ICC CWC 2019 Eng vs Ind Live score: Woakes gets Rahul early in tall chase

In today’s match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, England cricket team skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bat against India cricket team at The Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham. The hosts have replaced Moeen Ali with Liam Plunkett. India have handed World Cup debut to young Rishabh Pant, who replaced struggling Vijay Shankar, in the team.
Here are the playing 11 both the teams
England playing 11: Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer and Mark Wood.
India playing 11: Virat Kohli (C), Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Jasprit Bumrah.

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: India vs England LIVE score

India vs England head to head
Overall: 99
India: 53
England: 41
No Result: 3
Abandoned: 2
Tie: 2
Cancelled: 3

World Cups
Total: 7
India: 3
England: 3
Tie: 1
ICC CWC 2019, MATCH 38: Ind vs Eng LIVE streaming

England vs India world cup match will start at 3:00 pm IST. The match will be broadcast live on Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 2 in English Commentary and on Star Sports Hindi HD, in Hindi Commentary. You can also live stream Ind vs Eng cricket match on the Hotstar app and the Hotstar website.

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08:16 PM
Over 14
Over Summary: 2 2 0 0 4 0 ; India: 51-1
Mark Wood continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Kohli drives through extra cover for FOUR

Ball 4: Kohli nudges towards backward point for no run.

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: A short delivery and Kohli pulls towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Ball 1: Kohli clips towards deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.
08:11 PM
Over 13; CRR: 3.31 REQ: 7.97
Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 0 1 ; India: 43-1
Plunkett continues

Ball 6: Kohli drives towards sweeper cover for a single.

Ball 5: A full delivery and Kohli hits back to bowler.

Ball 4: Rohit pushes towards cover for a single.

Ball 3: Kohli steers down to third man for a single.

Ball 2: Kohli tries to run the ball down to third man, misses.

Ball 1: DOT
08:07 PM
Over 12; CRR: 3.33 REQ: 7.84
Over Summary: 1 0 4 0 0 4 ; India: 40-1
Mark Wood, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Ball 6: A short delivery and Rohit hoicks towards deep backward square leg for FOUR

Ball 5: Rohit gets an inside edge but ball falls short of keeper.

Ball 4: Rohit nudges towards backward point for no run.

Ball 3: A short delivery and Rohit transfers his weight on backfoot and hits wide of mid-on for FOUR

Ball 2: Rohit dabs in front of mid-off

Ball 1: Kohli collects a single towards mid-wicket
08:03 PM
Over 11
Over Summary: 1 0 1 1 0 0 ; India: 31-1
Liam Plunkett, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: Kohli hits towards sweeper cover for a single.

Ball 3: Rohit drives wide of cover for a single.

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: Kohli collects a single
08:02 PM
Over 10
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 1 0 ; India: 28-1
Jofra Archer continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: A single for Kohli

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: DOT
08:01 PM
Over 9
Over Summary: 4 0 0 1 0 0 ; India: 27-1
Woakes continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: A single for Kohli towards deep square leg

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: Kohli smashes FOUR
08:00 PM
Over 8
Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 1 0 ; India: 22-1
Jofra Archer continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: A single for Kohli

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: A single for Rohit

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: DOT
07:58 PM
Over 7
Over Summary: 1 0 0 0 0 2 ; India: 20-1
Woakes continues

Ball 6: A couple of runs for Kohli

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: A single for Rohit towards square leg
07:43 PM
Over 6
Over Summary: 0 4 4 0 0 0 ; India: 17-1
Jofra Archer continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Virat Kohli defends right under his eyes.

Ball 4: Virat Kohli dabs towards mid-off for no run.

Ball 3: Virat Kohli drives handsomely through extra cover for FOUR.

Ball 2: Virat Kohli edges through second slip for FOUR

Ball 1: A short delivery and Virat Kohli somehow sways away from the line.
07:39 PM
Over 5; Woakes bowls third successive maiden
Over Summary: MAIDEN ; India: 9-1
Woakes continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: Rohit taps towards backward point for no run.

Ball 2: Rohit tucks towards mid-wicket for no run

Ball 1: Rohit dabs towards cover for no run
07:35 PM
Over 4; CRR: 2.25 REQ: 7.15
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 1 ; India: 9-1
Jofra Archer continues

Ball 6: A single for Rohit towards fine leg

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: Archer beats Rohit outside off

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: DOT
07:32 PM
Over 3: Woakes scalps Rahul
Over Summary: WICKET MAIDEN ; India: 8-1
Woakes continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease and knocks towards cover for no run

Ball 3: Rahul looks to work on leg side, but ball hits the upper half of bat and scoops towards bowler and Woakes collects the catch. Rahul c and b Woakes 0(9)

Ball 2: Rahul punches on backfoot towards cover.

Ball 1: Rahul leaves outside off.
07:27 PM
Over 2; Root drops Rohit at first slip
Over Summary: 4 0 0 0 4 0 ; India: 8-0
Jofra Archer, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Rohit leaves outside off.

Ball 5: Rohit punches towards deep point for FOUR

Ball 4: Rohit gets an outside edge as he goes for cover drive, but Root drops a straight forward chance

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: Rohit defends on front foot.

