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London, Jun 10 : Virat Kohli will be facing the toughest battle of his nascent ODI captaincy career when defending champions India take on South Africa in a do-or-die virtual 'quarter-final' of the ICC Champions Trophy, here tomorrow. Their confidence shaken after Sri Lanka effortlessly out-batted them in a high-scoring encounter, the Indian team and Kohli in particular will be keen to ensure that

Cardiff, Jun 10: Bangladesh rode on a record partnership by centurions Shakib Al-Hasan and Mahmadullah to defeat New Zealand by five wickets in their Group A match at the Champions Trophy cricket tournament on Friday. Needing 266 runs for the win, Bangladesh were off a nightmarish start, losing their entire top order by the 12th over. But Shakib and Mahmadullah then joined forces to add 224 runs

London, Jun 9: India captain Virat Kohli has lauded Sri Lanka's gutsy batting performance and said that his team was not "invincible" despite setting up a big target of 322, which he personally thought was enough to win the match. "I personally thought that we had enough on the board at the halfway stage. And I think our bowlers also bowled decently well. If the Lankan batsmen come out and play

London, Jun 9: Sri Lanka rode on a solid batting display to register a seven-wicket victory over India in their Group B Champions Trophy match at The Oval here on Thursday. Set a challenging target of 322 runs, the Lankans rode on half-centuries from Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka to cross the line in 48.3 overs and register their first win the tournament. The duo dominated the Indian

Jun 8: A rejuvenated Pakistan put their miserable hammering by arch-rivals India behind them with a shock 19-run win over South Africa at Edgbaston on Tuesday that kept their Champions Trophy semi-final hopes alive. Just three days after suffering a humiliating 124-run defeat by title-holders India at Edgbaston in their opening group match, with former skipper Shahid Afridi among those slamming a

London, Jun 7: A near flawless demolition of Pakistan achieved, India will eye another dominant performance to seal a semifinal berth when they take on Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy here tomorrow. Having pulverised Pakistan by 124 runs, India will start as overwhelming favourites against Sri Lanka, who looked in total disarray during their 96-run defeat at the hands of South Africa. The

Cardiff, Jun 7: Mark Wood took the key wicket of Kane Williamson as England booked their place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy with an 87-run win over New Zealand at Cardiff on Tuesday. New Zealand, set 311 for victory, finished on 223 all out with 39 balls left. They were in the hunt while captain Williamson, fresh from a hundred in the Blackcaps' opening rain-marred no result against

London, Jun 6: Sri Lanka must defy favourites India with grit and arrogance of youth in their must-win ICC Champions Trophy match, former captain Kumar Sangakkara has said. After being thrashed by South Africa, Sri Lanka find themselves in a do-or-die situation ahead of the match on Thursday. "I would personally like this young Sri Lanka side to walk out at The Oval and play with the arrogance and

Jun 6: Australia face a make or break Champions Trophy showdown with England after their Group A clash against Bangladesh was abandoned due to rain on Monday. Steve Smith's side were chasing 183 to beat Bangladesh at The Oval when persistent drizzle forced the players from the field. Having scored 83-1 from 16 overs, Australia only needed to play for four more overs to be eligible to win via the

Birmingaham, Jun 5: Shahid Afridi was appalled by Pakistan's abject surrender but he credited India for their commanding show, saying the defending champions lived upto the favourites tag in their Champions Trophy opener. Afridi, a former Pakistan captain, said his country's drab show on Sunday took away all the excitement from what was expected to be a high-voltage Group B encounter. "The Indo