India vs Bangladesh live: Gambhir, Kohli keep the scoreboard ticking

India are batting on 176/2 in 28 overs with Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli at the crease against Bangladesh in the opening match of the Cricket World Cup at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday. Live Score

Gautam Gambhir was the latest victim of a charged up Bangaldesh bowling that saw Mahmudullah claim the India batsman. The ball entered Gambhir's bat-pad gate and crashed into his stumps and he departed for 39 as India slumped to 152/2 in the 24th over.

Earlier, a mix-up saw Sachin Tendulkar run out on 28 as the India score read 69/1 in 10.5 overs.

The last time India met Bangladesh in the World Cup in 2007, India were bowled out for 191, and Bangladesh chased it down pretty easily.

It was regarded as one of the biggest upsets in the history of World Cups. As tournament hosts clashing in the opening match of the World Cup 2011, the question on everyone's lips is: Will India take their revenge in Bangladesh's own backyard?

Teams

Bangladesh: Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Shakib Al Hasan(c), Raqibul Hasan, Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul

Islam

India: Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(w/c), Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, S. Sreesanth

Landslides kill 30 in Bangladesh

Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 30 people in south-east Bangladesh, officials say.

Dozens of people are missing and a number of houses are buried under mud, the authorities say.

England v Bangladesh: Eoin Morgan and Andrew Strauss lead Middlesex lines

Morgan was obtainable with his Test cap before the game by Graham Gooch, the man who scored more runs in Test cricket than any other Englishman, who has work a lot with him in nets in new days.

Afghanistan debut in morning show

Afghanistan makes his big screen first appearance Saturday morning shows a dormant, suddenly became a big hit with defying a script on paper for them. A team from the war-ravaged, dysfunctional country where half of their players born in refugee camps, they narrowly missed the topic of the 2007 World Cup, but makes up for it with this competition. They have astonished many an associate team through their amazing rise from Division Five to a world occasion. But they know that they will meet - the pace of Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh spin, it can be of MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh - is nothing like anything they have experienced so far.