“I am confident going into the match against them”
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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is backing his side to put up a better performance when they take on South Africa in their second Champions Trophy group stage match on Wednesday.
Riaz’s Champions Trophy journey was brought to an end by an ankle injury
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Ruman Raees has been brought in as a replacement for fellow left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz, whose Champions Trophy campaign was ended by an ankle injury.
“It’s about trying to get that win to get through to that next stage, but to also try and find a few weak points in some of their players”
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Mitchell Starc knows the dire situation Australia face after their Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh was washed out on Monday.
“My opinion does not matter and should not matter”
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India captain Virat Kohli has said that his “opinion does not matter” when it comes to playing Pakistan in bilateral series.
“We’ll go back to the drawing board and we’ll hopefully come back a lot stronger”
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Despite expressing concerns after Pakistan were thrashed by 124 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in their clash with arch-rivals India, Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has backed his side to rebound in their next two group stage matches.
Yuvraj’s 52nd half-century was a highly entertaining one and earned him the Man of the Match award
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India batsmen Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, captain Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh all clubbed half-centuries to lead their side to a 124-run win over Pakistan via the Duckworth-Lewis method at Edgbaston.
“Both teams come into the tournament with a clean slate”
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South Africa all-rounder JP Duminy has said that his side cannot afford to be overconfident heading into their Champions Trophy opener against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
“He’s a very level-headed guy and he knows that a big score is just around the corner”
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England opener Alex Hales believes that it is only a matter of time before Jason Roy puts an end to his scoring slump.
“He would definitely be a loss if he couldn’t play”
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England all-rounder Chris Woakes could potentially miss the rest of the Champions Trophy after suffering a left side strain.
Root celebrates after scoring his 10th ODI century
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England got their Champions Trophy campaign off to a great start as batsman Joe Root struck a career-best 133 not out to lead his side to an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh at The Oval.
