ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
In memory of Phillip Hughes. RIP champ
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is here The tournament sees India defend the world title they won on home soil in 2011 after an incredulous campaign. The tournament pits together the 8 top ranked nations and 6 affiliate nations to battle it out for the chance to be crowned World Champions with the tournament hosted across various cities in Australia and New Zealand. The final takes place at the prestigious Melbourne Cricket Ground where the home crowd will be hoping to see The Baggy Greens lift the trophy on home soil on the 29th March.
The format sees two pools of 7 with 4 test playing nations and 3 affiliate nations in each with the top four advancing to the knockout quarter finals.
World Champions: Australia
Highest wicket taker: Mitchell Starc (22 wickets @ 10.18)
Highest run scorer: Martin Guptill (547 runs @ 68.37)
Defending Champions: India
The tables and fixtures are as follows
Tables
Pool A | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Run Rate |
New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | +2.564 |
Australia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | +2.257 |
Sri Lanka | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -0.371 |
Bangladesh | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | +0.136 |
England | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -0.753 |
Afghanistan | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1.853 |
Scotland | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -2.218 |
Pool B | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Run Rate |
India | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | +1.827 |
South Africa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | +1.707 |
Pakistan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -0.085 |
West Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -0.053 |
Ireland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1.933 |
Zimbabwe | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -0.527 |
UAE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -2.032 |
*The format for the knockouts is as follows: top four teams from each pool qualify for the quarter finals. A1 v B4, B2 v A3, A2 v B3, A4 v B1
Fixtures
No. | Date | Fixture | v | Venue | Result | |
1 | 14th Feb | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Christchurch | ||
2 | 14th Feb | England | Australia | Melbourne | ||
3 | 15th Feb | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Hamilton | ||
4 | 15th Feb | India | Pakistan | Adelaide | ||
5 | 16th Feb | West Indies | Ireland | Nelson | ||
6 | 17th Feb | New Zealand | Scotland | Dunedin | ||
7 | 18th Feb | Bangladesh | Afghanistan | Canberra | ||
8 | 19th Feb | Zimbabwe | UAE | Nelson | ||
9 | 20th Feb | England | New Zealand | Wellington | ||
10 | 21st Feb | Pakistan | West Indies | Christchurch | ||
11 | 21st Feb | Australia | Bangladesh | Brisbane | N/R | |
12 | 22nd Feb | Sri Lanka | Afghanistan | Dunedin | ||
13 | 22nd Feb | South Africa | India | Melbourne | ||
14 | 23rd Feb | England | Scotland | Christchurch | ||
15 | 24th Feb | West Indies | Zimbabwe | Canberra | ||
16 | 25th Feb | Ireland | UAE | Brisbane | ||
17 | 26th Feb | Afghanistan | Scotland | Dunedin | ||
18 | 26th Feb | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Melbourne | ||
19 | 27th Feb | South Africa | West Indies | Sydney | ||
20 | 28th Feb | Australia | New Zealand | Auckland | ||
21 | 28th Feb | India | UAE | Perth | ||
22 | 1st Mar | England | Sri Lanka | Wellington | ||
23 | 1st Mar | Pakistan | Zimbabwe | Brisbane | ||
24 | 3rd Mar | South Africa | Ireland | Canberra | ||
25 | 4th Mar | Pakistan | UAE | Napier | ||
26 | 4th Mar | Australia | Afghanistan | Perth | ||
27 | 5th Mar | Bangladesh | Scotland | Nelson | ||
28 | 6th Mar | India | West Indies | Perth | ||
29 | 7th Mar | Sotuh Africa | Pakistan | Auckland | ||
30 | 7th Mar | Zimbabwe | Ireland | Hobart | ||
31 | 8th Mar | New Zealand | Afghanistan | Napier | ||
32 | 8th Mar | Australia | Sri Lanka | Sydney | ||
33 | 9th Mar | England | Bangladesh | Adelaide | ||
34 | 10th Mar | India | Ireland | Hamilton | ||
35 | 11th Mar | Sri Lanka | Scotland | Hobart | ||
36 | 12th Mar | South Africa | UAE | Wellington | ||
37 | 13th Mar | Bangladesh | New Zealand | Hamilton | ||
38 | 13th Mar | England | Afghanistan | Sydney | ||
39 | 14th Mar | India | Zimbabwe | Auckland | ||
40 | 14th Mar | Australia | Scotland | Hobart | ||
41 | 15th Mar | West Indies | UAE | Napier | ||
42 | 15th Mar | Pakistan | Ireland | Adelaide |
Knockouts
Stage | Date | Fixture | v | Venue | Result | |
Quarter Final 1 | 18th Mar | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Sydney | ||
Quarter Final 2 | 19th Mar | India | Bangladesh | Melbourne | ||
Quarter Final 3 | 20th Mar | Australia | Pakistan | Adelaide | ||
Quarter Final 4 | 21st Mar | New Zealand | West Indies | Wellington | ||
Semi Final 1 | 24th Mar | South Africa | New Zealand | Auckland | ||
Semi Final 2 | 26th Mar | Australia | India | Sydney | ||
The Final | 29th Mar | Australia | New Zealand | Melbourne |