Ball 1: Rohit drives straight down the ground for FOUR.
07:24 PM
Over 1; Woakes starts with a Maiden
Over Summary: MAIDEN ; India: 0-0
KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma are at the crease. Rahul is on strike. Woakes opens the attack

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: DOT
06:56 PM
Innings Break: India need 338 runs to win
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06:55 PM
Over 50; England scored 92 runs in last 10 Overs
Over Summary: 0 1 1B W 0 1 ; England: 337-7
Bumrah continues

Ball 6: Plunkett collects a single.

Ball 5: DOT, as Plunkett fails to put bat on ball.

Jofra Archer, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Ball 4: Stokes goes for scoop shot holed up to Jadeja. Stokes c (sub)Jadeja b Bumrah 79(54) [4s-6 6s-3]

Ball 3: One byes taken

Ball 2: A single for Stokes as he drills the yorker towards leg side

Ball 1: Stokes fails to score off the yorker
06:44 PM
Over 49
Over Summary: W 4 6 4 1 0 ; England: 334-6
Shami continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: A short delivery and Stokes hits towards deep extra cover for a single.

Ball 4: Stokes hits wide of long-off for FOUR

Ball 3: A length delivery and Stokes pulls towards deep backward square leg for FOUR.

Ball 2: Stokes hits the hattrick ball towards cow corner for FOUR

Ball 1: A short delivery and Woakes manages only a top edge, Rohit completes the catch at deep square leg. Shami on hattrick. Woakes c Rohit b Shami 7(5) [4s-1]
06:38 PM
Over 48; CRR: 6.65
Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 4 1 ; England: 319-5
Bumrah continues

Ball 6: Woakes squeezes the yorker for a single.

Ball 5: A short delivery and Woakes hoicks towards deep backward square leg for FOUR.

Ball 4: Stokes whips towards square leg for a single.

Ball 3: A short delivery, Woakes gets a top edge to fine leg for a single.

Ball 2: Stokes collects a single.

Ball 1: Chris Woakes, right handed bat, comes to the crease collects a single.
06:34 PM
Over 47; CRR: 6.6
Over Summary: 4 2 1 4 6 W ; England: 310-5
Shami continues

Ball 6: A short delivery and Buttler hits from the upper half of the bat, Shami completes the catch.

Ball 5: Another full toss and Buttler smashes over long-off for SIX

Ball 4: Buttler smashes towards deep square leg for FOUR

Ball 3: Stokes smashes the half volley towards long-on for a single.

Ball 2: Stokes whips towards wide of long-on for a couple of runs.

Ball 1: A full toss and Stokes smashes straight down the ground for FOUR
06:28 PM
Over 46; CRR: 6.37
Over Summary: 1 2 0 0 1 0 ; England: 293-4
Jasprit Bumrah [7.0-1-29-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Stokes squeezes the yorker towards extra cover for a single.

Ball 4: A short delivery and Stokes goes for big hoick, misses.

Ball 3: Stokes blocks the dipping slow yorker.

Ball 2: Stokes whips towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Ball 1: Buttler collects a single towards mid-off
06:23 PM
Over 45; Root departs
Over Summary: W 1 0 6 3 2 ; England: 289-4
Mohammed Shami [7.0-1-25-2] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Stokes hammers towards wide of long-off for a couple of runs.

Ball 5: Buttler flicks towards cow corner and a fumble from Kohli allow them to take 3 runs

Ball 4: A short of length delivery and Buttler blunted towards deep mid-wicket for SIX

Ball 3: A yorker and Buttler drills towards mid-wicket for no run.

Ball 2: Stokes collects a single towards mid-off
Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Ball 1: Root scoop towards deep fine leg and GONE. Root c Hardik Pandya b Shami 44(54) [4s-2]
06:16 PM
Over 44; CRR: 6.3
Over Summary: 1 4 1 1 2 0 ; England: 277-3
Hardik Pandya [9.0-0-51-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: A coupke of runs for Stokes fine leg.

Ball 4: Root tries to guide between backward point and short third man, Pant makes a brilliant effort to save a certain boundary

Ball 3: Stokes comes down the wicket and hits towards deep square leg for a single.

Ball 2: A full toss and Stokes clobbed it away towards deep square leg for FOUR

Ball 1: Root hits towards deep square leg for a single.
06:12 PM
Over 43
Over Summary: 1 0 0 0 1 1 ; England: 268-3
Bumrah continues

Ball 6: Root runs down to third man for a single.

Ball 5: A short delivery, Stokes pulls without any timing to deep square leg.

Ball 4: Stokes hits towards mid-off and looking for a single but declines at opportune moment as Jadeja was fielding at mid-off

Ball 3: Stokes goes from ramp shot, misses, brilliant death bowling from Bumrah.

Ball 2: Stokes hits the yorkish length delivery to mid-off for no run.

Ball 1: Root punches towards long-on for a single.
06:07 PM
Over 42; CRR: 6.31
Over Summary: 6 1 4 0 0 1 ; England: 265-3
Chahal continues

Ball 6: A juicy full toss and Root sweeps towards deep backward square leg for a single.

