For 30 minutes, everything else took a backseat, as the world watched in awe and fear, a fired-up Pakistan fast bowler mercilessly bullying an Australian batsman

On the cusp of his retirement from ODIs, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq said he was going to approach the game against Australia as a normal one

Australia are, no doubt, better drilled, better rounded, and better placed to win this match. But as New Zealand have shown, they can be exposed too

The years of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene making millions happy together were more fulfilling than a final piece of silverware could ever have been

Kumar Sangakkara was unhappy with Sri Lanka's capitulation to South Africa's spinners in the quarter-final at the SCG

Plays of the day from the first quarter-final between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the SCG

In a late move Sri Lanka have sought to replace injured left-arm spinner Rangana Herath with 22-year old offspinner Tharindu Kaushal, ahead of the quarter-final against South Africa on Wednesday

Angelo Mathews feels Sri Lanka have been a more stable side going into big games as compared to South Africa

Is South Africa's batting exceptionally good, or is it brittle? Is Sri Lanka's bowling wily or weak? The first quarter-final features two of the more schizophrenic teams of the tournament

Sri Lanka may not be the better team, but they somehow just get the job done during World Cup knockouts. The same can't be said of their quarter-final opponents, who are, as of 2015, yet to win a single such game

Mahela Jayawardene has praised Lasith Malinga's commitment to returning to form after a five-month layoff, as Sri Lanka prepare for their quarter-final against South Africa on Wednesday

No other team has played as many knockout matches as Sri Lanka have in recent times, and this, according to their coach Marvan Atapattu, has given them an ability to seize key moments

Our correspondent displays horrific ignorance about the finer things in life, and begs for a lift to McDonald's

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews has overcome the Achilles concern that forced him off the field early during Scotland's innings on Thursday, team manager Michael de Zoysa has said

They have a trio of big names to bolster their batting but Lasith Malinga is the kid on the beach who wins Sri Lanka games

Sri Lanka have played down concerns about Angelo Mathews' Achilles pain and said that Rangana Herath was likely to be fit for the quarter-final in Sydney on March 18

Plays of the day from the Group A match between Sri Lanka and Scotland

Across the years, with his father's help, Kumar Sangakkara has through tireless refinement, devised one of the most efficient all-format, all-condition techniques of all time

Bomb blasts, luxury watches, and loud snoring: the remarkable story behind Sri Lanka's World Cup triumph

Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the World Cup due to the hamstring strain he suffered in Sunday's match against Australia