ICC 2015 Cricket World Cup

[noshog]

Yea ! Go The Black Caps.....New Zealand definitely know how to make a game exciting !
On to the finals for the first time ever...Hopefully we make the final less exciting and walk all over whoever we play

 

[Valkyr1313]

Here we go. It's the final tonight. On one side is Australia who is ranked first in the ICC ODI rankings. They have 6 finals appearances and 4 wins. This World Cup they have won 6 matches, abandoned one due to (IIRC) rain, and lost one match. The match they lost was to the team they are up against tonight: New Zealand. New Zealand are currently the 5th rated ODI team in the world and make their first ever appearance in the World Cup final. This World Cup they have a prefect record, including a 1 wicket win over their trans-Tasman rivals. However, this is the first match that they will be playing outside of New Zealand. Melbourne Cricket Ground is a larger stadium then any of the places where NZ have played so far. New Zealand doesn't have a very good record at MCG, having won only 4 of the 19 ODIs between the 2 sides there. However, the last time they met, in February 2009 resulted in a 6 wicket win for the Blackcaps. The record between the 2 rivals is heavily tilted in favour of Australia, with them having won 85 of the 125 matches between them.

I can't insert the ICC video in here, but if you want to watch the highlights from the last time these two countries met at the World Cup: Click here