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India and South Africa currently occupy the top two slots on the 2023 ICC World Cup points table, the former regaining the number one position after their 100-run victory over England in Lucknow on Sunday.
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Both teams have been the most consistent in the ongoing tournament by a fair distance — while India have aced the art of chasing, South Africa have been focusing on posting massive totals on the board and exerting scoreboard pressure on their opponents.
Both, however, would have to step out of their comfort zones in their most recent wins.
South Africa pulled off a nervy one-wicket win after being invited to bat by Pakistan. They had suffered an ignominious defeat the only time they had chased before that match, and facing such a pressure before the knockouts was necessary for the Proteas to stay prepared for all scenarios.
India, on the other hand, hadn’t really tested themselves as a side batting first and found themselves in uncharted territory after skipper Jos Buttler opted for his side to field. And unlike the South Africans on Friday, who nearly threw the game away on multiple occasions, the Men in Blue managed to subdue their opposition in clinical fashion despite an underwhelming performance with the bat.
Looking back at the events on Sunday, we bring to you five standout moments from the India-England encounter at Lucknow’s Ekana Cricket Stadium:
Woakes, Willey make early inroads
The Lucknow wicket isn’t quite the batting paradise that several other venues in the ongoing tournament are, the two-paced nature of the surface was going to test both sets of batters to the hilt. Not only did English new-ball bowlers Chris Woakes and David Willey hit the right areas early in the innings, they were also complemented by some excellent fielding inside the ring.
The trio of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer tried taking the attack to the the two pacers, but ended up paying the price; Woakes breached Gill’s defence with an inswinger that rattled the stumps and got rid of Iyer with the short ball while Kohli was dismissed for a duck by Willey.
‘Hitman’ to the rescue
The in-form Rohit stood tall even as wickets fell from the other end, and eventually found the support that he was looking for from KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav, and thanks to the resilience of these three, India recovered to 164/4 from 40/3 and were eying a score in the range of 270-280 and beyond.
Rohit had struck Willey for a four and a six off successive deliveries in the second over of the innings, but decided to show restraint after seeing the pitch behave the way it did that led to three early wickets.
He went about carefully rebuilding the innings in the middle overs and at the same time, ensured there weren’t too many deliveries separating the boundaries. The ‘Hitman’ was closing in on his second century of the tournament when he holed out to Liam Livingstone at deep midwicket off Adil Rashid’s bowling.
Besides his 54th half-century in his 100th game as India captain, Rohit also went past 18,000 international runs, becoming only the fifth Indian to do so.
SKY narrowly misses out on a maiden World Cup fifty
Suryakumar Yadav walked in after Rahul perished while trying to play a rash pull shot off Willey at the start of the left-arm seamer’s fresh spell. The Mumbai Indians batter had been run out for 2 in the chase against New Zealand on ICC World Cup debut, but had dished out a much better knock in trickier batting conditions on Sunday.
Surya would get off the mark with a boundary off Willey in his second delivery, and would thereafter maintain a healthy strike rate above 100 during his 33-run stand with Rohit for the fifth wicket. SKY would have to slow down a little after Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami were dismissed in quick succession, but started accelerating once the innings entered the final powerplay.
Surya was just one short of a half-century when he went for an inside out slog straight down sweeper cover’s throat, giving Willey his third wicket of the day.
Bumrah, Shami rip through English top four
Surya’s dismissal resulted in runs drying up towards the end of their innings and India finished on 229/9, well short of the 250-mark that they would have expected to breach with SKY around. The Men in Blue needed early wickets if they were to successfully defend the modest total, and with the defending champions racing to 26/0 inside four overs, things weren’t looking too good.
Enter Bumrah, who changed the complexion of the game with two magical deliveries — inducing an inside edge onto the stumps off Malan’s blade before trapping Root LBW plumb in front of middle.
Bumrah had created an opening with those two deliveries, and Shami managed to capitalise on it by setting all-rounder Ben Stokes up nicely before castling him for a 10-ball duck and getting Jonny Bairstow to get a bat-thigh deflection onto the off stump in his very next delivery — albeit in a different over. England were reduced to 39/4!
