Amla 159, du Plessis 109 crush Ireland

MATCH 24, POOL B South Africa V Ireland played at Manuka Oval, Canberra. South Africa 411 for 4 (Amla 159, du Plessis 109, Rossouw 61*) Andrew Mcbrine 63-2, beat Ireland 210 all out from 45 overs (Balbirnie 58, O’Brien 48 Abbott 21-4, Morkel 34-3) Steyn 39-2 by 201 runs Ireland found in the hard way after dropping a catch…

Ravi Ashwin, Rohit Sharma demolish UAE

ICC Cricket World Cup, 21st Match, Pool B: India v United Arab Emirates at Perth, United Arab Emirates 102 (31.3 ov) Shaiman Anwar 35, Khurram Khan14, R Ashwin 25-4, UT Yadav 15-2 India 104/1 (18.5 ov) Rohit Sharma 57 no out, Virat Kholi 33 not out M Naveed 35-1 India won by 9 wickets (with 187 balls…

Australian response falls short in the thriller with New Zealand

ICC Cricket World Cup, 20th Match, Pool A: New Zealand v Australia at Eaden Park, Auckland, Australia 151 (32.2 ov) BJ Haddin 43, DA Warner 34, TA Boult 27-5, DL Vettori 41-2 New Zealand 152/9 (23.1 ov) McCullum 50, KS Williamson 45, MA Starc 28-6, PJ Cummins 38-2 New Zealand won by 1 wicket (with 161 balls…

Dilshan, Sangakkara Tons overpower Bangladesh!

18thMatch Pool A played at Melbourne Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh  Sri Lanka 332 for 1 (Dilshan 161*, Sangakkara 105*) Robel Hossian 62-1, beat Bangladesh 240 (Sabbir 53, Shakib 46, Malinga 3-35) by 92 runs  Dilshan 161 not out his highest ODI score and Kumar Sangakkara 105 not out in 76 balls, also hits fastest century…

Shenwari’s 96 helps Afghanistan shock historic World Cup win over Scotland

17th Match, Pool A: Afghanistan v Scotland at  University Oval Dunedin, Scotland 210 (50.0 ov)  Matt Machan 31, Alasdair Evans 28,  Shapoor Zadran  38-4, Dawlat Zadran 29-3 lost to Afghanistan 211/9 (49.3 ov) Samiullah Shenwari 96, Javed Ahmadi 51, Alasdair Evan  30-2, Berrington 40-4 Afghanistan won by 1 wicket (with 3 balls remaining) Afghanistan were freewheeling,…

Ireland beats UAE

16th Match, Pool B: Ireland v United Arab Emirates at Brisbane, Feb 25, 2015 UAE 278-9 Shaiman Anwar 106, Amjad Javed 38, PR Stirling 27-2, Cusack 54-2,  Ireland  279-8  in 49.2 overs, GC Wilson 80, Kevin O’Brian 50, Mohammad Tauqir 38-2, Amjad Javed 60-3 Ireland won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)   UAE…

Gale force West Indies smash records and Zimbabwe!

15th  Pool B Match West Indies v Zimbabwe, played at Manuka Oval in Canberra. West Indies   372-2 Chris Gayle 215 in 147 ball, Marlon Samuels (133) Maskadasa 39-1, Zimbabwe 289 all out 44.3 overs Sean Williams (76), Craig Ervine (52), Taylor 38-3, Holder 48-3. West Indies win by 73 runs (D/L method) Explosive West Indies…