March17 Brother Act on St. Patrick’s Day by: Neil Pickup Contrasting innings from brothers Niall and Kevin O’Brien inspired Ireland to stun Pakistan in the biggest upset in ODI history.
March17 Bangladesh upset India by: Sudeep Popat India’s World Cup campaign got off to the worst of starts, as Bangladesh defeated them by five wickets in both side’s first match.
March17 England players fined by: Neil Pickup England coach Duncan Fletcher has fined a number of players for a “breach of team discipline” following yesterday’s defeat
March17 Fletcher confident of revival by: Zac Gelman Duncan Fletcher has admitted his side’s World Cup campaign has gotten much tougher after their six wicket loss to New Zealand.
March17 Gibbs hits a million by: Zac Gelman Star South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs hit six sixes in a row yesterday, in the process earning US $1m for a charity of his choice
March16 NZ ease past England by: Richard Edmunds Scott Styris found form with both bat and ball as New Zealand gained revenge against England in St Lucia.
March16 Craig Wright heads home by: James Nixon Scotland captain Craig Wright has had to fly home to attend the funeral of an aunt a team spokesman has said.
March16 SA hit Dutch for six by: Michelle Hamberger South Africa demonstrated their power to blast the Netherlands off the map in this rain reduced Group A match.
March16 Manjural Islam killed by: Alex Crampton Bangladeshi all rounder Manjural Islam has been tragically killed in a car accident, at the age of just 22.
March16 Fulton and McMillan ready to go by: James Nixon Peter Fulton and Craig McMillan have been passed fit for New Zealand’s first group stage match against England.