ICC CWC 2015 Day 2

South Africa bt Zimbabwe by 62 runs


South Africa have kicked their Cricket World Cup campaign off with a 62-run victory over Zimbabwe in Pool B this morning.


The Proteas, who are second favourites to win this showpiece tournament, put themselves into a commanding position at the break thanks to a record-breaking partnership from David Miller and Jean-Paul Duminy.


The duo blasted their side to 339-4 in Hamilton, leaving Zimbabwe with an almighty task to chase down a winning total of 340.

They produced a brave response to reach 277 from 48.2 overs, with Hamilton Masakadza hitting an aggressive 80, but it was not enough to stop their opponents getting off to a strong start.


Chamu Chibhabha (64) and Brendan Taylor (40) joined Masakadza in racking up the runs as Zimbabwe showed that they will provide tough opposition for the remainder of the competition.


Having found themselves on 214-3, Taylor's dismissal eventually ended their hopes before they were bowled out by their opponents some way of the mark.


South Africa will take on India in their next game, while Zimbabwe meet the United Arab Emirates.




India bt Pakistan by 76 runs


India have started their Cricket World Cup campaign with a convincing 76-run win over neighbours Pakistan in Adelaide this morning.


The defending champions set Pakistan a target of 301 for victory, but Younus Khan was out for just six in the fourth over after edging the ball behind to MS Dhoni.


Ahmed Shehzad and Haris Sohail put on 68 for the second wicket, but the latter was caught out by Ravi Ashwin's spin, pulling a delivery straight to Suresh Raina.

India soon had their opponents on the ropes as Shehzad and Sohaib Maqsood were removed with back-to-back deliveries from Umesh Yadav, while Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Umar Akmal for a duck in the following over, leaving Pakistan 196 short at the halfway point.


After a brief show of resilience from Pakistan, Shahid Afridi fell for 22 before Wahab Riaz became three third player to be out before getting off the mark.


Captain Misbah-ul-Haq restored some pride for Pakistan, completing his half-century, but the team still needed 117 off the final 12 overs.


Misbah continued to keep the runs coming, but was out in the 46th over, falling for 76 of 83 deliveries, while Mohit Sharma ended the Pakistan innings early as he claimed the final wicket shortly after.


India's next match is against South Africa on Saturday.