Why India Still Have Not Qualified For Semi-Finals Of Cricket World Cup 2023

31.10.2023 - 10:25 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian men's cricket team made it six wins in six matches at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 after beating England by 100 runs on Sunday at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

India batted first for the first time in the tournament, scoring a modest 229/9 in their fifty overs as captain Rohit Sharma top-scored with 87 runs off 101 balls on a tricky pitch while Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed one run short of his maiden World Cup fifty.

While England got off to a good start in the run chase, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami bamboozled the English top six. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja, then, also got in among the wickets as England were bowled out for 129.

Shami finished with four wickets, making him the fastest to 40 scalps in World Cup history. India, earlier, beat New Zealand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Australia in the World Cup 2023, all while batting second.

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Former Indian cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra feels that all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja should have been given the 'Man of the Match' award for his exceptional performance against South Africa in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023. Jadeja with his slow left-arm orthodox ripped apart the South African batting set-up at the iconic Eden Gardens, in Kolkata. His incoming angled deliveries sometimes stayed straight or spun away from the batters making it hard for the opposition to understand and adjust to the surface. He ended with a five-wicket haul conceding just 33 runs in his 9-over spell. The left-handed all-rounder was also handy with the bat, scoring 29 runs in 15 balls in the end to power India to a score of 326-5. Even though Jadeja stood out with both the bat as well as the ball, Virat Kohli was awarded the MOM following his record-breaking ton against the Proteas.

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