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: Root hits though extra cover for FOUR as Hardik Pandya makes a loppy effort at boundary line.

Ball 2: Stokes comes down the wicket and whips towards deep mid-wicket for a single

Ball 1: Ben Stokes comes down the wicket and hits towards deep mid-wicket boundary for SIX.
06:03 PM
Over 41; CRR: 6.17
Over Summary: 1 2 3 0 1 1 ; England: 253-3
Jasprit Bumrah [5.0-1-18-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Stokes hits towards deep backward square leg for a single.

Ball 5: A short delivery and Root pulls towards deep square leg for a single.

Ball 4: Root dabs towards gully region for no run.

Ball 3: Stokes comes down the wicket and hits over extra cover for 3 runs.

Ball 2: Stokes slices wide of third man for a couple of runs.

Ball 1: Root nudges towards gully region for a single.
05:58 PM
Over 40; CRR: 6.12
Over Summary: Wd 4 1 1 6 1 1 ; England: 245-3
Chahal continues

Ball 6: A single for Root

Ball 5: A single for Stokes

Ball 4: Stokes unleashes reverse sweep towards cover boundary for GIGANTIC SIX.

Ball 3: Root sweeps towards deep square leg for a single.

Ball 2: Stokes sweeps towards deep backward square leg for a single.
Ball 1: Stokes sweeps towards deep square leg for FOUR

Ball 1: WIDE down the leg side
05:53 PM
Over 39; CRR: 5.9
Over Summary: 0 2 1 1 1 1 ; England: 230-3

Hardik Pandya continues

Ball 6: Stokes runs down the slow short delivery to third man for a single.

Ball 5: Root collects a single towards third man.

Ball 4: Stokes works towards deep square leg for a single.

Ball 3: A short delivery and Pandya pulls towards deep square leg for a single.

Ball 2: Root flicks towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Ball 1: Root tucks towards short mid-wicket for no run.
05:48 PM
Over 38; CRR: 5.89
Over Summary: 0 0 4 2 2 0 ; England: 224-3
Yuzvendra Chahal [7.0-0-53-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Stokes hits towards deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

Ball 4: Stokes works towards deep square leg for a couple of runs.

Ball 3: Stokes reverse sweeps towards point region for FOUR

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: DOT
05:44 PM
Over 37; CRR: 5.84
Over Summary: 0 0 1 1 1 0 ; England: 216-3
Hardik Pandya [7.0-0-42-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Stokes clips towards square leg for a single

Ball 4: Root glances towards deep fine leg for a single.

Ball 3: Stokes gets an inside edge to leg slip region for a single.

Ball 2: Stokes punches towards mid-off for no run.

Ball 1: Stokes tucks towards mid-wicket for no run.
05:40 PM
Over 36; CRR: 5.92
Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 0 1 ; England: 213-3
Shami continues

Ball 6: A short delivery and Stokes swivels across for a single towards deep square leg.

Ball 5: Stokes gets a leading edge to point region for no run.

Ball 4: Stokes blocks on front foot.

Ball 3: Root pulls the short delivery to deep square leg for a single.

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: Root drives back to bowler
05:36 PM
Over 35; CRR: 6.03
Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 1 1 ; England: 211-3
Kuldeep Yadav continues

Ball 6: Root works towards square leg for a single.

Ball 5: Stokes edges through first slip for a single towards short third man

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: Root drives towards long-off for a single.

Ball 2: A single for Stokes towards long-off

Ball 1: DOT

ICC CWC 2019 Pak vs Afg Live score: Afghanistan reeling; Asghar, Ikram fall

In today’s first match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC), Afghanistan cricket team skipper Gulbadin Naib won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan cricket team at Headingley in Leeds. It's a must win game for Pakistan who have fielded an unchanged side from their New Zealand game. Afghanistan made one change to their playing 11, bringing in Hamid Hassan in place of Dawlat Zadran.
Check match 37 (Aus vs NZ) Live score, toss updates and match commentary here
Here are the playing 11 of both the teams:
Afghanistan playing 11: Gulbadin Naib(captain), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shinwari, Najibullah Zadran, Ikram Ali Khil, Rashid Khan, Hamid Hassan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Pakistan playing 11: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail, Sarfaraz Ahmed(captain), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi.

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Pakistan vs Afghanistan LIVE score

ICC CWC 2019, MATCH 36: Pak vs Afg LIVE streaming

Pakistan vs Afghanistan world cup match will start at 3:00 pm IST. The match will be broadcast live on Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 2 in English Commentary and on Star Sports Hindi HD, in Hindi Commentary. You can also live stream Pak vs Afg cricket match on the Hotstar app and the Hotstar website.

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05:08 PM
Over 30
Over Summary; 1 1 1 1 0 0 ; Afghanistan: 134-5
Mohammad Amir [4.0-1-10-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: A single for Nabi

Ball 3: A single for Najibullah

Ball 2: A single for Nabi

Ball 1: A single for Najibullah
05:03 PM
Over 29
Over Summary; 0 0 1 Wd 0 Wd 0 1 ; Afghanistan: 130-5
Shaheen Afridi [3.0-0-22-2] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Najibullah taps towards cover for a single
Ball 5: Najibullah nudges towards point for no run.

