England won a cliff-hanger against South Africa in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Electing to bat first, England were all out for 171 in the 46th over. Chasing a low total, South Africa got off to a steady start however, Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann pulled out an unlikely victory for England.

Stuart Broad is to fly home from the ICC Cricket World Cup on Wednesday because of a side injury, the ECB have confirmed. The England seamer on Tuesday afternoon received the news he was dreading, having undergone two scans after suffering soreness in his upper side during Sunday's Group B...

Sachin Tendulkar added another feather in his cap when he became the first and only batsman to score 2,000 runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup. In a glittering international career, Sachin Tendulkar has added another landmark to his name at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on March 9, by becoming the...

Sri Lanka openers Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan's first-wicket stand of 282 in Thursday's match against Zimbabwe was the highest in a ICC Cricket World Cup. It also fell just short of the best one-day international opening partnership of all time, which Tharanga holds with...

Dead and buried at one stage, a spirited Bangladesh fought back to record a thrilling two-wicket win against England in the ICC CWC. England suffered a shock two-wicket defeat against Bangladesh and will almost certainly need to beat the West Indies in their final Group B match to avoid another...

In a thrilling finish in Nagpur\'s Jamtha Stadium, South Africa beat India by three wickets with 2 balls remaining. Robin Peterson (18 off 7 balls) and Faf du Plessis (25 off 23 balls) put on a decisive 21-run eighth-wicket stand to get past India\'s score of 296. Amla (61),...

In an overs-reduced match at Pallekelle due to rain, Pakistan scored an easy 7-wicket win against Zimbabwe in a Group A World Cup match. Asad Shafiq hit 78* runs while Mohammad Hafeez contributed with a noticeable 49. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat. They put up 151 runs on board in 39.4...

Ricky Ponting lost his temper on the pitch as Australia were again made to work hard in the field against lowly opposition at the cricket World Cup. The Australia captain's irritation at his team's inability to dismiss Canada turned to outright anger in the 42nd over when teammate...

A sparkling knock of 113 by Yuvraj Singh helped India beat the West Indies by 80 runs in the final Group B match in the ICC Cricket World Cup. The victory put India second in their group and secured a quarter-final against Australia in Ahmedabad, while the Windies are left to face Group B...

The Indian Premier League organisers were forced to tweak the event's schedule this year because of the upcoming assembly elections in five states. The league organisers, in a statement, said they have made some changes in the 2011 IPL original schedule taking into account the assembly elections...