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In Case You Missed It: The beginning of the end

08-Jul-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

The bat-first advantage at this World Cup

Of the last 20 games played in the tournament, 16 have been won by the team batting first and that trend might well continue in the semi-finals and final

08-Jul-2019•S Rajesh

Kane Williamson's is the hand that steadies New Zealand's ship

On paper he's in at No. 3, but he often pretty much ends up opening - and sticks around for ages, come juicy pitches or skilled bowling

08-Jul-2019•Alagappan Muthu

Eternal scrappers New Zealand happy to fly under the radar

Some have asked if they should be in the semi-finals at all. Others have written them off. New Zealand are happy to be in this position, with all the expectation on their opponents

07-Jul-2019•Melinda Farrell at Old Trafford

Shakib's masterplan: Allrounder's stellar showing was no fluke

His World Cup dominance was the result of meticulous preparation, from pushing for the No 3 spot to using his long IPL downtime

07-Jul-2019•Mohammad Isam

What's Angelo Mathews' worth? He will remind you

Like a microcosm of a 12-year career, Mathews' 2019 World Cup has been as vexing as they come

06-Jul-2019•Andrew Fidel Fernando at Headingley

'Rohit is now making numbers look silly'

The cricketing fraternity was full of praise for Rohit Sharma, who scored a record-breaking fifth hundred at this World Cup

06-Jul-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cheers for Shakib, and a funny Fakhar chant

It was a Lord's takeover by Bangladesh and Pakistan fans

06-Jul-2019•Saikat Barua

Afghanistan have hit a bump on their happy road

The World Cup's underdogs came in as fan favourites, but what they really wanted to do was win games. That didn't happen

06-Jul-2019•Jarrod Kimber

No 'miracle' for Pakistan but Sarfaraz Ahmed happy to go out on a high

Pakistan captain happy with his team's final effort despite not getting close to the record-breaking win they needed

05-Jul-2019•Mohammad Isam and Danyal Rasool

Australia 'proud' of fielding efforts - but have they been the best?

Fielding has always been a grey area in cricket, but Australia's emphasis on "creating energy in the ring" tells a story in itself

05-Jul-2019•Sidharth Monga

You can try, but you can never out-Pakistan Pakistan

They might have won the World Cup just once, but each World Cup really only belongs to Pakistan

05-Jul-2019•Jarrod Kimber at Lord's

At Lord's, a sea of green, a celebration of cricket, and a lesson for the future

Norms must be broken for a new generation to fall in love with the game, as the fans at the Bangladesh v Pakistan game showed

05-Jul-2019•Melinda Farrell at Lord's

Why Imran Tahir is the daddy of modern white-ball legspin

Almost everything we see now in limited-overs legspin we saw first in him, starting at the top of this decade

05-Jul-2019•Osman Samiuddin

Bairstow beats a shadow as Dhoni becomes one

ESPNcricinfo's reporters pick the moments they remember from an action-packed Week 5 at the World Cup

05-Jul-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Afghanistan find accidental hero in Ikram Alikhil

He wasn't part of the original squad, and he started the tournament in the lower order. What could this teenaged wicketkeeper-batsman do at No. 3? Plenty

04-Jul-2019•Jarrod Kimber at Headingley

Can Soumya Sarkar find the steel to go with the silk?

He has all the shots, and all the time in the world to play them, but he hasn't yet found the consistency to truly fulfill his potential

04-Jul-2019•Mohammad Isam at Lord's

World Cup win can inject fresh (free to) air in English cricket

A World Cup win for England will have huge implications; it will inspire a new generation of players and supporters

04-Jul-2019•George Dobell

Alex Carey quietly proves his mettle

Away from the spotlight, the Australia wicketkeeper has had a superb World Cup, showing his adaptability with the bat

04-Jul-2019•Andrew McGlashan

Wahab Riaz dreamed he would be picked for the World Cup. And then he was

The Pakistan veteran of three World Cups very nearly didn't make it to his third

04-Jul-2019•Sharda Ugra

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