Johannesburg, Jun 6: AB de Villiers wanted to come out of retirement for the World Cup but Cricket South Africa (CSA) refused to accept the offer as the batting great had ignored pleas to not retire last year.

Rohit Sharma curbed his natural flair for greater good as his gritty hundred complemented a superb bowling effort in India's resounding six-wicket victory over a hapless South Africa in their World Cup opener here Wednesday.

 New Zealand beat Bangladesh by two wickets after a thrilling end to their Cricket World Cup day-night match at the Oval on Wednesday.

India’s bankable pacer Jasprit Bumrah’s double strike gets India early breakthrough against South Africa in its maiden game in this World Cup.

Cardiff: Srilanka successfully defended its low margin score against Afghanistan in the rain-affected match at the Sophia Gardens, here on Tuesday.

Southampton: Kagiso Rabada may have found Virat Kohli's on-field demeanour to be "very immature" but the Indian captain Tuesday showed enough maturity, refraining from getting into a war of words ahead of their World Cup encounter against South Africa.

Southampton: South Africa's pace spearhead Dale Steyn was Tuesday ruled out of the World Cup after failing to recover from a shoulder injury, a development that could hasten his international retirement.

London: Bangladesh stunned south africa by registering its win by 21 runs in a fifth world cup cricket match here on sunday.