Afghanistan notched up a memorable first-ever ODI win over Pakistan, prevailing by eight wickets, a little over a week after they stunned defending champions England.
South Africa were off to a flier when they thrashed Sri Lanka and Australia by 100-plus margins, but a shocking defeat against the Netherlands pegged them back before they demolished England by 229 runs to put their campaign back on track.
The Amritsar- born legendary left-arm bowler played a total of 67 Tests and took 266 wickets
Bishan Singh Bedi's extraordinary numbers will always accompany him – 266 wickets in 67 Tests, 1,560 wickets in 370 first-class matches – but Bedi was always much more than these statistics.
Kuldeep and Ravindra Jadeja have made India the best performing bowling unit in the middle overs so far in the competition but the game against New Zealand showed either of them can have a rare off day and it could spell trouble for the hosts.
Mitchell smashed 130 off 127 balls and shared a century stand for the third wicket with Rachin Ravindra to help New Zealand reach 273 on Sunday.
Virat Kohli hit 95 as India chased down its target of 274 to beat New Zealand in a match between the only two unbeaten teams at the Cricket World Cup on October 22. Tournament host India won by four wickets after reaching its target with 12 balls left in Dharamsala, finishing on 274-6.
A win is mandatory for Babar Azam's side after two successive defeats against India and Australia, as another slip up will severely hamper their ambitions to reach the semifinals of the tournament.
Drafted into the playing XI on Sunday against the Kiwis, Shami produced excellent figures of 5/54 and played a pivotal role in the home team's four-wicket win against New Zealand in a top-of-the-table clash in scenic Dharamsala.
Virat Kohli struck 95 off 105 balls and shared 78 runs with Ravindra Jadeja (39 not out) for the sixth wicket to chase down the 274-run target in 48 overs.
BJP leader and Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur was joined by Congress leader and Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, state Industries Minister Harshvardhan, BJP national president J P Nadda and Leader of Opposition in state assembly Jai Ram Thakur.
The 24-year-old Indian, who scored 53 against Bangladesh in his previous outing, was 14 runs short of the milestone coming into the match. He achieved the feat in the seventh over of the Indian run chase when he smashed Trent Boult for a boundary.
Shami (5/54) was the star with the ball for India while the other pacers, Jasprit Bumrah (1/45) and Mohammed Siraj (1/45), also played their part well.
"We have played four matches and we are 2-2. We are confident. We will accept that we did not play well in the last two matches," said Imam on the eve of the game against Afghanistan.
What the low energy levels during the first India - Australia ODI World Cup 2023 match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai said about the future of 50-over cricket.
India won the toss and chose to bowl against New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup. Both teams are unbeaten with four wins and eight points each, separated by run-rate. New Zealand leads with +1.923, while India has +1.659.
Since 2003, India has not beaten New Zealand in any format of ICC Men’s tournaments anywhere in the world.
Mitchell Santner's familiarity with Indian grounds from his time with the Chennai Super Kings benefits the New Zealand cricket team, relying on him as their primary spinner when facing the host team.
ODI World Cup 2023: India and New Zealand have featured in some titanic encounters in the past and the crowds both at the venue and watching at home will hope for another classic encounter on Sunday.
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England were bundled out for an embarrassing 170 for nine with their number 11 not available to bat due to an injury, after South Africa posted a 400-run target here in the World Cup game.
In an exclusive chat, Daryl Mitchell talks about the World Cup campaign, why India are favourites to win the title and what makes New Zealand click as a unit.
Most sixes in World Cup history, most ODI 100s, fastest 2,000 runs, and possibly the most ODI runs in a calendar year are among the records that could be broken by the end of ODI World Cup 2023.
For a side which lifted the last two white-ball ICC tournaments, England have hit the nadir in this edition as their woes deepened further across departments. They are now placed ninth in 10-team table.
Pandya has injured his left ankle while bowling during the previous match against Bangladesh in Pune and is currently under supervision of BCCI medical team at National Cricket Academy.
