South Africa thrash England by 229 runs in World Cup match in Mumbai

Lucknow (PTI): Composed half-centuries from top-order batter Sadeera Samarawickrama and opener Pathum Nissanka helped Sri Lanka cruise to a five-wicket victory against the Netherlands in their World Cup match here on Saturday.

Mumbai (PTI): Heinrich Klaasen's sparkling hundred helped South Africa overcome previous game's batting debacle against the Netherlands as they posted a mammoth 399 for 7 against England in a World Cup game here on Saturday.

Odense (Denmark) (PTI): Struggling Indian shuttler PV Sindhu lost to Carolina Marin of Spain in three games in the semifinal of the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament here on Saturday.

Tokyo Paralympics gold medallists Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil will be leading India's biggest-ever contingent as the country aims for a record medal haul in the Para Asian Games, which commence here on Sunday, a fortnight after the able-bodied athletes achieved historic success at the same venue.

England won the toss and elected to bowl against South Africa in a crucial World Cup match here on Saturday. England will be bolstered by the return of all-rounder Ben Stokes, while Gus Atkinson and David Willey have replaced Chris Woakes and Sam Curran.

Australia beat Pakistan by 62 runs in World Cup.

Bengaluru (PTI): Openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh struck blazing centuries as Australia scored 367 for 9 in their World Cup match against Pakistan here on Friday.