Players / Murphy Su'a

• Ice-cool Williamson wins New Zealand a thriller
• Ashwin stars in India's biggest WC win
• Wahab, Irfan put Pakistan on the board
• Sangakkara, Thirimanne thrash England
• De Villiers 162* off 66, WI 151 all out

Letter to de Villiers

South Africa's captain needs to single out his players for attention and get them firing individually and as a team

Highest WC score, fastest double-ton, record sixes

Stats highlights from Chris Gayle's record-breaking 215 against Zimbabwe in the Group B match in Canberra

The 'magic wand' behind India's turnaround

It has helped that India have a captain who has lasted as long as he has due to his approach of treating cricket for what it is: a game

Pakistan's bad cover version of 1992

The events in Brisbane may not matter much in the big picture of this World Cup, but to Misbah-ul-Haq and his men, it may yet be the spring board to repeat what happened 23 years ago

Sharper fielders give India bite

Years after the juggling act of hiding multiple poor fielders and making do with the kind of attacks India have had, this current unit has given MS Dhoni some breathing space