Skipper Shahid Afridi led from the front as formidable Pakistan crushed the West Indies by 10 wickets to reach the World Cup semifinals on Wednesday.
India go into their World Cup quarterfinal against champions Australia on Thursday ready to face some fiery fast bowling.
South Africa have two bowlers among the top 10 leading wicket takers at the World Cup — and neither of them is Morne Morkel or Dale Steyn.
Faf du Plessis struck a confident note on Monday when he said the Proteas should have too much depth in every department against New Zealand.
To walk or not to walk? The big question at the World Cup has been debated since contrasting attitudes involving cricket’s two most prolific batsmen.
After four gruelling weeks and 42 matches, the World Cup quarterfinals will still feature the world’s eight top-ranked teams.
Yuvraj Singh’s all-round performance set up India’s 80-run victory over West Indies in the final World Cup Group B match on Sunday.
Kenya wilted under the pressure of chasing a huge total as the Zimbabwe spinners skittled them for just 147 runs on Sunday.
Pakistan snapped Australia’s unbeaten run and South Africa broke 162-million Bangladeshi hearts by shoving the co-hosts out.
SA captain Graeme Smith said his team was on the right track to go all the way in the World Cup after an impressive demolition of Bangladesh.
Veteran spinner Muttiah Muralitharan shrugged off a worrying injury scare to take four wickets as Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 112 runs.
Complicated draw system, home games for hosts and animosity towards Pakistan makes planning a problem for the Proteas.
England kept themselves in the hunt for a quarterfinal place in the World Cup with a thrilling 18-run victory over West Indies on Thursday.
Shoaib Akhtar, whose colourful career has been a heady mix of brilliance and controversy, announced his retirement from international cricket.
South Africa will look to fine-tune their preparations for the knock-out rounds when they take on Bangladesh on Saturday.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith believes his World Cup batting woes are about to end.
JP Duminy’s sparkling effort helped propel SA into the quarterfinals of the Cricket World Cup with a crushing 131-run win over Ireland on Tuesday.
SA can ensure their World Cup quarterfinal place on Tuesday, but just a few thousand fans are expected to dot Kolkata’s cavernous Eden Gardens.
A match-winning performance hardly gets overlooked when man of the match is awarded, but it has happened three times to seamer Shafiul Islam.
SA’s thrilling win over India is the perfect psychological boost the team needs after a shattering loss to England, coach Corrie van Zyl says.
Bangladesh cruised to a six-wicket win over The Netherlands on Monday which takes them to the brink of the World Cup quarter-finals.
SA seem to possess too many weapons for Tuesday’s match against Ireland who look exhausted after pulling off the first upset of the World Cup.
Reigning champions Australia eased into the quarterfinals of the World Cup with an 60-run win against Group A makeweights Kenya on Sunday.
New Zealand booked their passage from Group A in to the World Cup quarterfinals on Sunday after Brendon McCullum set up a 97-run victory.
Champions Australia should book their spot in the quarterfinals with a win over Kenya in a World Cup match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday.
Dale Steyn led South Africa’s fightback with a maiden five-wicket haul to restrict India to 296 in a key World Cup match on Saturday.
Spinner Graeme Swann has been fined 10% match fee for using offensive language during England’s two-wicket defeat by Bangladesh.
Familiar foes India and SA will clash in a World Cup Group B match on Saturday with the aim of proving their World Cup credentials as favourites.
Bangladesh’s ninth-wicket pair of Mohammad Mahmudullah and Shafiul Islam hammered 58 runs to send England crashing to a two-wicket defeat on Friday.
South Africa are hoping for a repeat of Nagpur magic when they meet India on Saturday as the Proteas attempt to get their campaign back on track.
The West Indies staved off Ireland’s spirited challenge for a 44-run win in a Group B match at the Cricket World Cup on Friday.
Misbah-ul-Haq on Friday vowed Pakistan would support Kamran Akmal after his horror show against New Zealand, saying he was mentally tough.