World Cup 2015

5 Things: India on path to final, West Indies face fight for quarters spot

Mar 6, 2015:

India v West Indies, Group B, Perth

Mohammed Shami returns from injury to help India beat West Indies

Mar 6, 2015: Mohammed Shami returned from an injury to claim three wickets and helped India beat West Indies by four wickets in their World Cup 2015 Group B match played in Perth on Friday.

India v West Indies, Group B, Perth

Chris Gayle, self-destructing in 3, 2,..

Mar 6, 2015: Plays of the day from the Group B match between India and West Indies in Perth

Ranji Trophy 2014-15

Karnataka, TN upbeat ahead of Ranji final

Mar 6, 2015: Karnataka enter the Ranji Trophy final as slight favourites according to their batting coach, but will have their work cut out against a Tamil Nadu side beaming with confidence and playing in their first final after two seasons

England news

England urged to get in the swing

Mar 6, 2015: England must keep faith in their ability to swing the Kookaburra ball and risk a fuller, attacking length against Bangladesh, according to two coaches not involved with the set-up

World Cup 2015: Sri Lanka

Jayawardene unfazed by Australia's pace attack

Mar 6, 2015: Sri Lanka's away matches against Australia have always loomed as a trial-by-pace for the top order, but although the opposition bowlers are quick, that does not necessarily make them menacing, according to Mahela Jayawardene

County news

Leicestershire make audacious bid for Pietersen

Mar 6, 2015: Kevin Pietersen has been offered an unlikely route back into English cricket after an audacious bid from Leicestershire.

Queensland v WA, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane, 2nd day

Marsh and Whiteman's epic powers WA

Mar 6, 2015: Shaun Marsh and Sam Whiteman both raised hundreds during a 255-run stand for the fifth wicket, as Western Australia compiled a mammoth 7 for 417 against Queensland before declaring

NSW v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Sydney, 2nd day

NSW recover from mini-collapse

Mar 6, 2015: A 94-run partnership between Steve O'Keefe and Peter Nevill guided New South Wales to within 11 runs of Tasmania's first-innings score of 237

Victoria v SA, Sheffield Shield, Adelaide, 2nd day

Hussey, Siddle leave South Australia reeling

Mar 6, 2015: A century from David Hussey, followed by a four-wicket burst from Peter Siddle helped Victoria take firm control of their clash against South Australia in Adelaide

India v West Indies, World Cup 2015, Group B, Perth

India made to sweat in small chase

Mar 6, 2015:

'NZ crowds are getting behind every single ball'

Mar 6, 2015: The Beige Brigade gasp at the home support, discuss Shapoor Zadran, the Eden Park collapse and technically ugly players

A daft aroma, an ignorant finish

Mar 6, 2015: There is plenty to see and do around Napier - lovely ocean views, a gannet colony, a water park, cycling tracks through the sun-bathed countryside - but it's the Hawke's Bay's wine that is world famous

India v West Indies, Group B, Perth

West Indies v India - #BendTheRules Moments

Mar 6, 2015: #BendTheRules Moments from the Group B match between India and West Indies

Pakistan v South Africa, Group B, Auckland

Pakistan target runs, de Villiers

Mar 6, 2015: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has admitted that his team will need to get rid of AB de Villiers early if they are to triumph against South Africa in Auckland

World Cup 2015: Australia

Finch batting from memory

Mar 6, 2015: If it has only been three matches since Aaron Finch made a compelling century against England in the World Cup opener at the MCG, it has also been three weeks

Pakistan news

'It's time for Pakistan to look forward' - Misbah

Mar 6, 2015: Misbah-ul-Haq hopes his gradual phasing out of international cricket will coincide with the ushering in of a new era for Pakistan, in which a new leader will receive continued support as he finds his feet

Afghanistan desperate to wake up from fairy-tale run

Mar 6, 2015: And other bits of news around the tournament you may have missed

India v West Indies, Group B, Perth

Dhoni, bowlers extend World Cup streak

Mar 6, 2015: India were given their first scare of the World Cup when West Indies reduced them to 78 for 4 and 134 for 6 in a chase of 183, but MS Dhoni shepherded them through to an eventually comfortable win with four wickets in hand and 10.5 overs to spare

Ireland v Zimbabwe, World Cup 2015, Group B, Hobart

Zimbabwe, Ireland wary in high-stakes game

Mar 6, 2015: Zimbabwe and Ireland are 10th and 11th in the ODI rankings but they have not played each other that often. Their clash in Hobart will have significant impact on their World Cup campaigns