Cricket World Cup 2015: Day 6 Results, Points Tables and Upcoming Schedule

Day 6 of the 2015 Cricket World Cup saw the United Arab Emirates kick off their campaign against Pool B rivals Zimbabwe in Nelson.

The UAE—playing their first World Cup game since 1996—faced up to a Zimbabwe team in need of a victory having been thrashed by South Africa in their opening match of the tournament.

The UAE were the last of the 14 World Cup teams to get going in the competition and were eyeing an upset against one of the less high-profile Test-playing nations.

Read on for a report on the day's play as well as an updated schedule and points table.

Points Tables

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Pool A

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	Run Rate	Points
New Zealand	2	2	0	0	0	2.62	4
Australia	1	1	0	0	0	2.22	2
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	0	1.56	2
Afghanistan	1	0	1	0	0	-1.56	0
Sri Lanka	1	0	1	0	0	-1.96	0
England	1	0	1	0	0	-2.22	0
Scotland	1	0	1	0	0	-3.04	0

Pool B 

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	Run Rate	Points
India	1	1	0	0	0	1.52	2
South Africa	1	1	0	0	0	1.24	2
Ireland	1	1	0	0	0	0.618	2
Zimbabwe	2	1	1	0	0	-0.495	2
UAE	1	0	1	0	0	-0.258	0
West Indies	1	0	1	0	0	-0.618	0
Pakistan	1	0	1	0	0	-1.52	0

Upcoming Schedule

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Fixtures

• Feb. 20, Pool A: England v New Zealand, Wellington (Westpac Stadium) (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)
• Feb. 21, Pool B: Pakistan v West Indies, Christchurch (10 p.m. GMT, Feb. 20)
• Feb. 21, Pool A: Australia v Bangladesh, Brisbane (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• Feb. 22, Pool A: Sri Lanka v Afghanistan, Dunedin (10 p.m. GMT, Feb. 21)
• Feb. 22, Pool B: South Africa v India, Melbourne (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• Feb. 23, Pool A: England v Scotland, Christchurch (10 p.m. GMT, Feb. 22)
• Feb. 24, Pool B: West Indies v Zimbabwe, Canberra (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• Feb. 25, Pool B: Ireland v UAE, Brisbane (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• Feb. 26, Pool A: Afghanistan v Scotland, Dunedin (10 p.m. GMT, Feb. 25)
• Feb. 26, Pool A: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Melbourne (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• Feb. 27, Pool B: South Africa v West Indies, Sydney (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• Feb. 28, Pool B: India v UAE, Perth (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)
• Feb. 28, Pool A: Australia v New Zealand, Auckland (d/n) (6:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 1, Pool A: England v Sri Lanka, Wellington (Westpac Stadium) (10 p.m. GMT, Feb. 28)
• March 1, Pool B: Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Brisbane (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 3, Pool B: South Africa v Ireland, Canberra (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 4, Pool B: Pakistan v UAE, Napier (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)
• March 4, Pool A: Australia v Afghanistan, Perth (d/n) (6:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 5, Pool A: Bangladesh v Scotland, Nelson (10 p.m. GMT, March 4)
• March 6, Pool B: India v West Indies, Perth (d/n) (6:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 7, Pool B: South Africa v Pakistan, Auckland (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)
• March 7, Pool B: Zimbabwe v Ireland, Hobart (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 8, Pool A: New Zealand v Afghanistan, Napier (10 p.m. GMT, March 7)
• March 8, Pool A: Australia v Sri Lanka, Sydney (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 9, Pool A: England v Bangladesh, Adelaide (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 10, Pool B: India v Ireland, Hamilton (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)
• March 11, Pool A: Sri Lanka v Scotland, Hobart (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 12, Pool B: South Africa v UAE, Wellington (Westpac Stadium) (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)
• March 13, Pool A: Bangladesh v New Zealand, Hamilton (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)
• March 13, Pool A: England v Afghanistan, Sydney (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 14, Pool B: India v Zimbabwe, Auckland (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)
• March 14, Pool A: Australia v Scotland, Hobart (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 15, Pool B: West Indies v UAE, Napier (10 p.m. GMT, March 14)
• March 15, Pool B: Pakistan v Ireland, Adelaide (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Quarter-Finals

• March 18, Quarter-Final 1: A1 v B4, Sydney (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 19, Quarter-Final 2: A2 v B3, Melbourne (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 20, Quarter-Final 3: A3 v B2, Adelaide (3:30 a.m. GMT)
• March 21, Quarter-Final 4: A4 v B1, Wellington (1 a.m. GMT)

Semi-Finals

• March 24, Semi-Final 1: Winner QF1 v Winner QF3, Auckland (1:00 a.m. GMT)
• March 26, Semi-Final 2: Winner QF2 v Winner QF4, Sydney (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Final

• March 29 Final, Melbourne (5:30 a.m. BST)

Schedule courtesy of BBC Sport.

Zimbabwe Earn Narrow Victory over Impressive UAE in Nelson

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Zimbabwe (286/6) bt. United Arab Emirates (285/7) by four wickets.

Sean Williams' unbeaten 76 saw Zimbabwe to a nervy four-wicket win in Nelson on Tuesday against the United Arab Emirates to claim their first points of the 2015 World Cup.

The UAE were put into bat and posted a competitive 285-7 in their 50 overs, with Shaiman Anwar top-scoring with 67.

In the chase, Zimbabwe initially looked out of sorts as they scored far below the required rate despite a decent opening partnership.

However, they eventually saw themselves home by four wickets with two overs to spare to pick up their first win in Pool B, but they made tough work of it, per ESPNcricinfo's Firdose Moonda:

"

There will be relief from Vic Falls to Beit Bridge right about now. Zimbabwe beat UAE by four wickets and claim their first win of #cwc15.

— Firdose Moonda (@FirdoseM) February 19, 2015"

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field, picking up the wickets of the two openers—Amjad Ali and Andri Berenger—in the first 11 overs to leave UAE 40-2.

However, Khurram Khan and Krishna Chandran then kicked on for the UAE, putting on 82 runs together before they both returned to the pavilion.

Khurram's 45 came in 55 balls with six fours—four of them in the first 14 balls he faced—before he was dismissed by Tendai Chatara.

Anwar and Swapnil Patil then put on their own partnership of 82 together before the latter fell for 32 to Williams to leave UAE 216-5 in the 42nd over.

Anwar's was an enterprising knock, his 67 including nine fours and a six before he fell in the 45th over. UAE kept the runs coming, though, as Mohammad Naveed and Amjad Javed added 53 more runs to record their highest one-day international total of 285.

In reply, Zimbabwe were struggling after six overs—having scored just 18 runs—and they were 72-2 in the 16th.

Despite openers Sikandar Raza and Regis Chakabva both scoring reasonably well—46 and 35, respectively—they went at a snail's pace.

Chakabva's was a freak dismissal when he fell in the 23rd over as slipped playing back and disturbed the stumps to be out hit-wicket, per FOX Sports Cricket:

"

TOE NO! Regis Chakabva is out after standing on his stumps! Zim 3-114. http://t.co/hXomNTk0Na #ZIMvUAE #CWC15 pic.twitter.com/VoJWkotnMe

— FOX SPORTS Cricket (@FOXCricketLive) February 19, 2015"

However, Zimbabwe turned up the pace in the second half of their innings. Brendan Taylor scoring a sharp 47 before Williams made the telling contribution.

Along with Craig Ervine, Williams upped the run-rate—his 76 coming from 65 balls—and sealed the win with 12 balls to spare to record Zimbabwe's highest ever successful run chase.