ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Day 1 (February 14) Highlights

Christchurch/Melbourne, Feb 14: A hat-trick, two 300 plus scores, a individual hundred, two five-wicket hauls. Plenty happened on the first day of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 on Saturday.

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Cricket's biggest spectacle was unveiled at Hagley Oval in Christchurch and co-host New Zealand hammered Sri Lanka by 98 runs. Australia too secured a big win over England at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) today.

Here are the highlights from the opening day of World Cup, from both Pool A matches

# New Zealand scored 331/6 in 50 overs and later restricted Sri Lanka to 233 all out to win by in the opening game of the tournament

# Australia went further than their neighbours and in 50 overs against England at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). They bowled out England for 231 to win by 111 runs

# There were 4 half centuries in this game (3 from New Zealand and 1 Sri Lankan)

# Jeevan Mendis took 2 wickets in 2 balls for Sri Lanka

# England paceman Steven Finn took a hat-trick (Brad Haddin, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Johnson) in the 50th over of Australia innings

# Aaron Finch (135) hit the first century of this World Cup. This was after he had a reprieve on 0 by Chris Woakes off James Anderson

# There were only 2 sixes (New Zealand) in the 1st match

# Lasith Malinga had a forgettable game with 0/84 in 10 overs

# Australia hit 3 sixes, all from Finch

# Stuart Broad and Mitchell Marsh took two wickets in two balls

# Australia was the first team to use Decision Review System (DRS) in World Cup 2015. however, it was unsuccessful after appealing for a catch off James Taylor

# Two five-wicket hauls today, in same match - Finn and Marsh

# James Taylor topscored for England with 98 not out

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