Ashwin leads India big win over UAE at WACA


ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Match 21, Pool B, India Vs United Arab Emirates
WACA, Perth, 28th February 2015

Toss - United Arab Emirates, decided to bat first

Match Officials 
Umpires - B Bowden, M Gough
TV Umpire - N Llong
Referee - R Madugalle

UAE 1st Innings 102 all out in 31.3 overs
Shaiman Anwar 35
K Khan 14

R Ashwin 25/4
U Yadav 15/2
R Jadeja 23/2

India 2nd Innings 104/1 in 18.5 overs
Rohit Sharma 57*
Virat Kohli 33*
Shikhar Dhawan 14

Mohammed Naveed 35/1

India won by 9 wickets with 187 balls remaining

Man of the Match - R Ashwin

New Zealand beat Australia in Low Scoring Thriller


ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Match 20, Pool A, New Zealand Vs Australia
Eden Park, Auckland, 28th February 2015

Toss - Australia, Elected to bat first

Match Officials 
Umpires - M Erasmus, R Illingworth
TV Umpire - S Ravi
Referee - B Broad

Australia 1st Innings 151 all out in 32.2 overs
Brad Haddin 43
David Warner 34
Shane Watson 23

Trent Boult 27/5
D Vettori 41/2

New Zealand 2nd Innings 152 for 9 in 23.1 overs
Brendon McCullum 50
Kane Williamson 45*
Corey Anderson 26

Mitchell Starc 28/6
P Cummins 38/2

New Zealand won by 1 wicket with 161 balls left

Man of the Match - Trent Boult

de Villiers 162* sets up South Africa restrict West Indies to 151 at SCG


ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Match 19, Pool B, South Africa Vs West Indies
Sydney Cricket Ground, 27th February 2015

Toss - South Africa, elected to bat First

Match Officials
Umpires - S Davis, IJ Gould
TV Umpire - R Martinesz
Match Referee - R Mahanama

South Africa 1st Innings 408 for 5 in 50 overs
AB de Villiers 162*
Hashim Amla 65
Faf du Plessis 62
R Rossouw 61

Chris Gayle 21/2
A Russell 74/2

West Indies, 2nd Innings 151 all out
J Holder 56

Dwayne Smith 45/5
D Ramdin 45/2

South Africa won by 257 runs

Man of the Match - AB de Villiers

Dilshan, Sangakkara Ton sets up Sri Lanka Crush Bangladesh by 92 runs


ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Match - 18, Pool A, Bangladesh Vs Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground, 26th February 2015

Toss - Sri Lanka, Chose to bat First

Match Officials
Umpires - Aleem Dar (Pakistan) and P Reiffel
TV umpire - R Kettleborough (England)
Match referee - JJ Crowe (New Zealand)

Match Summary
Sri Lanka 1st Innings 332/1 in 50 overs
Tilakratne Dilshan 161*
Kumar Sangakkara 105*
L Thirimanne 52

Rubel Hossain 62/1

Bangladesh 2nd Innings 240 all out in 47 overs
Sabbir Rahman 53
Shakib-Al-Hasan 46
Mushfiqur Rahim 36

Lasith Malinga 35/3
Tilakratne Dilshan 35/2
R Lakmal 49/2

Sri Lanka won by 92 runs

Man of the Match - Tilakratne Dilshan

Afghanistan taste First Victory in the World Cup after Thriller 1 wicket win over Scotland


ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Match  17, Pool A, Afghanistan Vs Scotland
University Oval, Dunedin, 26th February 2015

Toss - Afghanistan, Elected to field first

Match Officials 
Umpires - S Fry (Australia) and R Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka)
TV umpire - R Tucker (Australia)
Match referee - D Boon (Australia)

Match Summary

Scotland 1st Innings 210 all out in 50 overs
M Machan 31
R Haq 31
A Evans 28

Shapoor Zadran 38/4
Dawlat Zadran 29/4

Afghanistan 211 for 9 in 49.3 overs
Samiullah Shenwari 96
Javed Ahmedi 51
Hamid Hassan 15*
Shapoor Zadran 12*

R Berrington 40/4
A Evans 30/2
J Davey 34/2

Afghanistan won by 1 wickets with 3 balls remaining

Man of the Match - Samiullah Shenwari

Wilson, Kevin O' Brien leads thriller win over UAE


ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Match 16, Pool B, Ireland Vs United Arab Emirates
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, 25th February 2015

Toss - Ireland, decided to field first

Match Officials
Umpires - M Gough, N Llong
TV Umpire - Kumar Dharmasena
Referee - R Madugalle

Scorecard 

United Arab Emirates innings 
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
Amjad Ali
c Sorensen b KJ O'Brien
45
76
71
5
0
63.38
AR Berenger
c Porterfield b Stirling
13
47
25
1
0
52.00
K  Chandran
c KJ O'Brien b Stirling
0
6
4
0
0
0.00
Khurram Khan
lbw b Dockrell
36
70
53
2
0
67.92
SP Patil
c Stirling b KJ O'Brien
2
7
8
0
0
25.00
Shaiman Anwar
c †Wilson b Sorensen
106
126
83
10
1
127.71
Rohan Mustafa
c †Wilson b Cusack
2
13
9
0
0
22.22
Amjad Javed
c Joyce b Sorensen
42
55
35
5
0
120.00
M  Naveed
c & b Cusack
13
19
11
2
0
118.18
M Tauqir*
not out
2
6
2
0
0
100.00
AM Guruge
not out
0
1
0
0
0
-
Extras
(b 1, lb 4, w 11, nb 1)
17
Total
(9 wickets; 50 overs; 217 mins)
278
(5.56 runs per over)


Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
JF Mooney
6
0
32
0
5.33
MC Sorensen
10
0
60
2
6.00
AR Cusack
10
0
54
2
5.40
PR Stirling
10
0
27
2
2.70
KJ O'Brien
7
0
61
2
8.71
GH Dockrell
7
0
39
1
5.57


Ireland innings (target: 279 runs )
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR
WTS Porterfield*
b Mohammad Tauqir
37
102
64
2
0
57.81
PR Stirling
c †Patil b Guruge
3
7
9
0
0
33.33
EC Joyce
c †Patil b Amjad Javed
37
77
49
3
0
75.51
NJ O'Brien
lbw b Mohammad Tauqir
17
22
24
1
0
70.83
A Balbirnie
c sub  b M Naveed
30
55
41
1
0
73.17
GC Wilson
c A Javed b M Naveed
80
101
69
9
0
115.94
KJ O'Brien
c M Naveed b A Javed
50
34
25
8
2
200.00
JF Mooney
c Amjad Ali b A Javed
2
14
6
0
0
33.33
AR Cusack
not out
5
10
6
0
0
83.33
GH Dockrell
not out
7
8
5
1
0
140.00
Extras
(b 4, lb 3, w 2, nb 2)
11
Total
(8 wickets; 49.2 overs; 220 mins)
279
(5.65 runs per over)

Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ
M Naveed
9.2
1
65
2
6.96
AM Guruge
7
0
21
1
3.00
Amjad Javed
10
0
60
3
6.00
M Tauqir
9
0
38
2
4.22
Rohan Mustafa
9
0
45
0
5.00
K Chandran
5
0
43
0
8.60
Ireland won by two wickets with four balls left

Man of the Match - Gary Wilson