Richie Benaud, Australian cricket legend & commentator dies at 84

SYDNEY (Australia) — Former Australia captain and legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud has died at the age of 84. Benaud died overnight at a Sydney hospice, surrounded by his wife, Daphne, and... Read more »

Australia’s Meg Lanning named Wisden’s leading Woman Cricketer

Australian batter Meg Lanning has been named Wisden’s inaugural Leading Woman Cricketer in the World. Lanning earned the accolade based on her standout performances during 2014, in which she was named the... Read more »
Sri Lanka's Sangakkara reacts after being dismissed during the fifth and final one-day international cricket match against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi

Sangakkara earns Wisden’s leading Cricketer of the Year for second time

Sri Lankan veteran batsman Kumar Sangakkara has been declared as the leading cricketer of the year in the 2015 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack. Sangakkara joined India’s Virender Sehwag as the only two players... Read more »

New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori announces retirement from international cricket

AUCKLAND (New Zealand) — Long-serving New Zealand cricketer Daniel Vettori has called time on his international career, saying the World Cup final against Australia was his last appearance for the Black Caps.... Read more »

Australia crush New Zealand in final to win Cricket World Cup 2015

MELBOURNE (Australia) — Australia won their fifth World Cup, out of the 11 tournaments that have been staged, with contemptuous ease. New Zealand were brushed aside by seven wickets with 16.5 overs... Read more »

Australian bowlers dismiss New Zealand for 183 in Cricket World Cup final

MELBOURNE, (Australia) – Mitchell Starc bowled Brendon McCullum for a duck in the first over and the Australian bowlers maintained the relentless pressure to dismiss New Zealand for 183 in the Cricket... Read more »

Michael Clarke announces ODI retirement after World Cup final

Australia’s skipper’s shock announcement that he will quit one-day internationals after the World Cup final against New Zealand Melbourne (Australia) – Australia captain Michael Clarke has added a fresh edge to Sunday’s... Read more »

Rising Southern Star, Jess Jonassen, claims Player of the Year award

Southern Stars and Konica Minolta Queensland Fire all-rounder Jess Jonassen has taken out Player of the Year award By Aaron Pereira You’d never believe how much Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars all-rounder Jess... Read more »

Australia cruise into World Cup final after 95-run win over India

SYDNEY (Australia) — Australia will play fellow co-hosts New Zealand in Sunday’s World Cup final in Melbourne after they beat defending champions India by 95 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground. They... Read more »

New Zealand’s Grant Elliott sinks South Africa to steer NZ into World Cup Final

The Black Caps dream lives on after they won what must rate as one of the most memorable of all World Cup games by four wickets. Grant Elliott, perceived by some to... Read more »

New Zealand reach first World Cup final after dramatic win over South Africa

AUCKLAND (New Zealand) – New Zealand and South Africa have played out a World Cup semi-final thriller at Eden Park, with the Black Caps claiming a place in the final with a dramatic... Read more »

New Zealand’s Guptill makes World Cup history with highest-ever score of 237

By Martin Smith New Zealand opener breaks all kinds of records on his way to an amazing unbeaten 237 against West Indies in the World Cup quarter-final. New Zealand opener Martin Guptill... Read more »

Guptill’s double century powers New Zealand to beat West Indies

New Zealand beats West Indies by 143 runs in second quarter final. Thus, it’s time to wave goodbye to the quarter-finals and to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and West Indies. Four titans remain:... Read more »

Outrage in Bangladesh over no-ball, BCB to lodge appeal

Hundreds of Bangladesh cricket supporters on Thursday burnt an effigy of Pakistani cricket umpire Aleem Dar and marched in the capital Dhaka after the country was knocked out of the World Cup.... Read more »

Australia oust Pakistan to set up India semi-final

Australia withstood a pulsating spell of fast bowling from Pakistan’s Wahab Riaz to set up a meeting with India in the World Cup semi-finals. Australia’s hopes of chasing 214 looked in peril... Read more »

Steve Waugh motivates Australian cricketers against Pakistan

The presence of World Cup-winning captain Steve Waugh in the Australian squad has helped reassure the players that they can cope with the pressure of entering the knockout stage of their home... Read more »

South Africa beats Sri Lanka to reach world cup semi-finals

South Africa now head for a semi-final against New Zealand or West Indies; Sri Lanka, after months on the road, finally go home to a new and challenging era. Neither Kumar Sangakkara... Read more »

Top 10 Apps to keep track of Cricket World Cup 2015

Here is a list of some of the best free Cricket World Cup 2015 Android apps that will help you to follow World cup that you don’t want to miss especially when... Read more »

Sarfraz, pacers stun South Africa in World Cup match

Pakistan revives World Cup Campaign with 29-run win A hostile trio of Pakistan left-arm fast bowlers took full advantage of a pitch freshened by rain to hand pre-tournament favourites South Africa their... Read more »

Australia’s batsmen set up record win over Afghanistan

A century to David Warner, fifties from Steven Smith and Glenn Maxwell and a polished performance in the field have guided Australia to victory over Afghanistan PERTH (Australia) – Australia posted a... Read more »

New Zealand beat Australia by 1 wicket in thrilling Cricket match

Ice-cool Williamson wins New Zealand a thriller New Zealand survived a late collapse to beat Australia by one wicket in a thrilling World Cup Pool A game. Chasing a meagre 152 to... Read more »

Afghanistan seal historic win over Scotland in World Cup match

Late order heroics hand Afghanistan victory after a middle order collapse against Scotland in Dunedin Afghanistan beat Scotland by one wicket with three balls to spare to claim their first World Cup... Read more »

Pakistan cricket fans protest over Cricket team’s performance in World Cup

Disheartened Pakistan cricket fans took to the streets, expressing their protest after the national team posted below-par performances in the first two matches of the ongoing World Cup. In Multan, which is... Read more »

‘We lost in all three departments’ says Pakistan captain Misbah

His team committed so many errors, one after another, that when Misbah was asked whether the batting, the bowling or the fielding was worse, he just smiled and said “Everything” Pakistan captain... Read more »