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WC 2015 – Game 44 – QF 2 – Bangladesh vs India at Melbourne on 19.03.15 – India won by 109 runs

WC 2015 – Game 44 – QF 2 – Bangladesh vs India at Melbourne on 19.03.15 – India won by 109 runs

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S Dhawan was dismissed stumped for 30 in this game to provide the 136th occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in the World Cup. It also provides the eighth occasion of an Indian batsman dismissed stumped in the World Cup

 

Dhawan was dismissed stumped for 30 in this game to provide the 32nd occasion of an opening batsman dismissed stumped in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed stumped in the World Cup

 

RG Sharma and SK Raina added 122 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 258th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 37th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in the World Cup.

 

RG Sharma and SK Raina added 122 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 32nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in the World Cup.

 

RG Sharma and SK Raina added 122 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the seventh occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for any wicket in a World Cup Quarter Final. It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in the World Cup – the first occasion being the 168 runs partnership between LK Germon and CA Harris of New Zealand against Australia at Karachi on 11.03.96.

 

RG Sharma scored 137 in this game to provide the 163rd occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the 25th occasion of Indian batsmen scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

RG Sharma scored 137 in this game to provide the 84th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Indian opening batsmen scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

RG Sharma scored 137 in this game to provide the occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup Quarter final. All the seven hundreds are listed below.

         

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 BC Lara 111 1 Win RSA Karachi 11.03.96
2 CZ Harris 130 1 NZl Aus Chennai 11.03.96
3 ME Waugh 110 2 Aus NZl Chennai 11.03.96
4 RT Ponting 104 1 Aus Ind Ahmedabad 24.03.11
5 WU Tharanga 102* 2 Srl Eng Colombo (RPS) 26.03.11
6 TM Dilshan 108* 2 Srl Eng Colombo (RPS) 26.03.11
7 RG Sharma 137 1 Ind Ban Melbourne 19.03.15

 

RG Sharma’s 137 in this game represent the highest score by a batsman in the Quarter final of the World Cup. Previous best was CZ Harris’ 140 for New Zealand against Australia at Chennai on 11.03.96

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 RG Sharma 137 1 Ind Ban Melbourne 19.03.15
2 CZ Harris 130 1 NZl Aus Chennai 11.03.96

 

UT Yadav captured 4 for 31 in this game to provide the 187th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the 133rd occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup

 

UT Yadav captured 4 for 31 in this game to provide the 19th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup

 

UT Yadav beame the fifth  bowler to capture four or more wickets in the World Cup Quarter final. Other are – RA Harper of West Indies, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan, JDP Oram of New Zealand and Imran Tahir of South Africa. The performance of these four bowlers is listed below.

 

No Player O M R W Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 RA Harper 10.0 0 47 4 2 Win RSA Karachi 11.03.96
2 Shahid Afridi 9.3 1 30 4 1 Pak Win Dhaka 23.03.11
3 JDP Oram 9.0 1 39 4 2 NZl RSA Dhaka 25.03.11
4 Imran Tahir 8.2 0 26 4 1 RSA Srl Sydney 18.03.15
5 UT Yadav 9.0 1 31 4 2 Ind Ban Melbourne 19.03.15

 

India won this game by 109 runs to provide the 43rd occasion of a team winning the World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin. It also provides the fifth occasion of India winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Date
1 India won 157 runs v Sri Lanka Taunton 26.05.99
2 India won 181 runs v Namibia Pietermaritzburg 23.02.03
3 India won 257 runs v Bermuda Port of Spain 19.03.07
4 India won 130 runs v South Africa Melbourne 22.02.15
5 India won 109 runs v Bangladesh Melbourne 19.03.15

 

India won this game by 109 runs. It was India’s 100th win under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. MS Dhoni became the third captain to lead a team in its 100 plus wins.  RT Ponting {165} and AR Border {107} are the other two captains to lead Australia in 100 plus wins

 

No Player Team Mat Won Lost Tied NR
1 RT Ponting Aus 230 165 51 2 12
2 AR Border Aus 178 107 67 1 03
3 MS Dhoni Ind 177 100 62 4 11

 

WC 2015 – Game 43 – First QF – Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Sydney on 18.03.15 – South Africa won by nine wickets

WC 2015 – Game 43 – First QF – Sri Lanka vs South Africa at Sydney on 18.03.15 – South Africa won by nine wickets

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Sri Lanka was all out for 133 in this game to provide the  fourth occasion of a team dismissed all out in the Quarterfinals of the World Cup. It also provides the 21st occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out by South Africa in a World Cup game.

 

No Team Score Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 Sri Lanka 209 1 v South Africa Providence 28.03.07
2 Sri Lanka 133 1 v South Africa Sydney 18.03.15
3 Sri Lanka 110 2 v South Africa Northampton 19.05.99

 

JP Duminy performed the hat trick in this game to provide the first occasion of a bowler performing the hat trick in the knock out stage of the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of a bowler performing the feat in the World Cup. All performance of hat tricks are listed below

 

No Bowler Team Opp  Ground Date
1 C Sharma Ind NZl Nagpur 31.10.87
2 SaqlainMushtaq Pak Zim The Oval 11.06.99
3 WPUJC Vaas Srl Ban City Oval 14.02.03
4 B Lee Aus Ken Durban 15.03.03
5 SL Malinga Srl RSA Providence 28.03.07
6 KAJ Roach Win Net Delhi 28.02.11
7 SL Malinga Srl Ken Col-RPS 01.01.11
8 ST Finn Eng Aus Melbourne 14.02.15
9 Duminy JP RSA Srl Sydney 18.03.15

 

JP Duminy performed the hat trick in this game to provide the second occasion of a bowler performing the hat trick in WC 2015. ST Finn of England was the other bowler to perform the feat against Australia at Melbourne on 14.02.15. Thus WC 2015 became the third edition of the World Cup to witness two hat tricks. 2003 and 2011 editions are the other two editions to witness two hat tricks

 

No Bowler Team Opp  Ground Date
3 WPUJC Vaas Srl Ban City Oval 14.02.03
4 B Lee Aus Ken Durban 15.03.03
    Srl      
6 KAJ Roach Win Net Delhi 28.02.11
7 SL Malinga Srl Ken Col-RPS 01.01.11
           
8 ST Finn Eng Aus Melbourne 14.02.15
9 JP Duminy RSA Srl Sydney 18.03.15

 

JP Duminy’s hat trick in this game provide the 38th occasion of a bowler performing the hat trick in the history of one day games and JP Duminy became the second South African bowler to perform the feat after CK Langeveldt. CK Langeveldt had performed the feat against West Indies at Barbados on 11.05.05

 

No Bowlers Teams Ground Date
1 CK Langeveldt South Africa v West Indies Barbados 11.05.05
2 JP Duminy South Africa v Sri Lanka Sydney 18.03.15

 

Imran Tahir captured 4 for 26 in this game to provide the 186th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wkts in the World Cup. It also provides the 132nd occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wkts in the World Cup

 

Imran Tahir captured 4 for 26 in this game to provide the 17th occasion of a South African bowler capturing four or more wkts in the World Cup. It also provides the tenth occasion of a South African bowler capturing exact four wkts in the World Cup

 

Imran Tahir’s 4 for 26 in this game provide his fourth four wicket haul in the World Cup. He became the fourth bowler to capure four or more wkts on four occasions in the World Cup. Others are M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan and SK Warne of Australia. The performance of these four bowlers are furnished below

 

