Ben Stokes gives England World Cup boost by declaring himself fit for South Africa clash
Ben Stokes has given England a boost ahead of their World Cup clash against South Africa by declaring himself fit for the crucial match in Mumbai on Saturday.
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Ben Stokes has given England a boost ahead of their World Cup clash against South Africa by declaring himself fit for the crucial match in Mumbai on Saturday.
Shubman Gill announced his arrival in the Cricket World Cup 2023 as the youngster slammed a gritty fifty for the Indian cricket team during the match against Bangladesh on Thursday. Gill missed the first two matches of the tournament against Australia and Afghanistan due to illness as he was reportedly suffering from dengue and on his return against Pakistan, he failed to set the stage on fire as he lost his wicket cheaply. However, against Bangladesh, he looked in fine touch as he dominated proceedings against the Bangladesh bowlers and ended up scoring 53 off 55 deliveries. Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's daughter Sara Tendulkar was in attendance at the MCA Stadium in Pune during the match and her celebrations following Gill's half-century have gone viral on social media.
The legend of Virat Kohli continued to grow exponentially as he reached within handshaking distance of Sachin Tendulkar's world record of 49 hundreds during India's walk-in-the-park seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in a World Cup game in Pune on Thursday. Kohli, who plans 50-over chases with a precision of a surgeon, remained unbeaten on 103 off 97 balls as India knocked off the 258-run target with as many as 51 balls remaining. India have now make it four wins out of four games and one more win would virtually put them in semi-finals.
World Cup 2023 Points Table: The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in an ODI Cricket World Cup match. Virat Kohli scored his 48th ODI ton off 97 balls as India got the better of a 257-run target set by Bangladesh in 41.3 overs. Despite the win, India failed to climb up to the top of the Cricket World Cup points table. Both India and New Zealand are on eights points from four matches but the latter has a net run-rate of +1.923 while the former NRR is +1.659.
Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli achieved an impossible feat by helping India score 14 runs in just one legal delivery during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh on Thursday. The feat was achieved against Hasan Mahmud during the 13th over of the India innings when Kohli took advantage of the bowler's lack of discipline. Kohli came out to bat after the dismissal of India skipper Rohit Sharma and scored two runs off his very first ball. However, the umpire adjudged it a no-ball and the veteran batter slammed the resultant free-hit for a boundary through mid-on. Unfortunately, it was a no-ball once again and Kohli was awarded another free-hit which he heaved over the long-on fielder for a massive six.
Indian cricket team fast bowler Mohammed Siraj's animated celebrations following the dismissal of Bangladesh batter Mehidy Hasan Miraz during their Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Thursday. Miraz tried playing the delivery down the leg side but ended up getting a fine edge on the ball. The ball was travelling quite fast behind the stumps but KL Rahul was up to the challenge and he pulled off a full length dive to complete one of the most impressive catches of this year's Cricket World Cup till now. Siraj was visibly excited at the dismissal and he put his finger on the lips before giving a send-off to the batter.
PUNE, India : Bangladesh are without injured skipper Shakib Al Hasan for the daunting task of halting India's winning run at the World Cup in Pune on Thursday.
The India Bangladesh live action is here at the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023! After winning the first three matches, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team is eyeing for a fourth straight win. Bangladesh have often been tricky customers but they have so far won only one out of their three matches at the Cricket World Cup so far. However, Bangladesh will be without their regular captain Shakib Al Hasan in the match against India. Najmul Hossan Shanto is leading the Bangladesh team in Shakib Al Hasan's absence. (India vs Bangladesh Live | Cricket World Cup points table)