Welcome to our round-the-clock blog for World Cup 2019. Find all that's buzzing on and off the field, here.

Here's Cricbuzz's pick for the best of World Cup 2019

• Upset

Sri Lanka beat England by 20 runs in Leeds

Eoin Morgan's sarcastic 'Sri Lanka are the surprise package of the tournament' assessment ahead of the world cup came hauntingly true for his team as the Dimuth Karunaratne-led side stunned the hosts to not only bag two points but also open up the tournament and give England a real scare.

• Off-field controversy

Did he or did he not? It's anybody's guess. But when South Africa were struggling to get their World Cup campaign going, the AB de Villiers bombshell was the last thing they needed. Faf says it galvanised the dressing room, and we believe him, but they really could've done without such a distraction.

• Match

England vs New Zealand - the final: There ain't no better in this world cup, there ain't no better in any world cup. In fact, there ain't no better ever ever in limited overs cricket. New Zealand and England played out the greatest ODI match in the final. That something, even as lame as a boundary-count, separated them was unfortunate. New Zealand didn't deserve to be called the second-best. But with beauty and brilliance, there is also some cruelty in sports!

• Commentator

Ian Bishop -- Just when the world was readying up for the sequel of 'Remember the name', a Carlos Brathwaite heartbreak had his signature booming voice stamped all over. "The dream is diminished in Manchester for Carlos Brathwaite," his words this time.

• Quote

"Hum to doobe hai sanam, tujhe bhi le doobenge" - Gulbadin Naib

Even after a string of defeats, the Afghanistan skipper had his wits, poetry skills and swag intact as he sent out a warning to Bangladesh.

• Underperformer of the World Cup

Mashrafe Mortaza: The Bangladesh captain got one wicket in eight games. He averaged 361... with the ball. Need we say more?

• Overachiever of the World Cup

Alex Carey: In a line-up boasting of Warner, Finch, Maxwell, Smith, Carey stood out with his performances as well. His 375 runs came at a strike rate of 104.16 and averaged 62.50. More importantly, his knocks came in tough situations. Did we really see this coming?

Where should Dhoni have batted?

India are out but the analysis, the dissection, the post-game pondering is still going strong....

The biggest point of contention in India' s defeat was MS Dhoni's batting position. Even as they stumbled to 5 for 3, each of Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya walked out to bat before the former skipper.

Many strong voices felt he should've come up the order but Virat Kohli rubbished it saying it was a role given to Dhoni (of playing at No.7). Former captain Sunil Gavaskar was miffed by such a call too, and said: "At that stage (24 for 4) you did not need two players playing in the same mould." Gavaskar's talking about Pant and Pandya there and he has a point. Sachin Tendulkar gave a deeper insight when he said having MS Dhoni at No.5 instead of Dinesh Karthik would've gone a long way in helping Pant do much better than he did. And more importantly, not succumbing to pressure and looking for a release shot that got his wicket at a crucial juncture. Tendulkar felt Dhoni could've done with Pant and Pandya what he did with Ravindra Jadeja that eventually brought the team so close to a win after early sufferings. Again, a very valid argument there.

That's one way to learn about this wonderful sport early in life...

More disappointment for ICC

After aircrafts flew over the ground with political messages in the Pakistan-Afghanistan game, there were similar incidents in the Sri Lanka-India game. The ICC, as expected, aren't too pleased with the authorities.

"We are incredibly disappointed this has happened again. We do not condone any sort of political messages at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. Throughout the tournament, we have worked with local police forces around the country to prevent this type of protest occurring. After the previous incident, we were assured by West Yorkshire Police there would not be repeat of this issue, so we are very dissatisfied it has happened again."

This was one of the most endearing moments of the World Cup, wasn't it?

**MONDAY AWARDS TIME**

Innings of the week: Babar Azam 101 vs New Zealand

It's been a while since the World Cup got underway but Pakistan's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde act is still going strong. A team that was caught napping (and its captain, yawning) by West Indies, India and Australia, unexpectedly turned up - first against tournament favourites England and then an out-of-steam South Africa. But against New Zealand, they knew what they were going up against - a league stage colossus yet to concede points.

The conditions in Edgbaston brought their bowling attack to life, who then brought the New Zealand batting line-up to its knees. But it really is never over until it really is, with Pakistan. Chasing 247, there was an early stutter and evidence that another long night awaited the Pakistan faithful. But Babar Azam stepped up perfectly at the right time. Grey clouds hovered around the time Babar was out to bat, and Trent Boult was getting the ball to shape in and away from the right-hander, without him having a clue of where the next ball was headed. But Babar pulled off something spectacular - a mature century in a tense chase straight out of Virat Kohli's copybook.

In a time when a batting meltdown from Pakistan is always around the corner, Babar's essay shone through. It was also proof of the fact that the No.3 batsman is perhaps the team's best by a fair distance, and the reason why they are still alive in the tournament and desperately clinging onto the uncanny resemblence to their 1992 campaign. You can read