New Zealand led by Daniel Vettori caused a major upset by defeating tournament favourites South Africa by 49 runs at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur to enter into the Semi Finals!
Amid speculation that Indian cricketers are unhappy with the prize money announced for their World Cup triumph, the BCCI on Wednesday increased it from Rs one crore to Rs two crore each.
Rohit Sharma has got over the disappointment of missing out on the World Cup berth and says he remains committed to doing his best whenever he gets the opportunity of donning the national colours in the future.
Hosts Sri Lanka have entered into the ICC World Cup 2011 Finals defeating New Zealand by 5 wickets in the Semi Final Match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo
Hosts Bangladesh faced an embarrassing defeat in front of a huge crowd after they were bundled out for a sorry 58 in 18.5 overs having won the toss and electing to bat first!