A drained Tillakaratne Dilshan was helped out of the park but not before his show had taken Sri Lanka closer to their second World Cup title.
At the start of the World Cup South Africa captain Graeme Smith finally snapped when he was asked yet again about his team’s reputation for choking.
India sparked jubilant celebrations among its billion plus fans after ending Australia’s remarkable 12-year reign as World Cup champions.
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.
Struggling West Indies need look no further than their manager Richie Richardson for inspiration when they clash with Pakistan in the World Cup.
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.
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.
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.
Paul Stirling smashed an explosive century as Ireland posted an emphatic six-wicket victory over the Netherlands in their last World Cup match.
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.
South Africa will look to fine-tune their preparations for the knock-out rounds when they take on Bangladesh on Saturday.
Reigning champions Australia thrashed Canada by seven wickets in a World Cup Group A match on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka ventures away from home turf for the first time in this World Cup when it takes on injury-depleted New Zealand in Friday’s crunch game.
Champions Australia have already booked their quarterfinal spot and will hope to iron out any creases in their form against Canada on Wednesday.
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.
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.
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.
South Africa, needing 13 runs off the last over, broke the hearts of a partisan Indian crowd by pulling off a thrilling three-wicket win.
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.
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.
Injured SA leg-spinner Imran Tahir is set to miss the rest of the World Cup group stage to nurse a fractured thumb, but he is still in the tournament.
Former Australia captains Allan Border, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh will join a review panel to help make the national team more competitive.
SA paceman Dale Steyn and his Indian counterpart, Zaheer Khan, have already left a mark at the World Cup with their intelligent bowling.
England hope to recover from twin injury blows and virtually ensure their World Cup quarterfinal place with a victory over Bangladesh on Friday.
England waited anxiously on Tuesday to find out the extent of Stuart Broad’s injury as Pakistan look to nab a place in the World Cup quarter-finals.