Ball 5: A short delivery and Najibullah leaves to keeper, called WIDE.
Ball 4: DOT

Ball 4: WIDE

Ball 3: A single for Nabi

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: DOT
05:00 PM
Over 28
Over Summary; 0 0 0 1 0 0 ; Afghanistan: 126-5
Shadab Khan continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: A single for Nabi

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: DOT
Najibullah Zadran, left handed bat, comes to the crease
04:54 PM
Over 27, Ikram departs
Over Summary; 1 1 1 0 0 W ; Afghanistan: 125-5

Imad Wasim continues

Ball 6: Ikram goes for a biggie but holed up to long-on. GONE. Ikram Ali Khil c Hafeez b Imad Wasim 24(66) [4s-1]

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: A single for Nabi

Ball 2: A single for Ikram

Ball 1: A single for Nabi
04:50 PM
Over 26; Asghar Afghan departs
Over Summary; 1 W 0 0 1 0 ; Afghanistan: 122-4
Shadab Khan continues

Ball 6: Ikram comes down the wicket and misses, Pakistan takes REVIEW for LBW. It is an umpire's call. Ikram survives

Ball 5: A single for nabi towards sweeper cover.

Ball 4: Nabi hits straight down the ground for no run..

Ball 3: Mohammad Nabi, right handed bat, comes to the crease and leaves the ball which turned away from him.

Ball 2: Asghar Afghan comes down the wicket and goes for big heave across the line, misses and Shadab castles him. A worst end of super innings. Asghar Afghan b Shadab Khan 42(35) [4s-3 6s-2]

Ball 1: Ikram picks a single towards fine leg
04:43 PM
Over 25
Over Summary; 1 1 0 0 0 1 ; Afghanistan: 120-3
Imad continues

Ball 6: A single for Ikram towards long-on

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: A single for Asghar Afghan towards mid-wicket regiom

Ball 1: A single for Ikram towards deep backward square leg
04:40 PM
Over 24
Over Summary; 0 0 1 1 0 1 ; Afghanistan: 117-3
Shadab Khan continues

Ball 6: Ikram sweeps towards deep fine leg for a single.

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: Asghar sweeps towards deep backward square leg for a single

Ball 3: Ikram hits towards long-on for a single.

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: DOT
04:37 PM
Over 23
Over Summary; 0 1 1 1 0 0 ; Afghanistan: 114-3
Imad Wasim [5.0-0-25-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Imad beats Asghar with a rank turner

Ball 4: Ikram clips towards backward square leg for a single.

Ball 3: Asghar Afghan works towards leg side for a single.

Ball 2: A single for Ikram towards long-on.

Ball 1: DOT
04:34 PM
Over 22
Over Summary; 1 1 0 0 1 1 ; Afghanistan: 111-3
Shadab Khan continues

Ball 6: A single for Ikram towards square leg.

Ball 5: Asghar Afghan drives towards deep extra cover for a single.

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: Asghar cuts towards backward point for no run.

Ball 2: A single for Ikram towards backward square leg for a single.

Ball 1: Asghar Afghan clips towards deep square leg for a single.
04:31 PM
Over 21
Over Summary; 1 0 0 0 1 1 ; Afghanistan: 107-3
Riaz continues

Ball 6: Asghar Afghan pulls towards deep square leg for a single.

Ball 5: Ikram works towards backward square leg for a single.

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: A single for Asghar Afghan
04:27 PM
Over 20
Over Summary; 0 1 1 0 1 0 ; Afghanistan: 104-3
Shadab Khan continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Asghar clips towards deep square leg for a single

Ball 4: Shadab beats Asghar outside off.

Ball 3: Ikram works towards point region for a single.

Ball 2: Asghar dabs in front of cover and picks a quick single.

Ball 1: Asghar Afghan blocks on front foot
04:23 PM
Over 19
Over Summary; 4 0 1 0 0 0 ; Afghanistan: 101-3
Riaz continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: Ikram defends

Ball 3: Asghar Afghan tucks towards mid-on with soft hands and runs a quick single.

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: Asghar Afghan carves away through backward point for FOUR.
04:19 PM
Over 18
Over Summary; 0 4 1 1 6 1 ; Afghanistan: 96-3
Shadab Khan continues

Ball 6: A single for Asghar to end the over

Ball 5: Asghar Afghan comes down the wicket and hits towards wide long-on for SIX.

Ball 4: Ikram hits towards long-on for a single.

Ball 3: A single for Asghar Afghan

Ball 2: A flighted delivery outside off and and Asghar Afghan goes inside out over extra cover for FOUR

Ball 1: DOT
04:15 PM
DRINKS BREAK
04:15 PM
DRINKS BREAK
04:12 PM
Over 17
Over Summary; 0 0 0 1 0 0 ; Afghanistan: 83-3
Riaz continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: Asghar dabs through diving backward point fielder for a single.

Ball 3: Asghar knocks towards cover for no run.

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: Riaz beats Asghar Afghan outside off.
04:08 PM
Over 16
Over Summary; 4 1 0 0 0 0 ; Afghanistan: 82-3
Shadab Khan, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: Ikram punches towards mid-off for no run

Ball 2: Asghar Afghan pushes towards cover for a single.

