The Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) hosts the Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day Worldwide (ODI) cricket competitors by which males’s nationwide groups compete. In 2015, the ICC hosted the eleventh version of this pinnacle match.

From February 14 to March 29, 2015, Australia and New Zealand collectively hosted it. The competitors was hosted for the second time in Australia and New Zealand, the earlier being the 1992 Cricket World Cup.

Now, let’s see how the 2015 Cricket World Cup progressed.

The Construct-Up

Format

The format was the identical as within the 2011 version, with 14 groups divided into 2 teams of seven. The 7 groups performed one another as soon as earlier than the highest 4 groups from every group certified for the quarterfinals. The winners of the quarterfinals additional proceeded to the semifinals, and the semifinal winners then clashed within the match finals.

Venues

7 venues every from Australia and New Zealand hosted the World Cup matches. The 7 Australian venues hosted 26 matches, whereas the 7 venues in New Zealand hosted 23 matches. Auckland in New Zealand and Sydney in Australia performed host to the two semi-finals and the long-lasting Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG) in Australia was the host for the finals.

Groups

This occasion included 14 nationwide cricket groups, together with 10 full members and 4 affiliate members of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC). 

• Australia
• England 
• India, 
• New Zealand 
• Pakistan
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• West Indies
• Zimbabwe
• Bangladesh
• Afghanistan
• Eire
• Scotland
• United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Favourites

The host nations, Australia and New Zealand, had been the favourites for this World Cup.

2015 World Cup Group Matches

Match 1: February 14 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

Within the opening match, New Zealand confronted off towards Sri Lanka in Christchurch. Batting first, New Zealand scored 331/6 in 50 overs. In response, Sri Lanka may solely muster 233 runs earlier than being bowled out, and New Zealand received by 98 runs.

Match 2: February 14 | Australia vs England

After a tumbling begin, Aaron Finch’s 135 runs took Australia’s complete to 342/9. Then Mitchell Marsh’s 5-fer wiped off England’s batting lineup for 231 runs, and Australia received by 111 runs.

Match 3: February 15 | South Africa vs Zimbabwe

After dropping 4 wickets below 85 runs, David Miller (138*) and Jean-Paul Duminy (115*) took the mantle of their arms and helped South Africa attain 339 runs. Each stitched collectively a partnership of 256 runs for the the fifth wicket. In response, Zimbabwe’s prime order carried out effectively, however as soon as they had been again within the pavilion, it was throughout for them as South Africa received by 62 runs.

Match 4: February 15 | India vs Pakistan

The archrivals, India and Pakistan, met within the 4th match on the Adelaide Oval. Virat Kohli’s 107 runs drove India to a complete of 300 runs. In response, Mohammed Shami’s 4-wicket haul restricted the Pakistani facet to 224 runs, and India received by 76 runs.

Match 5: February 16 | Eire vs West Indies

Eire sprung a shock in entrance of the cricket followers by defeating the enormous West Indies. Batting first, the Windies scored 304 runs, due to important contributions from Lendl Simmons (102) and Daren Sammy (89). In reply, the Irish staff bought off to a superb begin with their prime order scoring essential runs, which helped them defeat the Windies by 4 wickets.

Match 6: February 17 | New Zealand vs Scotland

A medical bowling effort from New Zealand helped them prohibit Scotland to 142 runs. Later, the Scottish bowlers additionally made the chase a little bit troublesome for the Kiwis by selecting up 7 wickets, however ultimately, New Zealand received the sport by 3 wickets.

Match 7: February 18 | Afghanistan vs Bangladesh

Batting first, Bangladesh managed to attain 267 towards Afghanistan, which was enjoying of their very first match within the World Cup. However the debut outing wasn’t good for them, as Bangladesh bowled them out for 162 runs through the chase.

Match 8: February 19 | United Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe

After being requested to bat first, the UAE posted a preventing complete of 285/7 on the scoreboard. However they couldn’t defend the goal successfully, and Zimbabwe chased it down in 48 overs with 4 wickets to spare.

