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Men’s ODI WC: Spinners rule the roost and throw challenges to teams in initial stage of tournament
As per the data from 15 matches of the tournament given to IANS by Cricviz, the official analytics provider of the World Cup, some patterns emerge: off-spin and orthodox spin are ruling the roost, followed by leg-spin and unorthodox spin.
Men's ODI WC: 'He's pretty laconic sort of batter', Ponting lauds 'laid-back' Rohit Sharma
India have made a fantastic start to their 2023 World Cup campaign with emphatic triumphs over five-time champions Australia, Afghanistan and arch-rivals Pakistan.
Australia issue World Cup warning with emphatic Sri Lanka victory
Winless over the first two matches, the five-time World Cup champions showed major signs of improvement as they successfully chased down Sri Lanka's modest total of 209 with over 14 overs remaining, reports ICC.
Men’s ODI WC: Winning the game against England was a big one for us, back home they will be so proud, says Rashid Khan
Coming into Sunday’s match, Afghanistan had won just once – back in 2015 - in their ODI World Cup participation history. But at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, that turned into two as Afghanistan brought the tournament to life with a 69-run win over England.
Men’s ODI WC: This is significant, certainly in the manner and by margin as well, says Trott on Afghanistan’s win over England
On October 15, 2023, Afghanistan produced what the ongoing World Cup had been craving for – an upset win. They produced another unforgettable moment in their history of playing ODI World Cups, this time by outclassing defending champions England by 69 runs in New Delhi.
Men’s ODI WC: Wicket didn't play exactly how we thought, admits Jos Buttler after loss to Afghanistan
In the match on Sunday, Buttler opted to chase and retained his playing eleven from the victory over Bangladesh, days after India beat Afghanistan at the same venue, thanks to a four-fer from Jasprit Bumrah and a scintillating century from captain Rohit Sharma.
Men’s ODI WC: Afghanistan bring tournament to life with 69-run upset win over England
With healthy amount of support for them in the crowd of 26, 440, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ikram Alikhil slammed half-centuries in carrying Afghanistan to 284 in 49.5 overs. In defence, Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman took three wickets each in an impressive bowling performance to bowl out England for 215 in 40.5 overs.
Men's ODI WC: Siraj credits Rohit, Virat's suggestions in claiming first wicket against Pakistan
India pacer Mohammed Siraj, who sent back both these batsmen, has revealed that skipper Rohit Sharma and senior batter Virat Kohli had a role to play in the first wicket he took, giving him the confidence to capture the crucial wicket of Babar, which started the collapse. He ended the match with figures of 2-50.
Men's ODI WC: 'If you can't win, then at least compete', Ramiz Raja slams Pakistan after crushing loss to India
Pakistan looked on track to set India a challenging target as they cruised to 155-2, before a shocking batting implosion, losing eight wickets for just 36 runs in 13 overs, that had them all out for 191 on Saturday.
Men’s ODI WC: Knew the wicket was on the slower side so the hard lengths were the way, says Jasprit Bumrah
The charge of India’s third straight victory on a sluggish pitch with variable bounce was led by Bumrah’s intelligent variations and Kuldeep Yadav’s accurate wrist-spin fetching them figures of 2-19 and 2-35 respectively. Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja also took two scalps each as India bowled out Pakistan for just 191 in 42.5 overs.
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