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Emotions run high in tight game

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

29-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

Bowling masks Sri Lanka's batting woes

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

29-Mar-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Malinga's magic and Ryder's Leverock moment

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

29-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Colombo

Usual suspects rise to the occasion again

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

28-Mar-2011•Sidharth Monga in Colombo

An awesome pair and the battle of flashiness

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

28-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in colombo

Trial by spin awaits New Zealand

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

28-Mar-2011•S Rajesh

Nathan McCullum wants to topple another giant

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

27-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Colombo

When the Kiwis took flight ...

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

26-Mar-2011•Nitin Sundar

The partnership that made the difference

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

25-Mar-2011•S Rajesh

An acrobatsman and a lucky boot

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

25-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda and Osman Samiuddin at the Shere Bangla Stadium

'When I start thinking too much, I'm in trouble'

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

25-Mar-2011•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

Spin gives South Africa the edge

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

24-Mar-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

'You've got to have skills but you also need attitude'

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

23-Mar-2011•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

India-Pakistan semi-final possible in Mohali

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

19-Mar-2011•S Rajesh

Sangakkara takes command

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

18-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at the Wankhede Stadium

Not a lucky day for Tharanga or Malinga

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group A match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Mumbai

18-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at the Wankhede Stadium

Battle of the last ten overs

Both teams are in good form coming into this clash, but Sri Lanka will derive confidence from their superior record against New Zealand in recent global tournaments

17-Mar-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Canada forget fielding basics

On a day when Canada made their highest score against a Test-playing nation, Ashish Bagai will disappointed at the rubbish fielding on display

13-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mumbai

Davison woes and DRS questions

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from another one-sided Group A match, between New Zealand and Canada

13-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi at the Wankhede Stadium

No fear for focused Taylor

New Zealand know that Canada shouldn't cause them many problems and their stand-in captain was suitably bullish ahead of the contest

12-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mumbai

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