2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B

Cricket world cup April 2022 thumb|300px|alt=India v United Arab Emirates, WACA Ground, Perth, 28 February 2015|India v United Arab Emirates, WACA Ground, Perth, 28 February 2015 Pool B of the 2015 Cricket World Cup took place from 15 February to 15 March 2015. The group consisted of India, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Zimbabwe, West Indies and South Africa. This phase of the tournament was played as a full round-robin amongst all seven teams, with India, South Africa, Pakistan and West Indies advancing to the quarter-finals. India remained unbeaten in this Group. Standings main CricketRR complete ESPNcricinfo 6 IND RSA PAK WIN IRE ZIM UAE QF QF QF QF 6 0 1444 243.3 1231 300 3 3 1623 295.1 1820 283 4 2 1430 293.1 1474 297 4 2 1878 297 1371 297 0 6 1245 300 1525 246.4 3 3 1485 278.3 1524 283 1 5 1680 296 1840 296.4 IND IRE PAK RSA UAE WIN ZIM green1 #cfc Advanced to knockout stage. Matches South Africa vs Zimbabwe match3 15 February 14:00 (NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)) yes RSA ZIM 339/4 (50 overs) 277 (48.2 overs) David Miller 138* (92) Tafadzwa Kamungozi 1/34 (8 overs) Hamilton Masakadza 80 (74) Imran Tahir 3/36 (10 overs) South Africa won by 62 runs Scorecard Seddon Park, Hamilton Rod Tucker (Aus) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) David Miller (SA) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field. The unbroken partnership of 256 runs by David Miller and JP Duminy was the highest fifth-wicket stand in ODI history.Mark Mitchener World Cup 2015: South Africa beat Zimbabwe after record stand https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/31476376 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 15 February 2015 15 February 2015 India vs Pakistan match4 15 February 14:00 (ACDT Australian Central Daylight Time (UTC+10:30)) yes IND PAK 300/7 (50 overs) 224 (47 overs) Virat Kohli 107 (126) Sohail Khan 5/55 (10 overs) Misbah-ul-Haq 76 (84) Mohammed Shami 4/35 (9 overs) India won by 76 runs Scorecard Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Ian Gould (Eng) Virat Kohli (Ind) India Won the toss and elected to bat first. thumb|Panoramic view of the 2015 Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan India won the toss and elected to bat. After losing Rohit Sharma (15) in the 8th over, Shikhar Dhawan (73) and Virat Kohli (107) put on a 129 run partnership for the 2nd wicket. After Shikhar Dhawan was run out in the 30th over, Suresh Raina joined Kohli in the middle and put on 110 for the 3rd wicket. India lost five wickets in the last five overs for 27 runs and finished with 300 runs in 50 overs. Sohail Khan was the pick of Pakistani Bowlers with 5/55 from his 10 overs. Pakistan lost Younis Khan in the 4th over to Mohammed Shami and also lost their next 4 wickets in less than 25 overs. Pakistan Captain Misbah-ul-Haq achieved 76 (84) but Shami took 3 wickets in his 2nd spell and Pakistan lost the match in the 46th over. Virat Kohli was named Man of the Match for his century. Ireland vs West Indies match5 16 February 11:00 (NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)) WIN IRE 304/7 (50 overs) 307/6 (45.5 overs) Lendl Simmons 102 (84) George Dockrell 3/50 (10 overs) Paul Stirling 92 (84) Jerome Taylor 3/71 (8.5 overs) Ireland won by 4 wickets Scorecard Saxton Oval, Nelson Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Paul Stirling (Ire) Ireland won the toss and elected to field. The West Indies were put into bat by Ireland, who reduced them to 31/2 and 87/5 before Lendl Simmons and Darren Sammy shared a 154 run partnership. They finished their 50 overs with a score of 304/7. In reply, Ireland made 71 runs before losing their first wicket. Paul Stirling and Ed Joyce made a partnership of 106, before Stirling was dismissed. Niall O'Brien finished 79* from 60 balls, to get Ireland over the line with more than four overs remaining. This was Ireland's fourth World Cup victory over a Test playing side and their third successful chase of 300 or more runs in a World Cup.