Match 9: February 20 | New Zealand vs England

England elected to bat first; nonetheless, the choice didn’t materialise for them as they had been bowled out for a mere 123 runs. Later, New Zealand chased down the goal in 13 over with 8 wickets in hand.

Match 10: February 21 | Pakistan vs West Indies

Batting first, the Windies propelled to 310/6 with helpful contributions from each batter. In response, Pakistan’s prime order failed miserably, which resulted in a lack of 150 runs.

Match 11: February 21 | Australia vs Bangladesh

The match was deserted with out a ball being bowled.

Match 12: February 22 | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka

After deciding to bowl first, Sri Lanka skittled Afghanistan for 232 runs. Whereas chasing the goal, Mahela Jayawardene’s 100 runs took Sri Lanka over the ropes with 4 wickets in hand.

Match 13: February 22 | India vs South Africa

Shikhar Dhawan’s 137 helped India submit 307/7 on the scoreboard. Then a collective bowling effort from India restricted the Proteas to 177, and India received by 130 runs.

Match 14: February 23 | England vs. Scotland

After being invited to bat first, England marched to 303 runs, due to Moeen Ali, who opened the innings for them and scored 128 runs. Apart from Kyle Coetzer’s 71, no different Scottish batter put up a battle, and England received by 119 runs.

Match 15: February 24 | West Indies vs Zimbabwe

The match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe was a record-breaking affair. Universe Boss Chris Gayle grew to become the primary participant to smash a double century in ODI World Cup historical past. Furthermore, Gayle and Marlon Samuels stitched collectively 372 runs, making it the highest partnership within the 50-over match’s historical past. Coming to the match, the Windies posted 372/2 on the board, and in response, Zimbabwe was bowled out for 289 runs, ensuing within the Windies successful the match by 73 runs.

Match 16: February 25 | Eire vs United Arab Emirates

In an equally contested sport between 2 associates, the UAE scored 278/9, largely due to Shaiman Anwar’s 106 runs off 83 balls. Later, the UAE’s bowlers put Eire on their toes by selecting up wickets at essential factors, however Eire managed to win the sport by 2 wickets.

Match 17: February 26 | Afghanistan vs Scotland

Afghanistan elected to bat first and bowled out Scotland for 210 runs. Then an exciting chase unfolded as Afghanistan registered their first victory within the World Cup with 1 wicket in hand.

Match 18: February 26 | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka

A staggering partnership of 210 runs between Tillakaratne Dilshan (161*) and Kumar Sangakkara (105*) powered Sri Lanka to submit 332/1 on the board. In response, Bangladesh faltered on 240 runs, and Sri Lanka received by 92 runs.

Match 19: February 27 | South Africa vs West Indies

AB de Villiers’ quickest 150 knock (162* off 66) put South Africa within the driver’s seat towards the Windies. The sport noticed two of the most costly overs in World Cup historical past, bowled by Jason Holder towards de Villiers’. The day fully belonged to the Proteas, as they bowled out the Windies for 151 runs and received by an enormous margin of 257 runs.

Match 20: February 28 | New Zealand vs Australia

In a low-scoring thriller, New Zealand dismissed their trans-Tasman rivals Australia for 151 runs, with Trent Boult selecting up 5/27. Later, the chase wasn’t that straightforward for New Zealand both, as in addition they misplaced wickets at common intervals. However someway they managed to drag off a win with 1 wicket to spare.

Match 21: February 28 | India vs United Arab Emirates

The UAE elected to bat first, however they couldn’t stand in entrance of the sturdy Indian bowling assault and had been bundled out for 102 runs. The chase was relatively straightforward for India, as they registered a victory by 9 wickets in hand.

Match 22: March 1 | England vs Sri Lanka

Joe Root’s 121 runs took England to a complete of 309 runs. Nevertheless, the goal didn’t appear too massive for Sri Lanka’s top-order batters as they cruised in direction of it with 9 wickets in hand.

Match 23: March 1 | Pakistan vs Zimbabwe

Batting first, Pakistan posted a good rating of 235/7 on the board. In response, Zimbabwe appeared to chase the goal however fell brief by 20 runs.

