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MELBOURNE , Australia, CMC – Australia crushed New Zealand by seven wickets to claim their fifth ICC Cricket World Cup, in a hugely lopsided affair at the Melbourne Cricket Ground that had been hyped as blockbuster. opting to bat first, the Black Caps slumped to 39 for three in the 13th over and despite a brief recovery, could only muster a disappointing 183 all out off 45 overs. Middle order batsman Grant Elliott top scored with 82 off 83 deliveries and Ross Taylor got 40 from 72 balls but they were the only batsmen to pass 15 as the much vaunted Kiwi batting juggernaut faltered badly. Left-armer Mitchell Johnson (3-30) and fellow seamer James Faulkner (3-36) both finished with three wickets apiece while another left-armer, Mitchell Starc, claimed two for 20, to pick up the Man-of-the-Series honours. Left with a paltry target to chase in front their home crowd, the Aussies made light work of the task, cruising to victory in the 34th over behind half-centuries from captain Michae

West Indies master-blaster Chris Gayle has dodged a contentious first ball duck to smash the fastest ever ODI double century in the Cricket World Cup clash with Zimbabwe in Canberra. Gayle's drought-breaking 215 runs off 147 balls spearheaded an imposing total of 2-372 off 50 overs at Manuka Oval. It makes him the first non-Indian player to reach 200 in a one-day international, and the highest scorer in a World Cup match. It's also the second highest ODI score ever, shy of Indian Rohit Sharma's 264. Upon reaching the 200-run milestone off 138 balls, Gayle dropped to his knees, raised his bat and helmet above his head and acknowledged his teammates under the Sir Donald Bradman stand. His first 100 came off a workmanlike 105 balls. He bludgeoned his second off just 33. He was aided by first drop Marlon Samuels, who hit a comparatively patient 133 off 156 balls to bring up the highest partnership (372 runs) in ODI history. Gayle smashed a record equalling 16 sixes and 1

The 11th edition of ICC Cricket World Cup presented its schedule and match fixtures, which commences on February 14 with the match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka. ICC Cricket World Cup 2105 that is jointly co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, presents an odd hour gap for the viewers in the Indian subcontinent. Hence, we present the complete time-table of the 49-match tournament in the Indian Standard Time (IST). Also Read:  Team India for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Announced – India confirms 15-man squad The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, will feature its first match, between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Hagley Oval in Christchurch for Indian viewers on February 15 at 3.30 am IST early morning. The match timings for the matches will follow three timings in India – the morning matches scheduled in Australia and New Zealand at 3.30 am, 6.30 am and the Day-night matches will take place at 9.00 am IST. The defending champions India is scheduled to begin their campaign  against Pa