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/31479350 Cricket World Cup 2015: Ireland stun West Indies in Nelson 16 February 2015 BBC Sport United Arab Emirates vs Zimbabwe match8 19 February 11:00 (NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)) UAE ZIM 285/7 (50 overs) 286/6 (48 overs) Shaiman Anwar 67 (50) Tendai Chatara 3/42 (10 overs) Sean Williams 76* (65) Mohammad Tauqir 2/51 (9 overs) Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets Scorecard Saxton Oval, Nelson Johan Cloete (SA) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ) Sean Williams (Zim) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field. The United Arab Emirates posted their highest ever ODI innings total.Jonathan Jurejko Cricket World Cup 2015: Zimbabwe avoid UAE loss https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/31529167 BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) 19 February 2015 19 February 2015 Pakistan vs West Indies match10 21 February 11:00 (NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)) WIN PAK 310/6 (50 overs) 160 (39 overs) Denesh Ramdin 51 (43) Haris Sohail 2/62 (9 overs) Umar Akmal 59 (71) Jerome Taylor 3/15 (7 overs) West Indies won by 150 runs Scorecard Hagley Oval, Christchurch Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Andre Russell (WI) Pakistan won the toss and elected to field. Pakistan recorded the worst start to an innings in an ODI, losing four wickets for only one run.Russell leads rout of sloppy Pakistan http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/835501.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 21 February 2015 21 February 2015 This was the West Indies' biggest margin of victory over Pakistan by runs in an ODI.Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Team records http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;opposition=7;orderby=amount;result=1;team=4;template=results;type=team;view=results ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 21 February 2015 India vs South Africa match13 22 February 14:30 (AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)) yes IND RSA 307/7 (50 overs) 177 (40.2 overs) Shikhar Dhawan 137 (146) Morne Morkel 2/59 (10 overs) Faf du Plessis 55 (71) Ravichandran Ashwin 3/41 (10 overs) India won by 130 runs Scorecard Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Shikhar Dhawan (Ind) India won the toss and elected to bat first. This was the first time India defeated South Africa in a World Cup match.Sidharth Monga Dhawan hundred sets up another big-day win http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/836119.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 22 February 2015 22 February 2015 South Africa captain AB de Villiers was fined 20% of his match fee for a slow over rate. The other South African players were fined 10% of their match fee.http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/cricket-news/70341/de-villiers-fined-for-slow-over-rate De Villiers fined for slow over-rate CricBuzz 23 February 2015 2 March 2015September 2026 InternetArchiveBot India got to 307 runs in 50 overs via Dhawan's highest score in ODIs. South Africa kept losing wickets at regular intervals and lost the match by 130 runs. Dhawan was named Man of the Match for his century and two catches. West Indies vs Zimbabwe match15 24 February 14:30 (AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)) yes WIN ZIM 372/2 (50 overs) 289 (44.3 overs) Chris Gayle 215 (147) Hamilton Masakadza 1/39 (6.2 overs) Sean Williams 76 (61) Jason Holder 3/48 (7 overs) West Indies won by 73 runs (D/L method) Scorecard Manuka Oval, Canberra Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng) Chris Gayle (WI) West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first. Zimbabwe's target was reduced to 363 from 48 overs due to rain. Chris Gayle surpassed 9,000 runs in ODIs, becoming only the second player from the West Indies after Brian Lara to do so.Gayle enters 9000 runs: Records / Leading Run Scorers http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/83548.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 24 February 2015 Gayle became the first batsman to score a double century in a World Cup match and the first ever non-Indian batsman to score an ODI double century.Gayle becomes first batsman to score double ton in world cup http://www.sportsmirchi.com/gayle-becomes-first-batsman-to-score-double-ton-in-world-cup/ SportsMirchi.com 24 February 2015 27 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150224101651/http://www.sportsmirchi.com/gayle-becomes-first-batsman-to-score-double-ton-in-world-cup/ dead Gayle's double century was also the fastest double century in ODI cricket.Karthik Krishnaswamy Gayle, Samuels smash Zimbabwe and records http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/837549.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 24 February 2015 24 February 2015 Gayle's 16 sixes in his innings equalled the ODI record jointly held by Rohit Sharma and AB de Villiers.Most sixes in an innings http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283127.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 24 February 2015 Gayle's 372-run partnership with Marlon Samuels is the highest for any wicket in ODI history.Highest partnership ever for Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels http://stats.espncricinfo.com/momentum-one-day-cup-2014-15/content/records/283574.