Cricket News

The rejoining of battle between India and Pakistan in a vital opening World Cup match on Sunday has security and police in Adelaide well and truly alert.

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has said that their World Cup preparation has amounted to nothing after going down to Ireland by four wickets in Sydney on Thursday

A Christchurch crowd of tens of thousands welcomed the 2015 World Cup in a colourful, community-focused event, which was capped off by a spectacular fireworks display

Scotland nearly upset West Indies in their chase of 314 in the warm-up match at the SCG, but fell short by three runs despite needing 14 runs from the last two overs with four wickets in hand

Michael Clarke will not be rushed back for Australia's World Cup opener against England at the MCG despite his encouraging performance in a warm-up win over the UAE

Two days after a heavy defeat at the hands of Scotland, Ireland bounced back with a four-wicket win over Bangladesh in Blacktown, which was built on strong performances from their bowlers and an unbeaten fifty from Andy Balbirnie

Aaron Finch has declared Michael Clarke's comeback into Australia's one-day outfit "a great success", and said the captain did not appear to be hampered by his hamstring during his innings of 64

Despite losing heavily to New Zealand, JP Duminy said South Africa were not worried by their performance

A Hamilton Masakadza ton led Zimbabwe to an upset victory over Sri Lanka in both teams' final warm-up before the World Cup, running down Sri Lanka's 279 with seven wickets in hand and 4.4 overs to spare

Misbah-ul-Haq saw Pakistan home by four wickets in their run chase to complete a second warm-up victory for his side

Michael Clarke's steady comeback from hamstring surgery continued at the MCG, where he made 64, then bowled and fielded effectively in Australia's clinical victory over the UAE in their final World Cup warm-up game

With batting contributions all round and a five-wicket return for Trent Boult, things could not have gone better for New Zealand ahead of their tournament opener as they thrashed South Africa by 134 runs

Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi acknowledged that his side were unable to sustain their level of skill and composure during the warm-up game against India, which they lost by 153 runs

The upcoming matches in the World Cup will be telecast free on public broadcaster channel Doordarshan, according to a Supreme Court order on Tuesday

Ab de Villiers is expected to return to captain a South African side anxious to begin the competition proper in their final World Cup warm-up match against New Zealand on Wednesday

ICC chief executive David Richardson has conceded that it is hard to guarantee large numbers of games for leading Associate teams Ireland and Afghanistan in their attempts to qualify for the 2019 World Cup in England

Tim Southee believes that the World Cup will give his team an opportunity to "get the whole country right in behind us"

A century from Matt Machan provided the platform for Scotland's impressive win over Ireland - but both sides are desperate for greater ICC support

Rohit Sharma's 150 underpinned India's surge to 364 for 5 against Afghanistan in the World Cup warm-up match at Adelaide Oval, allowing MS Dhoni's team to go on to win their first match on the tour

While Australia no longer have that air of invincibility around them, home advantage and strong ODI form could skew the odds in their favour