IMRAN TAHIR OF SOUTH AFRICA
No Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 10.0 1 41 4 1 v West Indies Delhi 24.02.11
2 8.4 1 38 4 1 v England Chennai 06.03.11
3 10.0 2 45 5 2 v West Indies Sydney 27.02.15
4 8.2 0 26 4 1 v Sri Lanka Sydney 18.03.15
M MURALITHARAN OF SRI LANKA
No Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 10.0 1 28 4 1 v Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 24.02.03
2 5.0 0 19 4 1 v Ireland St George’s 18.04.07
3 8.0 0 31 4 2 v New Zealand Kingston 24.04.07
4 8.0 0 25 4 2 v New Zealand Mumbai 18.03.11
SHAHID AFRIDI OF PAKISTAN
No Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 8.0 3 16 5 2 v Kenya Hambantota 23.02.11
2 10.0 0 34 4 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 26.02.11
3 10.0 0 23 5 2 v Canada Colombo (RPS) 03.03.11
4 9.3 1 30 4 1 v West Indies Dhaka 23.03.11
SK WARNE OF AUSTRALIA
No Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 9.3 1 34 4 1 v Zimbabwe Nagpur 01.03.96
2 9.0 0 36 4 2 v West Indies Mohali 14.03.96
3 10.0 4 29 4 2 v South Africa Birmingham 17.06.99
4 9.0 1 33 4 1 v Pakistan Lord’s 20.06.99

 

Imran Tahir with four four wicket hauls now shares the record for most four wicket hauls in the World Cup with M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan and SK Warne of Australia.

 

Imran Tahir became the fourth bowler to capture four wkts in a Quarter Finals of the World Cup. Others are – RA Harper of West Indies, Shahid Afridi of Pakistan and JDP Oram of New Zealand. The performance of these four bowlers is listed below.

 

No Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 RA Harper 10.0 0 47 4 2 Win RSA Karachi 11.03.96
2 Shahid Afridi 9.3 1 30 4 1 Pak Win Dhaka 23.03.11
3 JDP Oram 9.0 1 39 4 2 NZl RSA Dhaka 25.03.11
4 Imran Tahir 8.2 0 26 4 1 RSA Srl Sydney 18.03.15

 

South Africa won this game by nine wickets to provide the 20th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by exact nine wkts margin. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Date
1 West Indies won 9 wkts v Sri Lanka Manchester 07.06.75
2 New Zealand won 9 wkts v Sri Lanka Nottingham 09.06.79
3 West Indies won 9 wkts v India Birmingham 09.06.79
4 England won 9 wkts v Sri Lanka Leeds 20.06.83
5 India won 9 wkts v New Zealand Nagpur 31.10.87
6 South Africa won 9 wkts v Australia Sydney 26.02.92
7 Pakistan won 9 wkts v UAE Gujranwala 24.02.96
8 England won 9 wkts v Kenya Canterbury 18.05.99
9 Pakistan won 9 wkts v New Zealand Manchester 16.06.99
10 Australia won 9 wkts v India Centurion 15.02.03
11 New Zealand won 9 wkts v South Africa Johannesburg 16.02.03
12 Sri Lanka won 9 wkts v Canada Paarl 19.02.03
13 New Zealand won 9 wkts v Bangladesh North Sound 02.04.07
14 Australia won 9 wkts v Ireland Bridgetown 13.04.07
15 South Africa won 9 wkts v England Bridgetown 17.04.07
16 Sri Lanka won 9 wkts v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 01.03.11
17 India won 9 wkts v UAE Perth 28.02.15
18 Sri Lanka won 9 wkts v England Wellington 01.03.15
19 England won 9 wkts v Afghanistan Sydney 13.03.15
20 South Africa won 9 wkts v Sri Lanka Sydney 18.03.15

 

South Africa became the fourth team to win World Cup games by exact nine wickets on four occasions. The  other three teams are – England, New Zealand and Sri Lanka

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Date
1 England won 9 wkts v Sri Lanka Leeds 20.06.83
2 England won 9 wkts v Kenya Canterbury 18.05.99
3 England won 9 wkts v Afghanistan Sydney 13.03.15
             
1 New Zealand won 9 wkts v Sri Lanka Nottingham 09.06.79
2 New Zealand won 9 wkts v South Africa Johannesburg 16.02.03
3 New Zealand won 9 wkts v Bangladesh North Sound 02.04.07
             
1 South Africa won 9 wkts v Australia Sydney 26.02.92
2 South Africa won 9 wkts v England Bridgetown 17.04.07
3 South Africa won 9 wkts v Sri Lanka Sydney 18.03.15
             
1 Sri Lanka won 9 wkts v Canada Paarl 19.02.03
2 Sri Lanka won 9 wkts v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 01.03.11
3 Sri Lanka won 9 wkts v England Wellington 01.03.15

 

South Africa won this game by nine wickets with 192 balls to spare to provide the 15th occasion of a World Cup game with 190 plus balls to spare. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Winner Margin BR Opposition Ground Date
1 England 08 wkts 277 v Canada Manchester 13.06.79
2 Sri Lanka 09 wkts 272 v Canada Paarl 19.02.03
3 New Zealand 10 wkts 252 v Kenya Chennai 20.02.11
4 Sri Lanka 08 wkts 240 v Ireland St George’s 18.04.07
5 West Indies 08 wkts 239 v Scotland Leicester 27.05.99
6 West Indies 09 wkts 236 v Sri Lanka Manchester 07.06.75
7 South Africa 10 wkts 228 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 22.02.03
8 Australia 09 wkts 226 v Ireland Bridgetown 13.04.07
9 West Indies 09 wkts 226 v Bangladesh Dhaka 04.03.11
10 New Zealand 08 wkts 226 v England Wellington 20.02.15
11 England 09 wkts 215 v Sri Lanka Leeds 20.06.83
12 Australia 07 wkts 208 v Scotland Hobart 14.03.15
13 Australia 07 wkts 204 v Canada Birmingham 16.06.79
14 New Zealand 06 wkts 193 v Scotland Edinburgh 31.05.99
15 South Africa 09 wkts 192 v Sri Lanka Sydney 18.03.15

 

South Africa won this game by nine wickets to provide the third occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by exact nine wkts margin. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Date
1 South Africa won 9 wkts v Australia Sydney 26.02.92
2 South Africa won 9 wkts v England Bridgetown 17.04.07
3 South Africa won 9 wkts v Sri Lanka Sydney 18.03.15

 

South Africa’s nine wicket win in this game provides the third occasion of a team winning a Quarter final game of the World Cup by nine or more wickets margin. All the three occasions are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Date
1 South Africa won 09 wkts 192 v Sri Lanka Sydney 18.03.15
2 Pakistan won 10 wkts 175 v West Indies Dhaka 23.03.11
3 Sri Lanka won 10 wkts 63 v England Col-RPS 26.03.11

 

PHT Kaushal collected first ball duck on his debut to provide the 48th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck on his one day debut. He is the fourth Sri Lankan batsman to suffer such an ignominy. The following table lists the four Sri Lankan batsmen.

