West Indies legend Brian Lara has savaged his team's batsmen after a terrible performance against India.

Australia are not sweating on Sunday's crunch Pool A match against Sri Lanka, even if defeat at the Sydney Cricket Ground would make their path to the final more difficult, opener Aaron Finch said on Friday.

If there was any weak link in this Indian line-up, going into the World Cup, then it would have had to be their pace-bowling attack.

Pakistan hope their resurgence in the World Cup continues against South Africa at Eden Park on Saturday with the Proteas' coach warning of the Asians' "predictable unpredictability".

Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq insists his bowlers can slam the brakes on South Africa's batting superstars in Saturday's World Cup clash in Auckland with AB de Villiers their prime target.

The Tigers didn't get enough time to relax after Thursday's emphatic six-wicket victory against Scotland as they caught an early flight the following morning for Wellington, from where they would go to Adelaide via Melbourne ahead of their crucial group match against England on March 9.

Defending champion and Pool B ace India were made to pay for a win over the West Indies in a low scoring play today in the ICC cricket World Cup 2015 match at Perth. For the Caribbeans, today's loss dipped their quarterfinal chances further in what has been a tournament full of ups and downs for Jason Holder's team.

Tamim Iqbal looked a relieved man yesterday. Despite having missed out on what could have been a historic century for the player, the good news was that the batsman had finally hit form.

The weak points of this Bangladeshi contingent may be forgiven after their successful chase at Nelson's Saxton Oval. After all, it's not every day that the inconsistent Tigers manage to scale down a 300-plus total.

After the Tigers had completed the highest run chase in their one-day international history against Scotland yesterday, cricket fans across the country went bonkers.

Anamul Haque's World Cup campaign came to a sad end yesterday as it was revealed that the opener suffered a Grade 3 injury in his right shoulder.

The sixth round of the National Cricket League managed to produce just one win as a majority of the four-day matches were affected by inclement weather.

West Indies captain Jason Holder on Friday returns to Perth's WACA ground, the place where he made his one-day international debut in 2013 and the scene of one of his team's greatest humiliations.

Defending champions India will look to continue their recent success against Chris Gayle when they clash with the West Indies in the World Cup at the WACA ground in Perth on Friday.

Opener Tamim Iqbal became the second Bangladeshi to score 4,000 runs in one-day internationals. He reached the landmark during the World Cup match against Scotland in Nelson on Thursday.

Tamim Iqbal wasn't able to fulfil his dream of becoming Bangladesh's first World Cup centurion yesterday; he did however provide Bangladesh with exactly the kind of start they were hoping for.

The Saxton Oval isn't a big international cricket stadium. With a capacity of a little over 5,000, the ground at Nelson was never going to share the ambience of its bigger cousins in Melbourne and Adelaide.

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is all set for the challenge of facing some of the biggest hitters in the game when his side play the West Indies in a World Cup clash in Perth on Friday.

Shane Watson says he has nobody to blame but himself for the poor run that resulted in his dumping from Australia's one-day team for the first time in seven years.

This was a win that gave us both relief and a sense of belief amongst the batsmen. Not at any point of time did they seem like losing.