World Cup

Opener David Warner (178) became Australia's highest scorer in cricket World Cup history to power the hosts to the quadrennial event's highest total -- 417/6 -- during a Pool A match against minnows Afghanistan at the WACA in Perth on…

Overall team performance helped Pakistan beat the United Arab Emirates by 129 runs in a Pool B game to stay in contention for the World Cup knockouts. Though the margin of victory was quite big, it can hardly be called a convincing win as…

South Africa produced another brilliant display to register a massive 201-run defeat over Ireland in a Pool B match of the 2015 ICC World Cup. They also became the only team in ODI history to score successive 400+ scores. Thanks to…

Despite a spirited fight by Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura (35), Pakistan managed their first World Cup Pool B win -- by 20 runs -- at the Gabba, Brisbane on Sunday. After an extremely slow start, Pakistan managed to reach 235/7…

Lahiru Thirimanne (139*) and Kumar Sangakkara (117*) compiled graceful centuries to help Sri Lanka crush England by nine wickets in a World Cup Pool A game at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Sunday. England had posted a challenging…

New Zealand emerged as an invincible and most powerful team in the 2015 ICC World Cup, as they stunned mighty Australia by one wicket in a thriller at the Eden Park, Auckland. They bowled Australia out for a paltry 151 in 32.2 overs first,…

An unbelievable, unbeaten 162 from just 66 deliveries by captain AB de Villiers powered South Africa to a 257-run win, now the joint biggest victory in World Cups, against the West Indies in a Pool B contest at the Sydney Cricket Ground…

AB de Villiers scored the fastest 150 in ODI history to power South Africa to 408/5 in 50 overs against the West Indies in ICC World Cup match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Jason Holder conceded 64 runs in his last two overs (34 in…

Powered by centuries from veterans Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lanka hammered a hapless Bangladesh by 92 runs in a World Cup Pool A contest at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne on Thursday. The 1996…

A valiant knock from Samiullah Shenwari (96) inspired Afghanistan to a thrilling one-wicket victory against Scotland in a World Cup Pool A game at the University Oval in Dunedin on Thursday. After skipper Mohamad Nabi won the toss and…