NZ v SL, World Cup 2015, Group A, Christchurch

Corey Anderson's effort gets New Zealand off to winning start

Feb 14, 2015: A strong all-round display from Corey Anderson helped New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 98 runs in their opening World Cup encounter which was played in Christ Church on Saturday.

How maths has ruined one-day cricket

Feb 14, 2015: Does any normal person understand the D/L method? Why not replace it with a coin toss?

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Group A, Christchurch

The crowd catch, and the players' drops

Feb 14, 2015: Plays of the Day from the Group A World Cup 2015 match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, in Christchurch

South Africa v Zimbabwe, World Cup, Group B, Hamilton

Zimbabwe out to catch greatness

Feb 14, 2015: When Steve Hansen, the All Blacks coach, turned up at Lincoln for a meet-up with New Zealand's cricket coach, Mike Hesson during the warm-up match between Zimbabwe and the co-hosts, the Zimbabwe players were the first in line to get his autograph

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Group A, Christchurch

Hagley 100, Sanga 1000

Feb 14, 2015: Stats highlights from the Group A match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch

New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Group A, World Cup 2015

Big New Zealand win adds to hype

Feb 14, 2015:

India v Pakistan, World Cup - stats preview

Tendulkar-less India: A first for Pakistan in World Cup

Feb 14, 2015: Sachin Tendulkar has won Man-of-the-Match in three out of five World Cup games against Pakistan, but he won't be around to help India out on Sunday

South Africa v Zimbabwe, World Cup, Group B, Hamilton

De Villiers turned on for Zimbabwe

Feb 14, 2015: "Zimbabwe. Tomorrow." AB de Villiers expects the pressure to start right from the first game

South Africa v Zimbabwe, World Cup, Group B, Hamilton

African flavour to spice up Hamilton

Feb 14, 2015: South Africa and Zimbabwe, the only two teams from the African continent, kick off their respective campaigns against each other and there's no shortage of brotherly love between them

Drop-in pitches will nullify home advantage

Feb 14, 2015: Portable pitches in Australia tend to be more benign, which will help subcontinent teams acclimatise quicker in the World Cup

World Cup 2015

India 5, Pakistan 0

Feb 14, 2015: Seventeen years. Four World Cups. Somehow, India and Pakistan had managed to avoid each other. When they finally came to face to face, it didn't take long for the emotions to surge

The mystery of the sporting rivalry

Feb 13, 2015: When India meet Pakistan and England take on Australia, despite all the complex historical baggage, on the field all they are doing is playing

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

'Meekened' Pakistan still waiting to prick India's bubble

Feb 13, 2015: Every time India beat Pakistan at the World Cup it cuts into the ego and bluster that had characterised Pakistani cricket for years

NZ v SL, World Cup 2015, Group A, Christchurch

Anderson, McCullum set up massive win

Feb 13, 2015: In an opening-day display as emphatic as any in previous World Cup, New Zealand mauled Sri Lanka by 98 runs at the Hagley Oval

Cobras v Titans, Momentum One-Day Cup 2014-15, final, Cape Town

Morkel, Elgar guide Titans to title

Feb 13, 2015: Centuries from Albie Morkel and Dean Elgar led Titans to the One-Day Cup title with a five-wicket win over Cape Cobras at Newlands

County news

Azhar Mahmood back for Surrey in T20

Feb 13, 2015: Azhar Mahmood has signed on for another season of T20 with Surrey

County news

Hampshire allow Carberry IPL opportunity

Feb 13, 2015: Hampshire have decided to allow Michael Carberry to enter the auction for the 2015 IPL

World Cup 2015

Cricket World Cup: Experts' picks

Feb 13, 2015:

World Cup 2015

Who will win the Cup? Here are our odds

Feb 13, 2015: Which teams have the best chance of doing just that? Here are our Cricket World Cup odds.

Corruption in the IPL

Verma questions Srinivasan chairing BCCI meet

Feb 13, 2015: Aditya Verma, the petitioner in the IPL corruption scandal, has demanded an apology from BCCI members for having allowed N Srinivasan to chair last week's working committee meeting