After consultation with his colleagues, Kumar Dharmasena signalled six runs for the incident, meaning that England - who were staring down the barrel suddenly found hope read more

England vs New Zealand: It is perhaps appropriate that England are facing New Zealand in a final between two sides who have yet to win the World Cup. read more

England vs New Zealand: Both teams are well-equipped to end their respective trophy droughts and will be eying immortality when they come face to face at the Lord’s. read more

Stead opined that there is pressure on both the teams and it all comes down to which team handles it properly. read more

Smith’s commentary in particular was lauded by the fans as his emotions captured the imagination of the viewers. read more

Henry’s figures of three for 37 included the top-order scalps of Rohit Sharma, K L Rahul and Dinesh Karthik, earning him the Man-of-the-Match Award. read more

Chasing a modest target of 240, India’s top order was left reeling as Matt Henry and Boult reduced the world’s number one side to 24 for four. read more

Unable to cope with the pace bowling of Matt Henry and Trent Boult, India were reduced to 5-3, 24-4 and 92-6 before their Ravindra Jadeja-inspired late revival set up a tense finale that ultimately fell short. read more

India’s famed top-order imploded on a day when it mattered most as a gritty New Zealand survived a swift counter attack from Ravindra Jadeja to win an exciting World Cup semi-final by 18 runs. read more

India starts as favourites, but should take nothing for granted against New Zealand read more

It will be a fight between India’s batting prowess and New Zealand’s bowling as Rohit Sharma (647), KL Rahul (360) and Virat Kohli (442) with a cumulative contribution of 1347 runs will meet their match in Ferguson (17 wickets), Boult (15 wickets) and... read more

The sub-plots promise to be fascinating --- Rohit trying to hook a Lockie Ferguson bouncer, KL Rahul negotiating one from Trent Boult that could tail in, Kohli smashing Matt Henry all around. read more

India’s success at this World Cup has been built on the heavy scoring of a Rohit Sharma-led batting top order, and despite the insistence of batting coach Sanjay Bangar, the middle order is undercooked. read more

Both Kohli and Williamson were captains of their respective sides during the Under-19 World Cup back in 2008 when they clashed in the semi-final. read more

The Kiwis will seal a semi-final berth if they beat England on Wednesday, but may not upstage a home team rejuvenated by their win over India unless the ice-cool Kane Williamson steps up again. read more