New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup, group A match. Kiwi openers Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum remained unbeaten to go past target of 162 set by Zimbabwe. Here are the highlights.

The people that travelled through the hills to watch the first one-day international in Pallekele witnessed a Pakistan team in shambles: they saw a glut of extras, three dropped catches, the worst possible display of end-over bowling, and a batting implosion from a shell-shocked team. They also...

Ross Taylor struck a blistering unbeaten 131 to take New Zealand to a challenging total. New Zealand posted 302 on board which proved too good for Pakistan as they sub-continent team struggled and were all out for 192. New Zealand won by 110 runs.

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...

New Zealand beat Canada by 97 runs in a lop-sided 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, Group A match. Sent in to bat first, the Kiwis got-off to a rollicking start as opener Brendon McCullum scored 109 off 109 balls. Ross Taylor followed it up with a thunderous knock of 78 off 44 balls, to take New...

New Zealand have drafted in Daryl Tuffey to provide bowling cover for the remainder of their ICC Cricket World Cup campaign. Tuffey, 32, has been brought in because Kyle Mills is struggling with a quad strain. National selector Mark Greatbatch said: "The medical team are working hard to...

Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Canadian batsman Hiral Patel reminded him of Indian swashbuckler Virender Sehwag. Patel's blazing 45-ball 54-run innings had the Australians on the backfoot before the defending champions regrouped to skittle out the Canadians for 211 and chase the...

Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 112 runs. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected bat, putting up 265 runs on board. Sangakkara contributed with a century while Muttiah Muralitharan picked four wickets.

With the country set to return to Test fold after a six-year hiatus, Zimbabwe is preparing to brace the five-day format they were once part of. Zimbabwe, who played their last Test against India in September 2005, will return to Test cricket when they take on Bangladesh, tentatively in August,...

Enigmatic fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is unlikely to play any further role for Pakistan in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup. Shoaib, 35, announced on Thursday that he will retire after the tournament. The bowler seems to have lost favour with the team management, including skipper Shahid Afridi,...