NZ were crowned as the Champions of the Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup 2020 tournament after beating AUS by nine wickets in the all-important final.

Here we take a look at the events that transpired on the day of the knockouts.

NZ v IND, Semi-final 1: NZ win by five runs

IND opted to field and began in the best possible manner to get rid of Callum Munro in the very first over itself. Markus Guptill though scored a 16-ball 38 along with captain Ken Williamson, scoring a 10-ball 20 to take their side to a tall total of 68/1. In reply, IND looked on course for a win till they lost Dhaven in the final over and fell short of the target by just five runs.

SA v AUS, Semi-final 2: AUS win by 16 runs

AUS who were asked to bat first, put up a strong total of 52/3 in the five overs. On the big day, it was Glen Maxwall who stood tall with an unbeaten 26 from just 14 balls. SA though, as it happens usually with them, crumbled under pressure and never got their innings going and could only post 36/2 to lose the game by 16 runs.

NZ v AUS, Final: NZ win by nine wickets

NZ turned the tables on AUS who opted to bat first in the big final. Armand Finch was out in the very first over and Daniel Warner followed him soon but Sam Smith anchored the innings to help AUS post 44/2 in the 5 overs. In the chase, it was Callum Munro who broke the back of the game with a stupendous 13-ball 28 to set up NZ's nine-wicket win. Finally, some silverware for NZ!

The final day of the Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup 2020 league stage once again had 18 games that were played out throughout the day on April 11. In the following, we highlight some of the key moments from various games that took place on Saturday.

IND v AUS, Match 74: AUS win by nine wickets

IND did not have the best of starts to the day as they were first kept to a moderate total of just 35 despite having nine wickets in hand, and in reply, AUS chased down the target with almost two overs to spare, making it a very convincing win.

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ENG v BAN, Match 75: BAN win by seven wickets

ENG opted to bat first against BAN and put up a fighting total of 42/1 in their 5 overs. BAN lost three wickets but riding on Tamim Ikbal's 10-ball 16, they won the game by seven wickets.

BAN v IND, Match 77: BAN win by eight runs

IND's day went from bad to worse when they failed to chase down a target of 42 and went onto lose the game by eight runs. BAN posted 41/3 in the first innings and IND lost four wickets while trying to chase down the target and could only post 33 on the board.

Match 82, SA vs AFG: SA win by 30 runs

With a monumental opening stand of 42, SA set a comprehensive total of 63/2. AFG in reply never lost a wicket but neither got any closer to the target than 33/0.

Match 85, IND vs ENG: ENG win Super Over by 10 runs

After Ian Morgan equalled India's total of 46/2, James Buttler's 14 off just five balls set the opposition a daunting target of 18 to win the one-over eliminator. IND lost both of their wickets with just seven runs in the over.

Match 88, BAN vs PAK: PAK win by 5 wickets

PAK managed to end the tournament on a high, but they needed Hassan Ali to score six runs to take his team to 32/5. A couple of wickets from Iman Wasem's had previously restricted BAN to 30/6.

The penultimate day of the Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup 2020 league stage had many close games out of the total of 18 games that were played out throughout the day, April 10. In the following, we highlight some of the key moments from various games that took place on Friday.

AFG v BAN, Match 57: AFG win Super Over by 4 runs

AFG and BAN set the tone for the day with a thrilling start to play out a Super Over which saw AFG emerge victorious. BAN batted first to post 38/1 and AFG despite losing three wickets got to the exact same score. AFG scored 8 runs in the Super Over and restricted BAN to a score of just 4 runs to win the game.

SL v ENG, Match 58: SL win by 16 runs

ENG continued to suffer upsets in the tournament, this time at the hands of SL. Opting to bat first, SL put up 42/2 on the board which never looked enough. ENG though got off to a horrendous start and could only end up scoring 26 runs having lost six wickets inside five overs. A game to forget for them.

NZ v SA, Match 62: NZ win by 4 runs

NZ and SA have often played a few close games and this one was similar. NZ put up a tall score of 54/2 riding on the good performance by their top order. SA, in reply, began well but Chris de Grandhomme defended 13 runs in the final over to take his side to victory.

