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Aus vs Pak, World Cup 2023: Warner, Marsh centuries and Zampa's heroics power Australia to 62-run victory against Pakistan
Australia's World Cup campaign received a significant boost thanks to the breathtaking performances of Warner, who notched his 21st ODI century, and Marsh, who secured his second. The Australian opening duo combined for a remarkable partnership, accumulating 259 runs in just 203 deliveries. This achievement marked only the fourth instance in World Cup history where both openers recorded centuries in the same match.
Men’s ODI World Cup: Afridi scripts history, becomes only Pakistani bowler to take 5-wicket haul twice
Afridi was exceptional with the ball, picking up five wickets and conceding just 54 in his 10 overs.
Men’s ODI World Cup: Marsh goes past Ponting and Gilchrist to smash most sixes in an ODI World Cup match for Australia
Marsh slammed nine sixes in his 108-ball 121-run knock against Pakistan to set the record. The previous record was jointly held by Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist, who had slammed eight sixes each.
Men’s ODI World Cup: Ruthless Warner-Marsh record highest opening partnership for Australia
The ruthless batting helped them cross Shane Watson and Brad Haddin's record of 183 runs, against Canada back in the 2011 World Cup. Shaheen Shah Afridi picked the wicket of Mitchell Marsh ending a 259-run opening partnership.
Men's ODI WC: Australia’s challenge will be to get out Babar, Rizwan, says Paine
“In terms of Pakistan now, they are a hard team to read. They've got so much talent, they're extremely unpredictable, but with that, they are seriously dangerous. They've got the number one ranked ODI batsman in the world Babar Azam, he's on fire and his record against us is pretty good.”
Men's ODI WC: Bowlers keeping pressure on batters in middle overs is a big difference for us, says Shubman Gill
Bangladesh had ended first power-play at 63-0, before India staged a comeback in the middle-overs, led by spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav, for the fourth straight time by picking five wickets and conceding only 126 runs to ensure the visitors’ never really recovered from the setback, making only 256 in their allotted 50 overs.
Tennis: Djokovic, Swiatek headline United Cup team event ahead of Australian Open
Five of the world’s top 10 women and nine of the world’s top 20 men will feature at the exciting innovative mixed-team event in 2024, with the draw to be revealed on October 23, the tournament organisers said. Team Poland, led by four-time major champion Swiatek and 11th-ranked Hubert Hurkacz, have been named as the top seeds for the 2024 edition after the entries from the top 16 countries were confirmed.
KL Rahul reveals why Virat Kohli avoided singles in ODI century chase
The 34-year-old's hundred is his third at ICC Cricket World Cups and the 48th of his ODI career, but it looked all the world like he was going to full short of reaching triple figures when India required 19 runs to win with Virat Kohli himself still 19 short of the landmark.
IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians rope in Lasith Malinga as bowling coach
Malinga, who was previously the bowling coach of IPL side Rajasthan Royals for 2022 and 2023 seasons, joins the Mumbai Indians coaching team led by Mark Boucher, and his former teammate, Kieron Pollard, who is serving as batting coach.
Men's ODI WC: Hardik Pandya to not travel to Dharamsala for New Zealand match due to ankle injury, says BCCI
As a result, he will now miss India’s clash against New Zealand at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Sunday. “The all-rounder was taken for scans and is advised rest. He will be under the constant supervision of the BCCI Medical Team,” said the BCCI in a medical update.
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