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Big picture - Not a must-win, but a win-for-momentumIt started with a World Cup quarter-final that turned into a proper scrap in Mirpur in 2011. It marked the arrival of a cricket rivalry that isn't talked about a lot, but often gives us…

Big picture: Can England return to winning ways?India versus England was among the most anticipated matches of the 2023 ODI World Cup. After all, it is the pre-tournament favourites (and the hosts) taking on the defending champions. But no…

Big Picture: World Cup 2023 comes to KolkataThe World Cup has arrived in Kolkata, where Bangladesh can expect a fair bit of support at Eden Gardens when they take on Netherlands. There are supposed to be at least 2000 fans on their way from…

South Africa 382 for 5 (De Kock 174, Klaasen 90, Markram 60) beat Bangladesh 233 (Mahmudullah 111, Jansen 2-39, Rabada 2-42) by 149 runsSouth Africa continue to bludgeon all before their path when they bat first, and it doesn't seem to…

Big picture: Netherlands are catching upWhen these two sides met a little over three months ago, the picture could not have been more dissimilar.Sri Lanka had just racked up a clean sweep of the World Cup Qualifier and dispatched the Dutch…

Australia 367 for 9 (Warner 163, Marsh 121, Afridi 5-54) beat Pakistan 305 (Imam 70, Shafique 64, Zampa 4-53) by 62 runs Australia may have drawn level with Pakistan today, but really, they were one step ahead all evening. A game that…

Australia 215 for 5 (Inglis 58, Marsh 52, Labuschagne 40, Maxwell 31*, Stoinis 20*, Madushanka 3-38) beat Sri Lanka 209 (Perera 78, Nissanka 61, Zampa 4-47, Cummins 2-32, Starc 2-43) by five wicketsAustralia chased down Sri Lanka's sub-par…

South Africa 155 for 5 (Brits 45, Luus 36*, Tahuhu 2-20, Penfold 2-27) beat New Zealand 144 for 8 (Kerr 61, Bates 45, de Klerk 3-24, Klaas 3-26) by 11 runsSouth Africa bounced back from the defeat in the fourth T20I with an 11-run win in…

Big Picture - Can the teams shut out the noise?There was thunder and lightning. Rain that began as a passing shower turned into a deluge, sending people scurrying for cover to preserve - guess what? - their physical match ticket so that…

Big pictureIt seems bizarre, given this is a World Cup game, but just three weeks ago Pakistan and Sri Lanka played an ODI that arguably mattered more. They battled it out to the final ball of a knockout match at the Asia Cup, with Sri…