Features

Playing for India and Pakistan, Tendulkar's World Cup runs and one-day losses, and eight-ball nostalgia

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?

A Lahore urchin, Lala Amarnath grew to walk with princes, but never lost sight of his roots

Mahela Jayawardene on reaching a third consecutive World Cup semi-final, drawing the same opposition as 2007 and the performance against England

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

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

It's been a memorable stint for Graeme Smith who, self-admittedly, has lasted longer than most captains do. But it is the inability to win a world title that will taint his stint as captain of one of the best South African ODI sides

England struggled against the spinners and their final total proved too small for Sri Lanka's record-breaking opening pair

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

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

The national team may have embarrassed itself in this World Cup but the talent and enthusiasm for the game across the country are heartening

Through the World Cup, South Africa have shied away from questions about nerves and how it tends to affect them more than most teams; but come the quarter-finals, the pressure got to them, and that is a truth they must tackle head on

New Zealand shed some of the flashiness that usually adorns their batting, persevered with the ball, and ultimately reaped the rewards, albeit with a helping hand from South Africa

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 looks back at some famous defeats South Africa have slumped to in global tournaments

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

At a venue where chasing is difficult, England's best chance lies in batting first and applying pressure on a shaky Sri Lankan middle order

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