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 PDRL Perera 0 1 2 v England Perth 29.01.99
2 WCA Ganegama 0 1 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 08.04.01
3 HAPW Jayawardene 0 1 1 v Pakistan Sharjah 04.04.03
4 PHT Kaushal 0 1 1 v South Africa Sydney 18.03.15

 

PHT Kaushal collected first ball duck on his World Cup debut to provide the fourth occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck on his World Cup debut. Others are Harilal Shah of East Africa, DL Houghton of Zimbabwe and R Walters of Namibia

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 Harilal Shah 0 2 EAF NZl Birmingham 07.06.75
2 DL Houghton 0 1 Zim Aus Nottingham 09.06.83
3 R Walters 0 2 Nam Zim Harare 10.02.03
4 PHT Kaushal 0 1 Srl RSA Sydney 18.03.15

 

Sri Lanka now holds the record for most number of batsmen to score 500 plus runs in a single edition of the World Cup. India and Australia have two batsmen who have accomplished this feat

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Edition
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 7 7 1 523 137 87.16 2 3 0 1996
2 SR Tendulkar Ind 11 11 0 673 152 61.18 1 6 0 2003
                         
1 ML Hayden Aus 11 10 1 659 158 73.22 3 1 0 2007
2 RT Ponting Aus 11 9 1 539 113 67.37 1 4 0 2007
                         
1 M Jayawardene Srl 11 11 2 548 115* 60.88 1 4 0 2007
2 TM Dilshan Srl 9 9 1 500 144 62.50 2 2 0 2011
3 KC Sangakkara Srl 7 7 2 541 124 108. 4 0 0 2015

 

It is noted that interest that Sri Lankan batsmen have aggregated 500 plus runs in three consecutive editions – DPMD Jayawardene – 548 runs  in 2007, TM Dilshan – 500 runs in 2011  and KC Sangakkara – 541 runs in 2015

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Edition
1 M Jayawardene Srl 11 11 2 548 115* 60.88 1 4 0 2007
2 TM Dilshan Srl 9 9 1 500 144 62.50 2 2 0 2011
3 KC Sangakkara Srl 7 7 2 541 124 108. 4 0 0 2015

 

KC Sangakkara aggregated 541 runs in WC 2015 to become the third Sri Lankan batsman to total 500 plus runs in a single edition of the World Cup. The following table enlists all the three batmen

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Edition
1 M Jayawardene Srl 11 11 2 548 115* 60.88 1 4 0 2007
2 TM Dilshan Srl 9 9 1 500 144 62.50 2 2 0 2011
3 KC Sangakkara Srl 7 7 2 541 124 108. 4 0 0 2015

 

KC Sangakkara aggregated 541 runs in WC 2015 to become the seventh batsman to total 500 plus runs in a single edition of the World Cup. The following table enlists all the seven batmen

 

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0 Edition
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 7 7 1 523 137 87.16 2 3 0 1996
2 SR Tendulkar Ind 11 11 0 673 152 61.18 1 6 0 2003
3 ML Hayden Aus 11 10 1 659 158 73.22 3 1 0 2007
4 RT Ponting Aus 11 9 1 539 113 67.37 1 4 0 2007
5 M Jayawardene Srl 11 11 2 548 115* 60.88 1 4 0 2007
6 TM Dilshan Srl 9 9 1 500 144 62.50 2 2 0 2011
7 KC Sangakkara Srl 7 7 2 541 124 108. 4 0 0 2015

 

F du Plessis pouched three catches in this game to provide the 37th occasion of a fieldsman other than the wicket keeper taking three or more catches in an innings of a World Cup game.  It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings

 

No Player Ct Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 HH Dippenaar 3 1 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 22.02.03
2 AB de Villiers 3 2 v Zimbabwe Hamilton 15.02.15
3 RR Rossouw 3 2 v U.A.E. Wellington 12.03.15
4 F du Plessis 3 1 v Sri Lanka Sydney 18.03.15

 

WC 2015 witnessed eleven occasions of a fieldsman taking three or more catches in an innings in all matches played to date. Out of these eleven occasions, South African fieldsmen appear in three occasions.

 

PHT Kaushal collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 189th occasion of a batsman dismissed first ball in an innings in a World Cup game. His dismissal also provides the 13th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck in the World Cup

 

No Player Runs BF Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 VB John 0 1 2 v England Taunton 11.06.83
2 A Ranatunga 0 1 2 v Pakistan Leeds 16.06.83
3 DSBP Kuruppu 0 1 2 v Pakistan Faisalabad 25.10.87
4 RS Kaluwitharana 0 1 2 v Zimbabwe Colombo (SSC) 21.02.96
5 HP Tillakaratne 0 1 1 v Kenya Kandy 06.03.96
6 RS Kaluwitharana 0 1 1 v India Kolkata 13.03.96
7 UDU Chandana 0 1 1 v Kenya Southampton 30.05.99
8 WPUJC Vaas 0 1 1 v South Africa Providence 28.03.07
9 AD Mathews 0 1 1 v Zimbabwe Pallekele 10.03.11
10 SL Malinga 0 1 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 14.02.15
11 HDRL Thirimanne 0 1 2 v Afghanistan Dunedin 22.02.15
12 TM Dilshan 0 1 2 v Afghanistan Dunedin 22.02.15
13 PHT Kaushal 0 1 1 v South Africa Sydney 18.03.15

 

WC 2015 – Game 41 – United Arab Emirates vs West Indies at Napier on 15.03.15 – West Indies won by six wickets

WC 2015 – Game 41 – United Arab Emirates vs West Indies at Napier on 15.03.15 – West Indies won by six wickets

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West Indies won this game by six wickets with 117 balls to spare providing the 46th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin. It also provides the seventh occasion of West Indies winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Date
1 West Indies won 8 wickets 239 v Scotland Leicester 27.05.99
2 West Indies won 9 wickets 236 v Sri Lanka Manchester 07.06.75
3 West Indies won 9 wickets 226 v Bangladesh Dhaka 04.03.11
4 West Indies won 7 wickets 177 v Canada Centurion 23.02.03
5 West Indies won 6 wickets 123 v Zimbabwe Hyd-LBs 16.02.96
6 West Indies won 5 wickets 119 v New Zealand The Oval 18.06.75
7 West Indies won 6 wickets 117 v U A E Napier 15.03.15

 

In UAE innings first six batsmen scored single digit runs – Amjad Ali {05}, AR Berenger {07}, Krishna Chandran {00}, Khurram Khan {05}, Shaiman Anwar {02} and SP Patil {06} – to provide the second occasion of first six batsmen scoring single digit runs in an innings in a World Cup game. The first such occasion was witnessed in the game between Canada and Sri Lanka at Paarl on 19.02.03, when the first Sri Lankan batsmen scored single digit runs. In fact in this game all the eleven batsmen scored single digit runs and Canada was dismissed all out for 36 runs.

 

UAE lost its five wickets for 26 runs in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a team losing its half the side for 26 and less than 26 runs in the World Cup. All such occasions are listed below

 

No FoW Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 5/25 2 Pak Win Christchurch 21.02.15
2 5/26 1 Ban Sco Edinburgh 24.05.99
3 5/17 1 Ind Zim Tunbridge Wells 18.06.83
4 5/19 2 Sco Pak Chester-le-Street 20.05.99
5 5/25 1 Ban Sri Pietermaritzburg 14.02.03
6 5/26 1 UAE Win Napier 15.03.15
7 5/17 2 Nam Pak Kimberley 16.02.03
8 5/25 1 Sco Win Leicester 27.05.99
9 5/25 2 Ber Srl Port of Spain 15.03.07
10 5/12 1 Can Srk Paarl 19.02.03

 

UAE lost its five wickets for 26 runs in this game to provide the third occasion of a team losing its half the side for 26 and less than 26 runs against West Indies in the World Cup. All such occasions are listed below

 

No FoW Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 5/25 2 Pak Win Christchurch 21.02.15
2 5/25 1 Sco Win Leicester 27.05.99
3 5/26 1 UAE Win Napier 15.03.15

 

Amjad Javed and Nasir Azaz added 107 runs for the seventh wicket in this game to provide the  occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the seventh wicket in the World Cup. The two occasions are by the UAE batsmen. Apart from this game UAE batsmen – Amjad Javed and Shaiman Anwar had added 107 runs against Ireland at Brisbane on 25.02.15.

