Australia is the World Champion at MCG
Finals New Zealand vs Australia
New Zealand 183 Grant Elliott 83 Mitchell Johnson 3/30 James Faulkner 3/36
Australia 186/3 Michael Clarke 74 and Steven Smith 56 *
Australia Won by Seven Wickets with 101 balls remaining
Man of the Match James Faulkner
Player of the Series Mitchell Starc
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Congratulations Australia to qualify for the Finals against New Zealand on Sunday March 29 2015 at MCG.
Australia 328 for 7 in 50 Overs (Steven Smith 105 Umesh Yadav 4/72)
India 233 (MS Dhoni 65 James Faulkner 3/59)
Australia won by 95 runs
Man of the Match Steven Smith
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India has done well enough to contain them to this score where it did appear at one stage that Australia might put up 350 plus runs on the board. Had there been 8 runs less India would have had a very good chance as I had feltt that India can chase upto 320. Let us hope for the best. maybe Dhoni or jadeja should bat up the order. My batting order would be Shikhar-Rahane, Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohit Sharma, Ashwin, Shami and Yadav. I have a strong feeling if India could get to 150 in 25 overs with 3 or fewer wickets they could well be in the game. Good Luck India..
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The second semifinal is about to start in half an hour.. who wins the toss.. who bats first.. what score is put on the board.. these are some of the questions that decide the fate of the game.. nevertheless the game is going to be an absorbing day of cricket for both the countries.. Australia are having stars like Mitchell Starc and Glen Maxwell.. India on the other hand come unbeaten in the tournament and have been playing good collective cricket..
I would wish that the team that plays better cricket wins..
One has to wait and see..
Best Wishes to MS Dhoni and Michael Clarke..
Semi-Final 2 : March 26 Australia vs India Sydney
South Africa 281/5 in 43 Overs (AB de Villiers 65* Anderson 3/72)
New Zealand 299/6 in 42.5 Overs (Grant Elliott 84* Morne Morkel 3/48)
New Zealand won by 4 Wickets
Man of the Match Grant Elliott (84*)
Semi-Final 1 : March 24 New Zealand beats South Africa at Auckland
Most Runs - Kumar Sangakkara (SLK) - 541 Runs ( HS 124)
Most Wickets - Trent Boult (NZL) - 21 Wickets (Best 5/27)
Hihgest Team Total - Australia - 417/6 (David Warner 178) vs Afghanistan
Lowest Team Total- UAE 102 (31.2 Overs R Ashwin 4/25) vs India
March 10 2015 - With the fifth consecutive win in the world Cup India is now assured of topping the pool B in any case.. like New Zealand in the Pool A.. New Zealand have won all the six league matches in pool A.. Can India achieve that as well in pool B would be known in three hours from now they are chasing 287 against Zimbabwe in their last pool B match..
ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 - Facts and Figures by Abhaya Sharma
Figures here are only for the match records
| Description |
Record |
Team for |
Team vs |
Date/Venue |
MOM |
| Highest/Lowest Totals |
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| Highest First/Won |
417 for 6 (50 Overs) |
Australia |
Afghanistan |
March 04 / Perth |
David Warner (178*) AUS |
| Highest First/Lost |
318 for 8 (50 Overs) |
Scotland |
Bangladesh |
March 05 / Nelson |
Kyle Coetzer (156) SCO |
| Highest Chasing/Won |
322 for 4 (48.1 Overs) |
Bangladesh |
Scotland |
March 05 / Nelson |
Kyle Coetzer (156) SCO |
| Highest Chasing/Lost |
326 (49.3) |
Zimbabwe |
Ireland |
March 07 / Hobart |
Ed Joyce (112) IRE |
| Lowest First/Lost |
102 |
UAE |
India |
