ICC Cricket Top 2011 World Cup moments from last week | Match Exclusive Results

ICC Cricket Top 2011 World Cup moments from last week | Match Exclusive Results

Missed the most exhilarating moments in World Cup cricket from the week gone by? Don’t fret. MSN India rewinds to all the top performances, the big upsets, and some inglorious seconds that you couldn't watch.

Taylor cuts Pakistan to size

Birthday boy Ross Taylor smashed a whirlwind unbeaten century to set up an emphatic 110-run win for New Zealand against Pakistan in their group A match in Pallekele. Taylor hit eight fours and seven massive sixes in his innings and in the company of Jacob Oram piled up a mammoth 114 runs in the final six overs as he ended up with 131 runs off 124 balls.

Kamran's horror story

Kamran's pathetic performance resulted in Pakistan's 110-run loss to New Zealand. Kamran dropped Ross Taylor twice on 0 and 4. The wicket-keeper also could not hold on to a Scott Styris' catch off the bowling of Shahid Afridi later in the innings.

Two MoM awards in Yuvi's kitty

Yuvraj Singh made an unbeaten 51 and played another responsible knock to guide the team to the victory target on a slow Ferozeshah Kotla track against The Netherlands. His left-arm bowling also helped him grab two wickets in the match.

India sweat hard for victory

India overcame some anxious moments before suppressing a spirited Netherlands with an easy five-wicket victory in a World Cup Group-B match in Delhi. After restricting the minnows to a modest 189, the fancied hosts started off with a flourish but lost wickets in a heap before scampering home with 81 balls to spare in what turned out to be another hard-fought win for the hosts

Opening salvo

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga starred in a record 282-run opening stand to set up Sri Lanka's 139-run victory over Zimbabwe and help them qualify for the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Both the players finished up with centuries. The 268-ball partnership between Dilshan and Tharanga is the second highest in the history of World Cup.

Dilshan dynamite

Dilshan blasted 16 fours and a six to score a 131-ball 144. The right-handed batsman, blasted three fours and a six in four balls to accumulate 18 runs off the second over, before playing his favourite scoop over square-leg and fine-leg for another boundary. Dilshan brought up his hundred with a couple of fours off Chigumbura in the 31st over. The explosive opener continued his magic with the ball in the second innings of the game, when grabbed four wickets at the cost of just four runs.

Pollard power

Kieron Pollard inspired West Indies with a career-best 94 and a brilliant catch to beat Ireland by 44 runs. The West Indian battered Ireland's bowlers for eight fours and five sixes in a 55-ball assault and then got rid of Irish danger man Kevin O'Brien with his diving take at long-on to help West Indies to a third successive win in Group B.

UDRS doing no good

Ireland skipper William Porterfield blasted the UDRS which ruled well-set batsman Gary Wilson out at a crucial stage and said the controversial decision had cost them the game. Wilson's controversial lbw decision, which was upheld by UDRS, derailed Ireland's runchase as they lost to West Indies by 44 runs after going strongly at one stage and Porterfield said the technology was meant to eradicate bad decisions and not otherwise.

Bangladesh stun England

Bangladesh relied on their tail-enders to return from the dead and pull off a sensational two-wicket upset victory over England in a World Cup group B match to keep their quarter-final hopes alive. Chasing a modest 226, the hosts were precariously placed at 169 for eight before Shafiul Islam (24 not out) combined with Mahmudullah (21 not out) to steer their side to a dramatic victory with six balls to spare at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

Tail-enders turn the table

At 169-8 in 39.4 overs it seemed that all was lost for Bangladesh. But it is in these circumstances that Shafiul Islam and Mahmudullah thrived and then steadily counterattacked to take the snatch the game away from England's clasp. The duo added 58 runs for the ninth wicket as England bowlers once again failed under pressure. Once, Mahmudullah stroked Tim Bresnan for a boundary in the 49th over of the match, Bangladesh pulled off the most gripping escape in the history of one-day cricket.

Sachin churns 99th international ton

Tendulkar scored 111 runs during his 101-ball stay at the crease in India's group-B match against the Proteas. His majestic century is also his 48th ODI hundred and the master is now just one short of creating a century of international centuries. The Nagpur ton was also his sixth World Cup hundred.

Jamtha.India's baffling batting collapse

India paid a heavy price for a stunning batting collapse as South Africa held their nerves to pull off a thrilling three-wicket victory in a World Cup Group B encounter.Sachin Tendulkar's blistering 111 went in vain as India suffered an inexplicable batting collapse by losing nine wickets for a mere 29 runs to fold up for 296 in 48.4 overs after electing to bat. The South Africans overcame some anxious moments before rattling up the target with two balls to spare at the VCA Stadium at

Dhoni's big mistake

Harbhajan Singh bowled excellently in the Nagpur ODI and took three wickets, but still the performance was not enough to convince Dhoni to give the crucial final over of the match to the spinner. Instead, MSD opted for Ashish Nehra, and therein the game changed. The Proteas needed 13 runs off paceman Ashish Nehra's last over but tailender Robin Peterson swung the game in their favour by hitting a four and a six in the first two balls to take his team home.

Third ODI ton for McCullum

Brendon McCullum struck his third ODI century as he walloped Canadian bowlers at the new-look Wankhede. McCullum hit a 107-ball 101 as the Kiwi batsmen smashed the Canadian bowlers on a slow pitch. He played a composed knock, hitting 12 boundaries and two sixes.

Taylor rampage continues

Taylor's blitz combined with McCullum's sedate innings took the Kiwis total to a massive 358Taylor, captaining the side in place of injured Daniel Vettori and coming into the tie after his match-winning 131 not out against Pakistan at Pallekelle, blasted Canadian bowlers at the Wankhede. He slammed four sixes and a four to take 30 runs off Harvir Baidwan in the 39th over to up the tempo.

Taylor, appearing well set to race to his second hundred of the tournament, was dismissed in the 41st over. He ended up with 74 in 44 balls

Source: Agencies