Ball 1: Asghar Afghan edges through vacant slip cordon for FOUR
04:06 PM
Over 15
Over Summary; Wd 0 Wd 4 0 0 0 0 ; Afghanistan: 77-3
Wahab Riaz, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: DOT
Ball 2: Ikram edges towards third man for FOUR

Ball 2: WIDE
Ball 1: DOT

Ball 1: WIDE
04:05 PM
Over 14
Over Summary; 0 1 0 6 0 2 ; Afghanistan: 71-3
Imad Wasim continues

Ball 6: A couple of runs for Asghar Afghan

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: Asghar Afghan smashes SIX towards mid-wicket stand

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: A single for Ikram

Ball 1: DOT
04:03 PM
Over 13
Over Summary; 2 0 0 0 1 2 ; Afghanistan: 62-3
Hafeez continues

Ball 6: A couple of runs for Asghar

Ball 5: A single for Ikram towards sweeper cover

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: A couple of runs for Ikram
Asghar Afghan, right handed bat, comes to the crease
04:00 PM
Over 12; Rahmat departs
Over Summary; 1 0 0 1 4 W ; Afghanistan: 57-3

Ball 6: Rahmat departs as he throws his wicket away in search of biggie. Rahmat c Babar Azam b Imad Wasim 35(43) [4s-5]

Ball 5: Rahmat smashes FOUR

Ball 4: A single for Ikram

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: A single for Rahmat
03:59 PM
Over 11
Over Summary; 1 1 1 1 1 0 ; Afghanistan: 51-2
Mohammad Hafeez, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: A single for Rahmat

Ball 4: A single for Ikram

Ball 3: A single for Rahmat

Ball 2: A single for Ikram

Ball 1: A single for Rahmat
03:45 PM
Over 10
Over Summary; 0 0 0 1 0 0 ; Afghanistan: 46-2
Imad Wasim [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Imad beats Ikram outside off

Ball 5: Ikram hits back to bowler with straight bat.

Ball 4: Rahmat comes down the wicket and chips over bowler for a single.

Ball 3: Rahmat blocks on front foot.

Ball 2: A loud appeal for LBW, umpire remains unmoved.

Ball 1: Rahmat works towards mid-wwucket for no runs
03:41 PM
Over 9
Over Summary; 0 0 4 1 0 1 ; Afghanistan: 45-2
Shaheen continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Ikram blocks the full delivery
Shaheen goes over the wicket now

Ball 4: Rahmat tucks towards mid-wicket for a single.
Shaheen comes round the wicket

Ball 3: Ball on the pads and Rahmat glances towards deep fine leg fence for FOUR.

Ball 2: Rahmat defends towards cover-point region for no run.

Ball 1: Rahmat knocks towards cover for no run
03:37 PM
Over 8
Over Summary; 0 0 0 0 0 1 ; Afghanistan: 40-2
Amir continues

Ball 6: Rahmat tucks towards mid-wicket for a single.

Ball 5: A yorker outside off and Rahmat blocks it.

Ball 4: Rahmat nudges towards cover point for no run.

Ball 3: Rahmat dabs towards backward point for no run.

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: DOT
03:34 PM
Over 7
Over Summary; 0 0 4 2 0 1 ; Afghanistan: 39-2
Shaheen continues

Ball 6: Rahmat steers down to third man for a single

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: Rahmat pulls the short delivery towards towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs

Ball 3: Rahmat drives towards straight down the ground for FOUR

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: DOT
03:29 PM
Over 6; CRR: 5.33
Over Summary; 1 0 0 0 0 0 ; Afghanistan: 32-2
Amir continues

Ball 6: An inswinger hits Ikram on pad, follows by a loud appeal, umpire gives OUT. Ikram takes REVIEW straight away. Replays shows a big inside edge. Onfield decision overturned. Ikram survives

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: Ikram comes of front foot and punches towards cover for no run.

Ball 3: Ikram leaves outside off.

Ball 2: Ikram pokes towards cover for no run.

Ball 1: Rahmat drives towards mid-off for a single
03:25 PM
Over 5; Shaheen scalps back-to-back wickets
Over Summary; 4 2 4 W W 4Lb ; Afghanistan: 31-2
Shaheen Afridi, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Ikram Ali Khil, left handed bat, comes to the crease, a yorker on the pads and goes for 4 leg byes

Ball 5: Hashmatullah Shahidi, left handed bat, comes to the crease and gets a leading edge, scoop towards mid-off GONE, back to back wickets for Shaheen. He will be on hattrick next ball. Shahidi c Imad Wasim b Shaheen Afridi 0(1)

Ball 4: Naib goes for extravagant drive, misses, follows by a loud appeal, umpire remain unmoved. Pakistan REVIEWs and there is a spike on scniko. On field decision overturner, Naib DEPARTS. Naib c Sarfaraz b Shaheen Afridi 15(12) [4s-3]
Sarfaraz had a chat with Shaheen

Ball 3: Naib hits over mid-off for FOUR, Afghanistan captain is fired up. Shaheen starts his with wrong line and length

Ball 2: A full delivery, Naib hits back to bowler and Shaheen throws the ball onto the stumps to conceed 2 over throws

Ball 1: A half volley outside off and Naib hits uppishly through left of mid-off for FOUR, SUPER SHOT.
03:14 PM
Over 4
Over Summary; 4 0 0 4 0 0 ; Afghanistan: 17-0
Amir continues

Ball 6: DOT

Ball 5: Rahmat blocks on front foot.

