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New Zealand ended their four-match losing streak in the 2023 World Cup with a five-wicket triumph over Sri Lanka in match number 41 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, November 9. With the win the Kiwis are all but assured of a semi-final spot and look set to face India on November 15 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Even if Pakistan and Afghanistan win their respective last matches, it will be next to impossible for them to go past New Zealand’s net run rate.

Ben Stokes scored a blazing 108 off 84 balls, while Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid claimed three wickets each as England kept their Champions Trophy 2025 qualification hopes alive with a 160-run win over Netherlands in on Wednesday, November 8. With their triumph in match number 40 of World Cup 2023 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, England also officially knocked the Dutch out of the World Cup.

The landscape of online gambling in India is characterised by ambiguity. The primary regulatory framework, the Public Gaming Act of 1867, predates the Internet era and fails to address online gambling explicitly. The Information Technology Act of 2000, responsible for regulating online activities, also lacks provisions. Consequently, Indians, except for those residing in Sikkim, Nagaland and Meghalaya, can freely engage in online betting activities on offshore platforms.

Virat Kohli (101 not off 121 balls) scored his 49th ODI ton on his 35th birthday, while Ravindra Jadeja claimed 5/33 as India hammered South Africa by 243 runs in match number 37 of World Cup 2023 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday, November 5. With his ton, Kohli also drew level with Sachin Tendulkar’s long-standing record of 49 one-day hundreds.

England cricket captain Jos Buttler says his team’s dismal defeat against Srin Lanka at the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is ‘a huge low point’ for the team.