Kuldeep, Jadeja maintain stranglehold
Bumrah and Shami had run through the English top four and reduced them to 39/4. India were back in the game! All that was needed was for left-arm spinners Kuldeep Yadav (wrist) and Ravindra Jadeja (finger) to maintain the stranglehold on the Englishmen through the middle overs and ensure they weren’t able to get away with the game by building partnerships.
Kuldeep got rid of England captain Jos Buttler with a peach of a delivery to breach his defence and rattle stumps. He would later get Liam Livingstone dismissed LBW, reducing England to 98/8 with the threat of a massive defeat imminent for the Englishmen. Jadeja, meanwhile, would get Woakes stumped after the latter decided to give him the charge down the track.
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Rohit Sharma-led India made it six wins out of six matches in the 2023 Cricket World Cup with a 100-run demolition of England in Lucknow on Sunday.
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Having opted to field first, David Willey (3/45) was the pick of the England bowlers as they restricted India to 229/9, but not without a fightback from Rohit (87) and Suryakumar Yadav (49).
In their reply, England got off to a horrendous start after Jasprit Bumrah struck to remove Dawid Malan and Joe Root in the fifth over.
Things only went worse for the defending champions, with Mohammed Shami (4/22) also joining the party to help them see off England for 129 in 34.5 overs.
Multiple records were set during the match as England crumbled to their fifth defeat in six matches this World Cup. Let’s take a look at some of the stats:
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The 2023 ODI World Cup produced yet another classic thriller on Saturday as Australia got the better of New Zealand in Dharamsala.
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Led by Travis Head’s (109) century, Australia went onto post 388, and New Zealand really gave the Aussies a hard time, before going down in the final ball of the contest.
This was New Zealand’s second consecutive defeat in the World Cup, after four wicket loss at the hands of hosts India.
There were several moments that defined the game. Right from Travis Head’s century to Rachin Ravindra’s fightback, there was hardly any dull moment during the course of the match.
Let’s now take a look at some of the top moments:
Travis Head’s magnificent century
Australia opener Travis Head made a successful comeback to the side for the first time since recovering from a finger injury.
Head had missed the ODI series against India, the World Cup warm up matches and the first half of the World Cup due to a broken finger he sustained against South Africa less than two months back, and it was only on Saturday that he made his ODI World Cup debut.
And Head did impress, going onto score 109 runs off just 67 deliveries to mark a memorable debut in the showpiece event.
He was involved in a 175-run stand with David Warner for the opening wicket, before being dismissed by Glenn Phillips in the 24th over.
David Warner shines bright again
Part of the reason for Australia’s resurrection in the World Cup after their two defeats at the start of the tournament is David Warner’s form.
Warner had started the World Cup with a knock of 41 against India, before enduring scores of 13 and 11 against South Africa and Sri Lanka respectively.
However, his last three matches have seen an uptick in terms of form with the bat. After a knock of 163 against Pakistan, he followed that up with another century against Netherlands.
And although a century eluded Warner against New Zealand, his brilliant performance saw him score 81 runs off 65 deliveries, with five fours and six sixes.
During his knock, Warner kept getting the better of Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry, regularly beating the duo for boundaries while eventually getting to his fifty off just 28 balls.
Rachin Ravindra stands out for Kiwis
He is the man for the big occasions. He has been the find of the World Cup this year. Yet, Rachin Ravindra’s knock of 116 this time around was not enough for New Zealand to cross the finish line against Australia.
Rachin had started the World Cup with a fine century against England, before hotting two more fifties in the tournament.
On Saturday, it was Ravindra’s most resilient knock yet. He came in at number three, following the dismissal of Devon Conway, and took responsibility with a couple of half-century stands with Daryl Mtchell and Tom Latham. Ravindra would get to his fifty off 49 balls, and would only take 27 deliveries to convert that into a century.
However, the turning point of the game came in the 41st over, when Ravindra was caught by Marnus Labuschagne at long-off, off Pat Cummins’ delivery.
James Neesham’s gritty fifty
As they say, it’s not over until it’s over. That is exactly the kind of character the Black Caps displayed on Saturday, and James Neesham played a big role in it.
Neesham, who is a man for the big occasions, rose up to the occasion this time with a 33-ball fifty, hitting three fours and as many sixes.
Neesham showcased fight in him, and stayed in the middle till the very end. That is, until he was run-out at the batters’ end in the fifth ball of the final over, leaving New Zealand’s hopes hanging in the balance.