Ball 4: A short delivery and Rahmat transfers his weight on backfoot and hits towards deep square leg for FOUR

Ball 3: Rahmat Shah leaves the ball outside off.

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: Rahmat Shah drives through extra cover for FOUR
03:11 PM
Over 3
Over Summary; 0 0 0 0 0 4 ; Afghanistan: 9-0
Imad Wasim continues

Ball 6: Naib hits down the ground for FOUR

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: DOT

Ball 3: DOT

Ball 2: DOT

Ball 1: DOT

ICC CWC 2019 IND vs AUS Preview: Can Kohli & co survive trial by pace?

India cricket team's campaign in the ICC cricket World Cup 2019 started a little late but is set to get intense as they take on defending champions Australia cricket team at the Oval in London on Sunday. The rivalry between the two teams is long and Australia have won 8 of the 11 World Cup clashes between the two sides. India would look to better its performance against Aussies now that they have a World's no. 1 bowler in Jasprit Bumrah and spinners who never shy away from attack. On top of that, India have a formidable batting line-up with World's no. batsmen in skipper Virat Kohli. Australia, on the other hand, have been on the path of recovery after the ball-tampering controversy due to which their key players Steve Smith and David Warner were banned for a year.
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The defending champions put up a spendid show in World Cup 2019 after easing past Afghanistan on Warner's brilliant batting and then showed their mettle against West Indies who almost had the match in their hands.
India were clinical in their six-wicket victory against a depleted South Africa weith Yuzvendra Chahal picking four wickets and then Rohit Sharma scoring a century to take the team to victory.
India would be wary of Australia's strong pace attack, especially Mitchell Starc, who picked a 5-wicket haul against West Indies in their previous match. However, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni may not face much challenge from Aussie spinner Adam Zampa.
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Australia's batting coach Ricky Ponting is likely to come out with a new strategy against India as he is well aware of the strength of the opponent.
How India will stop David Warner and Aaron Finch
India would have to chalk out a plan to get David Warner and Aaron Finch early and keeping the conditions at Oval in mind, Mohammed Shami, who was dropped from the playing 11 against South Africa, is likely to make a comeback in India's playing 11. In case India decide to retain both the wrist spinners and get Shami in the playing 11, then Bhuvneshwar is likely to be rested.
Indian spinners
And in case one of the two spinners is dropped, then Chahal, despite his four-wicket-haul might make way for Kuldeep, who has had better success rate against the Australians.
Kuldeep is expected to be more effective because of the bounce and dip that he gets apart from his stock delivery being the one that will leave the left-handers.
The other issue could be Kedar's place as his side-arm off-breaks may just not be as effective on an Oval pitch with true bounce, where batsmen can line him up for big hits.
Shikhar Dhawan's poor form a concern for India
The other issue will be Shikhar Dhawan's prolonged bad patch. Dhawan, an ICC event giant, is yet to fire since coming to England, failing in both warm-up games and the first game.
The movement off the pitch from back of length has created problems for the left-hander and possibly he will get a couple of more games before Rahul is brought up the order and Shankar slotted at number four.

India key players:
India Key Batsmen: Virat kohli, MS Dhoni
India Key Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav
Australia key players:
Australia key batsmen: David Warner, Steve Smith
Australia key bowlers: Mitchell Starc, Nathan Coulter-Nile
India vs Australia playing 11 prediction:
India playing 11: MS Dhoni (wk), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Lokesh Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya

Australia Playing 11: Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Usman Khawaja, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk)
ICC World Cup 2019, Macth 14: India vs Australia Live streaming details
Date and Day: June 9, 2019, Sunday.
Place: The Oval, London
Time: 3:00 pm IST, 10:30 am local time
The World Cup 2019 India vs Australia match live streaming will be available live on Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 in English Commentary and Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD in Hindi Commentary. The live streaming of the World Cup 2019 India vs Australia match will be available on Hotstar.
India vs Australia Squads:
India full squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja
Australia full squad: Aaron Finch (captain), David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Carey, Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Jason Behrendorff, Kane Richardson.

ICC CWC 2019 IND vs SA preview: Will both Kuldeep, Chahal play against SA?

The first ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 match for the India cricket team will be momentous for skipper Virat Kohli for a number of reasons. Though this is his third World Cup as a player, the India vs South Africa match, to be played at Hampshire Bowl on Wednesday (June 5) will be the first World Cup game for Kohli as India’s captain. Backed by an able in-form team, Kohli will be carrying the weight of more than a billion fellow Indians’ hopes. Meanwhile South Africa will miss Dale Steyn in their playing 11 as he has been ruled out of the ICC CWC 2019. The Ageas Bowl pitch in Southampton is expected to be flat and South African batsmen's weakness against the slow bowlers would allow Indian team management to pick both Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal in India playing 11.
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Dale SteynDale Steyn ruled out of ICC CWC. Photo: Reuters This World Cup will test Kohli not only as a batsman but his leadership skills will also be under intense scrutiny. In many ways, this tournament will define his legacy as a leader.
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True, the present team has several players who could single-handedly turn any match on its head — the skipper himself leading the pack of such performers — but does it not miss the class of the 2011 winning side, and the street-smartness of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the captain?
Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh, many would say, were a different league altogether. And then there was also the support starcast comprising Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra, Suresh Raina and a young Virat Kohli.
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Virat Kohli India captain Virat Kohli. Photo: PTI But none could deny that the present India team, led by Kohli and mentored by Dhoni, has had its fair share of good results. Going by the track record, six wins in the nine forthcoming games to ensure a smooth passage to the semi-finals should not be a tall order.
Two years have been invested building a strong ODI squad. The process had started right after India’s loss to Pakistan in the 2017 Champions Trophy final.
The 'Men in Blue' have had adequate rest, too. While each of other teams has already played its first two games, India are raring to go and start their campaign with a commanding performance.
The first match in a tournament of such vast magnitude is always important and South Africa's confidence will be at its lowest following back-to-back defeats against England and Bangladesh.
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To make matters worse, fast bowler Lungi Ngidi is out with a hamstring strain, senior speedster Dale Steyn is still recovering from a shoulder injury, and Hashim Amla got a nasty hit on the helmet off Jofra Archer's short ball against England in the opening game.
Lungi Ngidi Lungi Ngidi. Photo: Reuters The clash couldn't possibly have been more well-timed, as India have a chance to hold the Proteas by the scruff of their neck when they are seemingly at their weakest. However, the wise say that a cornered opponent is always a dangerous one. Head coach Ravi Shastri, a shrewd tactician by all means, will be surely making his players aware of the consequences of taking their foot off the pedal.
India vs South Africa: Pitch and weather prediction
The pitch at the Ageas Bowl stadium in Southampton, without any grass cover, is expected to be a batting-friendly one, but Kohli will have a few points to ponder over, as the weather forecast on match day indicates a cloud cover with intermittent showers.
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These will be some of the pressing questions for skipper Kohli to address going into the first game.
There's no doubt that the Proteas are badly hit by poor form and injuries, but it may just take one fiery spell from Kagiso Rabada, for instance, to straighten things up. With a bit of help from weather conditions, Rabada’s scorching pace and ability to move the ball could just unsettle the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, who haven't had the best of times in the past few months.
Kedar Jadhav and Rohit Sharma Kedar Jadhav and Rohit Sharma. Photo: AP | PTI K L Rahul is expected to take the number 4 slot, but it needs to be seen as to how well he performs when the conditions are nippy. Dhoni at number 5 will be expected to be the stabilising factor, and if he bats like he did in the warm-up match against Bangladesh, he could prove a nightmare for the Proteas attack.
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But a bigger worry for South African skipper Faf du Plessis will be the batting department, where AB de Villiers' absence has surely had an impact. Proteas batsmen’s poor technique against slow bowlers has been exposed time and again and 20 overs of quality spin bowling might prove too hot for the South Africans to handle.
India cricket team news:
It will be interesting to see whether Virat Kohli will go in with both the spinners — Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal — or choose an extra pacer in Bhuvneshwar Kumar to strengthen their pace attack, led by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami.
However, given the inability of the South African batsmen to play against spinners, Kohli might be tempted to play 'Kul-cha'. Both Kuldeep and Chahal were extremely successful against the Proteas batsmen in the ODI series in South Africa last year which India had won. Kuldeep had scalped 17 wickets from six games while Chahal had only one less from an equal number of matches.
South Africa cricket teamSouth Africa cricket team. Photo: ReutersSouth Africa cricket team news:
Less than 24 hours after their most ignominious defeat in a World Cup game — against Bangladesh, which they lost by 21 runs — South Africa bowling spearhead Dale Steyn, 35, and batsman Hashim Amla, 36, were at the Ageas Bowl with a couple of support staff members, for a 75-minute session under the scorching sun. The desperation was palpable on both fronts. The team is seeking direction from its two senior-most players who would not like their final World Cup to be a forgettable one.
Having travelled for a couple of hours from London in the morning, the two players walked in the afternoon as the sun shone brightly after playing hide and seek during the India net session. Since it was a suddenly organised session, no nets were put up when Amla batted for more than an hour while Steyn bowled for around 30 minutes.
India key Players: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, M S Dhoni
South Africa key Players: Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada

Ind vs SA playing 11 prediction
India Playing 11: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, K L Rahul, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav / Vijay Shankar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal / Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami
South Africa playing 11: Faf du Plessis (captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram/Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, David Miller, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Dwaine Pertorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Imran Tahir, Lungi Ngidi.

