Cricket

CHENNAI, India (AP) — Afghanistan created another big upset at the Cricket World Cup as it thumped struggling Pakistan by eight wickets on Monday to win two games at the same edition of the tournament for the first time.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Bishan Bedi, the India cricket great whose dazzling left-arm spin claimed 266 test wickets, has died. He was 77.

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Defending champion England called up seamer Brydon Carse on Monday to its Cricket World Cup squad in India to replace Reece Topley.

MUMBAI, India (AP) — South Africa demolished England by 229 runs in the Cricket World Cup on Saturday to leave the beleaguered defending champions facing an early exit from the tournament after their latest humiliation.

Over the past week, the Indian city of Dharamsala received the season’s first snowfall. As television cameras pan out behind the stadium, the Himalayan mountaintops are noticeable in their pristine white glory.

BENGALURU, India (AP) — David Warner and Mitchell Marsh powered Australia to a 62-run victory over Pakistan with their entertaining centuries Friday in the fourth game for both teams at the Cricket World Cup.

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Two weeks into the Cricket World Cup , Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium will finally see some real action. This is a most venerable city — and venue — for Indian cricket.

PUNE, India (AP) — Virat Kohli scored his 48th ODI hundred to help India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets Thursday for its fourth straight win at the Cricket World Cup . Kohli finished with 103 not out off 97 balls as India finished with 261-3 (41.

PUNE, India (AP) — India all-rounder Hardik Pandya's suspected ankle injury sustained Thursday in the Cricket World Cup game against Bangladesh is “nothing major,” skipper Rohit Sharma said.

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Ben Stokes declared himself ready Thursday to play in England's crucial Cricket World Cup match against South Africa after missing the first three games because of injury.