Cricket

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Tens of millions of sports fans in south Asia will have their eyes and ears focused on one thing on Saturday — the much-anticipated Cricket World Cup match between host India and archrival Pakistan.

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Quinton de Kock hit a second successive century at the Cricket World Cup to help South Africa beat Australia by 134 runs on Thursday.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Rohit Sharma’s quick hundred off only 63 balls helped India earn a second straight win at the Cricket World Cup by beating Afghanistan by eight wickets on Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board will travel to India on Thursday after getting assurances that his country's journalists and fans will get visas for the Cricket World Cup.

Australia has already missed out on an early opportunity and South Africa has showed plenty of batting muscle ahead of their highly-anticipating showdown at the Cricket World Cup on Thursday.

HDYERABAD, India (AP) — Mohammad Rizwan and opening batter Abdullah Shafique hit centuries Tuesday as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a record run-chase at the Cricket World Cup.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Beating five-time champion Australia in its opening match has given India extra confidence for the rest of the group stage at the Cricket World Cup .

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistan Cricket Board has expressed “extreme disappointment” about a delay in the issuing of Indian visas to its country’s journalists and fans for the World Cup.

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Mitchell Santner became the first New Zealand spinner to grab a five-wicket haul at a Cricket World Cup as the Black Caps thumped the Netherlands by 99 runs on Monday to claim their second successive victory in the tournament.

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — England captain Jos Buttler believes the “integrity of the game” could be compromised by the state of the outfield in Dharamshala for his team's match against Bangladesh at the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday.