Cricket World Cup 2015 Results: Updated Team Records and Point Standings

All eyes were on West Indies and Zimbabwe on Day 11 of the Cricket World Cup, and while it may not be one of the glamour ties of the pool stage, those in attendance at the Manuka Oval were treated to something special from Chris Gayle.

The Windies opener bagged the highest-ever individual score at a World Cup with a magnificent 215 against the Africans, helping his team to a whopping first-innings score of 372-2. Marlon Samuels also scored a century, and it was a total Zimbabwe scarcely looked likely to threaten as they fell 79 runs short of a revised target of 363.

Read on for a look at how this gripping encounter changes things in the shake-up to qualify for the quarter-finals, the fixtures to come and a closer examination of a record-breaking day in Canberra.

Points Tables

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Pool A

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	Net Run Rate	Points
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	0	3.59	6.0
Australia	2	1	0	0	1	2.22	3.0
Bangladesh	2	1	0	0	1	2.10	3.0
Sri Lanka	2	1	1	0	0	-0.86	2.0
England	3	1	2	0	0	-1.42	2.0
Afghanistan	2	0	2	0	0	-1.18	0.0
Scotland	2	0	2	0	0	-2.74	0.0

Pool B

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	Net Run Rate	Points
India	2	2	0	0	0	2.06	4.0
West Indies	3	2	1	0	0	1.34	4.0
Ireland	1	1	0	0	0	0.62	2.0
South Africa	2	1	1	0	0	-0.68	2.0
Zimbabwe	3	1	2	0	0	-0.83	2.0
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	0	-0.26	0.0
Pakistan	2	0	2	0	0	-2.26	0.0

Upcoming Schedule

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Fixtures

Pool Matches

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)

Mar. 1 Pool A: England v Sri Lanka, Wellington (Westpac Stadium) (10 p.m. GMT, Feb. 28)

Mar. 1 Pool B: Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Brisbane (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 3 Pool B: South Africa v Ireland, Canberra (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 4 Pool B: Pakistan v UAE, Napier (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 4 Pool A: Australia v Afghanistan, Perth (d/n) (6:30 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 5 Pool A: Bangladesh v Scotland, Nelson (10 p.m. GMT, Mar. 4)

Mar. 6 Pool B: India v West Indies, Perth (d/n) (6:30 a.m. GMT 

Mar. 7 Pool B: South Africa v Pakistan, Auckland (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 7 Pool B: Zimbabwe v Ireland, Hobart (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 8 Pool A: New Zealand v Afghanistan, Napier (10 p.m. GMT, Mar. 7)

Mar. 8 Pool A: Australia v Sri Lanka, Sydney (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 9 Pool A: England v Bangladesh, Adelaide (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 10 Pool B: India v Ireland, Hamilton (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 11 Pool A: Sri Lanka v Scotland, Hobart (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 12 Pool B: South Africa v UAE, Wellington (Westpac Stadium) (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 13 Pool A: Bangladesh v New Zealand, Hamilton (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 13 Pool A: England v Afghanistan, Sydney (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 14 Pool B: India v Zimbabwe, Auckland (d/n) (1 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 14 Pool A: Australia v Scotland, Hobart (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 15 Pool B: West Indies v UAE, Napier (10 p.m. GMT, Mar. 14)

Mar. 15 Pool B: Pakistan v Ireland, Adelaide (d/n) (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Quarter-Finals

Mar. 18 Quarter-final 1, A1 v B4, Sydney (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 19 Quarter-final 2, A2 v B3, Melbourne (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 20 Quarter-final 3, A3 v B2, Adelaide (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 21 Quarter-final 4, A4 v B1, Wellington (1 a.m. GMT)

Semi-Finals

Mar. 24 Semi-final 1, Winner QF1 v Winner QF3, Auckland (1:00 a.m. GMT)

Mar. 26 Semi-final 2, Winner QF2 v Winner QF4, Sydney (3:30 a.m. GMT)

Final

Mar. 29 Final, Melbourne (4:30 a.m. BST)

Schedule courtesy of BBC Sport.

Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels Smash West Indies to Victory over Zimbabwe

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West Indies (372-2 ) beat Zimbabwe (289) by 73 runs (D/L)

It was the Chris Gayle show at the Manuka Oval. The effervescent West Indies batsman scored a double century to help his team to an emphatic victory over Zimbabwe.

