ENG vs AUS Preview ICC CWC 2019: Australia’s might to test England’s guts

After suffering a shock defeat against Sri Lanka, England cricket team will look to get back on winning track and take one step closer towards the semi-finals when they face arch-rivals Australia cricket team in their crucial ICC World Cup 2019 game at the iconic Lord’s on Tuesday. With four wins from six games, England are currently at the fourth spot in the ICC World Cup 2019 Points table.

The hosts, who came into the tournament as overwhelming favourites, are in a bit of a tight situation as they need to win at least two of their remaining three games to enter the last four.

However, it would not be an easy task for them, especially considering they have to face India and New Zealand after their Australia game. England’s record against all the three teams is not great as they have not been able to register a single World Cup win against Australia, India and New Zealand in the last 27 years.

Thus, the pressure will surely be on Eoin Morgan and team to come out with a fearless brand of cricket which they have playing in the last two years. To add to their woes is the unavailability of Jason Roy, who has been sidelined due to hamstring injury.

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Eng vs Afg LIVE score ICC CWC 2019: England choose to bat; Ali, Vince in

In today’s match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019(CWC), England cricket team would aim to build on its last victory while Afghanistan cricket team would look to register its first win when the two sides meet at Old Trafford in Manchester. England will enter their 5th world cup match with three wins and one loss from four games so far. Currently, the hosts sit on the fourth place with six points on 2019 CWC points table. On the other hand, Afghanistan are placed at the bottom of the table with four losses in as many games. Talking about the England playing 11, James Vince will replace injured Jason Roy at the top of the batting order.

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Ind vs SA Live score ICC World Cup 2019: All eyes will be on playing eleven

In today’s match in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, the Indian team led by Virat Kohli will kick start their World Cup campaign, when they take on Faf du Plessis-led South Africa at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton. India will be playing their first match almost a week after the tournament began on May 30. Hopefully the prolonged gap will have left Virat Kohli and company well-rested rather than rusty. On the other hand, South Africa having lost their first two matches, to England and Bangladesh know that another loss could severely dent their hopes of advancing to the semifinals. All eyes will be on the playing 11 of both sides given both – India and South Africa — have some injured players in their team.

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ICC world cup 2019 WI vs PAK Live score: Pakistan to bat; Amir, Riaz in

In today’s match of ICC cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC), the Pakistan cricket team, led by Sarfaraz Ahmed, will lock horns with Jason Holder’s Windies cricket team at Trent Bridge stadium in Nottingham. Pakistan will look to draw inspiration from the 2017 Champions Trophy win in England two years ago. However, Pakistan’s record in One Day Internationals (ODI) since then has not been very awe-inspiring: They have lost 21 of the 32 ODIs since their Champions Trophy triumph, and won only nine.

While Pakistan at present has a losing streak of 10 which they would like to break today, West Indies have been in good form in recent times. The latter held England to a stalemate at home earlier this year. They also boast some big power hitters like Chris Gayle, Andre Russell and Shai Hope in their batting line-up,. which can tear apart any opposition and make a mockery of their bowling attack. Head to head, too, Windies have an edge. They have won 70 of their 133 matches against Pakistan, while the latter has won oinly 30. Three matches have ended in a tie.

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ICC world cup 2019 ENG vs SA LIVE score: Root, Roy rebuild after early loss

In today’s match of ICC cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC 2019), the Eoin Morgan’s England cricket team will lock horns with South Africa cricket team led by Faf du Plessis at The Kennington Oval in London. An embarrassing first round exit in cricket world cup 2015 prompted them to rethink of their approach towards the 50-over cricket. The transformation has been remarkable, with England national cricket team climbing to the top of the one-day international (ODI) rankings and twice setting a new record for the highest ODI total, which now stands at 481 for six. On the other hand, South Africa have suffered plenty of cricket World Cup heartache which earned them the title of ‘chokers’. However, they are coming into the ICC CWC 2019 as an underdog with most of their players are expected to retire after the show-piece event. Head to head, South Africa have an advantage as they won 29 out of 59 matches while one match ended in a tie and 3 matches ended with no result.

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Here is the Indian cricket team’s schedule ahead of ICC World Cup 2019 opener against South Africa on June 5

The Virat Kohli-led India cricket team on Wednesday left for England to participate in the biggest international 50-over cricket tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup 2019. They will play their first match of the tournament on June 5 against South Africa, which would be keen to shed their ‘chokers’ tag this time around.

In the days leading up to the cricket world cup 2019 opening match, to be played between hosts England and South Africa on May 30, the 10 participating teams will play a number of warm-up games to acclimatise themselves to the English conditions.

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Eyeing their third World Cup title, Virat Kohli’s India would play their first warm-up match against New Zealand on May 25 and another against Bangladesh on May 28.

At a press conference in Mumbai on Tuesday, Kohli said India were entering the tournament with a balanced and strong side. “You saw in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well. All the players in the squad are in great form and playing really well. I think, we just hope to play the best cricket we can,” the skipper said. ICC

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Here are strongest playing 11 for the 10 teams

With the biggest cricket spectacle, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, just days away, and the provisional squads for all the 10 participating teams already announced, it is time to look at the strengths and weaknesses of each team.

The May 23 deadline for making any changes to the 15-member squads is just around the corner. There have been some forced changes for some teams due to injuries, but most squads are likely to remain unchanged.

Let’s take a look at the strongest playing 11 of all the 10 teams for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019:

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Virat Kohli Virat Kohli. Photo: PTI India named their 15-man squad on April 15 and there were some surprises: Rishabh Pant, touted as the best batsman to solve their number-four conundrum, was not included in the 15-player list; Vijay Shankar was chosen for his “3-dimentional abilities” and Dinesh Karthik was given another chance as the team needed and experienced hand behind the wickets. Read Complete Article