SM
Barcelona vs. Valencia: 1 hr 51 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Cricket World Cup day nine: Pakistan look to build on England win

:Headline: Cricket World Cup day nine: Pakistan look to build on England win: ID:361335: from db_amp
The side defeated England in their last game.

Pakistan will look to follow up their remarkable World Cup win over England when they tackle Sri Lanka at Bristol.

Pakistan bounced back from being rolled over for 105 against the West Indies to clinch an upset 14-run victory over tournament hosts and favourites England, while Sri Lanka edged out Afghanistan last time out.

On Thursday, Nathan Coulter-Nile's 92 from 60 balls and Mitchell Starc's five for 46 ushered Australia to a battling 15-run victory over the West Indies at Trent Bridge.

Australia had slipped to 38 for four but Smith (73) and Coulter-Nile managed to lift Australia to a competitive total before Starc undermined the Windies' chase.

Tweet of the day

AB De Villiers calls for unity on the day Cricket South Africa announced it had rejected the star batsman's offer to reverse his international retirement in order to be included in the World Cup squad a couple of months ago.

World Cup snapshot

Sheldon Cottrell, pictured, took a stunning catch to see the back of Steve Smith (Simon Cooper/PA)

Tournament tracker

(PA Graphics)

Quote of the day

“I just think I'd like that for West Indies, we don't have to use all our reviews and that some of the other teams get a chance to use theirs because, every time we get hit on our pad, the finger goes up. When we hit the opposition on their pad, the finger stays down.”
- Carlos Brathwaite

The West Indies all-rounder feels his side are not getting the rub of the green with umpiring decisions.

Stat attack

With Steve Smith (73) anchoring the innings, Coulter-Nile took the opportunity to cut loose at the other end and his extraordinary effort was the highest score by someone batting at number eight or lower in World Cup history, eclipsing the 72 not out Heath Streak registered for Zimbabwe against New Zealand in Bloemfontein 16 years ago.

Sizzling shot

Nathan Coulter-Nile struck four sixes in his 92 (Simon Cooper/PA)

Take your pick from any of Coulter-Nile's four sixes but his clearance of the long-on boundary off Carlos Brathwaite immediately after bringing up his maiden international fifty may have been the best of the lot. Brathwaite obliged Coulter-Nile with a shin-high full toss, which the lower order batsman dispatched with a lovely straight batted flourish.

Bowled over

Mitchell Starc must have feared luck had abandoned him when technology twice reprieved Chris Gayle off his bowling but the left-arm paceman had the last laugh. Umpire Chris Gaffaney's finger went up for a third time when Gayle was pinned low on the shin by a fuller delivery from Starc. After lengthy deliberations with batting partner Shai Hope, Gayle reviewed for a third time but Hawkeye showed the ball would have clipped the leg stump.

Catch of the day

Shai Hope took a blinder diving low to his left to see off Usman Khawaja but his catch was well and truly overshadowed by a stunner from Sheldon Cottrell that was every inch as jaw-dropping as Ben Stokes' grab last week. Cottrell had stumbled in his attempt to catch Smith on 26 but made amends – albeit after the former Australia captain had added 47 more runs – when sprinting along the deep backward square-leg boundary to pluck the ball out of the air with his left hand. Cottrell threw it up and then completed the catch after his momentum had briefly taken him over the boundary rope.

What's up next?

Today: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Bristol.

Table

(PA Graphics)

amp_article__361335 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2019-06-07 07:35:57:
html db last update - 2021-02-25 09:26:36 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html
Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal35255585285780
2Manchester CityMan City34247382325079
3Liverpool35229477364175
4Aston Villa35207873522167
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs33186967521560
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd34166125251154
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle341651374551953
8West Ham UnitedWest Ham351310125665-949
9Chelsea33139116359448
10Bournemouth35139135260-848
11Wolverhampton WanderersWolves35137154855-746
12Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton341111125257-544
13Fulham35127165155-443
14Crystal Palace351010154557-1240
15Everton35128153748-1136
16Brentford3598185260-835
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3579194262-2026
18Luton TownLuton3567224877-2925
19Burnley3559213870-3224
RSheffield UnitedSheff Utd3537253497-6316
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .