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Abject Bangladesh surrender meekly

Bangladesh were not favourites to win against the might of South Africa, especially after the visitors breezed away to 284, but it was the meek manner of their batting surrender that would have jarred even their most faithful fan

19-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Abhishek Purohit

Taylor identifies loss of wickets as downfall

After Australia's quicks blew New Zealand away in Nagpur, their coach had said the top order needed to bat for 35 overs, but against Sri Lanka, the entire line-up was gone by then; this time to spin

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

Taylor questions use of technology

Ross Taylor, New Zealand's stand-in captain, has said that if technology cannot be conclusive it should just not be used, in reference to the case of low catches

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

Porterfield proud of Ireland's show

William Porterfield reflected proudly on Ireland's World Cup campaign after they complete their stay in the tournament with a six-wicket victory against Netherlands

18-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hilditch wants more impact from Tait

Andrew Hilditch, Australia's chairman of selectors, said that while Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson are bowling well, Shaun Tait needs to do more for the three-man out-and-out pace attack to work

18-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Colombo

Australia want to get serious

ESPNcricinfo previews the World Cup, Group A match between Australia and Pakistan in Colombo

18-Mar-2011•The Preview by Andrew McGlashan

Dernbach called up to England's World Cup squad

The Surrey seamer Jade Dernbach has been named as the surprise replacement in England's World Cup squad, after Ajmal Shahzad was forced out of contention for the knock-out stages of the tournament after sustaining a hamstring strain

18-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Looking to lead from the front again - Smith

South Africa determined to pressurise Bangladesh from the outset says captain

18-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Mirpur

Now or never for Bangladesh

ESPNcricinfo previews the crunch Group B game between Bangladesh and South Africa in Mirpur

18-Mar-2011•The Preview by Sidharth Monga

Ponting eager for Pakistan test

The game against Pakistan will give Ricky Ponting an indication of where his men sit

18-Mar-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Colombo

Shoaib the fastest I've faced - Ponting

Ricky Ponting has congratulated Shoaib Akhtar on what he called "an outstanding career" and said Akhtar was unquestionably the fastest bowler he had faced while playing for Australia

18-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bangladesh wary of South African pace

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan is more concerned with South Africa's pace attack than his team's batting

18-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Mirpur

Pakistan keep focus amid Shoaib retirement

The answer most people want is whether or not Shoaib Akhtar will get a chance to play another game in this tournament, and whether he will play against Australia

18-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Colombo

Murali and Sangakkara ease Sri Lanka top

Sri Lanka's old-guard combined to ease to a 112-run victory over New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium. Kumar Sangakkara made his first ODI century since June 2008, supported by a controversial 66 from Jayawardene to haul Sri Lanka up to 265 before Muralith

18-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Sahil Dutta

Dockrell suffers shoulder injury

George Dockrell, Ireland's 18-year-old left-arm spinner, has dislocated his shoulder during the World Cup match against Netherlands at Eden Gardens on Friday

18-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Stirling ton sets up six-wicket win

Two sparkling centuries lit up Eden Gardens, Ryan ten Doeschate propping Netherlands up with his second ton of the tournament and Paul Stirling launching Ireland's pursuit of 306 with a 72-ball 101 in a six-wicket win

18-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

Gibson envies England resilience

West Indies had the game firmly in their grip on several occasions, but every time, England managed to squeeze out of trouble

17-Mar-2011•Siddarth Ravindran at the Chidambaram Stadium

Shahzad ruled out with hamstring injury

Ajmal Shahzad has been ruled out of whatever further matches England play at the World Cup

17-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bangladesh face uphill task after England win

An analysis of various scenarios that determine qualification for the quarter-finals from Group B

17-Mar-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Sangakkara keeps faith in inconsistent middle order

Kumar Sangakkara is not yet sweating over an inconsistent Sri Lankan middle order, and feels his batsmen will step up when required to.

17-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mumbai

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