The 23-year-old New Zealand all-rounder is leading the scoring chart in the ICC World Cup 2023 with 565 runs in nine innings and has also taken five wickets to all but confirm his team's qualification for the semi-finals.
Pakistan's hopes for World Cup 2023 semifinal qualification were shattered after New Zealand's big win over Sri Lanka on Thursday. Pakistan now need to win against England in their last game by at least 287 runs to qualify for knockouts on Saturday.
New Zealand recorded a 5-wicket win against Sri Lanka to boost their chances of securing the World Cup 2023 semifinal qualification. New Zealand remain in the fourth position with 10 points in nine games, ahead of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Trent Boult picked three wickets and spin all-rounders Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra bagged two each to bowl out Sri Lanka on just 171 runs in Bengaluru. Rachin also shone with a bat by scoring 42 runs as New Zealand recorded an easy win.
Rachin Ravidnra surpassed Sachin Tendulkar in the record for the most runs in the ODI World Cup edition before turning 25 and then broke Jonny Bairstow's record for most runs in the debut edition. Rachin is leading the scoring chart in the 2023 World Cup with 551* runs in 9 innings.
Maheesh Theekshana, batting at no.9, scored a crucial 38* runs off 91 balls, and added 43 runs for the last wicket with Dilshan Madushanka. Theekshana's unbeaten knock helped him register a major milestone in ODI World Cup history as well.
Mitchell Santner took two wickets during New Zealand's World Cup 2023 match against Sri Lanka at Pune's Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Santner equals Daniel Vettori's record for most wickets in the ODI World Cup edition to script history.
World Cup 2023: Netherlands were kicked from the semifinal race after a huge defeat against England on Wednesday leaving New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan completing for the remaining berth to secure the knockout qualification.
World Cup 2023 Points Table: England registered their only second win of the tournament by beating Netherlands by 160 runs and jumped to seventh position in the standings. Netherlands slipped to the bottom and witnessed the end of their hopes for the semifinal.
The star all-rounder Ben Stokes registered his maiden World Cup century to help England post a total of 339 runs while batting first against Netherlands at Pune Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. In-form Dawid Malan and pacer David Wiley also shone for the Three Lions.
NZ vs SL Weather forecast: New Zealand suffered a heartbreaking defeat against Pakistan despite scoring 401 runs at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday and once again can suffer a potential setback with a threat of rain looming on their upcoming game on Thursday.
NZ vs SL Pitch Report: New Zealand have won four of their eight group stage match report and are placed in the fourth place in the points table. A win against Sri Lanka will confirm their place in the semis but they need to depend of favourable results from other games.
India's experienced pacer Mohammed Shami has been the team's best bowler in the World Cup 2023 with 16 wickets in four innings. Shami's heroics have also boosted India to the semifinal berth with eight wins in eight matches so far.
BAN vs SL Pitch Report: Knocked-out Bangladesh will target a consolation win when they take on a struggling Sri Lankan side in a crucial World Cup 2023 match at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. The venue is set to host its last game of the tournament on Monday, November 5.
"In the last game as well, we lost a wicket in the first over but got to a good score and seamers came to the party. Today was not an easy pitch, you needed someone like Kohli, who batted to the situation," Rohit Sharma said after India's record-laden win.
"He is perfection when it comes to batting. It’s a very emotional moment for me. I know where I come from, I know the days I have watched him on TV. Just to get that appreciation from him means a lot to me," Virat Kohli said after bagging the Player of the Match trophy.
Celebrating his 35th birthday on November 5, 2023, Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten hundred against South Africa in a World Cup match at Kolkata's Eden Gardens and became the only seventh cricketer in the world to score an ODI century on birthday.
Virat Kohli, celebrating his 35th birthday, registered an unbeaten century against South Africa to bring his record-equaling 49th hundred at Kolkata's iconic Eden Gardens. Kohli equalled Sachin Tendulkar's record for most ODI hundreds.
Virat Kohli continued his sensational form in World Cup 2023 by smashing his sixth 50-plus score in the World Cup 2023 and also completed 6000 runs in ODIs while playing in India. He became the only second Indian to record 6000-plus ODI runs in India.
Pakistan recorded a stunning 21-run win on the DLS method while chasing a record 402-run target against New Zealand in a crucial World Cup game on Saturday. However, the team failed to maintain the over rate and were fined 10% of their match fee after the game.
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