Bangladesh waited nearly 30 years and 296 one-day matches for their chance to grace the storied Melbourne Cricket Ground but failed to live up to the occasion, with an abominable fielding display in their 92-run World Cup loss to Sri Lanka.
Daniel Vettori put on his Captain Sensible hat today, amid all the kerfuffle about Saturday's World Cup game between New Zealand and Australia assuming massive historic proportions.
Scotland captain Preston Mommsen is hoping the conditions will favour his side for today's Pool A World Cup match against Afghanistan at the University Oval.
Gary Wilson and Kevin O'Brien struck brisk half-centuries as Ireland held their nerve to clinch a thrilling two-wicket victory in their World Cup Pool B match against United Arab Emirates in Brisbane on Wednesday.
Chris Gayle rediscovered his mojo in spectacular fashion on Tuesday with the first World Cup double-century to drive West Indies to a 73-run victory over Zimbabwe in their Pool B clash at Manuka Oval.
New Zealand are expecting Australia to come at them with a two-pronged attack in the clutch World Cup clash at Eden Park on Saturday -- batting and bowling, and also plenty of verbals.
New Zealand almost wasted a superb bowling effort to bumble their way to a three-wicket victory over Scotland in their cricket World Cup Pool A match in Dunedin today.
England completed a clinical 119-run victory over Scotland in their cricket World Cup Pool A match at Hagley Oval on Monday to record their first win in the tournament.
The man who took a spectacular but disputed catch in the stands during Friday's epic Black Caps performance won't win a share of the Catch a Million jackpot, a brewery confirmed today.
Since day one of the World Cup, three teams have dominated speculation on who might emerge from the scrum to meet in the March 29 final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.