 

JO Holder captured 4 for 27 in this game to provide the 185th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the 131st occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup

 

JO Holder captured 4 for 27 in this game to provide the 19th occasion of a West Indies bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the 13th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup

 

JO Holder captured 4 for 27 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a captain capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the tenth occasion of a captain capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup

 

JO Holder became the first West Indies captain to capture four wickets in a World Cup game. He returned wih figures of 4 for 27 in this game

 

WC 2015 – Game 42 – Ireland vs Paksitan at Adelaide on 15.03.15 – Pakistan won by seven wickets

WC 2015 – Game 42 – Ireland vs Paksitan at Adelaide on 15.03.15 – Pakistan won by seven wickets

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WTS Porterfield scored 107 in this game to provide the 161st occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Ireland batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

WTS Porterfield scored 107 in this game to provide the 25th occasion of a captain scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of an Ireland captain scoring a hundred in the World Cup. The previous best by an Ireland captain in the World Cup was 75 by WTS Porterfield himself against India at Bangalore on 06.03.11

 

WTS Porterfield scored 107 in this game to provide the 82nd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of an Ireland opening batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

WTS Porterfield with his 107 in this game to earned the distinction of becoming the first ever captain opening batsman to a hundred in the World Cup. A rare distinction indeed !!

 

WTS Porterfield scored 107 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 31st occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of a captain’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup.

 

Sarfraz Ahmed scored 107 in this game to provide the 162nd occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

Sarfraz Ahmed scored 107 in this game to provide the 83rd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the tenth occasion of an Pakistan opening batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

Sarfraz Ahmed scored 107 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of an Pakistan wicket keeper opening batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

Sarfraz Ahmed scored 107 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of an wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of an Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. Previous best by a Pakistan wicket keeper in the World Cup was 63 by Moin Khan against South Africa at Nottingham on 05.06.99

 

WTS Porterfiled scored 107 and Sarfraz Ahmed scored 101 not out in this game to provide the sixth occasion or rival opening batsmen scoring hundreds in a World Cup game.

 

Umar Akmal pouched four catches in this game. He now shares the record for most catches by a fieldsman in the World Cup {other than wicket keepers} with Mohammad Kaif of India and Soumya Sarkar of Bangladesh.

 

No Player Ct Inns Team Opposition Ground Date
1 M Kaif 4 2 India v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 10.03.03
2 Soumya Sarkar 4 1 Bangladesh v Scotland Nelson 05.03.15
3 Umar Akmal 4 1 Pakistan v Ireland Adelaide 15.03.15

 

Ahmad Shehzad {63} and Sarfraz Ahmed {101} scored fifties in this game to provide the 44th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in a World Cup game. It also provides the fourth occasion of Pakistan opening batsmen performing such a feat

 

Ahmad Shehzad {63} and Sarfraz Ahmed {101} scored fifties in this game to provide the 14th occasion of openers scoring fifty and a hundred in an innings in a World Cup game. It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan opening batsmen performing such a feat

 

Misbah-ul-Haq was dismissed hit wicket in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a batsman dismissed hit wicket in a World Cup game. All such occasions are listed below

 

No  Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 RC Fredericks 7 1 Win Aus Lord’s 21.06.75
2 FA Dennis 21 1 Can Eng Manchester 13.06.79
3 MO Odumbe 6 1 Ken Win Pune 29.02.96
4 G Kirsten 3 2 RSA Win Karachi 11.03.96
5 JV Harris 9 1 Cans Srl Paarl 19.02.03
6 MO Odumbe 0 2 Ken Win Kimberley 04.03.03
7 V Sibanda 67 2 Zim Ire Kingston 15.03.07
8 RW Chakabva 35 2 Zim UAE Nelson 19.02.15
9 Misbah-ul-Haq 39 2 Pak Ire Adelaide 15.03.15

 

Misbah-ul-Haq was dismissed hit wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of a captain dismissed hit wicket in a World Cup game. All such occasions are listed below

 

No  Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 MO Odumbe 6 1 Ken Win Pune 29.02.96
2 JV Harris 9 1 Cans Srl Paarl 19.02.03
3 Misbah-ul-Haq 39 2 Pak Ire Adelaide 15.03.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POOL A – POINTS TABLE
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts Net RR For Against
New Zealand 6 6 0 0 0 12 +2.564 1232/195.2 1123/300.0
Australia 6 4 1 0 1 9 +2.257 1419/215.2 0967/223.1
Sri Lanka 6 4 2 0 0 8 +0.371 1788/295.4 1703/300.0
Bangladesh 6 3 2 0 1 7 +0.136 1392/248.1 1362/248.5
England 6 2 4 0 0 4 -0.753 1327/268.1 1338/234.4
Afghanistan 6 1 5 0 0 2 -1.853 1033/274.3 1419/252.4
Scotland 6 0 6 0 0 0 -2.218 1199/300.0 1478/237.5
POOL B – POINTS TABLE
Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts Net RR For Against
India 6 6 0 0 0 12 +1.827 1444/243.3 1231/300.0
South Africa 6 4 2 0 0 8 +1.707 1878/297.0 1371/297.0
Pakistan 6 4 2 0 0 8 -0.085 1430/293.1 1474/297.0
West Indies 6 3 3 0 0 6 -0.053 1485/278.3 1524/283.0
Ireland 6 3 3 0 0 6 -0.933 1623/295.1 1820/283.0
Zimbabwe 6 1 5 0 0 2 -0.527 1680/296.0 1840/296.4
UAe 6 0 6 0 0 0 -2.032 1245/300.0 1525/246.4

 

 

TEAMS WHICH ARE QUALIFIED FOR THE QUARTER FINALS OF WC 2015
POOL A
Teams Pos Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts Net RR For Against
New Zealand A1 6 6 0 0 0 12 +2.564 1232/195.2 1123/300.0
Australia A2 6 4 1 0 1 9 +2.257 1419/215.2 0967/223.1
Sri Lanka A3 6 4 2 0 0 8 +0.371 1788/295.4 1703/300.0
Bangladesh A4 6 3 2 0 1 7 +0.136 1392/248.1 1362/248.5
POOL B
Teams Pos Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts Net RR For Against
India B1 6 6 0 0 0 12 +1.827 1444/243.3 1231/300.0
South Africa B2 6 4 2 0 0 8 +1.707 1878/297.0 1371/297.0
Pakistan B3 6 4 2 0 0 8 -0.085 1430/293.1 1474/297.0
West Indies B4 6 3 3 0 0 6 -0.053 1485/278.3 1524/283.0

 

Quarter Final – Following the Pool stage the top 4 teams in each Pool will progress to the quarter-finals as follows:

 

Quarter-finals Teams Team1 Vs Team2 Venue Date
Quarter-final – 1 A3 v B2 Sri Lanka vs South Africa Sydney 18.03.15
Quarter-final – 2 A4 v B1 Bangladesh vs India Melbourne 19.03.15
Quarter-final – 3 A2 v B3 Australia vs Pakistan Adelaide 20.03.15
Quarter-final – 4 A1 v B4 New Zealand vs West Indies Wellington 21.03.15

 

Irrespective of where the Pool A teams qualify, the ICC had announced before the of the tournament that Australia will play the quarter-final in Adelaide (Fri, 20th Mar), New Zealand in Wellington (Sat, 21st Mar), England in Melbourne (Thu, 19th Mar) and Sri Lanka in Sydney (Wed, 18th Mar). Now that Bangladesh have made it to the knock out stage ahead of England, they will play their quarter-final in Melbourne (Thu, 19th Mar).

