ICC World Cup 2011: Most Man of the Match Awards

Player	Matches	MOM	Runs	Wickets
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	9	4	362	13
Umar Akmal (PAK)	7	2	240	0
KC Sangakkara (SL)	9	2	465	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	8	2	84	21
TM Dilshan (SL)	9	2	500	8
AB de Villiers (RSA)	5	2	353	0
Imrul Kayes (BAN)	6	2	188	0
KAJ Roach (WI)	6	2	19	13
SR Watson (AUS)	7	2	290	3
KA Pollard (WI)	7	1	180	2

ICC World Cup 2011: Highest Wicket Taker

Player	Mat.	Wkts	Econ.	Best
Shahid Afridi	8	21	3.62	5/16
Zaheer Khan	9	21	4.83	3/20
Tim Southee	8	18	4.31	3/13
R. Peterson	7	15	4.25	4/12
M. Muralitharan	9	15	4.09	4/25
Yuvraj Singh	9	15	5.02	5/31
Imran Tahir	5	14	3.79	4/38
Umar Gul	8	14	4.49	3/30
Kemar Roach	6	13	3.88	6/27
Brett Lee	7	13	4.32	4/28

ICC World Cup 2011: Highest Run Scorer

Player	Mat	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
T. Dilshan	9	500	144	62.50	90.74	2	2
S. Tendulkar	9	482	120	53.55	91.98	2	2
K. Sangakkara	9	465	111	93.00	83.78	1	3
J. Trott	7	422	92	60.28	80.84	0	5
U. Tharanga	9	395	133	56.42	83.68	2	1
G. Gambhir	8	393	97	43.66	85.06	0	6
V. Sehwag	8	380	175	47.50	122.58	1	1
Yuvraj Singh	9	362	113	90.50	86.19	1	4
AB. de Villiers	5	353	134	88.25	108.28	2	1
A. Strauss	7	334	158	47.71	93.55	1	1

ICC World Cup 2011: Statistics & Records

Batting Records

Most Run Scorer Highest Scores Highest Averages Most 100s Most 50s

Bowling Records

Highest Wickets Best bowling figures in an innings Best averages Best economy rates Best strike rates Most 4 Wickets Most 5 Wickets

Fielding Records

Most catches Most catches in an innings

Partnership Records

Highest partnerships by wicket Highest partnerships by runs

Team Records

Match Results Top 20 Highest Totals Top 20 Highest match aggregates Largest victories Most extras in an innings

India in Final; Beat Pakistan by 29 runs

Disciplined bowling by India saw them beat Pakistan by 29 runs on Wednesday to set-up a World Cup final against Sri Lanka in Mumbai on Saturday.

Pakistan, chasing 261 for victory, were dismissed for 231 with a ball to spare after all of India's five bowlers took two wickets apiece.

Misbah-ul-Haq, who top-scored for Pakistan with 56, helped take them from 208 for nine to a situation where an unlikely 30 was needed off the last over.

But Zaheer Khan held his nerve, bowling four dot balls before Misbah holed out to Virat Kohli to the delight of a capacity crowd.

India's 260 for nine after winning the toss against their arch-rivals was built around man-of-the-match Sachin Tendulkar's 85.

But they might have made considerably less had not the star batsman been dropped four times in an innings that still left him one short of a hundred international hundreds.

Tendulkar was dropped again, on 45, when Younus at mid-off failed to hold on to a mistimed drive off leg-spinner Afridi.

Riaz, however, had Kohli caught by Umar Akmal at backward point and next ball clean bowled Yuvraj with a swinging full toss.

Tendulkar was given a third reprieve by Pakistan on 70 when wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal failed to hold a tough chance off an edged Afridi leg-break.

And he was on 81 when a leaping Umar Akmal at short mid-wicket dropped a checked drive against off-spinner Hafeez.

Ponting Quits as Australia's Test and ODI Captain

Ricky Ponting quit as Australia's Test and one-day skipper Tuesday, just days after the champions were knocked out of the World Cup 2011, but said he remained available for selection as a batsman.