Fielders decisive in Australia’s win
If there’s anything that deserves credit even more than Travis Head or David Warner’s knocks, it’s the Australian fielding. Their fielding had not been upto the mark earlier in the tournament, but in the final over, a couple of crucial saves defined the game.
Mitchell Starc was introduced to the attack, and in the second ball of the final over, he unleashed a wide down leg side that went for a four. 19 runs were required from the last six balls for the Kiwis, so these were certainly welcome runs.
Neesham, the batter on strike, the heaved it towards midwicket with a hope of finding the boundary, but the fielder was there to make the save. Neesham then targeted long-on in the next ball, but once again he could not get that crucial boundary for his team.
In the fourth ball of the over, Neesham hit towards the deep midwicket, only for Labuschagne to make a dive and save a boundary.
It was these crucial moments that defined the game, and helped Australia overcome New Zealand. For the fans at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala, there was no better way to sign off the tournament at the venue than this.
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The 2023 ODI World Cup witnessed a thriller for the ages on Friday in Chennai, where South Africa overcame Pakistan by just one wicket, and go atop the points table.
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After being asked to bowl first, Tabrais Shamsi picked four wickets as South Africa restricted Pakistan to 270 in 46.4 overs.
In reply, South Africa almost lost the plot in what should have been a straightforward chase, but a crucial few decisions on the field and some moments of brilliance led to the Proteas’ nervy win.
Let’s now take a look at some top moments from the game:
Babar Azam saves Pakistan after a shaky start
Having opted to bat first, it wasn’t the best of starts for Pakistan after they lost Abdullah Shafique (9) and Imam Ul Haq (12) within the first seven overs. However, in came captain Babar Azam, who would help Pakistan stabilise the innings with a couple of vital partnerships.
Babar, who got to his half-century in 64 balls, scoring four fours and a six, would go onto forge a 48-run stand with Mohammad Rizwan for the third wicket, and a 43-run partnership with Iftikhar Ahmed for the fourth wicket.
This would take the Men in Green to 141/5 from 38/2, as Babar Azam was dismissed in the 28th over.
While it did seem at one stage that Pakistan would collapse like nine pins, that was not the case.
Shakeel-Shadab stand
Following the wicket of Babar, it was upto two middle order batters in Saud Shakeel and Shadab Khan to revive the innings.
The duo put up 84 runs off 71 balls for the sixth wicket. Both Shakeel and Shadab would then take on Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj with full power, punishing the spinners with boundaries. Despite a slow start, Shadab would hit Maharaj for a four and a six in the 33rd over, before launching a maximum over the bowlers’ head in the 34th, off Shamsi’s ball.
While Shadab would eventually be caught by Maharaj at short midwicket off Gerald Coetzee’s ball in the 40th over, Saud Shakeel would go onto notch up his fifty in as many balls, before being dismissed by Shamsi in the 43rd over.
Pakistan were 240/7 when Saud Shakeel was dismissed.
Tabraiz Shamsi pick of the bowlers
Only a day before, on Thursday, did Tabraiz Shamsi tell during a conversation on the First Sports show that Babar Azam was one of the batters he wanted to get rid of in the World Cup.
And as it turns out, the 33-year-old rode his luck, and got rid of the Pakistan skipper in the 28th over. That was just one of four wickets for Shamsi, as he finished with figures of 4/60.
This was just the second match in the 2023 World Cup for Shamsi, having picked up two wickets against Australia earlier in the tournament.
On Friday, apart from Babar, Shamsi got the wickets of Iftikhar Ahmed, Saud Shakeel and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
The ‘Umpire’s Call’ dilemma
The Pakistan-South Africa clash was no less of drama. In the 46th over, Haris Rauf and rest of the Pakistan team thought the possible wicket of Tabraiz Shamsi could change the script of the game when they reviewed for an LBW.
At this time, South Africa were 263/9 from 46 overs, needing another eight runs off four overs to win.
The decision was given Not Out by the on-field umpire, and Pakistan opted for the DRS. Ball tracking showed that the ball pitch at a length, Shamsi got struck on his pads, and there was clearly a gap between bat and pad.
