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DHARAMSALA, India :A fit-again Travis Head smashed a rapid hundred in his first match of the cricket World Cup to propel Australia to a commanding 388 all out against New Zealand at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday.
DHARAMSALA, India : New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and elected to field against Australia, who welcomed back opener Travis Head for the trans-Tasman 50-overs World Cup contest on Saturday.
Match: New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl
Kuldeep Yadav, India's trump card in the middle overs, found himself at the receiving end in Dharamsala for the first time in the World Cup but he managed to pull himself out of the hole by sticking to his "strength". Kuldeep and Ravindra Jadeja have made India the best performing bowling unit in the middle overs so far in the competition but the game against New Zealand showed either of them can have a rare off day and it could spell trouble for the hosts. The 28-year-old left-arm wrist spinner from Kanpur has been rewarded for targeting the stumps, varying his pace and tossing up the ball since his comeback from injury.
The Indian cricket team remains the only unbeaten side in Cricket World Cup 2023 after a dominant victory over New Zealand in Dharamsala on Sunday. New Zealand were off to a solid start but sensational displays by Mohammed Shami and Virat Kohli meant that the Rohit Sharma-led side registered their fifth victory on the trot in the competition. India are now top of the table with 10 points and a Net Run Rate of +1.353. This was the first loss for New Zealand who are second with 8 points from 5 matches with a NRR of +1.481. South Africa are third with 6 points and they have the best NRR till now (+2.212). Australia and Pakistan are fourth and fifth respectively with four points apiece.
In a rare occurrence, the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and New Zealand was interrupted due to dense fog at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday. Chasing a target of 274, India were 100 for two in 15.4 overs when dense fog descended at the ground, resulting in poor visibility and forcing the umpires to stop the match. Players from both teams had to go off the field for a brief period. Virat Kohli (7 not out) and Shreyas Iyer (21 not out) were unbeaten at the crease during the break, with the hosts still needing 174 runs in 34.2 overs for win.
Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott said they could have given New Zealand a run for their money in Wednesday's World Cup game if they had not dropped several catches.
New Zealand once again proved why they are the team to beat in ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 as they delivered yet another clinical show with a huge win over Afghanistan. The Hashmatullah Shahidi-led Afghanistan came into the match with a lot of promise after their terrific win over defending champions England. But against 2019 edition's runner-up New Zealand, Afghanistan fizzled out in all three departments. Batting first, New Zealand notched 288/6 in 50 overs in Chennai with three batters - Tom Latham, Will Young and Glenn Phillips - scoring half-centuries.