Match 24: March 3 | Eire vs South Africa

After their emphatic batting show towards the Windies the opposite day, South African batters once more unleashed their wrath, however this time towards the Irish bowlers. South Africa posted 411 runs on the scoreboard, using on the again of Hashim Amla’s 159 and Faf du Plessis’ 109. In reply, Eire’s decrease order tried to place up a battle, however they might solely muster 210 runs, and South Africa received by 201 runs.

Match 25: March 4 | Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates

A superb efficiency from Pakistan’s prime and center order helped them rating 339 runs. In response, the UAE may solely attain 210/8, leading to Pakistan successful by 129 runs.

Match 26: March 4 | Australia vs Afghanistan

David Warner’s splendid 178 helped Australia submit the then-highest staff complete in ODI World Cup historical past. The Aussies scored 417/6 in 50 overs. Later, Mitchell Johnson’s fiery spell of 4 wickets left Afghanistan batters bamboozled as they had been skittled for 142 runs and Australia received by 275 runs.

Match 27: March 5 | Bangladesh vs Scotland

In a high-scoring affair, Scotland posted 318/8, using on the again of Kyle Coetzer’s 156 runs. Whereas chasing the massive goal, Bangladesh overcame the goal within the forty ninth over and registered a victory by 6 wickets.

Match 28: March 6 | India vs West Indies

Batting first, the Windes mustered solely 182 runs in entrance of a fierce Indian bowling assault. Whereas defending the goal, the Windies bowlers had India in a tricky spot, however India anyway received the match by 4 wickets.

Match 29: March 7 | Pakistan vs South Africa

In a truncated sport, Pakistan managed to attain 222 runs in 46.4 overs (47 overs). It appeared like South Africa would chase down the goal contemplating their sturdy batting lineup, however they might attain 202/10, and Pakistan received by 29 runs.

Match 30: March 7 | Eire vs Zimbabwe

In a carefully contested sport, Eire posted 331/8 on the board, due to Ed Joyce’s 112 runs. Whereas chasing, Zimbabwe misplaced a bunch of wickets earlier, however captain Brendan Taylor (121) and Sean Williams (96) pulled them out of the difficult state of affairs, however Zimbabwe’s decrease order succumbed to strain ultimately, and Eire received an exciting sport by 5 runs.

Match 31: March 8 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan

Batting first, Afghanistan may solely put 186 runs on the scoreboard. In response, the Kiwis chased down the goal in 37 overs with 6 wickets in hand.

Match 32: March 8 | Australia vs Sri Lanka

Glenn Maxwell’s quickfire 102 runs off 53 balls took Australia’s complete to 376 runs in 50 overs. Regardless of Kumar Sangakkara’s 104, Sri Lanka was bowled out for 312 runs, and Australia received by 64 runs.

Match 33: March 9 | Bangladesh vs England

In a stunning outing for England within the 2015 version, Bangladesh defeated them by 15 runs. Batting first, Bangladesh posted a aggressive complete of 275 runs on the board, due to Mahmudullah’s 103 runs. Whereas chasing, England misplaced a bunch of wickets within the center overs, and their decrease order was put below immense strain, leading to Bangladesh’s victory.

Match 34: March 10 | India vs Eire

Batting first, Eire mustered to place 259 runs on the board. Later, Shikhar Dhawan’s 100 paved India’s technique to chase the goal with 8 wickets in hand.

Match 35: March 11 | Scotland vs Sri Lanka

Tillakaratne Dilshan (104) and Kumar Sangakkara (124) placed on a 195-run partnership for the 2nd wicket and took Sri Lanka’s complete to 363. In response, Scotland was skittled for 215 runs, and Sri Lanka received by 148 runs.

Match 36: March 12 | South Africa vs United Arab Emirates

Batting first, South Africa hammered 341/6 runs on the board. Later, the UAE was bowled out for 195 runs, and South Africa received by 146 runs.

