New Zealand have lost their last five World Cup games against Sri Lanka, but the last time they beat them was in New Zealand, in 1992

England reached three finals and had a win-loss record of 23-10 in the first five World Cups, but that has dropped to 16-15 at the last five tournaments

In the last couple of years Anderson has been the most-feared new-ball bowler in ODIs, but over the course of an entire innings South Africa have been the best bowling unit

Zimbabwe haven't beaten a top team in a World Cup game since getting past South Africa in 1999, and their prospects aren't promising for 2015 either

Bangladesh have a few high-profile wins in World Cups, but they need to string some together to get to the knock-out stage of World Cup 2015

Other teams have matched South Africa's top order in terms of averages and run rates in ODIs in the last two years, but none has scored hundreds at the rate that South African batsmen have

Spinners have found it more difficult to take ODI wickets in Australia than in any other country, especially in the middle overs

Over the last six years, India has been the best country for opening batsmen in ODIs; Australia has been one of the worst

Stats highlights from a series that dominated by batsmen almost throughout

The ongoing Australia-India Test series has been an uninterrupted run-fest, and especially so for the captains

Stats highlights from the final day in Cape Town, when South Africa duly completed an eight-wicket win

Stats highlights from the third day's action at Basin Reserve

A year in which New Zealand shone, Test cricket produced results, and India's bowlers struggled

A look back at the key numbers from MS Dhoni's Test career, as batsman, captain, and wicketkeeper

Stats highlights from New Zealand's eight-wicket win in Christchurch, their fifth Test victory in 2014

Stats highlights from the second day's play of the first Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch

Stats highlights from the opening day in Port Elizabeth, where Dean Elgar made his second hundred in four Test innings

Stats highlights from a frenetic day in Christchurch, where New Zealand scored at a run rate of 5.32 per over

Stats preview to the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, which hasn't seen a drawn Test since 1997, and where India have lost each of their last five matches

Australia haven't lost at the Gabba since 1988, while South Africa have a 14-2 record in Centurion. These are easily the two most dominant home venues going around