WI v BAN, Match 66: BAN win by 10 wickets

BAN opted to chase and bowled really well to restrict the hard-hitting WI side to a score of just 41/3 in 5 overs. Opening the batting, Mushfiqur Rahem blasted a 10-ball 25 to see his side home by ten wickets.

IND v AFG, Match 68: IND win by 6 wickets

IND marched on their merry way with a six-wicket win over AFG despite getting a real scare. AFG posted a score of 35/2 and it looked like an easy chase. IND nearly chased it down before losing four wickets for just five runs. Pandey hit a boundary to see the side through.

Day three of the Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup 2020 saw few thrillers among the 18 games that were played out throughout the day on April 9. In the following, we highlight some of the key moments from various games that took place on Thursday.

AFG v SA, Match 37: AFG win by 3 runs

AFG continued to be giant killers as they managed to beat SA by three runs in a fine game of cricket. SA elected to field but things didn't go their way as they conceded 50 runs, taking just one wicket. During the chase, they lost wickets at regular intervals to end up losing the game by three runs.

ENG v IND, Match 40: IND win by 10 runs

ENG opted to field but saw IND ramp up a tall score of 52, losing just two wickets in the five overs. ENG, in reply, got a bright start through James Buttler but lack of support for him meant they could not come close to troubling IND.

Read | Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup 2020: Talking points from Day 1

NZ v ENG, Match 42: ENG win by 13 runs

ENG and NZ have played out quite a few memorable games and this was no different. ENG chose to bat and riding on Buttler's 30, scored 58/1. NZ in reply fell 13 short as all the ENG bowlers bowled tight lines and lengths to not let the game go away from them.

PAK v ENG, Match 49: PAK win by 5 wickets

ENG batsmen struggled against pace and posted a weak 35/4 on the board. PAK comfortably reached 38/3 with four balls to spare.

Read | Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup 2020: Talking points from Day 2

IND v PAK, Match 52: PAK win by 11 runs

After being put into bat first, Shoeab Malek's 42* took PAK to a comfortable 56/2. Despite Viraj Kohli's solid 20*, IND finished with 45/3.

BAN v SL, Match 54: BAN win by 5 runs

SL couldn't get themselves out of a low scoring thriller this time around as BAN defended their 37/5 in some style. With six needed off just two balls, Dinmuth Karunaratne was caught behind and SL finished with 32/5.

The second day of the Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup 2020 saw another 18 games being played out throughout the day, April 8. In the following we highlight some of the key moments from various games that took place on Wednesday.

AFG v ENG, Match 19: ENG win by 8 wickets

AFG may have beaten AUS on the first day but ENG brought them crashing back to reality with a comprehensive eight-wicket win after AFG could only post 41/4 in the 5 overs.

ENG v AUS, Match 22: ENG win by 3 runs

ENG opted to bat first and riding on James Buttler's 12-ball 20 posted a score of 55/3 in the allotted overs. In reply, Daniel Warner hit an unbeaten magnificent 14-ball 31 but could not see his side home and lost the game by three runs.

SL v PAK, Match 27: PAK win by 5 wickets

In a last-over finish, PAK held their nerve despite losing five wickets while chasing the target of 31 against SL. Only one PAK bowler conceded over 10 runs in their innings and despite SL bowler taking a wicket, they could home win the game.

Read | Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup 2020: Talking points from Day 1

AUS v IND, Match 29: AUS win by 2 runs

With three ducks and one single-digit score, AUS's scoreboard was dominated by Daniel Warner's 47* which had lifted their final score to 54/4. India looked in control of the target but fell short by just two runs in the end.

BAN v ENG, Match 30: ENG win by 36 runs

After opting to bat first on a belter of a pitch, Ian Morgan with a bulldozing strike-rate of 400 scored 44* taking ENG to a colossal score of 79/2. Mhd Mahmuduleh did find the ropes towards the end but BAN could only manage to reach 43/3.