Match 37: March 13 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh

Mahmudullah’s 128 runs helped Bangladesh submit 288/7 on the scoreboard in 50 overs. Nevertheless, the whole wasn’t sufficient, as Martin Guptill’s 105 performed a pivotal position in New Zealand’s 3-wicket victory.

Match 38: March 13 | Afghanistan vs England

When Afghanistan was 111/7 in 36.2 overs, rain interrupted the sport. When the sport resumed, England was set a goal of 101 runs in 25 overs, which they chased simply with 9 wickets in hand.

Match 39: March 14 | India vs Zimbabwe

Brendan Taylor’s 138 powered Zimbabwe to a aggressive complete of 287 runs in 48.5 overs. In response, India struggled a bit within the chase, however Suresh Raina (110*) and MS Dhoni (85*) took India over the successful line with 6 wickets to spare.

Match 40: March 14 | Australia vs Scotland

The sturdy Australian bowling assault bowled out Scotland for 130 runs. Later, Australia chased down the goal in 16 overs with 7 wickets to spare.

Match 41: March 15 | United Arab Emirates vs West Indies

At one level, the UAE was on 46/6, however Amjad Javed (56) and Nasir Aziz (60) put up a battle and dragged their complete to 175 runs. The chase was straightforward for the Windies, as they received the match by 6 wickets.

Match 42: March 16 | Eire vs Pakistan

William Porterfield’s 104 runs helped Eire attain a good complete of 237 runs. Later, Sarfaraz Ahmed’s unbeaten knock of 101 made positive Pakistan chased the goal with none bother.

Knockout Stage

1st Quarterfinal: March 18 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka

In a one-sided affair, Sri Lanka was bowled out for a mere 133 runs. The chase was relatively straightforward for South Africa, as they thrashed the goal in 19 overs and received the match by 9 wickets.

2nd Quarterfinal: March 19 | Bangladesh vs India

In a splendid batting show, India cruised to submit 302, due to Rohit Sharma’s 137-run knock. Later, India bowled out Bangladesh for 193 runs and received the match by 109 runs.

third Quarterfinal: Australia vs Pakistan

Pakistan’s batting was no problem to the Australian bowling assault, and so they bundled them out for 213 runs. In response, Australia chased down the goal with 6 wickets in hand.

4th Quarterfinal: New Zealand vs West Indies

Martin Guptill slammed the very best particular person rating in ODI World Cup historical past. This knock of 237* got here towards the Windies in an essential match that secured their spot within the semifinals. New Zealand posted 393 runs, batting first. Whereas chasing the mammoth goal, the Windies reached 250, and New Zealand received by 143 runs.

1st Semi-Closing: March 24 | New Zealand vs South Africa

With the rating at 31/2, AB de Villiers’ staff wanted a partnership, and Faf du Plessis and Rilee Rossouw delivered, elevating the rating to 114 earlier than Rossouw was fantastically caught by Martin Guptill off the bowling of Corey Anderson. Then rain disrupted the sport within the thirtieth over when South Africa was on 216/3.

The match was then decreased to 43 overs, and South Africa reached 281/5, however the goal was recalculated for New Zealand to 298 utilizing the Duckworth-Lewis technique.

Brendan McCullum and Martin Guptill of New Zealand bought off to a flying begin, scoring 71 runs within the first 6 overs, with McCullum scoring 59 off 29 balls. Morne Morkel took a few wickets to finish the nice begin, however Ross Taylor and Guptill put New Zealand again on prime earlier than the duo had been out, and New Zealand had two recent batsmen on the wicket with the whole simply above 150.

New Zealand gave the impression to be on their technique to victory as Corey Anderson and Grant Elliot raised the rating from 149 to 252 in simply over 16 overs. Elliot’s six off Steyn’s penultimate ball propelled New Zealand to their first ICC Cricket World Cup Closing.

2nd Semi-Closing: March 26 | Australia vs India

After successful the toss in that match, Australia selected to bat first and scored 328 runs as a staff. The strongest facet of Australia’s innings, although, was the 182-run partnership between opener Aaron Finch and Steven Smith, which started after one other opener, David Warner, left the sport after solely 15 runs. 

