Brendon McCullum made a severe dent into the below-par D/L-adjusted target, and handy contributions from Parthiv Patel and Brad Hodge then gave Kochi Tuskers their second win in a row

ESPNcricinfo previews the IPL game between Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers in Delhi

Paul Valthaty followed up his century in the previous game by surprising everybody with his split-finger slower balls, taking 4 for 29 and then - with a 47-ball 75 - making mockery of a target he had himself kept down to 165

The ICC has acknowledged shortcomings in the ticketing process for the World Cup, and has vowed to investigate it thoroughly and come back prepared for the next world event, especially when the demand for tickets is high

The ICC has confirmed that the next two World Cups will be 10-team events

The India captain certainly can't be blamed for not having a sense of occasion or timing, and he stepped up on the biggest stage of all

Twice Gautam Gambhir had two potentially great ODI knocks cut short by careless run-outs. Today, when he dived full length, it seemed he was on to something special

India had been talking about reaching the World Cup final and what they would do there for a year, says their mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton

Kumar Sangakkara has led Sri Lanka through tough times, the team has acquired a new identity under his leadership and a win on Saturday will make him one of his country's best ever captains

The World Cup final is a hideous evil and it must not be allowed to come to pass

Scoring runs up front, taking wickets and contributing in the field; Tillakaratne Dilshan's impact in this World cup has been similar to Sanath Jayasuriya's in 1996. And he's had to work harder for his success

You felt sorry for New Zealand, you felt happy for Sri Lanka. You felt sport

Muttiah Muralitharan's final spell at home ended in fairytale fashion, much like his Test career in Galle last year. Just like back then, it would have been incredibly contrived had it not been for real

Between them, New Zealand and Sri Lanka have made seven semi-final appearances in five World Cups since 1996. When the whole world is watching, they raise their game a notch

New Zealand have stayed under the radar in their ride to the semi-finals, and Ross Taylor has now set his sights on making the final

On the big day, against a varied attack, England didn't have the quality to put up enough runs to defend. Andrew Strauss had no qualms in admitting that

The last time 230 was chased at the Premadasa was six-and-a-half years ago. It was fitting then that on the big day the home side lost the toss, and put in a supreme performance to comfortably chase and win

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth quarter-final between England and Sri Lanka in Colombo

For the most part of this tournament, England have not been able to play to a plan, what with injuries, upsets and an illness forcing them to look think on their feet

England have done the first half of Pakistan 1992 right, now comes the hard bit