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West Indies beat defiant Zimbabwe by 73 runs

Zimbabwe put up a defiant fight before going down against West Indies in the 15th match of the ICC cricket World Cup 2015 at Manuka Oval of Canberra
24 February 2015, 03:34 AM

Amla, de Kock back to pavillion

In a major win, India defeated South Africa by 120 runs at Melbourne today riding on the ton from Shikhar Dhawan and egged on by spinners in the World Cup 2015 match
22 February 2015, 03:21 AM

Bangladesh thrash Afghanistan

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza led from the front as Tigers struck thrice early defending the total of 267 against Afghanistan in the seventh World Cup 2015 match at Canberra. Mashrafe took two in the first and third overs of the match while Rubel Hassan claimed one in between. Afghanistan were in trouble with their scoreboard beneath double figures.Earlier, Bangladesh made 267 riding on fifties of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim against World Cup debutant Afghanistan.
18 February 2015, 03:37 AM

A two-decade long dream

In 2011, MS Dhoni helped end a 28-year wait for India and gifted Sachin Tendulkar something he had craved throughout his career - to be called a World Cup champion
9 February 2015, 09:30 AM

India get their second

Overview World Cup 2011
9 February 2015, 09:30 AM

Yuvraj steers India clear

Beating an Australian team is never an easy job, least of all in a knockout match in a World Cup. In 2011, Yuvraj Singh was determined to do it
9 February 2015, 09:30 AM

The World Cup catches political heat

The day in 2003 that Andy Flower and Henry Olonga took a political, and potentially dangerous, stand against the Zimbabwe government
9 February 2015, 09:00 AM

Australia’s hat-trick of wins

Overview World Cup 2007
9 February 2015, 09:00 AM

Gilchrist squashes Sri Lanka

Batting with a squash ball in your glove can be an uncomfortable experience, but not for Adam Gilchrist
9 February 2015, 09:00 AM

Life as a World Cup Invincible

The 2007 World Cup was the pinnacle of my career. I only played a handful of Tests, 30-odd one-dayers, went on a few good tours, and that was about it
9 February 2015, 09:00 AM

A pearl that could have been priceless

Mahela Jayawardene's classic 2011 hundred did not deserve to be the only one of six in World Cup finals to not have been good enough to earn the maker's side the trophy
9 February 2015, 09:00 AM

Australia, and yet again

Overview World Cup 2003
9 February 2015, 08:45 AM

Ponting leads another Australian juggernaut

Australia went into the 2003 World Cup final against India unbeaten in the tournament, and by the end of the match he proved how well they had reinvented themselves, despite the absence of key players
9 February 2015, 08:45 AM

Tendulkar lands a timeless KO

He lived the match a year in advance, and when he finally walked out to bat against Pakistan in 2003, he produced a classic
9 February 2015, 08:45 AM

Glenn McGrath's words of doom

Pidge does his take on Veni, Vidi, Vici against West Indies at Old Trafford in 1999
9 February 2015, 08:30 AM

Warne's magic ball, and a bizarre tie

Shane Warne's heroics helped Australia tie the teams' 1999 semi-final, possibly the greatest ODI of them all
9 February 2015, 08:30 AM

Sri Lanka’s turn

Overview World Cup 1996
9 February 2015, 08:30 AM

The messenger who couldn't deliver a message

Ravindra Pushpakumara, the 12th man in the 1996 final, was asked to pass on tons of advice to the batsmen in the middle. But he didn't
9 February 2015, 08:30 AM

Australia again

Overview World Cup 1999
9 February 2015, 08:30 AM

Australia lay the first brick of the treble

Shane Warne was in the thick of the action once again as Australia ruthlessly ran over Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup final at Lord's
9 February 2015, 08:30 AM