Pakistan have been going through a difficult World Cup campaign and their Director of Cricket Mickey Arthur on Friday attributed one part of the rough ride to the heightened security around players, largely confining them to the hotel rooms.

The Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and elected to bat against Afghanistan in their World Cup match here on Friday.

Ahmedabad: In-form Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh left for home on Thursday due to personal reasons for an indefinite period, dealing yet another blow to the team, already hit by Glenn Maxwell's unavailability for the next World Cup match against England due to concussion.

Mohammed Shami, Siraj star as India defeat Sri Lanka by 302 runs.

Opener Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer missed out on centuries but India racked up a mammoth 357-8 against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.

Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis won the toss and elected to bowl against India in their World Cup match here on Thursday.

London: 'Bazball' has made its way to the Collins dictionary in recognition to the bold, risk-taking style of play adopted by the England men's cricket team under red-ball coach Brendon McCullum.

Kolkata: Pakistan's lead pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi on Wednesday became the new number one bowler in ODIs, achieving the feat for the first time in his eventful career that has been a mix of many highs and few lows.