Hosts get perfect starts

Australia and New Zealand confirmed their status as favourites to win the World Cup as both teams claimed emphatic victories in their opening matches on Saturday.

Kiwis in huge victory

New Zealand made an emphatic statement in their opening World Cup match as they hammered former champions Sri Lanka by 98 runs in Christchurch on Saturday.

Morkel crushes Cobras

Albie Morkel scored his first limited-overs century to crush the Cape Cobras and and secure the Momentum One-Day trophy for the Titans at Newlands on Friday night.

Protea fans have their say

We asked: Which player will South Africa need the most to do well in order to win the World Cup. Here’s what the fans said on Facebook and Twitter.

Donald builds up Zimbabwe

Allan Donald says no-one will disrespect Zimbabwe at the World Cup.

Bailey plays down pressure

Australia and New Zealand won’t have any time to ease into the World Cup as they get ready to play their opening matches against England and Sri Lanka respectively.

Latest World Cup statistics

Here are the latest statistics after the first two matches at the World Cup. There was one century, one hat-trick and two five-fors.

Twitter reaction to SONA

President Zuma’s State of the Nation address, which descended into chaos in Parliament on Thursday night, has drawn global reaction. Here is how some South African cricket personalities have reacted on Twitter to developments.

McCullum rates Black Caps

Brendon McCullum feels the current New Zealand World Cup squad is the best he’s been a part of.

CWC news round-up

Eight Pakistan players, including former captain Shahid Afridi, have reportedly been fined for breaching a team curfew ahead of their crucial World Cup game against India.

This time there will be only one

The Cape Cobras and the Titans will look to become the first outright winners of the Momentum One-Day Cup in three years when they collide in the final at Newlands on Friday.

Cricket’s mavericks

If you happened to be in a particular beach bar in St Kitts in the early hours of 15 February 2007, you would have seen Herschelle Gibbs living the good life, writes TELFORD VICE.

Twitter: SA at opening ceremony

On the day of the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup, we see what South African cricket personalities have been saying on Twitter.

CWC countdown (1 day to go)

Michael Clarke will not be risked for Australia’s opening match of the World Cup against England in Melbourne on Saturday.

5 lessons learnt in build-up

Five lessons learnt from South Africa’s World Cup warm-up matches, which brought triumph over Sri Lanka and defeat to New Zealand.