The Buzz

Con man dupes BBC as Pakistan star

Mar 15, 2015: A club cricketer in northern England has duped the BBC into paying him to appear on programmes by pretending to be the former Pakistan batsman Nadeem Abbasi.

UAE v West Indies, World Cup 2015, Group B, Napier

Jason Holder claims four wickets to topple UAE

Mar 15, 2015: Jason Holder claimed four wickets for just 27 runs to help West Indies pip the United Arab Emirates by six wickets in their last World Cup 2015 Group B match played in Napier on Sunday.

UAE v West Indies, World Cup 2015, Group B, Napier

West Indies v UAE - #BendTheRules Moments

Mar 15, 2015: The innings which Nasir Aziz played against West Indies, on Sunday, helped the United Arab Emirates, who were struggling at 46 for six, post a respectable total of 175 in their last Group B match played in Napier.

The Stuart factor

Mar 15, 2015:

World Cup 2015

McCullum's leap of faith, Taylor's long walk goodbye

Mar 15, 2015: ESPNcricinfo's correspondents at the World Cup pick their best moments from the fourth week of matches

UAE v West Indies, World Cup 2015, Group B, Napier

The Sammy sulk, the missed five-for

Mar 15, 2015: Darren Sammy is not the one to throw tantrums, but after being taken off the attack, the allrounder was not able to hide his disappointment

That familiar Guyanese accent

Mar 15, 2015: Fomer West Indies player Bruce Pairaudeau, who is 83, surprised the West Indies players during their training session on the eve of the UAE clash, after driving 300 kilometres with a friend from Hamilton, where he lives

Ireland v Pakistan, World Cup 2015, Group B, Adelaide

Sarfraz hundred sends Pakistan into quarters

Mar 15, 2015: Pakistan lost their opening two matches of the World Cup; Ireland won their opening two matches. But it is the former who progressed to the quarter-finals with a reasonably polished seven-wicket victory in Adelaide

United Arab Emirates v West Indies, World Cup 2015, Group B, Napier

Jason Holder's four sinks UAE

Mar 15, 2015:

UAE v West Indies, World Cup 2015, Group B, Napier

Six bowleds, and seventh-wicket stands

Mar 15, 2015: Stats highlights from the West Indies-UAE match in Napier

Taste tests, and snoozin' next to Sanath

Mar 15, 2015: Our correspondent displays horrific ignorance about the finer things in life, and begs for a lift to McDonald's

Don't kill cricket in the Associate nations

Mar 15, 2015: How are kids to aspire to become cricketers if they can't watch role models from their countries on the biggest stage?

Logan Cup 2014-15

Mumba wraps up big Rhinos win

Mar 14, 2015: Five wickets from 18-year-old Carl Mumba, taking his match haul to eight, helped Mid West Rhinos to a three-day win over Mountaineers in Kwekwe

UAE v West Indies, World Cup 2015, Group B, Napier

WI win big, reach quarters thanks to Pakistan

Mar 14, 2015: West Indies needed to overhaul a target of 176 in 36.2 overs or less to make the quarter-finals barring a tie in Adelaide and they did that without much incident

World Cup 2015: Scotland

Doors slide shut on Scotland

Mar 14, 2015: Scotland showed glimpses of quality even in their worst moments but "fine margins" and "bad luck" meant they left the World Cup without a victory - one that may never come

World Cup 2015: India

India's road to the semi-final

Mar 14, 2015:

India v Zimbabwe, World Cup 2015, Group B, Auckland

A familiar despair marks Taylor's farewell

Mar 14, 2015: Brendan Taylor did everything in his last match to give his side a real chance of stunning India, and all he could do was watch it slip away. In so many ways, the theme of his Zimbabwe career

India v Zimbabwe, World Cup 2015, Group B, Auckland

Dhoni breaks down the chase method

Mar 14, 2015: After leading India to a six-wicket win against Zimbabwe in the final group match of the World Cup, MS Dhoni said that breaking the target down into smaller goals was the key in handling high-pressure situations

Australia v Scotland, World Cup 2015, Group A, Hobart

Pragmatic Australia ace rain hurdle

Mar 14, 2015: Despite the nervousness caused by the weather, Australia's professional victory secured their preferred route for the knockouts

India v Zimbabwe, Group B, Auckland

Middle-order masterclass hides troubles at the top

Mar 14, 2015: In an otherwise strong campaign, India will be wary of the fact that their openers have struggled to come out firing and are time and again being bailed out by others down the order