World Cup 2023 Points Table: Massive Boost For Australia After 1st Win

16.10.2023 - 19:15 sports.ndtv.com

Australia are back in the reckoning at the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. Coming into the match against Sri Lanka at the Cricket World Cup in Lucknow on Monday, the former champions found themselves at the bottom end of the points table.

However, the Australia cricket team came out all guns blazing against Sri Lanka and registered an easy win, also their first in three matches at this edition.

With this win, Australia have climbed up to the eighth place in the World Cup points table. They are on two points from three matches with a run-rate of -0.734.

India continue to lead the World Cup points table while New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan are the other top-four teams.

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A match-winning spell, a stellar fielding display and a vital contribution with the bat against arch-rivals England made for the "most satisfying" ODI for Australia spinner Adam Zampa. The leg-spinner smashed 29 off 19 balls, featuring four hits to the boundary, and then returned with miserly figures of 3/21. To add to that, Zampa took a stunning running catch to send David Willey back to the pavilion and complete a perfect day.

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Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah lauded Mohammed Shami for his bowling in the World Cup match against England, calling him a "legend of the game" and said he enjoys the partnership. The Indian pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami led England's demolition as they picked up top four wickets in a space of few runs. After the pacers wrecked England's batting, India won the low-scoring game easily. Replying to India's score of 229, England lost all their wickets on 129. "He is outstanding. He is, you know, one of the legends of the game. I feel he has always been quite calm. He doesn't come out to be flamboyant, but the way he was bowling as if he was playing a Test match and [it] was really, really wonderful to see," Bumrah told Sky Sports after the game.