ICC World Cup 13th Match, Netherlands v West Indies, Group B - Kemar Roach hat-trick destroys Dutch
Feb 28, 2011
22-year-old Kemar Roach from Barbados took the first World Cup hat-trick by a West Indian in superb figures of 6-27. Chris Gayle (80) and Kieron Pollard (60 from 27 balls) took the Windies to an imposing 330-8 on a pitch of irregular bounce, before Roach produced some exhilarating pace as the associate nation capitulated for 115.
West Indies 330 for 8 (Gayle 80, Pollard 60, Seelaar 3-45) beat Netherlands 115 (Cooper 55*, Roach 6-27) by 215 runs
ICC World Cup 15th Match, England v Ireland, Group B - Brilliant Ireland shock England
Mar 2, 2011
All-rounder Kevin O'Brien smashed 113 off 63 balls - the fastest century in Cricket World Cup history - as Ireland recovered from 111-5 to overhaul their target of 328 with five balls to spare and pull off an astonishing victory over England in Bangalore. Earlier, fifties from Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell had driven England to an imposing 327-8.
O'Brien, a 26-year-old all-rounder who had never made a fifty in nine previous World Cup innings, turned the match on its head with a brutal display of hitting featuring 13 fours and six sixes.
| FASTEST WORLD CUP CENTURIES |
| 50 balls | K O'Brien | v Eng 2011 |
| 66 balls | M Hayden | v SA, 2007 |
| 67 balls | J Davison | v WI, 2003 |
| 72 balls | Kapil Dev | v Zim, 1983 |
| 72 balls | A Gilchrist | v SL, 2007 |
Ireland 329 for 7 (K O'Brien 113) beat England 327 for 8 by three wickets
| 3 Mar, 2011 |  South Africa | v |  Netherlands | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
| 4 Mar, 2011 |  Bangladesh | v |  West Indies | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
| 6 Mar, 2011 |  India | v |  Ireland | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 11 Mar, 2011 | Ireland / | v | West Indies | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali |
| 11 Mar, 2011 | Bangladesh | v |  England | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong |
| 12 Mar, 2011 | India | v | South Africa | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
- India vs South Africa Group B Match 29
| 14 Mar, 2011 | Bangladesh | v | Netherlands | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong |
| 15 Mar, 2011 | South Africa | v | Ireland | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 17 Mar, 2011 | England | v | West Indies | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 18 Mar, 2011 | Ireland | v | Netherlands | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 19 Mar, 2011 | Bangladesh | v | South Africa | Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
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| 20 Mar, 2011 | India | v | West Indies | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
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