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West Indies v Ireland

Ireland are on track for an unexpected victory in their World Cup match against the West Indies in Nelson. Click here for live ball-by-ball commentary.

Bowling all-rounders proving vital

McCullum not giving away selection plan

Cricket World Cup: Scotland determined to secure first win

Five conclusions: India v Pakistan

India continue Pakistan dominance

Great rivals face off in Adelaide

There might have been 30,000 more people at the MCG, but that was a church fete compared to the Mardi Gras that broke out at the Adelaide Oval for the Pakistan-India clash.

NZ and Oz toughest challenges

Battered England captain Eoin Morgan has paid New Zealand a big compliment ahead of their clash in Wellington on Friday.

Confident Scots pose real threat

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson is tipping upsets during the World Cup - and that's part of the reason he slightly bristled at a description of tomorrow's opponents Scotland.

Australia embarrass England

England will head to Wellington to face New Zealand red-faced and chastened after being humiliated in front of 84,3360 people at the MCG.

How important was NZ's first win?

How important was NZ's win and will Sri Lanka bounce back? The Herald's cricket writers answer the big questions.

Herald's psychic cricket got it right

Paul the psychic octopus has a serious rival - our six-legged oracle got the results for Black Caps v Sri Lanka and Australia v England right.

Cricket: Cup campaign gets off to a perfect start

It was Valentine's Day yesterday and New Zealand were feeling the love after the World Cup co-hosts kicked.

Mark Richardson: Cricket - Senior players showed the way

Yesterday's World Cup opener between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was a line-in-the-sand game and the Black Caps delivered through composure and pressure.

Cricket: Australians run up sizeable score

The early rounds of the World Cup have a phony-war feel to them but they will help determine one crucial aspect.

This World Cup is open

Cricket's World Cup has had more openers than a sommelier's kitchen drawer.

Cricket: Nations put troubles behind them

Misbah believes the team who can best forget the troubled history between the nations might prevail in what is expected to be the most-watched cricket game ever.

Fans revel in Black Caps' first-up win

Black Caps fans left Christchurch's Hagley Oval beaming with delight after Brendon McCullum's men smashed Sri Lanka in the World Cup opener yesterday.