Features

A look at every 100th Test down the years: No. 1100 to No. 1900 includes Inzamam's triple-century, Nasser's farewell, and a Cape Town Test played in May

A look at every 100th Test down the years: No. 1 to No. 1000 includes a match featuring the Invincibles, Holding to Boycott, and the Centenary Test

New Zealand's new captain, Ross Taylor, wants more players to step up, and is keen to retain his attacking batting style, and to use Vettori's experience to take the team forward

While statistics provide evidence that Ross Taylor succeeds when he leads, his principles could offer plenty to the wider game in New Zealand

Sri Lanka march into their second successive final, and the fans are delirious with joy

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

New Zealand struggled to post a score to challenge the home side, but their bowling managed to expose Sri Lanka's middle order problems

Plays of the day from the 1st semi-final between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo

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

ESPNcricinfo looks at the key contests in the semi-final between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo

New Zealand have done superbly to get this far in the World Cup, but can they conquer Sri Lanka's spinners in Colombo?

New Zealand are not a team of superstars, they're a team of working-class heroes, like Nathan McCullum, who have built a reputation of being scrappers and in the scrap of their lives sent South Africa out of the tournament

ESPNcricinfo looks back at some memorable New Zealand victories in global tournaments

Between overs 7 and 33, New Zealand scored 114 and lost only one wicket, while South Africa's middle order collapsed during that period

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the third quarter-final of the World Cup, between New Zealand and South Africa in Mirpur

One-time wild boy Jesse Ryder says he has had plenty of time out of cricket to think about his game. It's all about patience for him now, he says

Despite their poor history in knockout games, South Africa's all-round consistency in the tournament makes them the favourites

Allan Donald, New Zealand's new bowling coach, is on a mission to get his charges thinking right before their big game against his old team

If both India and Pakistan win their quarter-finals, the crowd in Mohali could be in for a treat

At the Wankhede, Kumar Sangakkara scored his first one-day century since 2008, but more importantly, it was an innings of control, one under pressure; one that shows he is ready to take responsibility for his team's fortunes