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 24 February 2015 Ireland vs United Arab Emirates match16 25 February 13:30 (AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00)) yes UAE IRE 278/9 (50 overs) 279/8 (49.2 overs) Shaiman Anwar 106 (83) Paul Stirling 2/27 (10 overs) Gary Wilson 80 (69) Amjad Javed 3/53 (9 overs) Ireland won by 2 wickets Scorecard Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Michael Gough (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Gary Wilson (Ire) Ireland won the toss and elected to field. Shaiman Anwar became the first UAE player to score a century in a World Cup game.Wilson, K O'Brien seal tense win http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/838183.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 25 February 2015 25 February 2015 The 107-run partnership between Shaiman Anwar and Amjad Javed was the highest seventh-wicket partnership in World Cup history. South Africa vs West Indies match19 27 February 14:30 (AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)) yes RSA WIN 408/5 (50 overs) 151 (33.1 overs) AB de Villiers 162* (66) Chris Gayle 2/21 (4 overs) Jason Holder 56 (48) Imran Tahir 5/45 (10 overs) South Africa won by 257 runs Scorecard Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Steve Davis (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng) AB de Villiers (SA) South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. AB de Villiers (SA) scored the fastest ODI 150 in history (64 balls),De Villiers 162* off 66, WI 151 all out http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/839693.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 27 February 2015 and the second fastest World Cup century.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/31655996 AB De Villiers hits fastest ODI 150 in South Africa World Cup win BBC Sport 27 February 2015 27 February 2015 His 73 runs in the last five overs was also the most by any batsman in this period. Jason Holder (WI) conceded the most runs by any bowler in a World Cup match (104), and the most in any 2 consecutive overs in all ODIs. South Africa's score of 408/5 was the highest score in any ODI in Australia, and the second highest World Cup score. South Africa's 257 run victory was the joint-biggest by runs in a World Cup match, equaling India's defeat of Bermuda in 2007.15 overs, 222 runs http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/840037.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 27 February 2015 India vs United Arab Emirates match21 28 February 14:30 (AWST Australian Western Standard Time (UTC+08:00)) yes UAE IND 102 (31.3 overs) 104/1 (18.5 overs) Shaiman Anwar 35 (49) Ravichandran Ashwin 4/25 (10 overs) Rohit Sharma 57* (55) Mohammad Naveed 1/35 (5 overs) India won by 9 wickets Scorecard WACA Ground, Perth Billy Bowden (NZ) and Michael Gough (Eng) Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind) United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat. Pakistan vs Zimbabwe match23 1 March 13:30 (AEST Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10:00)) yes PAK ZIM 235/7 (50 overs) 215 (49.4 overs) Misbah-ul-Haq 73 (121) Tendai Chatara 3/35 (10 overs) Brendan Taylor 50 (72) Mohammad Irfan 4/30 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 20 runs Scorecard Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Joel Wilson (WI) Wahab Riaz (Pak) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. Wahab Riaz became the first Pakistan player to score a 50 and take four wickets in a World Cup match.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/31681255 Cricket World Cup: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe to keep hopes alive BBC Sport 1 March 2015 1 March 2015 Ireland vs South Africa match24 3 March 14:30 (AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)) yes RSA IRE 411/4 (50 overs) 210 (45 overs) Hashim Amla 159 (128) Andrew McBrine 2/63 (10 overs) Andrew Balbirnie 58 (71) Kyle Abbott 4/21 (8 overs) South Africa won by 201 runs Scorecard Manuka Oval, Canberra Steve Davis (Aus) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Hashim Amla (SA) South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. South Africa became the first team to score 400 in two consecutive ODI innings. Their total is also the second-highest in World Cup history.Amla fastest to 20 ODI tons http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/842419.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 3 March 2015 3 March 2015 Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis' partnership of 247 is the highest second-wicket partnership for South Africa in ODIs.