 

If a quarter-final is tied, abandoned or if the match is a no result, then the team that finished in the higher position in the Pool stage shall proceed to the semi-finals.

 

Semi Final – The winners of the quarter-finals will qualify for the semi-finals as follows:

 

Semi Final 1 Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 3
Semi Final 2 Winner QF 2 v Winner QF 4

 

If a semi-final is tied, abandoned or if the match is a no result, then the team that finished in the higher position in the Pool stage shall proceed to the final.The winners of the semi-finals will contest the Final.

WC 2015 – Game 39 – India vs Zimbabwe at Auckland on 14.03.15 – India won by six wickets

WC 2015 – Game 39 – India vs Zimbabwe at Auckland on 14.03.15 – India won by six wickets

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This game witnessed the first occasion of rival wicket keeper batsmen scoring fifties. Zimbabwe captain wicket keeper BRM Taylor scored 138 in Zimbabwe’s innings. In reply in India’s innings, India’s Captain wicket keeper MS Dhoni scored 85 not out.

 

Rival captain wicket keeper scoring fifties is a very rare occasions. There are only four such occasions in the annals of one day games. All such occasions are listed below

 

No No Player Score Team Oppn Ground Date
1 1 MS Dhoni 72 Ind Srl Rajkot 15.12.09
  2 KC Sangakkara 80 Srl Ind Rakot 15.12.09
               
2 1 KC Sangakkara 71 Srl Ind Dambulla 28.08.10
  2 MS Dhoni 67 Ind Srl Dambulla 28.08.10
               
3 1 BB McCullum 56 NZl RSA Wellingon 25.02.12
  2 AB de Villiers 106* RSA NZl Wellingon 25.02.12
               
4 1 BRM Taylor 138 Zim Ind Auckland 14.03.15
  2 MS Dhoni 85* Ind Zim Auckland 14.03.15

 

Rival captain wicket keepers scoring a century and half century have been witnessed on two occasions in the history of one day games. Both the occasions are listed below.

 

No No Player Score Team Oppn Ground Date
1 1 BB McCullum 56 NZl RSA Wellingon 25.02.12
  2 AB de Villiers 106* RSA NZl Wellingon 25.02.12
               
2 1 BRM Taylor 138 Zim Ind Auckland 14.03.15
  2 MS Dhoni 85* Ind Zim Auckland 14.03.15

 

BRM Taylor’s century {138} and MS Dhoni’s half century {85 not out} in the game between India and Zimbabwe at Auckland on 14.03.15 provide the first such occurrence of a captain wicket keeper scoring a century and a half century in a World Cup game

 

It is interesting to note that out of the four occasions cited above, three of them involve India and Indian captain wicket keeper MS Dhoni

 

BRM Taylor’s 138 in this game provide the 159th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

BRM Taylor’s 138 in this game provide the second occasion of his scoring a hundred in the World Cup. He had scored 121 against Ireland at Hobart on 07.03.15. He became the first Zimbabwe batsman to score two hundreds in the World Cup. He is the 36th batsman to score two or more hundreds in the World Cup. He became the 26th batsman and the first Zimbabwe batsman to score two or more hundreds in the same edition of a World Cup.

 

BRM Taylor’s 138 in this game provide the 24th occasion of a captain scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a Zimbabwe captain scoring a hundred in the World Cup. The other occasion was 121 by BRM Taylor himself against Ireland at Hobart on 07.03.15. He became the fifth captain and the first Zimbabwe captain to score two or more hundreds in the World Cup. He became the fourth captain and the first Zimbabwe captain to score two or more hundreds in the same edition of a World Cup.

 

BRM Taylor’s 138 in this game provide the 14th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a Zimbabwe wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup – the first occasion being A Flower’s 115 not out against Sri Lanka at New Plymouth on 23.02.92

 

BRM Taylor’s 138 in this game provide the third occasion of a captain wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a Zimbabwe captain wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 KC Sangakkara  111 1 Srl NZl Mumbai 18.03.11
2 BRM Taylor  121 2 Zim Ire Hobart 07.03.15
3 BRM Taylor 138 1 Zim Ind Auckland 14.03.15

 

BRM Taylor and CR Ervine added 109 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 254th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 24th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup

 

BRM Taylor and CR Ervine added 109 runs for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 13th occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup

 

SK Raina and MS Dhoni added 196 runs in an unfinished partnership for  the fifth wicket in  this game to provide the 255th occasion of occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 25th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup

 

SK Raina and MS Dhoni added 196 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the 255th occasion of occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 A Jadeja, RR Singh 5 141 2 v Australia The Oval 04.06.99
2 SC Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh 5 118* 2 v Kenya Cape Town 07.03.03
3 SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh 5 122 1 v Bermuda Port of Spain 19.03.07
4 MS Dhoni, SK Raina 5 196* 2 v Zimbabwe Auckland 14.03.15

 

SK Raina and MS Dhoni added 196 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in this game to provide the record partnership by Indian batsmen or the fifth wicket in the World Cup. The previous best is 141 runs between A Jadeja and Robin Singh against Australia at The Oval on 04.06.88

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Date
1 MS Dhoni, SK Raina 5 196* 2 v Zimbabwe Auckland 14.03.15
2 A Jadeja, RR Singh 5 141 2 v Australia The Oval 04.06.99

 

BRM Taylor-CR Ervine added 109 runs for the fifth wicket and SK Raina-MS Dhoni added 196 runs in an unfinished partnership for the fifth wicket in  this game to provide the very first occasion of occasion of batsmen from rival teams posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of rival batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the same wicket in the World Cup

 

No No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 1 AC Gilchrist/ML Hayden 1 106 1 Aus RSA Basseterre 24.03.07
  2 AB de Villiers/GC Smith 1 160 2 RSA Aus Basseterre 24.03.07
                   
2 1 TM Dilshan/WU Tharanga 1 282 1 Srl Zim Pallekele 10.03.11
  2 RW Chakabva/BRM Taylor 1 116 2 Zim Srl Pallekele 10.03.11
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3 1 RD Shah/SO Tikolo 2 100 1 Ken Eng Canterbury 18.05.99
  2 GA Hick/N Hussain 2 159* 2 Eng Ken Canterbury 18.05.99
                   
4 1 ME Waugh/SR Waugh 3 207 1 Aus Ken Vizag 23.02.96
  2 MO Odumbe/KO Otieno 3 102 2 Ken Aus Vizag 23.02.96
                   
5 1 SR Tendulkar/R Dravid 3 237* 1 Ind Ken Bristol 23.05.99
  2 KO Otieno/SO Tikolo 3 118 2 Ken Ind Bristol 23.05.99
                   
6 1 IR Bell/KP Pietersen 3 140 1 Eng Aus NorthSound 08.04.07
  2 MJ Clarke/RT Ponting 3 112 2 Ays Eng NorthSound 08.04.07
                   
7 1 PA de Silva/A Ranatunga 4 106 1 Srl Ken Kandy 06.03.96
  2 HS Modi/SO Tikolo 4 137 2 Ken Srl Kandy 06.03.96
                   
8 1 M Jayawardene/LPC Silva 4 140 1 Srl Aus St George’s 16.04.07
  2 RT Ponting/A Symonds 4 106* 2 Aus Srl St George’s 16.04.07
                   
9 1 CR Ervine/BRM Taylor 5 109 1 Zim Ind Auckland 14.03.15
  1 MS Dhoni/SK Raina 5 196* 2 Ind Zim Auckland 14.03.15

 

SK Raina scored 110 not out in this game to provide the 160th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the 24th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.       

