New Zealand won the Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket Award; Pakistan named Naseem Shah in their Under-19s squad; NZC have filed a police complaint to seek out the culprit who hurled racist abuse against Jofra Archer; and Mithali Raj's biopic has been announced.
A thrilling win by New Zealand. Ijaj Ahmed, new Under 19 coach of Pakistan. Hong Kong cricketers banned.
Neither England nor New Zealand has won the World Cup before. Cricket is thus ready to witness the first new world champion in 23 years.
England have not beaten Australia since 1992. Neither have they reached the World Cup final semi-final till then. Australia, on the other hand, are yet to lose a World Cup semi-final.
Gayle (10,345) needs 61 runs to go past Lara (10,405) and become the leading run-scorer in West Indian history. For West Indies only, Gayle has 10,290 runs and Lara 10,348.
The tournament was a roaring success, and signed the beginning of Australia’s domination.