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NZ v AUS, Match 33: AUS win by 7 runs

NZ did well to put AUS in first and restricting them to 48/3. This was largely due to Michael Sentner who got the three wickets in the same over. In the second innings, a combined bowling effort restricted NZ to 41/3.

The first day of the Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup 2020 saw 18 interesting games being played out throughout the day. In the following, we highlight some of the key moments from various games that took place on Tuesday, April 7.

AUS v SL, Match 2: AUS win by 7 wickets

It was a game to forget for SL batsmen who posted 43/4 in their five overs but also saw as many as three run outs. Something the team will want to avoid going into the next game. AUS lost three wickets in the chase but captain Armand Finch saw them home.

BAN v SA, Match 3: SA win by 29 runs

SA got their campaign off to a brilliant start with a 29-run win over BAN. The two openers shared an unbeaten 56-run stand in the allotted overs. In reply, BAN could only post 27, losing four wickets in the process to lose by a big margin.

PAK v IND, Match 7: IND win by 9 wickets

There is no tournament without a game between IND and PAK and Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup was no different. PAK batted first and posted 38/3 with star player Baba Azem top-scoring with 21. In reply, IND lost Rohan Sharma, but not before he had set up the game with a 9-ball 22.

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ENG v SL, Match 13: SL win by 4 runs

SL never got going after having been asked to bat first and scratched their way to a modest 39/4. Thanks to efforts of Angelo Mathew with the bat and later with the ball when he defended 11 runs in the final over, restricting ENG to 35/2.

AFG vs AUS, Match 10: AFG win by 7 wickets

AUS could only manage 42/3 after having been asked to bat first. Armand Finch got half of those runs. Hazratullah Zaza's crucial onslaught at the top ensured his team reached the target on the final ball.

WI v PAK, Match 16: PAK win by 5 runs

Shoaeb Malek's late flurry of boundaries took PAK to a fighting total of 48/1. Their spin twins just conceded 10 runs in the middle, limiting WI to 43/4.

Tournament details:

The Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup, beginning from April 7, will be a 10-team tournament and the participants will compete in a round-robin format (every team plays nine games each). Two points will be awarded for a win and as many points will be a given in case of a bye. On the other hand, the teams playing a draw will share one point apiece.

Once the league fixtures are over, the top-four teams in the tally will qualify for the semi-finals (April 12), and the winners will head into the final on the very same day.

Participants:

Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies

Rules:

Given that it is set to be a five-over tournament, the bowlers are restricted to a particular over-cap, and as is the case globally, a free-hit will be awarded in case of a no-ball. There will only be a single powerplay (first over of every innings) wherein only three players will be allowed outside the circle.

Once the powerplay is done, the fielding restriction will allow only a maximum of five players on the leg-side, two behind square and five outside the circle. Furthermore, the teams will only have one DRS per innings.

Where to watch:

The tournament will be streamed live on krikya888s.com, which happens to be the same platform which will offer the scorecard as well as the ball-to-ball commentary.

Schedule and fixtures:

Round	Match No.	Team A	Team B	Venue	Stadium	Pitch Type	Match Date	Start Time
Round 1	1	AFG	WI	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	10:00
Round 1	2	AUS	SL	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	10:40
Round 1	3	BAN	SA	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	11:20
Round 1	4	ENG	PAK	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	12:00
Round 1	5	IND	NZ	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	12:40
Round 2	6	WI	NZ	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	13:20
Round 2	7	PAK	IND	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	14:00
Round 2	8	SA	ENG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	14:40
Round 2	9	SL	BAN	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	15:20
Round 2	10	AFG	AUS	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	16:00
Round 3	11	AUS	WI	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	16:40
Round 3	12	BAN	AFG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	17:20
Round 3	13	ENG	SL	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	18:00
Round 3	14	IND	SA	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	18:40
Round 3	15	NZ	PAK	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	19:20
Round 4	16	WI	PAK	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	20:00
Round 4	17	SA	NZ	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	20:40
Round 4	18	SL	IND	England	SportsAdda	Standard	7th April	21:20
Round 4	19	AFG	ENG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	10:00
Round 4	20	AUS	BAN	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	10:40
Round 5	21	BAN	WI	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	11:20
Round 5	22	ENG	AUS	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	12:00
Round 5	23	IND	AFG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	12:40
Round 5	24	NZ	SL	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	13:20
Round 5	25	PAK	SA	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	14:00
Round 6	26	WI	SA	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	14:40
Round 6	27	SL	PAK	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	15:20
Round 6	28	AFG	NZ	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	16:00
Round 6	29	AUS	IND	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	16:40
Round 6	30	BAN	ENG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	17:20
Round 7	31	ENG	WI	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	18:00
Round 7	32	IND	BAN	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	18:40
Round 7	33	NZ	AUS	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	19:20
Round 7	34	PAK	AFG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	20:00
Round 7	35	SA	SL	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	20:40
Round 8	36	WI	SL	England	SportsAdda	Standard	8th April	21:20
Round 8	37	AFG	SA	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	10:00
Round 8	38	AUS	PAK	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	10:40
Round 8	39	BAN	NZ	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	11:20
Round 8	40	ENG	IND	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	12:00
Round 9	41	IND	WI	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	12:40
Round 9	42	NZ	ENG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	13:20
Round 9	43	PAK	BAN	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	14:00
Round 9	44	SA	AUS	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	14:40
Round 9	45	SL	AFG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	15:20
Round 10	46	WI	AFG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	16:00
Round 10	47	SL	AUS	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	16:40
Round 10	48	SA	BAN	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	17:20
Round 10	49	PAK	ENG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	18:00
Round 10	50	NZ	IND	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	18:40
Round 11	51	NZ	WI	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	19:20
Round 11	52	IND	PAK	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	20:00
Round 11	53	ENG	SA	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	20:40
Round 11	54	BAN	SL	England	SportsAdda	Standard	9th April	21:20
Round 11	55	AUS	AFG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	10:00
Round 12	56	WI	AUS	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	10:40
Round 12	57	AFG	BAN	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	11:20
Round 12	58	SL	ENG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	12:00
Round 12	59	SA	IND	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	12:40
Round 12	60	PAK	NZ	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	13:20
Round 13	61	PAK	WI	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	14:00
Round 13	62	NZ	SA	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	14:40
Round 13	63	IND	SL	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	15:20
Round 13	64	ENG	AFG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	16:00
Round 13	65	BAN	AUS	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	16:40
Round 14	66	WI	BAN	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	17:20
Round 14	67	AUS	ENG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	18:00
Round 14	68	AFG	IND	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	18:40
Round 14	69	SL	NZ	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	19:20
Round 14	70	SA	PAK	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	20:00
Round 15	71	SA	WI	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	20:40
Round 15	72	PAK	SL	England	SportsAdda	Standard	10th April	21:20
Round 15	73	NZ	AFG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	10:00
Round 15	74	IND	AUS	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	10:40
Round 15	75	ENG	BAN	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	11:20
Round 16	76	WI	ENG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	12:00
Round 16	77	BAN	IND	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	12:40
Round 16	78	AUS	NZ	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	13:20
Round 16	79	AFG	PAK	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	14:00
Round 16	80	SL	SA	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	14:40
Round 17	81	SL	WI	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	15:20
Round 17	82	SA	AFG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	16:00
Round 17	83	PAK	AUS	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	16:40
Round 17	84	NZ	BAN	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	17:20
Round 17	85	IND	ENG	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	18:00
Round 18	86	WI	IND	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	18:40
Round 18	87	ENG	NZ	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	19:20
Round 18	88	BAN	PAK	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	20:00
Round 18	89	AUS	SA	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	20:40
Round 18	90	AFG	SL	England	SportsAdda	Standard	11th April	21:20
Semi Final (1)	91	TBD	TBD	England	SportsAdda	Standard	12th April	TBD
Semi Final (2)	92	TBD	TBD	England	SportsAdda	Standard	12th April	TBD
Final	93	TBD	TBD	England	SportsAdda	Standard	12th April	TBD