 

MS Dhoni’s 85 not out in this game provides the 89th occasion of a wicket  keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Indian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

 

BRM Taylor’s 138 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 30th occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup

 

BRM Taylor’s 138 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the third occasion of a captain’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a Zimbabwe captain’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup

 

BRM Taylor became the only captain to witness two of his hundreds in a losing cause. Apart from his 138 in this game, his 121 against Ireland at Hobart on 07.03.15 was also in losing cause

 

BRM Taylor’s 138 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of a Zimbabwe wicket keeper batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup

 

BRM Taylor became the only wicket keeper batsman to witness two of his hundreds in a losing cause. Apart from his 138 in this game, his 121 against Ireland at Hobart on 07.03.15 was also in losing cause

 

BRM Taylor’s 138 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the second occasion of a captain wicket keeper batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. On both the occasions it was BRM Taylor. Thus BRM Taylor became the only captain wicket keeper batsman to witness two of his hundreds in a losing cause. Apart from his 138 in this game, his 121 against Ireland at Hobart on 07.03.15 was also in losing cause

 

India carved its 45th win in the World Cup when it won the game. Now India stands third in the list of teams which have won most games in the World Cup. Australia {59} and New Zealand {46} are ahead of India in winning most World Cup games.

 

WC 2015 – Game 40 – Australia vs Scotland at Hobart on 14.03.15 – Australia won by seven wickets

WC 2015 – Game 40 – Australia vs Scotland at Hobart on 14.03.15 – Australia won by seven wickets

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Australia won this game by seven wkts with 208 balls to spare providing the 13th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game with 200 plus balls remaining. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Oppn Ground Date
1 Eng 08 wkts 277 046 13.5 60.0 Can Manchester 13.06.79
2 Srl 09 wkts 272 037 4.4 50.0 Can Paarl 19.02.03
3 NZl 10 wkts 252 070 8.0 50.0 Ken Chennai 20.02.11
4 Srl 08 wkts 240 078 10.0 50.0 Ire St George’s 18.04.07
5 Win 08 wkts 239 069 10.1 50.0 Sco Leicester 27.05.99
6 Win 09 wkts 236 087 20.4 60.0 Srl Manchester 07.06.75
7 RSA 10 wkts 228 109 12.0 50.0 Ire Bloemfontein 22.02.03
8 Aus 09 wkts 226 092 12.2 50.0 Ire Bridgetown 13.04.07
9 Win 09 wkts 226 059 12.2 50.0 Ban Dhaka 04.03.11
10 NZl 08 wkts 226 124 12.2 50.0 Eng Wellington 20.02.15
11 Eng 09 wkts 215 137 24.1 60.0 Srl Leeds 20.06.83
12 Aus 07 wkts 208 131 15.2 50.0 Sco Hobart 14.03.15
13 Aus 07 wkts 204 106 26.0 60.0 Can Birmingham 16.06.79

 

Australia won this game by seven wkts with 208 balls to spare providing the third occasion of a team winning a World Cup game with 200 plus balls remaining. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Opposition Ground Date
1 Australia 09 wkts 226 092 12.2 50.0 v Ireland Bridgetown 13.04.07
2 Australia 07 wkts 208 131 15.2 50.0 v Scotland Hobart 14.03.15
3 Australia 07 wkts 204 106 26.0 60.0 v Canada Birmingham 16.06.79

 

Australia became the second team after West Indies to win three World Cup games with 200 plus balls to spare. The feats of these two teams are listed below

 

No Winner Margin BR Target Overs Max Oppn Ground Date
1 Aus 09 wkts 226 092 12.2 50.0 Ire Bridgetown 13.04.07
2 Aus 07 wkts 208 131 15.2 50.0 Sco Hobart 14.03.15
3 Aus 07 wkts 204 106 26.0 60.0 Can Birmingham 16.06.79
                   
1 Win 08 wkts 239 069 10.1 50.0 Sco Leicester 27.05.99
2 Win 09 wkts 236 087 20.4 60.0 Srl Manchester 07.06.75
3 Win 09 wkts 226 059 12.2 50.0 Ban Dhaka 04.03.11

 

KJ Coetzer, CS McLeod, PL Mommsen, FRJ Coleman, RML Taylor, I Wardlaw scored ducks in this game to provide the seventh occasion of five batsmen failing to open the account in an innings of a World Cup game. It also provides the second such occasion by Scotland in the World Cup. The first such occasion was against New Zealand at Dunedin on 17.02.15.

 

MA Starc captured 4 for 14 in this game to provide the 184th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the 130th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup.

 

MA Starc returned with figures of 4.4.-1-14-4 to provide the fifth occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in less than five overs. The list is furnished below

 

No Player O M R W Inns Tema Oppn Ground Date
1 GB Hogg 4.5 0 27 4 2 Aus Net Basseterre 18.03.07
2 MA Starc 4.4 1 14 4 1 Aus Sco Hobart 14.03.15
3 Yuvraj Singh 4.3 2 6 4 2 Ind Nam Pietermaritzburg 23.02.03
4 CZ Harris 3.1 0 7 4 1 NZl Sco Edinburgh 31.05.99
5 TM Dilshan 3.0 1 4 4 2 Srl Zim Pallekele 10.03.11

 

MA Starc captured 4 for 14 in this game to provide the 21st occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup.

 

MA Starc returned with figures of 4.4.-1-14-4 to provide the second occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four wickets in less than five overs. Both the occasions are  furnished below

 

No Player O M R W Inns Tema Oppn Ground Date
1 GB Hogg 4.5 0 27 4 2 Aus Net Basseterre 18.03.07
2 MA Starc 4.4 1 14 4 1 Aus Sco Hobart 14.03.15

 

MA Starc’s 4 for 14 in this game represent  his second four wicket haul in the World Cup – the first occasion being his 6 for 28 against New Zealand at Auckland on 28.02.15, MA Starc became the 34th bowler and also the eighth Australian bowler to capture  four or more wickets on two or more occasions in the World Cup.

 

MA Starc’s feat of two four wickets haul in the WC 2015 edition provides the 25th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in a single edition of the World Cup. His feat also provides the eighth occasion of an Australian bowler performing such a feat in the World Cup.

 

WC 2015 – Game 37 – New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Hamilton on 13.03.15 – New Zealand won by three wickets

WC 2015 – Game 37 – New Zealand vs Bangladesh at Hamilton on 13.03.15 – New Zealand won by three wickets

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Mahmudullah scored 128 not out in this game to provide the 157th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup.

 

Mahmudullah’s 128 not out in this game represent the highest score by a Bangladesh batsman in the World Cup. Previous best was 103 by Mahmudullah himself at Adelaide against England on 09.03.15. It also represents his second hundred in the World Cup.

 

Mahmudullah’s 128 not out in this game represent the highest score in one day games. Previous best was 103 at Adelaide against England on 09.03.15. It also represents his second one day hundred.

 

MJ Guptill scored 105 in this game to provide the 158th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of a New Zealand batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup

 

MJ Guptill scored 105 in this game to provide the 81st occasion of an opening batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup. It also provides the eighth occasion of a New Zealand opening batsman scoring a hundred in the World Cup

 

MJ Guptill’s 105 in this game represent his highest score in the World Cup. His previous best was 86 not out against Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad on 04.03.11

 

MJ Guptill and LRPL Taylor added 131 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide   the occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 63rd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in the World Cup

 

MJ Guptill and LRPL Taylor added 131 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 24th occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the sixth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the third wicket in the World Cup

 

Shakib Al Hasan captured 4 for 55 in this game to provide the 183rd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the 129th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup.

