Indian team will certainly feel a sense of deja vu when it takes on a red-hot South Africa on Sunday in what will be a battle of equals
Fresh from posting 399 in their previous game, South Africa batting was on fire yet again at the cost of Bangladesh who endured a 149-run rout.
Australian batting has not clicked as a unit so far in the World Cup, and captain Pat Cummins hoped that his batters will fire on all cylinders against Pakistan in Bengaluru on Friday.
South Africa's bowlers chipped away at the wickets to stay on course for a huge victory against New Zealand.
Afghanistan on Sunday created one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history, shocking defending champions England in New Delhi.
Mitchell's knock did not prove to be enough as Kohli anchored the chase to take India home in 48 overs.
Australia came into the match better prepared and executed their plans to perfection while the Indians hit the panic button once the toss went against them.
Opener David Warner, who set up a crucial victory for Australia with a whirlwind century in the ongoing World Cup on Friday, credited the IPL for working as a learning platform where he perfected the art of pacing an ODI innings.
Kohli was dropped in the eighth over off Hazlewood's bowling after Marsh made ample ground from the mid-wicket region
Rohit Sharma on Sunday admitted that the biggest challenge in front of his side would be to play in different conditions over the course of the World Cup.
IMAGES from the World Cup match played between England and Afghanistan in Delhi on Sunday.
'Shami always knew that he would be required at some point in time and for that he was always prepared.'
Images from the ICC World Cup match between India and England in Lucknow on Sunday.
Intention is to play every match, we won't be rotating bowlers unless we have to: Pat Cummins
MS Dhoni blamed the dewy conditions for their loss and expressed satisfaction with Shivam Dube's performance
But the Rohit Sharma-led team has it's fair share of problems in terms of picking an ideal playing XI.
'When I was playing regularly, there must have been someone who had to sit out, and I wasn't guilty. So you can't feel low if you are sitting out because the team is winning.'
Indian openers batted till the end and one other Indian batter got the opportunity to bat. Paudel was a little disappointed that they did not get the opportunity to ball against Virat Kohli in their Asia Cup match on Monday.
Rohit Sharma admitted that his side has not played its best cricket in the Asia Cup
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Hardik acknowledged that Gujarat Titans (GT) were effective with their bowling, but simple mistakes ended up being costly.
I think we have a great bowling attack for that Chennai wicket: Shubman Gill
Dhoni showed that Hardik still has a lot to learn when it comes to leadership skills as Chennai Super Kings outwitted Gujarat Titans by 15 runs in the first Qualifier to book a place in their 10th IPL final.
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Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming rued the the lost opportunity to pick their former net bowler Varun Chakravarthy at the IPL auctions.
Jadeja's impressive figures read 2/18 in four overs, including 12 dot balls, which Dhoni believes was instrumental in the changing the course of the game.
Suryakumar Yadav oozes confidence and it rubs off on the other batters in the squad, says Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma.
Samson said the special innings from David turned the match on its head.
Bond has said he will be working on increasing the pace of Arjun Tendulkar
Following their fourth loss of the season, a disappointed Rohit Sharma said the team need to execute their plans correctly.
Rohit indicated he saw in Jaiswal the potential to make it to the India side.
Punjab Kings batting coach Wasim Jaffer has backed his team's bowlers to make a strong comeback after the heavy defeat to Lucknow Super Giants, adding that it "was one of those days when everything clicked for the opposition".
Samson's innings was complimented with fine strokeplay as well as quick running that brought him another IPL half-century and put RR in victory's path.
Punjab Kings stand-in skipper Sam Curran, leading the side in place of injured Shikhar Dhawan, lauded all-rounder Sikandar Raza and batter Shahrukh Khan on their fine performances with the bat which led to an "amazing" two-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL match in Lucknow on Saturday.
Following their narrow loss to the Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul said they were around 10 runs short.
'We had two camps prior to the IPL for a week each which really helped us'
Ashwin was fined for breaching Article 2.7 of the IPL's code of conduct during the match which the Royals won by three runs
Losing team skipper, Aiden Markram said the SRH batters had let the side down.
Dhawan said that he has made a conscious effort to improve his strike rate, especially in the middle-overs.
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