It was a delivery that pitched outside off, and ball-tracking deemed the impact to be in line, however, what did not go down with Pakistan was the fact that despite the ball seemingly kissing the leg stump, the decision would remain umpire’s call and the not out verdict would remain.
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh was one of the people to criticise the DRS technology, claiming that “bad umpiring” and “bad rules” cost the Men in Green the game.
Bad umpiring and bad rules cost Pakistan this game.. @ICC should change this rule .. if the ball is hitting the stump that’s out whether umpire gave out or not out doesn’t matter.. otherwise what is the use of technology??? @TheRealPCB vs #SouthAfrica #worldcup,” Harbhajan wrote on X (Formerly Twitter).
Aiden Markram steps up again
The orchestrator of South Africa’s chase on Friday was clearly Aiden Markram. The Proteas had just lost Temba Bavuma in the 10th over, and in came Markram.
Markram would go onto build half-century stands with Rassie van der Dussen and David Miller, before being dismissed for 91 in the 41st over.
Markra, who scored a fifty off as many deliveries, would go onto hit Mohammad Wasim for a couple of fours in the 12th over, before punishing Haris Rauf with an upper-cut over deep third man for a six in the next over.
Markram continued collecting boundaries at regular intervals, but his dismissal in the 41st over meant the South Africa dressing room was tense.
David Miller (29) and Marco Jansen (20) too would contribute runs but their quick dismissals meant the task was cut out for the Proteas.
It all came down to South Africa needing five runs off 18 balls, with just one wicket remaining. Shamsi was on strike at the start of the 48th over, and soon after he collected a single, Keshav Maharaj, the other batter, slammed behind square region for a boundary off Mohammad Nawaz’s ball, thereby scripting South Africa a hard-earned win.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday unveiled the schedule for the India women’s cricket team’s upcoming home season, in which they host powerhouses England and Australia.
Harmanpreet Kaur and Co host England first in three T20Is along with a one-off Test from 6 to 17 December. While the T20Is take place place at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, the four-day game will happen at the neighbouring DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
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The series will be preceded by a three-match T20 series between India A and England A between 29 November and 3 December. All three games will take place at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
“The season kicks off with the resumption of A tours, as India A host England A team for three T20s at the Wankhede Stadium,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a release.
“The international home season will begin with India hosting England for three T20Is, which will be played under lights at the Wankhede Stadium. England’s Tour of India will culminate with a four-day Test scheduled from December 14th to 17th at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.”
The Aussies, who are the reigning world champions in both the ODI as well as the T20I formats, will play a multi-format series comprising ODIs as well besides a one-off Test and T20Is. Like the England matches, Wankhede and DY Patil will also play host to Australia’s tour.
The one-off Test takes place between 21 to 24 December at the Wankhede Stadium, which will also host the three subsequent ODIs between 28 December and 2 January. DY Patil hosts the T20Is between 5 and 9 January.
The Women in Blue will be in action for the first time since winning gold at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China after defeating Sri Lanka in the summit clash.
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Pakistan vs South Africa LIVE: Pakistan have won the toss and decided to bat against South Africa in a must-win game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Pakistan come into this fixture on the back of three straight defeats while South Africa have registered four comprehensive wins – all while batting first.
Babar Azam said at the toss: “Every match is important now and we are focusing on that. All departments we need to improve, fielding especially. We need to stick together and discuss how to get better. I’m happy to do well myself now. Two changes – Hasan Ali is sick, so Waseem Jr comes in. Nawaz is also back, Usama Mir misses out.”
Temba Bavuma, the South Africa captain, has recovered from sickness and said they would have liked to bat as well. “We’ve played some good cricket, inspirational performances. We’ve build some momentum with our bowlers and batters clicking. This is not like a T20 WC where you play just 4-5 group games, we need to keep doing well. I would have surely batted here, looks like a good wicket. Hopefully it stays nice and hard like this, we’ll have to assess quickly on how to go about things here. Three changes – I come back, Tabraiz Shamsi and Ngidi comes in. Reeza Hendricks, Rabada and Lizaad Williams miss out.”
Pakistan XI: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Haris Rauf
South Africa XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi
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After starting brightly with wins over the Netherlands and Sri Lanka, Babar Azam-led team have been well beaten by India and Australia before being humiliated by neighbours Afghanistan.