 

Shakib Al Hasan captured 4 for 55 in this game to provide the fourth occasion of a Bangladesh bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup. It is noted that a Bangladesh bowler is yet to capture five or more wickets in the World Cup.

 

Mahmudullah’a 128 not out in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 29th occasion of a batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Bangladesh batsman’s hundred going in vain in the World Cup

 

Shakib Al Hasan’s 4 for 55 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 36th  occasion of a  bowler’s for plus wicket haul going in vain in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Bangladesh bow ler’s for wicket haul going in vain in the World Cup

 

New Zealand won this game by three wickets with seven balls to spare providing the 28th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by single digit balls to spare. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Date
1 England won 1 wickets 1 v West Indies Bridgetown 21.04.07
2 England won 3 wickets 1 v South Africa Melbourne 12.03.92
3 New Zealand won 2 wickets 1 v England Birmingham 15.06.83
4 Sri Lanka won 3 wickets 1 v South Africa Wellington 02.03.92
5 Australia won 5 wickets 2 v South Africa Leeds 13.06.99
6 Australia won 2 wickets 2 v England P Elizabeth 02.03.03
7 South Africa won 3 wickets 2 v India Nagpur 12.03.11
8 West Indies won 1 wickets 2 v Pakistan Birmingham 11.06.75
9 Afghanistan won 1 wickets 3 v Scotland Dunedin 26.02.15
10 England won 2 wickets 3 v West Indies Gujranwala 09.10.87
11 Ireland won 2 wickets 4 v U A E Brisbane 25.02.15
12 Sri Lanka won 3 wickets 4 v Zimbabwe New Plymouth 23.02.92
13 Ireland won 3 wickets 5 v England Bangalore 02.03.11
14 Pakistan won 4 wickets 5 v Sri Lanka Perth 15.03.92
15 South Africa won 6 wickets 5 v India Adelaide 15.03.92
16 Bangladesh won 2 wickets 6 v England Chittagong 11.03.11
17 Pakistan won 4 wickets 6 v New Zealand Auckland 21.03.92
18 Pakistan won 7 wickets 6 v England Karachi 20.10.87
19 South Africa won 3 wickets 6 v Pakistan Nottingham 05.06.99
20 New Zealand won 3 wickets 7 v Bangladesh Hamilton 13.03.15
21 New Zealand won 4 wickets 7 v India Manchester 14.06.75
22 West Indies won 4 wickets 7 v Australia Jaipur 04.03.96
23 England won 6 wickets 8 v Netherlands Nagpur 22.02.11
24 India won 6 wickets 8 v Zimbabwe Auckland 14.03.15
25 Sri Lanka won 6 wickets 8 v India Delhi 02.03.96
26 Bangladesh won 5 wickets 9 v India Port of Spain 17.03.07
27 Kenya won 4 wickets 9 v Canada Cape Town 15.02.03
28 New Zealand won 5 wickets 9 v West Indies Auckland 08.03.92

 

New Zealand won this game by three wickets with seven balls to spare providing the fourth occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by single digit balls to spare. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Date
1 New Zealand won 2 wickets 1 v England Birmingham 15.06.83
2 New Zealand won 3 wickets 7 v Bangladesh Hamilton 13.03.15
3 New Zealand won 4 wickets 7 v India Manchester 14.06.75
4 New Zealand won 5 wickets 9 v West Indies Auckland 08.03.92

 

 

WC 2015 – Game 38 – Afghanistan vs England at Sydney on 13.03.15 – England won by nine wickets on DLM

WC 2015 – Game 38 – Afghanistan vs England at Sydney on 13.03.15 – England won by nine wickets on DLM

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England won this game by nine wickets to provide the 19th occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by exact nine wickets margin. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Date
1 West Indies won 9 wickets v Sri Lanka Manchester 07.06.75
2 New Zealand won 9 wickets v Sri Lanka Nottingham 09.06.79
3 West Indies won 9 wickets v India Birmingham 0 9.06.79
4 England won 9 wickets v Sri Lanka Leeds 20.06.83
5 India won 9 wickets v New Zealand Nagpur 31.10.87
6 South Africa won 9 wickets v Australia Sydney 26.02.92
7 Pakistan won 9 wickets v UAE Gujranwala 24.02.96
8 England won 9 wickets v Kenya Canterbury 18.05.99
9 Pakistan won 9 wickets v New Zealand Manchester 16.06.99
10 Australia won 9 wickets v India Centurion 15.02.03
11 New Zealand won 9 wickets v South Africa Johannesburg 16.02.03
12 Sri Lanka won 9 wickets v Canada Paarl 19.02.03
13 New Zealand won 9 wickets v Bangladesh North Sound 02.04.07
14 Australia won 9 wickets v Ireland Bridgetown 13.04.07
15 South Africa won 9 wickets v England Bridgetown 17.04.07
16 Sri Lanka won 9 wickets v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 01.03.11
17 India won 9 wickets v UAE Perth 28.02.15
18 Sri Lanka won 9 wickets v England Wellington 01.03.15
19 England won 9 wickets v Afghanistan Sydney 13.03.15

 

England won this game by nine wickets to provide the third occasion of England winning a World Cup game by exact nine wickets margin. England became the third team to win a World Cup game by exact nine wickets on three occasions. Other teams are New Zealand and Sri Lanka. The performance of the three teams are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Date
1 England won 9 wickets v Sri Lanka Leeds 20.06.83
2 England won 9 wickets v Kenya Canterbury 18.05.99
3 England won 9 wickets v Afghanistan Sydney 13.03.15
             
1 New Zealand won 9 wickets v Sri Lanka Nottingham 09.06.79
2 New Zealand won 9 wickets v South Africa Johannesburg 16.02.03
3 New Zealand won 9 wickets v Bangladesh North Sound 02.04.07
             
1 Sri Lanka won 9 wickets v Canada Paarl 19.02.03
2 Sri Lanka won 9 wickets v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 01.03.11
3 Sri Lanka won 9 wickets v England Wellington 01.03.15

 

Afghanistan scored 111 for 7 in 36.2 overs. England scored the revised target of 100 runs in 18.1 overs. This was a rain affected game and was decided on DLM

 

WC 2015 – Game 36 – South Africa vs United Arab Emirates at Wellington on 12.03.15 – South Africa won by 146 runs

WC 2015 – Game 36 – South Africa vs United Arab Emirates at Wellington on 12.03.15 – South Africa won by 146 runs

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South Africa won this game by 146 runs to provide the 42nd occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin. It also provides the seventh occasion of South Africa winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin.

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Date
1 South Africa won 257 runs v West Indies Sydney 27.02.15
2 South Africa won 231 runs v Netherlands Mohali 03.03.11
3 South Africa won 221 runs v Netherlands Basseterre 16.03.07
4 South Africa won 201 runs v Ireland Canberra 03.03.15
5 South Africa won 169 runs v UAE Rawalpindi 16.02.96
6 South Africa won 160 runs v Netherlands Rawalpindi 05.03.96
7 South Africa won 146 runs v UAE Wellington 12.03.15

 

AB de Villiers scored 99 in this game to provide the 56th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup. It also provides the seventh occasion of a South African batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup.

 

AB de Villiers scored 99 in this game to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety nine in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a South African batsman scoring a ninety in the World Cup.

