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Birdman: or (the unexpected brilliance of Aaron Finch)

Plays of the Day from the Group A match between Australia and Afghanistan in Perth

04-Mar-2015•Jarrod Kimber in Perth

Welcome win but mind the cracks

On Saturday Pakistan face South Africa in Auckland knowing that they have solved none of their long-standing issues - particularly a fragility within their top order - and that they will benefit from none of the good fortune they received here

04-Mar-2015•George Dobell in Napier

Highest World Cup total, highest Australian partnership

Stats highlights from the match in Perth, where Australia blasted their way to the highest ever World Cup total, against Afghanistan

04-Mar-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

South Africa spoilt for choice

With Vernon Philander and JP Duminy set to return from injuries, South Africa will have to think about whether Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw, who have pitched in with strong performances, can still find a place in the XI

04-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Auckland

Jamshed stuck in Groundhog Day

Plays of the Day from the Group B match between Pakistan and UAE in Napier

04-Mar-2015•George Dobell in Napier

Afridi's 8000, and Misbah's quick fifties

Stats highlights from the Pakistan-UAE ODI

04-Mar-2015•S Rajesh

Pakistan cruise past UAE

04-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Sounds of silence for edgy Bangladesh

Bangladesh are used to the roar of an expectant crowd - even in Canberra and Melbourne they had a taste of that - but Nelson will provide a very different environment for a crucial match

04-Mar-2015•Devashish Fuloria in Nelson

Amla substitutes style for substance

The Hashim Amla we knew became the Amla we may want to know a bit more of as he abandoned elegance and decided to go unorthodox instead to reach a career-best

03-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Canberra

Shapoor Zadran: Stallion bucking at a gate

Shapoor Zadran has already become a cult figure and now Afghanistan's shock-haired fast bowler faces Australia backed by the quickest, bounciest pitch in the World Cup

03-Mar-2015•Jarrod Kimber

Ireland miss their only chance

Ireland's hefty loss showed that for their bowlers, every possible advantage must be stolen by their fielders in order to avoid a lopsided scoreboard

03-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Canberra

Amla fastest to 20 ODI tons

Stats highlights from the Pool B game between Ireland and South Africa in Canberra.

03-Mar-2015•Bishen Jeswant

Ajinkya Rahane and the value of touch-players

The game is not just about brawn and muscle-power. Touch-players like Ajinkya Rahane, Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis also add value to it

03-Mar-2015•Rutvij Merchant

Shadow-boxing a stump, and an armpit catch

Plays of the day from the Group B game between South Africa and Ireland in Canberra

03-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Canberra

Amla and du Plessis' epic flattens Ireland

03-Mar-2015

England will not win a World Cup in a year beginning with 2

And other lessons from the World Cup so far, y'all

03-Mar-2015•Andy Zaltzman

Golden ducks by openers, and the fastest 150s

Plus, six centuries in a first-class innings, and using nine bowlers in an ODI innings

03-Mar-2015•Steven Lynch

Indian batting in need of the knockout punch

Following their dominant start to the World Cup, India have three relatively low-pressure games to fine-tune ahead of the knockouts, and they will want to get their death-overs batting right

03-Mar-2015•Abhishek Purohit in Perth

NZ in need of a steadier outing

After two whirlwind fixtures, New Zealand's batting line up would benefit from a calmer workout with Ross Taylor the most in need of a substantial score before the quarter-finals

02-Mar-2015•Andrew McGlashan

Sri Lanka's slow Asian death technique thwarted

Their bowlers have had immense success by slowly strangling oppositions at home, but pitches in the World Cup are not conducive for that tactic

02-Mar-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

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