The 36-year-old, who led Australia in 77 Test matches for 48 wins -- the most of any Test Captain -- 16 losses and 13 draws. In his 228 one-day matches in charge, he returned 164 wins and 50 losses, insisted he was "not tapped on the shoulder" to give up the captaincy, and endorsed deputy Michael Clarke as his successor.

"I have resigned as skipper of both the Test Cricket and one day Australian teams, Ponting told a press conference." I will continue to play and am available for selection in both the one-day and Test teams.

"I have thought long and hard about what Australian cricket needs. Now is the right time for the next captain to assume the responsibility for both the Test and one-day teams," he added.

Ponting said Australia's exit in the quarter-finals of the World Cup last week in India prompted his decision to stand aside.

"The fact that we went out of the World Cup when we did was the main reason," he said, while denying he had been forced out by Cricket Australia.

"Today is a new start for me and I am very excited about the future. I will give my complete support to our new captain and continue to do my best to set the best possible example for my team-mates and emerging cricketers alike." Cricket Australia chairman Jack Clarke paid tribute to Ponting's "outstanding" leadership.

"Ricky Ponting has been an outstanding batsman, one of the best to wear the baggy green," he said.

"His leadership as captain has been outstanding and I sometimes think his brilliance with the bat has overshadowed his fine work as captain.

3rd Semi-Final: NZ won by 49 runs, SA are eliminated

South Africa woes at the World Cup seems never ending, their humiliating loss today ensured they would have to live with the Chokers tag for another 4 years. They have made a habit of coming into the World Cup as favorites and then going back after losing from a winning position and it was no different today as they wasted an opportunity from a very promising position.

After the early loss of the openers, Jesse Ryder and Ross Taylor ensured there were no further setbacks for the New Zealanders with a healthy stand of over 100. The going was slow initially, but what was most important from the Kiwis' point of view was that they did not lose further wickets. The duo batted for 25 overs putting on 114 runs to take NZ to a good position at 130/2 in the 32nd over.

The fall of Rossco, against the run of play, to the increasingly impressive Imran Tahir for 43 opened the floodgates for the Proteas. With a solid platform set by the right hand-left hand duo and New Zealand batting deep, SA's best chance to restrict the Kiwis was to pick up wickets as quickly as possible. The bowlers ensured just that for South Africa. From a solid 130/2, New Zealand had slumped to 156/5. From a position of strength in the 32nd over, NZ had slipped to damage control in the space of 36 balls.

Earlier, South Africa had opened the bowling with left-arm spinner Robin Peterson and soon rewarded through the wicket of Brendon McCullum (4). His new ball partner, Dale Steyn dismissed the struggling Martin Guptill for one soon after.

Ryder smashed six fours en route to completing his fifty with a single off Kallis. His well paced innings ended when Colin Ingram took a catch at deep mid-wicket off Morkel with more than 11 overs to go.

Morkel took three late wickets to finish with three for 46 while Kane Williamson helped NZ end with a defendable total on the board with a fine innings of 38. The young right hander made the most of his good memories at the ground when he got to a hundred against Bangladesh.

South Africa were setback early, chasing the sub par total in the very first over in bizarre fashion. Hashim Amla chopped a ball straight onto Brendon McCullum's boot and the ball popped up for Daniel Vettori to complete an easy catch. Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis consolidated the innings with a steady stand 61 and with the likes of AB de Villiers and the in-form JP Duminy to follow it looked like South Africa would canter to victory.

Smith's wicket came against the run of play to give Jacob Oram his first wicket. Kallis nearing his fifty went for a pull that was brilliantly snapped up by Oram. Kallis' wicket turned out to be the moment that turned the match in New Zealand's favour.

Duminy departed after adding 13 with de Villiers while their main man, who was also on wicket-keeping duties today, was run out thanks to a sharp piece of work by Martin Guptill. Johan Botha and Robin Peterson were out in quick succession as whispers of SA and their now-famous-act of choking started doing the rounds.

Faf du Plessis was South Africa's last hope and he kept the Proteas in the hunt till he was out for 36 to hand NZ the match.

Oram ended the match with 4 wickets and 2 superb catches.


Man of the Match: Jacob Oram