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 AC Gilchrist 99 1 Aus Srl Centurion 07.03.03
2 JP Duminy 99 1 RSA Ire Kolkata 15.03.11
3 AB de Villiers 99 1 RSA UAE Wellington 12.03.15

 

AB de Villiers’ 99 provide the eighth occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a South African captain scoring a ninety in the World Cup. AB de Villiers became the first captain to score a ninety in the World Cup

 

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Date
1 AB de Villiers 99 1 RSA UAE Wellington 12.03.15
2 RB Richardson 93* 2 Win Aus Jaipur 04.03.96
3 M Azharuddin 93 2 Ind Aus Brisbane 01.03.92
4 KC Sangakkara 92 1 Srl Can Hambantota 20.02.11
5 MS Dhoni 91* 2 Ind Srl Mumbai 02.04.11
6 MD Crowe 91 1 NZl Pak Auckland 21.03.92
7 GC Smith 91 2 RSA Sco Basseterre 20.03.07
8 RT Ponting 91 1 Aus RSA Basseterre 24.03.07

 

AB de Villiers’ 99 in this game represent his second ninety in the World Cup. Both the occasions are listed below. He had scored 92 against Australia at Basseterre on 24.03.07

 

No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Date
1 AB de Villiers 92 2 Aus Basseterre 24.03.07
2 AB de Villiers 99 1 UAE Wellington 12.03.15

 

AB de Villiers became the eighth batsman in the World Cup to score a ninety on two or more occasions. Others are – MJ Clarke {03}, SR Tendulkar {03}, MD Crowe {02}, PA de Silva {02}, RB Richardson {02}, RR Sarwan {02} and Zaheer Abbas {02}

 

AB de Villiers and DA Miller added 108 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 252nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 36th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in the World Cup.

 

AB de Villiers and DA Miller added 108 runs for the fourth wicket in this game to provide the 25th occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of South African batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket in the World Cup.

 

SP Patil scored 57 not out in this game to provide the sixth occasion of UAE batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a UAE Wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. Previous best by a UAE Wicket keeper batsman in the World Cup was SP Patil’s 36 against Pakistan at Napier on 04.03.15

 

WC 2015 – Game 35 – Scotland vs Sri Lanka at Hobart on 11.03.15 – Sri Lanka won by 148 runs

WC 2015 – Game 35 – Scotland vs Sri Lanka at Hobart on 11.03.15 – Sri Lanka won by 148 runs

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TM Dilshan {104} and KC Sangakkara {124} scored hundreds in this game to provide the 155th and 156th occasion of a batsman scoring hundreds in the World Cup. It also provides the 22nd and 23rd occasion of Sri Lankan batsman scoring hundreds in the World Cup.

 

TM Dilshan {104} and KC Sangakkara {124} scored hundreds in this game to provide the 15th occasion of two batsmen scoring hundreds in the same innings of a World Cup game. It also provides the fifth occasion of Sri Lankan batsman performing such a feat in the World Cup.

 

KC Sangakkara’s 124 in this game represent his fourth hundred in this World Cup. He became the first batsman to score four hundreds in an edition of the World Cup. All his four hundreds are listed below

 

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Date
2 KC Sangakkara 105* v Bangladesh Melbourne 26.02.15
3 KC Sangakkara 117* v England Wellington 01.03.15
4 KC Sangakkara 104 v Australia Sydney 08.03.15
5 KC Sangakkara 124 v Scotland Hobart 11.03.15

 

KC Sangakkara’s four hundreds listed above are in consecutive games. He earned the distinction of becoming the first batsman to score four consecutive hundreds in the history of one day games.

 

KC Sangakkara’s 124 in this game represent his fifth hundred in the World Cup. He became the third batsman after SR Tendulkar {06} and RT Ponting {05} to score five or more hundreds in the World Cup. The hundreds scored by these three batsmen are listed below

 

No Player Runs Opposition Ground date
1 SR Tendulkar 127* v Kenya Cuttack 18.02.96
2 SR Tendulkar 137 v Sri Lanka Delhi 02.03.96
3 SR Tendulkar 140* v Kenya Bristol 23.05.99
4 SR Tendulkar 152 v Namibia Pietermaritzburg 23.02.03
5 SR Tendulkar 120 v England Bangalore 27.02.11
6 SR Tendulkar 111 v South Africa Nagpur 12.03.11
           
No Player Runs Opposition Ground date
1 RT Ponting 102 v West Indies Jaipur 04.03.96
2 RT Ponting 114 v Sri Lanka Centurion 07.03.03
3 RT Ponting 140* v India Johannesburg 23.03.03
4 RT Ponting 113 v Scotland Basseterre 14.03.07
5 RT Ponting 104 v India Ahmedabad 24.03.11
           
No Player Runs Opposition Ground Date
1 KC Sangakkara 111 v New Zealand Mumbai 18.03.11
2 KC Sangakkara 105* v Bangladesh Melbourne 26.02.15
3 KC Sangakkara 117* v England Wellington 01.03.15
4 KC Sangakkara 104 v Australia Sydney 08.03.15
5 KC Sangakkara 124 v Scotland Hobart 11.03.15

 

KC Sangakkara’s 124 in this game represent his fourth hundred in this World Cup as a wicket keeper batsman. He became the first wicket keeper batsman to score four hundreds in an edition of the World Cup. All his four hundreds are listed below

 

No Player Runs Opposition Ground Date
2 KC Sangakkara 105* v Bangladesh Melbourne 26.02.15
3 KC Sangakkara 117* v England Wellington 01.03.15
4 KC Sangakkara 104 v Australia Sydney 08.03.15
5 KC Sangakkara 124 v Scotland Hobart 11.03.15

 

KC Sangakkara’s four hundreds listed above are in consecutive games. He earned the distinction of becoming the first wicket keeper batsman to score four consecutive hundreds in the history of one day games.

 

KC Sangakkara’a 124 in this game represents his 25th one day hundred. He became the fourth batsman in the annals of one day games to score 25 plus hundreds. Others are – SR Tendulkar {49}, RT Ponting {30} and ST Jayasuriya {28}

 

KC Sangakkara’a 124 in this game represents his 25th one day hundred. He became the second Sri Lankan batsman in the annals of one day games to score 25 plus hundreds. ST Jayasuriya is the other Sri Lankan batsman to score 25 plus hundreds. He has scored 28 hundreds

 

TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 195 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 250th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the 60th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in the World Cup.

 

TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 195 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 28th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in the World Cup.

 

Sri Lanka scored 363 for 9 in this game to provide the 85th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup.

 

Sri Lanka scored 363 for 9 in this game to provide the 24th occasion of a team posting 300 plus runs in the World Cup 2015. It also provides the tenth occasion of Sri Lanka posting a total of 300 plus runs in the World Cup.

 

Sri Lanka’s 363 for 9 in this game provide its second best total in the World Cup. Its best is 398 for 5 against Kenya at Kandy on 06.03.96

 

Sri Lanka won this game by 148 runs to provide the 41st occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin. It also provides the seventh occasion of Sri Lanka winning a World Cup game by 100 plus runs margin. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Result Margin Opposition Ground Date
1 Sri Lanka won 144 runs v Kenya Kandy 06.03.96
2 Sri Lanka won 243 runs v Bermuda Port of Spain 15.03.07
3 Sri Lanka won 198 runs v Bangladesh Port of Spain 21.03.07
4 Sri Lanka won 113 runs v West Indies Providence 01.04.07
5 Sri Lanka won 210 runs v Canada Hambantota 20.02.11
6 Sri Lanka won 139 runs v Zimbabwe Pallekele 10.03.11
7 Sri Lanka won 148 runs v Scotland Hobart 11.03.15