ICC World Cup 2019, Match 8: India vs South Africa Live streaming details
Date and Day: June 5, 2019, Wednesday.
Place: Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
Time: 3:00 pm IST, 10:30 am local time
The World Cup 2019 India vs South Africa match live streaming will be available on Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 with English Commentary and Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD with Hindi Commentary. The live streaming of the World Cup 2019 India vs South Africa match will be available on Hotstar.
Full teams
South Africa world cup squad: Faf du Plessis (captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, David Miller, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Dwaine Pertorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamshi, Imran Tahir, Lungi Ngidi, Chris Morris, Rassie van der Dussen.
India world cup squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, K L Rahul, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dinesh Karthik, Ravindra Jadeja

ICC World Cup 2019, NZ vs SL Preview: Can Sri Lanka be written off?

In Match 3 of ICC World Cup 2019, Kane Williamson's New Zealand will face Sri Lanka at the Cardiff Wales Stadium on Saturday. The Black Caps reached the final four years ago for the first time after six semi-final defeats, but were defeated by Australia in Melbourne. Newly appointed captain Dimuth Karunaratne, who has returned to ODIs after four years, has been handed the responsibility of lifting a team that have lost eight of their past nine ODIs. Kane Williamson has replaced the swashbuckling Brendon McCullum as captain but the core of the team that came so close in 2015 remains. Since the last World Cup, New Zealand have risen as high as second in the world rankings but have also been beaten at home by South Africa, England and India.
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The Kiwis start clear favourites in their opener against 1996 winners Sri Lanka, a side that has slumped to ninth in the ODI rankings and has been struggling to rise to the status they once held -- one of the most dominant sides in ODIs.
But Sri Lanka have an impressive World Cup record, with one title, two runners-up finishes and one semi-final appearance. The young side may hand some upsets and cannot be written off this early.
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New Zealand Team News
New Zealand beat World Cup favourites India in their opening World Cup warm-up game before going down to the West Indies. The Black Caps were taken for plenty by the West Indies in their final warm-up match where they squandered 421 runs and eventually lost the match by 91 runs. However, they would take a lot of confidence from their first outing against India where they bundled out the Men in Blue for 179 before chasing down their total with six wickets to spare.
Ross Taylor has been in breathtaking form in recent years in the one-day game, averaging over 60 in ODIs in 2017 and more than 90 last year.
Williamson and Martin Guptill are the other dangermen in the New Zealand batting line-up while Trent Boult would leads the bowling attack with Colin de Grandhomme and Tim Southee for company. Spinners Ish Sodhi and Mitchell Santner would be handy for the the captain.

Sri Lanka Team News
Sri Lanka's tournament preparations have been not been ideal as they lost both of their warm-up fixtures against South Africa and Australia. If there was any positive for Sri Lanka in those two matches, it was the half centuries hit by newly appointed skipper Dimuth Karunaratne and the wise old head of Angelo Matthews.
The 1996 champions are in dire need of motivation and captain Karunaratne himself has to inspire the unit. The left-hander, who had scored his maiden test hundred against the Black Caps in 2014, could be the glue that holds the Sri Lankan batting together. He will have the support of veteran pacer Lasith Malinga who can instil confidence into the team, both with his bowling and experience.

New Zealand Key Players: Kane Williamson, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult
Sri Lanka Key Payers: Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews

Here are the predicted playing 11 for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
New Zealand playing 11: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
Sri Lanka playing 11: Kusal Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Dimuth Karunaratne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Jeevan Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Suranga Lakmal, Thisara Perera

ICC World Cup 2019, Macth 3: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live streaming details
Date and Day: June 1, 2019, Saturday.
Place: Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
Time: 3:00 pm IST
The World Cup 2019 New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match live streaming will be available live on Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 in English Commentary and Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD in Hindi Commentary. The live streaming of the World Cup 2019 New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match will be available on Hotstar.
New Zealand and Sri Lanka Squads
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Avishka Fernando, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Jeevan Mendis, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera (wk), Thisara Perera, Nuwan Pradeep, Dhananjaya de Silva, Milinda Siriwardana, Lahiru Thirimanne, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey Vandersay.

France versus Croatia: The battle of economies has already been won

France and Croatia face off at the World Cup final on Sunday, an unexpected match-up that pairs one of the European Union’s founding nations against the bloc’s newest member.
On the route to the final, France scored 10 goals, conceded four, and held their opponents scoreless in four games. Croatia are ahead on goals, scoring 12, but they let in five and only kept two clean sheets. As the soccer analysts parse those numbers, let’s see how the countries stack up in other ways.
It’s still undecided who’s better at football, but in terms of the economic outlook over the next year, it’s pretty clear who’s winning.
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The question is: who’ll win the game? France has a better World Cup record and a bigger pool of young men from which to draw its team, but they’re slightly more partial to a tipple and aren’t as fit as their Croatian counterparts.
That said, the French are a happier bunch, ranking 23rd in the World Happiness Report, compared to Croatia’s 82nd place. Could a first ever World Cup victory for Croatia turn the tables?
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France are the bookmakers’ favourite to win. A Goldman Sachs analysis also tips them, with a 63 per cent chance.
Before the tournament, the Goldman model (with 1 million simulations) predicted Brazil would be champions, which didn’t work out very well.
That said, it should be noted that their second pick at the time was France.
But this weekend is about the beautiful game, not the dismal science. Kick off is at 6 pm in Moscow on Sunday