Aussies storm to fifth title
Australia crushed New Zealand by seven wickets to win the World Cup final in Melbourne on Sunday.
Australia crushed New Zealand by seven wickets to win the World Cup final in Melbourne on Sunday.
Australia are in a strong position to win the World Cup final after limiting New Zealand to 183 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bat in the World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
New Zealand held their nerve in the semi-final to score a four-wicket victory and knock South Africa out of the World Cup.
The result as well as the quality of the Proteas’ performance in the World Cup semi-final was not entirely unexpected.
New Zealand have been set an adjusted target of 298 in 43 overs in the World Cup semi-final match against South Africa at Eden Park.
AB de Villiers has opted to set New Zealand a target in the World Cup semi-final at Eden Park.
If South Africa are to win this World Cup, they will have succeeded in transforming a weakness into a strength.
South Africa smashed Sri Lanka by nine wickets in Sydney on Wednesday to win their first ever World Cup knockout match.
Imran Tahir and JP Duminy did the bulk of the damage to limit Sri Lanka to 133 in the World Cup quarter-final in Sydney.
Sri Lanka have won the toss and will bat first in the quarter-final against South Africa in Sydney.
The Proteas will prevail in the play-offs if AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla, and Faf du Plessis all hold their nerve.
South Africa beat the United Arab Emirates by 146 runs on Thursday to consolidate their position in Pool B.
A well-paced 99 by AB de Villiers ensured that the Proteas posted 341-6 in the Pool B clash against the UAE in Wellington.
UAE captain Mohammad Tauqir has won the toss and asked the Proteas to bat in their final Pool B match in Wellington.