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/31707106 Cricket World Cup: South Africa beat Ireland by 201 runs BBC Sport 3 March 2015 3 March 2015 Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates match25 4 March 14:00 (NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)) yes PAK UAE 339/6 (50 overs) 210/8 (50 overs) Ahmed Shehzad 93 (105) Manjula Guruge 4/56 (8 overs) Shaiman Anwar 62 (88) Shahid Afridi 2/35 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 129 runs Scorecard McLean Park, Napier Johan Cloete (SA) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind) Ahmed Shehzad (Pak) United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field. Shahid Afridi became the fourth Pakistan player to score 8,000 runs in ODI matches.Afridi's 8000, and Misbah's quick fifties http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/842825.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 4 March 2015 4 March 2015 India vs West Indies match28 6 March 14:30 (AWST Australian Western Standard Time (UTC+08:00)) yes WIN IND 182 (44.2 overs) 185/6 (39.1 overs) Jason Holder 57 (64) Mohammed Shami 3/35 (8 overs) MS Dhoni 45* (56) Jerome Taylor 2/33 (8 overs) India won by 4 wickets Scorecard WACA Ground, Perth Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Mohammed Shami (Ind) West Indies won the toss and elected to bat. India's victory was their eighth consecutive win in World Cups, equalling their longest winning streak.Dhoni, bowlers extend World Cup streak http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/843961.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 6 March 2015 6 March 2015 India qualified for the quarter-finals as a result of this match.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/mar/06/india-west-indies-cricket-world-cup-match-report India defeat West Indies to reach the Cricket World Cup quarter-finals The Guardian 6 March 2015 6 March 2015 Pakistan vs South Africa match29 7 March 14:00 (NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)) yes PAK RSA 222 (46.4 overs) 202 (33.3 overs) Misbah-ul-Haq 56 (86) Dale Steyn 3/30 (10 overs) AB de Villiers 77 (58) Rahat Ali 3/40 (8 overs) Pakistan won by 29 runs (D/L method) Scorecard Eden Park, Auckland Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Sarfraz Ahmed (Pak) South Africa won the toss and elected to field. Match reduced to 47 overs per side and South Africa's target moved to 232 due to rain. This was the first time Pakistan defeated South Africa in a World Cup match.http://www1.skysports.com/live-scores/cricket/south-africa-v-pakistan/15642 World Cup: Pakistan beat South Africa by 29 runs in Auckland epic Sky Sports 7 March 2015 10 March 2015 Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pak) became only the tenth player to take 6 dismissals in an ODI innings,https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/sports/sarfraz-changes-pak-fortunes-50842/ Sarfraz changes Pak fortunes The Tribune 8 March 2015 10 March 2015 and only the second in a World Cup match. Ireland vs Zimbabwe match30 7 March 14:30 (AEDT Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)) yes IRE ZIM 331/8 (50 overs) 326 (49.3 overs) Ed Joyce 112 (103) Tendai Chatara 3/61 (10 overs) Brendan Taylor 121 (91) Alex Cusack 4/32 (9.3 overs) Ireland won by 5 runs Scorecard Bellerive Oval, Hobart Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Ed Joyce (Ire) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field. Zimbabwe and United Arab Emirates were eliminated from the World Cup as a result of this match.Andrew Drummond https://au.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/26550312/ireland-beat-zimbabwe-by-five-runs/ https://archive.today/20150307173143/https://au.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/26550312/ireland-beat-zimbabwe-by-five-runs/ dead 7 March 2015 Ireland beat Zimbabwe by five runs Yahoo Sports Australia 7 March 2015 7 March 2015 India vs Ireland match34 10 March 14:00 (NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)) yes IRE IND 259 (49 overs) 260/2 (36.5 overs) Niall O'Brien 75 (75) Mohammed Shami 3/41 (9 overs) Shikhar Dhawan 100 (85) Stuart Thompson 2/45 (6 overs) India won by 8 wickets Scorecard Seddon Park, Hamilton Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Shikhar Dhawan (Ind) Ireland won the toss and elected to bat. India were confirmed as winners of Pool B as a result of this match.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/31811867 Cricket World Cup 2015: Ireland dealt qualification blow by India BBC Sport 10 March 2015 10 March 2015 India's victory was their ninth consecutive win in World Cups, extending their longest winning streak.Ashwin, Dhawan make it nine in a row http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/846849.