2015 Cricket World Cup

The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March 2015. 49 matches will be played in 14 venues with Australia staging 26 games at grounds in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney while New Zealand hosts 23 games in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson and Wellington.[1] The final match of the tournament will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It will be one of the world's largest international sports tournaments, with 14 competing teams and more than 400 accredited players and officials taking part in it.

...more at link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Cricket_World_Cup

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Fixtures

http://www.icc-cricket.com/fixtures



Knock out stages

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Crick ... kout_stage

Dates and venues are planned (of course) but the games(teams) assigned to each venue will be arranged to suit hosting Teams (play in own country, NZ or Aust) also consideration to highest ranking teams playing in popular venues.

The allocation to quarter finals is based on Top Pool A plays Bottom Pool B etc

Knock out stage Flow Chart

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Live Stream Links

Google to find working live stream

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As the 1st round matches proceed, follow the points table for the two pools

Points Tables

http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/standings

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Time has arrived....

CRICKET: ICC ODI World Cup 2015

First 2 matches Tomorrow (Saturday local)

Feb 14, 2015 - 1st Match, Pool A New Zealand V Sri Lanka
Hagley Oval, Christchurch,
11:00AM (NZ)

(US EST Friday 5:00PM)

Feb 14, 2015 - 2nd Match, Pool A, Australia V England
Melbourne Cricket Ground
4:30PM (NZ)

(US EST Friday 10:30PM)

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New Zealand V Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka WIN the toss. Decide to filed



New Zeakand are batting first

NZ score 331 (6 wickets; 50 overs) (6.62 runs per over)


Target for Sri Lanka 332

SRI 233 (10 wickets; 46.1 overs) (5.04 runs per over)

NZ WON

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Australia V England

England won the toss and elected to field

Australia batting first

Aus 342 (9 wickets; 50 overs) (6.84 runs per over)

Target for England 343

Eng 231 (1 wickets, 41.5 overs) (5.52 runs per over)

Australia Won

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Games Sunday Feb 15, 2015

3rd Match, Pool B South Africa V Zimbabwe
Seddon Park, Hamilton (day/night)
2:00PM (NZ)

US EST Saturday 6:00PM

4th Match, Pool B India V Pakistan
Adelaide Oval (day/night)
4:30 (NZ)

US EST Saturday 10:30PM

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India and Pakistan as Countries are close to being "at war" with border disputes/the ongoing dispute over Kashmir. Acts of terrorism from time to time. Not surprising they are regarded as Rivals on the cricket field too, but the political situation means that they rarely play against each other... except at World Cups.

The record shows India has won 5 - 0 on WC clashes with Pakistan. Pakistan are determined to break this "Duck".

The rare clash today will attract the huge audience for cricket in India (and Pakistan) with expected TV audience of 1.2 BILLION viewers. It is also a sell-out at the Ground in Adelaide.

It is the second of today's matches
4:30PM (NZ)

US EST Saturday 10:30PM

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South Africa V Zimbabwe
(Another neighbors clash)

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field

SA bat first

SA 339 (4 wickets; 50 overs) (6.78 runs per over)

Target for ZIM 340

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I left the SA V Zim game to watch India V Pakistan.

SA were making hard work of batting and looked like they would struggle to make 250.

But final score is 339.

I must have missed some big hitting, high score overs?

I see over 48: (30 runs)
Miller: 6 4 4 6 4 6

Other overs with double figure scores.. a lot down to Miller
DA Miller 138 (not out) (off 92 balls - Strike rate 150%)

Duminy also
JP Duminy 115 (not out) (off 100 balls - SR 115%)

I just heard 111 scored off last 6 overs.. that explains it


Zimbabwe all out 277 (48.2 overs) (5.73 runs per over)

South Africa Win

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India V Pakistan

India won toss, elected to bat

India bat first

Ind 300 (7 wickets; 50 overs) (6.00 runs per over)

Target for Pak 301

Pak all out 224 (47 overs) (4.76 runs per over)

India Win

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Games Monday Feb 16, 2015

5th Match, Pool B Ireland V West Indies
Saxton Oval, Nelson
11:00AM (NZ)


US EST Sunday 5:00PM


Ireland won the toss, and chose to field

West Indies batting

WI 304 (7 wickets; 50 overs) (6.08 runs per over)

Target for Ireland 305

Ire 307 (6 wickets; 45.5 overs; 204 mins) (6.69 runs per over)

Ireland Won

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Games Tuesday Feb 17, 2015

6th Match, Pool A NZ V Scotland
University Oval, Dunedin
11:00AM (NZ)


US EST Monday 5:00PM

New Zealand won the toss and decided to field

Scotland bat first

Sco all out 142 (36.2 overs; 162 mins) (3.90 runs per over)


Target for NZ 143

NZ 146/7 (24.5 overs; 103 mins) (5.87 runs per over)


NZ Won

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Games Wednesday Feb 18, 2015

7th Match, Pool A Afghanistan V Bangladesh
Manuka Oval, Canberra (day/night)
4:30PM (NZ)


US EST Tuesday 10:30PM

Bangladesh win the toss, chose to bat

Bangladesh bat first

Bang 267/10 all out last ball (50 overs) (5.34 runs per over)

Target for Afg 268

Afg 162 (10 wickets; 42.5 overs) (3.78 runs per over)


Bangladesh Won

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Games Thursday Feb 19, 2015

8th Match, Pool B United Arab Emirates V Zimbabwe
Saxton Oval, Nelson
11:00AM (NZ)


US EST Wednesday 5:00PM


Zimbabwe have won the toss and will BOWL first here at Nelson

UAE bat first

UAE 285/7 (50 overs; 205 mins) (5.70 runs per over)

Target for Zim 286

Zim 286/6 (48 overs; 201 mins) (5.95 runs per over)

Zimbabwe Won

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Games Friday Feb 20th, 2015

9th Match, Pool A New Zealand V England
Westpac Stadium, Wellington (day/night)
2:00PM (NZ)

US EST Thursday 8:00PM


England won the toss and decided to bat

Eng bat first

Eng 123 all out (33.2 overs) (3.69 runs per over)

(Southee 7-33 (9 overs) best NZ bowling figures ever in ODI.. 3 best for all countries)

Target for NZ 124

NZ 125/2 (12.2 overs) (10.13 runs per over)

(appropriately final runs a cock-up by Eng.. high ball to boundary, 5 Wides)

NZ WIN

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Games Saturday Feb 21st, 2015

10th Match, Pool B Pakistan V West Indies
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
11:00AM (NZ)

US EST Friday 5:00PM


11th Match, Pool A Australia V Bangladesh
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane (day/night) ("The GABBA")
4:30PM (NZ)

US EST Friday 10:30PM

NOTE
Tropical Cyclone headed towards(at?) Brisbane... game likely to be abandoned?

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