Pakistan vs Afghanistan Pitch Report for 23rd October: After two consecutive losses against arch-rivals India and five-time ODI world champions Australia, Pakistan will now take on Afghanistan in their fifth match in Chennai.
New Zealand, India, South Africa and Pakistan remain in the top four after the 16th match of the ongoing World Cup 2023. Kane Williamson's absence doesn't seem to be hurting the Blackcaps at the moment as Tom Latham seems to marshalling his troops really well.
Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips and Will Young recorded brilliant fifties to help New Zealand score 288 runs against Afghanistan while batting first at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium. New Zealand also went top in the points table with four wins in four ICC World Cup 2023 matches.
New Zealand are on the verge of scripting their fourth consecutive win in the ongoing World Cup. They have already defeated the defending champions England, the Netherlands and Bangladesh and are second on the points table behind India based on their net run rate (NRR).
New Zealand will take on Afghanistan in their fourth match of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in Chennai on Wednesday, October 18. New Zealand is one of the only two teams still unbeaten in the tournament and will hope to keep it that way before facing India on the weekend.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed 80 off just 57 balls against England to play a crucial role in Afghanistan's first win of the ICC World Cup 2023 tournament on Sunday. Gurbaz suffered an unfortunate runout after a blunder for a call with captain Hashmatullah Shahidi.
Afghanistan totally outplayed England in their World Cup 2023 fixture at the Arun Jaitley Stadium and caused arguably the biggest upset of the ongoing edition of the marquee tournament. Mujeeb Ur Rahman was awarded the Player of the Match for his significant contribution.
India TV Sports Wrap on October 16: Afghanistan stunned defending champions England in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history. Afghanistan's defeat meant that Australia are at the bottom of the points table. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on October 16.
England batters were found out against Afghanistan's quality spin trio on a two-paced Delhi wicket to be on the receiving end of one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history. Indian great Sachin Tendulkar dissected why England faltered against the likes of Rashid Khan and Mujeeb ur Rahman.
England have been off to a middling start in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup and the start got even worse as they lost to Afghanistan in Delhi on Sunday, October 15. The frustration was visible on the players' faces and in their actions on the field.
Afghanistan pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Cricket World Cup as they handed England a 69-run defeat in Delhi on Sunday, October 15. The defending champions had no answers to the Afghan spin trio and were bowled out for 215.
Barring South Africa and Australia all the other participants have already played two games each in the ongoing World Cup. Australia will face the Proteas at the Bharat Ratna Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday and will be desperate to get a win under their belt.
India are taking on Afghanistan in a bid to register their second consecutive win in the ongoing World Cup 2023. The Men in Blue had a phenomenal start to their World Cup campaign as they comprehensively defeated Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Both India and Afghanistan are playing in their second match of the ongoing World Cup 2023. India won its campaign opener against Australia in Chennai whereas Afghanistan lost to Bangladesh in their first World Cup game of this edition at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association in Dharamsala.
Afghanistan's match-winning leg spinner Rashid Khan will provide major financial aid to all the earthquake survivors in the western province of his country. The earthquake that struck the region on October 7 wiped out several human settlements in the region.
Star spin all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz took three wickets for 25 and then scored a brilliant fifty to help Bangladesh chase a 157-run target with six wickets remaining. In-form batter Najmul Shanto and skipper Shakib Al Hasan also contributed to Bangladesh's big win in Dharamsala.
Afghanistan cricket team has made a key hiring before the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India. A former Indian captain, who has played 15 Test matches and 196 ODIs for the country will be assisting the Afghan side during the marquee event.
Afghanistan youngster who earned a recall into the national ODI squad after two years for the World Cup has announced his retirement from the format at the tender age of 24. The cricketer announced on Wednesday, September 27 that World Cup will be his last tournament in the format.
Afghanistan announced their 15-member squad for the World Cup handing a surprise recall to pacer Naveen ul Haq while their skipper during the 2019 edition Gulbadin Naib is limited to the reserves.
Here is how netizens reacted after Afghanistan's tactical gaffe cost them a place in the Super 4 of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023.
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