The big-hitting opener was at his best in this encounter. He bludgeoned his way to 215, the highest-ever individual score in a Cricket World Cup match. BBC Test Match Special gave us a breakdown of his extraordinary innings:

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Chris Gayle out to final ball of innings. He finishes with highest World Cup score of 215. 147 balls. 10 x 4. 16 x 6 pic.twitter.com/Wkrhhftan4

— Test Match Special (@bbctms) February 24, 2015"

He was accompanied by Marlon Samuels for almost the entirety of his innings, who also bagged a century to push the Windies to a whopping first-innings total of 372-2. Zimbabwe battled admirably in an attempt to get close to the score, but a metronomic loss of wickets saw them stutter to 289 all out.

Initially, the West Indies looked as though they were in for a tough day with the bat. Tinashe Panyangara dislodged Dwayne Smith’s stumps with just the second ball of the day before Gayle survived a narrow lbw appeal and subsequent review in the same over. It would prove to be quite the reprieve for the Caribbean islanders.

Gayle and Samuels embarked on a path of classic limited-overs destruction. The latter was the anchor, giving his team an underpinning, assuring influence others can build off, and after a reserved start, his partner at the crease came alive.

As noted here by Cricket Record, it was quite an incredible partnership:

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334* runs stand between Gayle-Samuels - this is the highest partnership for any wicket in all time ODI history. #WIvZIM #CWC15

— Cricket Record (@cricinfo_record) February 24, 2015"

In truth, there were no signs of a knock like this coming from Gayle. Despite being revered as a key man for the Windies coming into this tournament, he’s been out of nick for a while now, and that was evident in the relatively reserved nature of his play early on.

Going to his century off 105 balls was pretty ponderous by his standards, but after reaching the landmark, he cut loose.

Gayle tucked into what was some mediocre Zimbabwe bowling, and the spectators in attendance were left to rue not bringing their hard hats. He began hitting sixes almost at ease in the latter stages of the innings as the West Indies motored past the coveted 300 mark.

But the opener continued his assault, and when he reached 189, he notched the highest-ever individual score in a World Cup match, beating Gary Kirsten's 188 not out for South Africa against the United Arab Emirates in 1996, per BBC Sport.

As noted by the ICC, a coveted double century followed not long afterward, and there was some curious narrative to observe too:

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February 24th 2010 - Sachin Tendulkar makes the 1st ODI 200 February 24th 2015 - Chris Gayle makes the 1st CWC 200 pic.twitter.com/FpygRLF5R2

— ICC (@ICC) February 24, 2015"

As we can see here, courtesy of ESPNcricinfo, Gayle moved through the gears in devastating fashion:

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Gayle scoring 0-50: 51 balls 51-100: 54 balls 101-150: 22 balls 151-200: 12 balls #acceleration http://t.co/PyWEmpSuM4 #CWC15

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) February 24, 2015"

Zimbabwe were powerless to do anything in the wake of such supreme hitting, and their bowling became ragged as Gayle found his stunning groove. But in fairness to the fielding team, when this batsman is in this kind of mood, it can be difficult to know what and where to bowl.

As we can see here, courtesy of the ICC account, Gayle can score in a lot of different areas:

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Chris Gayle's Wagon Wheel from his record innings of 215! WATCH it all here! http://t.co/q01jOlhXlS #cwc15 #WIvZIM pic.twitter.com/s6OX6ilNtN

— ICC (@ICC) February 24, 2015"

Samuels went to his century late on in the innings in what was a fine supporting role, while Gayle fell to the last ball of the over trying to smash one back to the Caribbean. But it was a dismissal that will have done little to blemish what was a magnificent day for the 35-year-old star.

It left Zimbabwe with the ominous task of chasing down a total of 372-2, and a couple of quick wickets looked to curtail their chances early.

A brisk rain break meant a revised total of 363 from 48 overs, and the Africans made a decent fist of things after that poor start, with Sean Williams leading a counter-attack with a sharp 76 from just 61 balls.

That effort was backed up by a half-century from Craig Ervine off just 39 balls, and, as noted by ESPNcricinfo, Zimbabwe's run rate was pretty impressive in pursuit of such a massive total:

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If you only looked at the run-rates, Zimbabwe not doing too badly Zim 177/5 http://t.co/PyWEmpSuM4 #WIvZIM pic.twitter.com/5A9VGFJBON

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) February 24, 2015"

But crucially, they were haemorrhaging wickets throughout the innings, and when Ervine departed, so too did any slim chance they had of savouring victory.

After Jason Holder and Jerome Taylor did the damage at the top of the order with the ball—finishing with three wickets apiece—even Gayle managed to help himself to a couple of wickets as the Zimbabwe effort faltered. Eventually, they finished 73 runs short of the revised total.

For the West Indies, things seem to be clicking into gear at this World Cup despite some tumultuous preparations. That’s two wins in a row for them now, and Holder’s side are beginning to resemble a balanced outfit. If Gayle can continue to provide a mercurial streak to their play, they could well be dark horses for glory at this competition.