealing glimpse of his emotions while playing a brilliant, tone-setting innings

04-Nov-2023•Karthik Krishnaswamy

Before their toughest test yet, South Africa find some love in Kolkata

No longer under the radar, Bavuma and Co look to "draw energy from the positive sentiment in and around the team"

04-Nov-2023•Firdose Moonda

Amid the hysteria, Kohli keeps calm and carries on

India play South Africa in Kolkata on Virat Kohli's 35th birthday and the spotlight on him will only intensify

04-Nov-2023•Sidharth Monga

Dravid after Hardik exit: 'Enough quality in our top seven to look after itself'

Pandya's injury has forced India to play without an extra batter, but their head coach says team "is not thinking about it"

04-Nov-2023•Sidharth Monga

Vote for the best Kohli ODI hundred - Colombo 122* vs Nagpur 115*

A late-acceleration against Pakistan in the Asia Cup, or an all-out assault against Australia?

04-Nov-2023•ESPNcricinfo staff

India vs South Africa - a high-voltage contest between contrasting approaches

The two teams have the most potent batting units at this World Cup and their fantastic bowlers just make them even better

04-Nov-2023•Sidharth Monga

Stats - Rachin emulates Sachin, but Fakhar steals the show

Stats highlights from a run-fest in Bengaluru, which went Pakistan's way after rain intervened

04-Nov-2023•Sampath Bandarupalli

Nabi the hustler sends Netherlands spinning

There are sexier spin bowlers at this World Cup but few wilier than the Afghanistan stalwart

03-Nov-2023•Osman Samiuddin

Netherlands run themselves out of the World Cup

For the first time in 4691 ODIs, a team lost four of their top five to run-outs, and it cost Netherlands dearly

03-Nov-2023•Hemant Brar

Iftikhar Ahmed, a man primed to beat New Zealand at their own game

Like the Blackcaps, he gets the most out of his abilities. He is Pakistan's most aggressive batter and their most economical spinner at the World Cup

03-Nov-2023•Danyal Rasool

Pluck or luck: New Zealand trust in the 'Kiwi' way

Every team wants to be the one that's spoken of as era-defining; the one that is expected to lift World Cups, but New Zealand aren't that team

03-Nov-2023•Karthik Krishnaswamy

'Strange things happen in life' - de Kock is done with ODIs, or is he?

De Kock's hunger for the ultimate prize is rumbling louder than ever as he proves himself to be not just the best at what he does but a great team player

03-Nov-2023•Firdose Moonda

Reverse swing at the World Cup: it's present, it's late, it's lethal

Conventional swing has been prominent by its scarcity, but come the tail end of innings, the ball has started to go

03-Nov-2023•Sidharth Monga

Whispers of 1992 return as Pakistan look to stay alive, 'the Pakistan way'

Unpredictable and mercurial to a fault, Babar and his men have it all to do once again with their World Cup hanging in the balance

03-Nov-2023•Shashank Kishore

Marco Jansen, South Africa's Magnificent No. 7

There's the "real job", which he doesn't mind, but it's the other bit of his work that gives him "more joy"; crucially, he is doing both very well at the World Cup

03-Nov-2023•Firdose Moonda

Nawaz: Young Sri Lanka have more World Cups in them

Batting coach denies poor performance is part of wider decline in Sri Lanka cricket

02-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Magic in Mumbai - a night of stunning spells

The hours of training, planning and research weren't enough for top-notch batters to cope with what the fast men dished out

02-Nov-2023•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Shami smashes records, while Sri Lanka plunge to new lows

Stat highlights from the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka in Mumbai

02-Nov-2023•Sampath Bandarupalli

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