The International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive David Richardson today issued the following statement following comments about the match officials in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 quarter-final between Bangladesh and India in Melbourne on Thursday.

To say the nine-wicket loss to South Africa in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 was a bad day for Sri Lanka cricket is a massive understatement.

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South African cricketers celebrate the wicket of Kusal Perera (R) at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the 2015 Cricket World Cup quarter-final match between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Sydney on March 18, 2015.

Mashrafe Mortaza to miss one ODI after his side's slow over rate in quarter-final loss

"When Lahiru Thirimanna was playing well, Kumar Sangakkara 6 of 40 surprised me. The way he batted." - Roshan Abeysinghe on ThePapare.com's World Cup news breakdown with Jehan Mubarak & hosted by Haritha Perera.

It was about picking Mistakes of South Africa - Russel Arnold on Russels World Cup Take

So, Sri Lanka just waved goodbye to the Cricket World Cup. Today we also say farewell to two of the most talented and finest gentlemen in the history of the game: Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene.

South Africa captain AB de Villiers said he was growing in confidence that his side will be crowned World Cup champions on March 29.

South Africa took off their ‘Chokers’ tag in major tournaments when they comprehensively beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets at Sydney on Wednesday to seal their place in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 semi-final.