The goal was not troublesome for the Indian batsmen to chase down, however they failed to take action. Solely the skipper of the Indian staff, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, appeared to have it that day to confront the Australian ballers, figuring out that the match was already past their skill to save lots of. He scored 65 runs off 65 balls, together with 3 fours and a couple of sixes. Australia went on to face fellow co-host New Zealand within the remaining.

Closing: March 29 | Australia vs New Zealand

New Zealand received the toss and batted first. Mitchell Starc bowled Brendon McCullum on the sixth supply of the opening over. When Martin Guptill’s wicket fell, New Zealand had made little headway and was 38 for two after 12 overs. Mitchell Johnson caught and bowled Kane Williamson for 12 runs within the following over

Then Ross Taylor and Grant Elliott partnered for 111 runs for the 4th wicket; nonetheless, as soon as they misplaced Taylor on 150, the Kiwis fell like a pack of playing cards. At 183 all-out, New Zealand’s innings was over.

Australia’s begin was as humiliating, with Aaron Finch caught and bowled for a duck by Trent Boult within the second over. Australia was 56 for 1 on the finish of the tenth over, with David Warner on 39 and Steve Smith on 13.

Henry bowled Clarke out for 74 within the thirty second over, which means that Australia now solely wanted 9 runs from 113 deliveries. Shane Watson got here in to help Smith as he hit the game-winning stroke, a 4 towards Henry off the primary ball of the thirty fourth over, to win by 7 wickets.

Particular Moments within the World Cup of 2015

Smith’s Century in Semi-final

Steven Smith is the primary Australian batsman to make a century in a World Cup semi-final match. He’s the sixth batsman in staff historical past to realize this feat, behind Graham Gooch (115 towards India in 1987), Saeed Anwar (113 towards New Zealand in 1999), Sourav Ganguly (111 towards Kenya in 2003), and Mahela Jayawardene (115 towards New Zealand in 2007). 

Crowd Assist

The whole attendance was 1,016,420, with a mean of 21,175 folks attending per sport. The ultimate on the Melbourne Cricket Floor drew 93,013 spectators, a one-day cricket attendance document for Australia. The semi-final between Australia and India obtained the very best tv ranking in India, with 15% of tv viewing households tuning in.

Kumar Sangakkara’s 4 Tons of in a Row

Sangakkara went on to make 4 consecutive a whole lot within the competitors, exemplifying consistency. The wicketkeeper-batsman began off with a stroke-filled 105 not out towards Bangladesh in Melbourne, then hit a scorching 117 not out towards England in Wellington, one other attractive 124 towards Scotland in Hobart, and a patient-looking 104 towards Australia in Sydney.

Tim Southee’s 7-for-33 Efficiency

Tim Southee’s bowling efficiency ranks third in all World Cups, after solely the nice Glenn McGrath (7/14 towards Namibia in 2003) and one other Aussie, Andy Bichel (7/20 towards England in 2003). It was additionally New Zealand’s most interesting particular person ODI bowling effort, with Southee surpassing his bowling mentor Shane Bond’s 6/19 towards India. He single-handedly demolished England’s batting order.

Closing Ideas

Since its inception in 1975, the Cricket World Cup has hosted a number of the best cricket matches in historical past. Cricket is likely one of the hottest sports activities on the earth, and the World Cup has supplied many memorable moments for cricket followers all through the years.

The Australians efficiently imposed the ‘unfathomable enormity’ of Melbourne Cricket Floor within the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup remaining, defeating their neighbours for that historic haul of world titles. The Black Caps, whereas enjoying some unbelievable cricket, had been unable to face up to the pressure of enjoying in entrance of an awesome crowd on the MCG and fell wanting incomes their first main title.

I’m a contract content material author and related to  CricIndeed.I’m an Skilled content material author who’s expert in researching, writing, and compelling content material. I’ve supplied a result-driven manufacturing of significant content material for numerous media platforms.