Cricket News sort by World Cup 2023

South Africa survived a late batting collapse to register a thrilling one-wicket win over Pakistan in match number 26 of World Cup 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday, October 27. Batting first after winning the toss, Pakistan only managed 270 on the board as a number of their batters got starts, but failed to convert them into big scores.

England’s World Cup defense went from bad to worse as they got hammered by Sri Lanka by eight wickets in match number 25 of the 2023 World Cup at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, October 26. Batting first after winning the toss, England were bundled out for 156 in 33.2 overs. Sri Lanka chased down the target with ease in 25.4 overs.

In-form opener Quinton de Kock slammed 174 off 140 balls, his third hundred of the 2023 ODI World Cup, as South Africa hammered Bangladesh by 149 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, October 24 in match number 23. Batting first, the Proteas put 382/5 on the board. Bangladesh responded with 233 all out.

Afghanistan rewrote the record books by registering their maiden ODI win over Pakistan in the 2023 World Cup match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday, October 23. Coming up with a dominant performance, Afghanistan chased down a seemingly challenging target of 283 in 49 overs with eight wickets in hand, registering their second won of the competition.

Mohammed Shami claimed 5/54 in his comeback match, while Virat Kohli hit 95 off 104 as India beat New Zealand by four wickets in match number 21 of the 2023 World Cup at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday, October 22. With the win, the Men in Blue also ended their losing streak against the Kiwis in ICC events, which dated back to 2003 and also moved to the top of the points table.

Openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh hammered tons while Adam Zampa claimed four wickets as Australia thumped Pakistan by 62 runs in match number 18 of the 2023 World Cup at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday, October 20. With their second consecutive win, the Aussies moved up to fourth position in the points table while Pakistan slipped to fifth.

India maintained their unbeaten run in the 2023 ODI World Cup, getting the better of Bangladesh by seven wickets in match number 17 of the tournament at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday, October 19. The Men in Blue’s win on Thursday was their fourth in as many matches in this year’s World Cup.

Kane Williamson might have got injured again, but New Zealand continued their domination in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The Kiwis hammered Afghanistan by 149 runs in match number 16 of the tournament at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, October 18. With the win, they also moved to the top of the points table, with eight points from four matches. For the record, New Zealand’s previous three wins in the 2023 World Cup were registered by margins of 9 wickets, 99 runs and eight wickets.

Netherlands stunned South Africa by 38 runs in match number 15 of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday, October 17. In a rain-reduced encounter, the Dutch recovered from 140/7 to post 245/8 courtesy of skipper Scott Edwards’ 78 off 69 balls. In the chase, not a single Proteas scored a half-century as they succumbed to 207 all out. This was Netherlands’ second consecutive win in World Cups against South Africa. They had earlier defeated the Proteas in the 2022 T20 World Cup.