England's miserable World Cup ended with a comfortable nine-wicket win over Afghanistan in a rain-marred Pool A clash at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.

Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Aamer showed no signs of rustiness as he made his return after a five-year spot-fixing ban on Friday, bagging three wickets in his first spell in competitive cricket since 2010.

England captain Eoin Morgan said he had no regrets after his side failed to qualify for the quarterfinals of the World Cup and insisted he wanted to remain in charge.

Australia skipper Michael Clarke pledged no mercy on crisis-hit Scotland as the four-time World Cup champions seek a headline-grabbing performance ahead of a potential quarterfinal collision with Pakistan.

Fast-improving paceman Mohammad Shami hailed India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday, claiming the world champions' skipper never gets angry.

Shahadat Mallick came all the way from the United States to watch the World Cup and his beloved Bangladesh, a team which feels like family to him.

Mahmudullah Riyad

Opener Martin Guptill and paceman Tim Southee praised New Zealand's fightback in their hard-earned three wickets win over Bangladesh in Hamilton on Friday, hoping it will stand them in good stead in the knock-out stage.

Shakib Al Hasan was in unusually good mood even after Bangladesh lost their last pool match against New Zealand by three wickets at the Seddon Park in Hamilton yesterday.

Ever since his debut in international cricket, Mahmudullah Riyad has played a supporting cast most of the times.

It's not the best feeling in the world when you drag yourself from bed early in the morning to witness New Zealand's pacers swinging the ball with vengeance. The Black Caps had seemingly channelled all the frustration, of their last seven defeats, into this game.

Shakib Al Hasan

Chris Jordan

Zimbabwe hope their World Cup campaign and the international career of Brendan Taylor end on a happy note in their last Pool B match against India in Auckland on Saturday.

A few days before the 2015 World Cup, Mahmudullah Riyad was one of the last batsmen to walk out to the centre of the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka during a practice session.

Bangladesh crossed several milestones during the 37th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 against New Zealand at Seddon Park today.

Mahmudullah Riyad became the first Bangladeshi batsman to strike consecutive centuries in a World Cup competition, and became the second man to do so in this tournament.

Afghanistan today is facing England in their last match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Sydney Cricket Ground. English skipper Eoin Morgan earlier won the toss and sent the opponent to bat first. Both of the teams will leave the tournament as they were already knocked out from it.

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

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