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ESPNcricinfo looks at the key contests in the semi-final between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Colombo

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

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

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

Five ways Australia lost the World Cup

Ricky Ponting doesn't think Australia bowing out of the World Cup marks the end of an era, but it's impossible to come to any other conclusion

Before the World Cup, both struggling for form. Now, they have a partnership that will go down as one of India's most memorable one-day stands

It is no shame for a veteran to strip things back, and at 36, Ricky Ponting should consider his hook-less, pared-back knock against India as an example of the way he should play in his cricketing twilight

Ravi Bopara doesn't have many fond memories of Sri Lanka but hopes to chance that in the World Cup quarter-final

Plays of the Day from the quarterfinal between India and Australia in Ahmedabad

After eight years of unconverted cameos and constant role switching, Mohammad Hafeez's talent and cricketing brain are finally leading to vital performances

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day for the Pakistan v West Indies quarter-final in Dhaka

The promise the Dutch showed in their opening match against England is a distant memory as they exited the tournament with not a single win to their name

A look at how Canada, one of the Associates in Group A, fared in the 2011 World Cup

Ireland were the best of the Associates by far and their performances more than justified their presence in the tournament

Three years on the county circuit with Lancashire has toughened up Faf du Plessis' game, making him ready for international cricket

After their World Cup misadventure, Kenya remains an object lesson for other Associates of just how easily things can go wrong

The most important lesson for Zimbabwe to take away from a disappointing campaign is the sheer amount of work still needed if they are to avoid embarrassing themselves when they return to Test cricket later this year

Yuvraj Singh has had to be strong to get past a difficult 2010; to get past a stomach bug that hampered him during his hundred in Chennai; to carry a failing middle order. It's time for the rest of the team to hang tough too