Australia beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 final at Melbourne Cricket Ground to claim their fifth world best title.

Fourteen teams. Ten test-playing countries. Four associate nations. Forty-eight matches later, two teams stand at the cusp of glory.

See the best moments of the first semifinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Auckland where New Zealand and South Africa locked horns

Nine World Cup semi-finals, zero World Cup finals. New Zealand and South Africa are no strangers to the last four, but neither has ever experienced the ultimate shoot-out.

Who will taste success in the first semifinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Auckland where New Zealand face South Africa?

There is a chill in the Wellington air, thoughts are turning to autumn and beanies have been the order of the day at training - not just for the West Indians

Who will dominate proceedings in the 4th quarter-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 when West Indies lock horns with New Zealand at Wellington?

South Africa are not the only country to have struggled with knockout games in previous World Cups. New Zealand have won only one such match.

West Indies believe their dashing batsman Chris Gayle will have a major impact during Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand even if he's only half fit

With Pakistan's victory against Ireland in the last group-stage match today, quarterfinal (QF) fixture for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 has been now completed. The first QF will be held on March 18 in Sydney Cricket Ground between Sri Lanka and South Africa. The match will start at 9:30am in Bangladesh Standard Time (BDST).

New Zealand narrowly manages to get past Bangladesh at Hamilton in a nail biting game marked by a back-to-back ton by Mahmudullah, the first Bangladeshi to hit century in World Cup

Tough victory against England will boost up the Tigers ahead of their last match in Pool A against New Zealand.

When good neighbours become good friends. Perhaps not on Saturday at Eden Park when New Zealand and Australia renew a rivalry which, in one-day cricket, has been in hibernation apart from at global tournaments since 2010.

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If England thought life would be any easier once they left Melbourne, they had best think again. The Westpac Stadium - The Cake Tin, as it is known to locals - may not have the capacity of the MCG, but 33,000 passionate New Zealand supporters will ensure the atmosphere remains just as hostile.

Hosts New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first in the sixth match of the ICC cricket World Cup 2015 at University Oval in Dunedin. Losing the toss and batting first, Scotland were packed for 142 runs. The Kiwis were made to pay to chase down the score. NZ now have four points in the Pool A.

After a bumpy ride, Scotland Tuesday meet hosts New Zealand which thrashed Sri Lanka in the tournament opener.

Since their heroics in the Caribbean in 2007, Ireland have continued to sit atop the second rung of international sides, so much so that they now, in ODIs at least, find themselves in a separate little group alongside Afghanistan with an enhanced position in the rankings. That is crucial for the next World Cup in 2019, but their one focus at the moment is to use this tournament as a base to highlight the folly that the game's biggest global event is shrinking and the fact they largely continue to be ignored by the Full Members.

A record fifth-wicket partnership helps South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 62 runs in their opening and third match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in Hamilton

'The sense of excitement that used to build up days in advance, is still very much a part of my DNA today,' says former India paceman Javagal Srinath