Shikhar Dhawan hit an aggressive century as defending champions India recorded their fifth victory in a row at the World Cup with a thumping eight-wicket win over Ireland in Hamilton on Tuesday.

Scotland hope to tackle Sri Lanka's sling-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga in the World Cup on Wednesday by practising with Paul Collingwood's throwdowns at the nets, according to captain Preston Mommsen.

Ireland captain William Porterfield drew consolation from posting the highest total against defending champions India in the cricket World Cup so far despite a crushing defeat on Tuesday.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni took the opportunity to give his pace bowlers a good workout on a slow pitch by delaying the introduction of his spinners in Tuesday's World Cup match against Ireland at Seddon Park.

Dhoni on Tuesday created record when he went past Sourav Ganguly's record of most consecutive wins as an Indian cricket captain in WC tournaments. Dhoni achieved the feat when India slammed Ireland. Dhoni has now nine wins in a row, with the string of Indian victories starting in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 tournament.

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Shikhar Dhawan came into this World Cup under a bit of pressure after a flop-show in the tri-series where India lost all their matches.

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Ravichandran Ashwin has been one of the standout performers of this World Cup. There have been only a handful of spinners who have managed to buck the trend of pace bowling dominance,

Defending champion and Pool A ace India slammed a big eight-wicket win over Ireland in the World Cup match at Adelaide riding on the century of Shikhar Dhawan

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza bracketed the 15-run victory against England as the best achievement in his career.

Speedster Rubel Hossain might not have got the player-of-the match award yesterday, but to many, he was the chief architect behind Tigers' victory against England, which sealed them a place in the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time.

England captain Eoin Morgan was "gutted" after his team's premature exit from the World Cup on Monday and confessed he was clueless about what the future holds for the team.

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza's joy at his team's World Cup defeat of England was cut short on Monday when he was threatened with a suspension for slow over-rates.

Yesterday's win against England must be the considered the biggest achievement for Bangladesh cricket since their ICC Trophy win back in 1997,

Mahmudullah Riyad was at peace with himself yesterday. In fact he was so calm that his demeanour seemed a tad bit eerie amidst the frenzy of his teammates.

Bangladesh's first World Cup centurion Mahmudullah Riyad has said that his hundred against England will forever remain a special memory in his life. As soon as he reached the landmark Riyad celebrated emphatically and also blew a flying kiss towards his family.

It's a fantastic victory and completely different from the others. They had to adapt to the different situations of the game and fight back.

Mahmudullah Riyad's parents were over the moon after their son became the first Bangladeshi player to score a World Cup century yesterday.

India seamer Mohit Sharma warned on Monday that the defending World Cup champions' razor-sharp attack will only be judged fully once they are exposed to a desperate, late innings assault.