Cricket World Cup 2015

AUSTRALIA • NEW ZEALAND
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Players to watch

Virat Kohli, India (left),

David Warner, Australia (centre),

Kane Williamson, New Zealand (right)
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MATCH SCHEDULE

Top four teams in each group progress to knock-out stages

A February

14 Sri Lanka - N. Zealand Christchurch

14 England - Australia Melbourne

17 N. Zealand - Scotland Dunedin

18 Bangladesh - Afghanistan Canberra

20 England - N. Zealand Wellington

21 Australia - Bangladesh Brisbane

22 Sri Lanka - Afghanistan Dunedin

23 England - Scotland  Christchurch

26 Afghanistan - Scotland Dunedin

26 Sri Lanka - Bangladesh Melbourne

28 Australia - N. Zealand Auckland

March 

1 England - Sri Lanka Wellington

4 Australia - Afghanistan Perth

5 Bangladesh - Scotland Nelson

8 N. Zealand - Afghanistan Napier

8 Australia - Sri Lanka Sydney

9 England - Bangladesh Adelaide

11 Sri Lanka - Scotland Hobart

13 Bangladesh - N. Zealand Hamilton

13 England - Afghanistan Sydney

14 Australia - Scotland Hobart

B February 

15 South Africa - Zimbabwe Hamilton

15 India - Pakistan Adelaide

16 West Indies - Ireland Nelson

19 Zimbabwe - UAE Nelson

21 Pakistan - West Indies Christchurch

22 South Africa - India Melbourne

24 West Indies - Zimbabwe Canberra

25 Ireland - UAE Brisbane

27 South Africa - West Indies Sydney

28 India - UAE  Perth

March 

1 Pakistan - Zimbabwe Brisbane

3 South Africa - Ireland Canberra

4 Pakistan - UAE Napier

6 India - West Indies Perth

7 South Africa - Pakistan Auckland

7 Zimbabwe - Ireland Hobart

10 India - Ireland Hamilton

12 South Africa - UAE Wellington

14 India - Zimbabwe Auckland

15 West Indies - UAE Napier

15 Pakistan - Ireland Adelaide

QUARTER-FINALS

Mar 18: Sydney

Winner A 

Fourth-place B

Mar 19: Melbourne

Runner-up A

Third-place B

Mar 20: Adelaide

Third-place A

Runner-up B

Mar 21: Wellington

Fourth-place A

Winner B

SEMI-FINALS

Mar 24: Auckland

Winner QF1

Winner QF3

Mar 26: Sydney

Winner QF2

Winner QF4

Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG): World’s largest cricket stadium hosts final

WORLD CUP FINAL Mar 29: Melbourne
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VENUES

AUSTRALIA

Brisbane

Sydney

Canberra

Perth

Adelaide

Melbourne

Hobart

NEW ZEALAND

NORTH ISLAND

Auckland

Hamilton

Napier

SOUTH ISLAND

Nelson

Wellington

Christchurch

Dunedin
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PREVIOUS WINNERS

Australia 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007

India 1983, 2011

West Indies 1975, 1979

Sri Lanka 1996

Pakistan 1992
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Sources: ICC, Cricinfo

Pictures: Getty Images

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