Feb 28 / Perth |
R Ashwin (4/25) IND |
| Lowest First/Won |
222 (46.4 Overs/47 Overs) |
Pakistan |
South Africa |
Mar 07/Auckland |
S Ahmed (49 & 6 dism) PAK |
| Lowest Total (Chasing) |
142 (37.3 Overs) |
Afghanistan |
Australia |
March 05 / Perth |
David Warner (178) AUS |
| Most Extras |
26 |
Zimbabwe |
UAE |
Feb 19 / Nelson |
S Williams (76 & 2/43) ZIM |
| Most 100 + scores team |
Miller 138* & Duminy 115* |
South Africa |
Zimbabwe |
Feb 15 / Hamilton |
David Miller (138*) SA |
| |
Gayle 215 & Samuels 133* |
West Indies |
Zimbabwe |
Feb 24 / Canberra |
Chris Gayle (215) WI |
| |
Dilshan 161* Sangakkara 105* |
Sri Lanka |
Bangladesh |
Feb 26/Melbourne |
Tilakratne Dilshan (161*) SLK |
| |
Thrimanne 139* Sangakkara 117* |
Sri Lanka |
England |
Mar 01 Wellington |
Sangakkara (117*) SLK |
| |
Amla 159, du Plessis 109 |
South Africa |
Ireland |
Mar 03/ Canberra |
Hasim Amla (159) SA |
| |
Sangakkara 124 Dilshan 104 |
Sri Lanka |
Scotland |
Mar 11/Hobart |
Sangakkara (124) |
| Most 50+ scores |
de Villiers 162*, Amla 65 du Plessis 62 Rossouw 61 |
South Africa |
West Indies |
Feb 27/Sydney |
AB de Villiers (162*) SA |
| |
Iqbal 95 Mahmudullah 62 Rahim 60 Al Hasan 52 |
Bangladesh |
Scotland |
March 05/ Nelson |
Kyle Coetzer (156) SCO |
| |
Smith 72 Clarke 68 Maxwell 102 Watson 67 |
Australia |
Sri Lanka |
March 08/Sydney |
Glen Maxwell (102) AUS |
| Highest Partnership |
372 runs (Gayle & Samuels) |
West Indies |
Zimbabwe |
Feb 24 / Canberra |
Chris Gayle (215) WI |
| Best Match Aggregate |
688 Runs |
AUS (376/9) |
SLK (312) |
March 08/ Sydney |
Glen Maxwell (102) AUS |
| Victory Margins |
|
|
|
|
|
| Largest (By Runs) |
275 Runs |
Australia |
Afghanistan |
March 04 / Perth |
David Warner (178*) AUS |
| Largest (By Wickets) |
9 Wickets |
India |
UAE |
Feb 28 / Perth |
R Ashwin (4/25) IND |
| |
9 Wickets |
Sri Lanka |
England |
Mar 01 /Wellington |
Sangakkara (117*) SLK |
| Largest (By Balls Rem) |
226 balls |
New Zealand |
England |
Feb 20 / Wellington |
Tim Southee (7/33) NZL |
| Closest (By Runs) |
5 Runs |
Ireland |
Zimbabwe |
March 07 / Hobart |
Ed Joyce (112) IRE |
| Closest (By Wickets) |
1 Wicket |
Afghanistan |
Scotland |
Feb 26 / Dunedin |
S Shenwari (96) AFG |
| |
1 Wicket |
New Zealand |
Australia |
Feb 28 / Auckland |
Trent Boult (5/27) NZL |
| Closest by (Balls Rem) |
3 Balls |
Afghanistan |
Scotland |
Feb 26 / Dunedin |
S Shenwari (96) AFG |
| |
3 Balls |
Ireland |
Zimbabwe |
March 07/ Hobart |
Ed Joyce (112) IRE |
| Fielding |
|
|
|
|
|
| Most Catches |
4 Soumya Sarkar |
Bangladesh |
Scotland |
March 05/ Nelson |
Kyle Coetzer (156) SCO |
| Most dismissals (WK) |
6 Sarfaraz Ahmed |
Pakistan |
South Africa |
Mar 07/Auckland |
S Ahmed (49 & 6 dism) PAK |
| Bowling |
|
|
|
|
|
| Best Bowling Figures |
9-0-33-7 Tim Southee |
New Zealand |
England |
Feb 20 / Wellington |
Tim Southee (7/33) NZL |
| Most Economical |
1.8 (10-4-18-4) Daniel Vettori |
New Zealand |
Afghanistan |
Mar 08 / Napier |
Daniel Vettori (10-4-18-4) |
| Best Strike Rate |
7.7 (9-0-33-7) Tim Southee |
New Zealand |
England |
Feb 20/ Wellington |
Tim Southee (7/33) NZL |
| Top Individuals Batting |
|
|
|
|
|
| Highest Score |
237* Martin Guptill |
New Zealand |
West Indies |
Mar 21/Wellington |
Martin Guptill (237*) NZL |
| Highest Strike Rate (>=50 runs) |
308.07 Brendon McCullum 77 (25b) |
New Zealand |
England |
Feb 20 / Wellington |
Tim Southee (7/33) NZL |
| Highest Percent Contrib |
60.3 Martin Guptill (237/393) |
New Zealand |
West Indies |
March 21/ Wellington |
Martin Guptill (237*) NZL |
| Most Sixes |
16 Chris Gayle (215) |
West Indies |
Zimbabwe |
Feb 24 / Canberra |
Chris Gayle (215) WI |