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Bangladesh eager to catch giants 'off guard'

To merely give India a good game won't be enough at this stage - a knockout is sudden death and being 'valiant losers' stands for nothing when you are packing your bags as winners are trumpeting their success

16-Mar-2015•Sharda Ugra in Melbourne

Untiring UAE show flashes of spunk

UAE have plenty of areas to work on, but a team filled with players who juggle day jobs and cricket commitments was not short of promise or dedication

16-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda

A lesson in pragmatism for passionate Afghanistan

Afghanistan's rapid climb up cricket's world order created plenty of excitement and expectations around the team. The World Cup gave them a chance to gauge their strengths and they strengthened their case for more exposure

16-Mar-2015•Abhishek Purohit

Two steps forward, but one step back

With three wins and another giant scalp in the bag, it was Ireland's best World Cup outing yet, but the team will still be hurting not to have pushed on and reached the quarter-finals

16-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Eliminated XI: The best of the rest

Their teams may have missed out on the knockout berth, but their bright individual performances left a mark on the tournament

16-Mar-2015•Arun Venugopal

First World Cup ton by Pakistan wicketkeeper

Stats highlights from the last match of the group stages, between Pakistan and Ireland in Adelaide

15-Mar-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

Pakistan's death bowlers step up again

At one stage Ireland seemed poised to set Pakistan a target in the region of 270, but Misbah-ul-Haq attacked with his fast bowlers to keep them down to far less

15-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

WI miss a chance to make a statement

They got the job done - and ultimately that is what matters - but West Indies need to address the fact that they were switched off for large parts of the game, and lacked the ruthlessness they will badly need in the quarter-finals

15-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Napier

Mooney has a sore throat

Plays of the day from the Group B match between Ireland and Pakistan in Adelaide

15-Mar-2015•George Dobell and Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Sarfraz hundred puts Pakistan in quarters

15-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

UAE finish with happy memories

Despite the regret, despite the winless record, despite the obvious disparities between them and the rest, UAE will leave the World Cup having had a good time

15-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Napier

McCullum's leap of faith, Taylor's long walk goodbye

ESPNcricinfo's correspondents at the World Cup pick their best moments from the fourth week of matches

15-Mar-2015

Jason Holder's four sinks UAE

15-Mar-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Taste tests, and snoozin' next to Sanath

Our correspondent displays horrific ignorance about the finer things in life, and begs for a lift to McDonald's

15-Mar-2015•Andrew Fidel Fernando

The Sammy sulk, the missed five-for

Darren Sammy is not the one to throw tantrums, but after being taken off the attack, the allrounder was not able to hide his disappointment

15-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Napier

That familiar Guyanese accent

Fomer West Indies player Bruce Pairaudeau, who is 83, surprised the West Indies players during their training session on the eve of the UAE clash, after driving 300 kilometres with a friend from Hamilton, where he lives

15-Mar-2015•Firdose Moonda in Napier

Six bowleds, and seventh-wicket stands

Stats highlights from the West Indies-UAE match in Napier

15-Mar-2015•S Rajesh

Doors slide shut on Scotland

Scotland showed glimpses of quality even in their worst moments but "fine margins" and "bad luck" meant they left the World Cup without a victory - one that may never come

14-Mar-2015•Jarrod Kimber

A familiar despair marks Taylor's farewell

Brendan Taylor did everything in his last match to give his side a real chance of stunning India, and all he could do was watch it slip away. In so many ways, the theme of his Zimbabwe career

14-Mar-2015•Abhishek Purohit in Auckland

Middle-order masterclass hides troubles at the top

In an otherwise strong campaign, India will be wary of the fact that their openers have struggled to come out firing and are time and again being bailed out by others down the order

14-Mar-2015•Sharda Ugra at Eden Park

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