On Friday, they face another test of their resources against free-scoring South Africa who have four wins in five games and have shrugged off their shock loss to the Netherlands.
With four group games to play, Pakistan can still make the semi-finals but there is little margin for error.
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It was another matchday, another defeat for England as they suffered a humiliating eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka at the 2023 World Cup match in Bengaluru on Thursday.
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England, the defending champions, needed to win against Sri Lanka by whatsoever margin to keep their semi-final hopes alive. But, it was not meant to be for Jos Buttler and Co, as they were dismissed for just 156 in 33.2 overs after opting to bat first.
For Sri Lanka, meanwhile, this win will act as a morale booster ahead of the games to come. They might be fighting teams like Pakistan and Afghanistan at the moment in the points table, nbut would be satisfied with how things turned put on Thursday.
Let’s now take a look at top five moments from the match
The missed (dismissal) opportunity
There was a slight bit of confusion among the Sri Lankan camp very early on in the contest. Dilshan Madushanka had been asked to open the bowling attack. He started off with an inswinging yorker to Jonny Bairstow, but Bairstow played it late as the ball seemingly hit the middle of his bat before racing away down the ground. Bairstow and Malan went for three runs on this occasion, and around this time, the Lankans were having a mini-conference of sorts whether to review for an LBW.
The DRS timer soon rat out, and the Lankans decided not to. However, to their dismay, the ball-tracking later showed that had they reviewed, Bairstow would have been out after the ball hit his pad first, before crashing into the leg stump.
Bairstow was eventually dismissed for 30 by Kasun Rajitha in the 14th over.
Adil Rashid’s run-out
England had problems aplenty in their batting against Sri Lanka. However, the way Adil Rashid got run-out caught the eyes of many.
Maheesh Theekshana was bowling the 32nd over. He delivered one wide down the leg side to David Willey in the final ball of the over, and Kusal Mendis collected the ball. However, Mendis soon noticed Adil Rashid stepping out of the crease at the non-strikers’ end, and quickly aimed a successful direct hit, even before Theekshana could alert Mendis.
Rashid was eventually dismissed for just two runs, in one of the most bizarre dismissals you would ever see.
Angelo Mathews returns with impressive figures
Angelo Mathews was only in the Sri Lankan team due to an injury to Matheesha Pathirana. Mathews last played an ODI before this against Afghanistan in June, and had been wicketless in the limited opportunities he got this year.
However, on Thursday, Mathews returned with impressive figures of 2/14 in five overs.
He did not even go for a single boundary
He did not even go for a single boundary, and was responsible for dismissals at either ends of the innings.
Mathews first dismissed Dawid Malan in the seventh over with a cross seamer delivery at a length, with Malan looking to steer it but ended up getting an edge off the bat towards Kusal Mendis.
Mathews then struck in the 25th over, getting rid of Moeen Ali with a soft dismissal. It was a short ball from Mathews, and Moeen slammed looked to go over backward point, only for Kusal Perera to complete the catch.
Ben Stokes’ slow-paced knock
Ben Stokes came into bat at number four just when England needed, but he ran out of batting partners who could support him.
Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone all got dismissed in quick time once Stokes walked into the middle.
But one decent stand involving Stokes was a 37-run partnership with Moeen Ali for the sixth wicket.
Stokes would collect regular boundaries at this point, but the boundaries soon dried up following Ali’s dismissal in the 25th over, and Stokes lost the momentum.
Stokes was eventually dismissed by Lahiru Kumara for a 73-ball 43 in the 31st over, after holing out to substitute fielder Dushan Hemantha in the deep.
Nissanka-Samararwickrama stand
One of the biggest positives for Sri Lanka in this World Cup has been how good Pathum Nissanka and Sadeera Samaraiwickrama have been.
The two have seven fifties between them, and once again, against England, they took the most of the opportunity.
Samarawickraa came into bat at number four following the dismissal of Kusal Mendis in the sixth over, and went onto forge a 137-run stand with opener Nissanka for the third wicket.
Both were equally aggressive, and took on the spinners with a courageous display. While Nissanka got to his fifty in 54 balls, Samarwickrama, who would hit Moeen Ali for consecutive fours on one occasion, took only 44 balls to reach his half-century.
In the end, it was a demolishing act from the duo against England.
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