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 6 March 2015 10 March 2015 South Africa vs United Arab Emirates match36 12 March 14:00 (NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)) yes RSA UAE 341/6 (50 overs) 195 (47.3 overs) AB de Villiers 99 (82) Mohammad Naveed 3/63 (10 overs) Swapnil Patil 57* (100) AB de Villiers 2/15 (3 overs) South Africa won by 146 runs Scorecard Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Steve Davis (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) AB de Villiers (SA) United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field. AB de Villiers now holds the records for the most sixes in one World Cup tournament (20) and the most sixes in all World Cup matches (36).Anwar's record and de Villiers' sixes http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/848297.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 12 March 2015 12 March 2015 South Africa qualified for the quarter-finals as a result of this match.Cricket World Cup 2015: South Africa ease into quarter-finals https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/31846582 BBC Sport BBC Sport 12 March 2015 12 March 2015 India vs Zimbabwe match39 14 March 14:00 (NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)) yes ZIM IND 287 (48.5 overs) 288/4 (48.4 overs) Brendan Taylor 138 (110) Umesh Yadav 3/43 (9.5 overs) Suresh Raina 110* (104) Tinashe Panyangara 2/53 (8.4 overs) India won by 6 wickets Scorecard Eden Park, Auckland Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Suresh Raina (Ind) India won the toss and elected to field. Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni's unbeaten partnership of 196 is the highest fifth-wicket partnership for India in a World Cup match.Raina, Dhoni ensure clean slate https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/report/656475/india-vs-zimbabwe-39th-match-pool-b-icc-cricket-world-cup-2014-15 ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 14 March 2015 14 March 2015 This was India's highest successful run chase in Cricket World Cup. United Arab Emirates vs West Indies match41 15 March 11:00 (NZDT New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+13:00)) UAE WIN 175 (47.4 overs) 176/4 (30.3 overs) Nasir Aziz 60 (86) Jason Holder 4/27 (10 overs) Johnson Charles 55 (40) Amjad Javed 2/29 (8 overs) West Indies won by 6 wickets Scorecard McLean Park, Napier Aleem Dar (Pak) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Jason Holder (WI) West Indies won the toss and elected to field. Shaiman Anwar (UAE) became the highest run-scorer by a player from an Associate nation in a World Cup.March 2015 Amjad Javed and Nasir Aziz's 107-run partnership for the seventh wicket is a World Cup record and a UAE record for any wicket against a Test nation.WI in quarter-final barring Adelaide tie http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/850289.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 15 March 2015 15 March 2015 Ireland vs Pakistan match42 15 March 14:00 (ACDT Australian Central Daylight Time (UTC+10:30)) yes IRE PAK 237 (50 overs) 241/3 (46.1 overs) William Porterfield 107 (131) Wahab Riaz 3/54 (10 overs) Sarfraz Ahmed 101* (124) Alex Cusack 1/43 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 7 wickets Scorecard Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Marais Erasmus (SA) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Sarfraz Ahmed (Pak) Ireland won the toss and elected to bat. Sarfraz Ahmed scored his maiden ODI century and became the first Pakistan wicket-keeper to score a century in a World Cup match.First World Cup ton by Pakistan wicketkeeper http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/story/850865.html ESPNcricinfo ESPN Sports Media 15 March 2015 15 March 2015 Pakistan and West Indies qualified for the quarter-finals as a result of this match. Ireland were eliminated from the World Cup as a result of this match.Cricket World Cup 2015: Ireland out as Pakistan go through https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/31894783 BBC Sport 15 March 2015 15 March 2015 This was Pakistan's highest opening first wicket stand in the tournament. The pair of Ahmad Shahzad and Sarfraz Ahmad put a first-wicket partnership of over 100 runs, with Sarfraz scoring 101 not out, and becoming man of the match in the two consecutive games he played. While Ahmad Shahzad scored 63 runs, ensuring Pakistan a spot in the quarter-finals to face Australia at the same ground. References Group B, 2015 Cricket World Cup