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:Mitchell Marsh blasted his second big century of the World Cup as Australia primed themselves for the semi-finals by cruising to their seventh straight victory with an eight-wicket win over Bangladesh on Saturday.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl first in their final World Cup pool stage clash with Bangladesh at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Saturday.
Glenn Maxwell played the best innings of the 2023 World Cup and possibly the greatest knock in the history of ODI cricket as Australia completed a miraculous three-wicket win over Afghanistan in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Among all Afghan players, Ibrahim Zadran spent the longest time with Sachin Tendulkar on the eve of their Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Australia, taking batting lessons from the all-time great. The one-on-one chat with the master had its effect, for the 21-year-old opener on Tuesday became the first player from Afghanistan to record a hundred in a World Cup match. Needless to say, Zadran thanked the batting great for his invaluable tips moments after reaching the landmark. Thanks to his brilliant knock of 129, Afghanistan posted a challenging 291 for five against an attack comprising Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa.
Adam Zampa produced three timely strikes in the middle overs as Australia knocked out defending champions England out of the ODI World Cup with a 33-run win in Ahmedabad on Saturday, their fifth consecutive victory. Australian batters were guilty of not converting starts but still managed to post 286 against arch-rivals England. Marnus Labuschagne (71 off 83) recorded his highest score of the tournament. England, whose formidable batting line-up has massively underperformed in their title defence, had a good opportunity to pick up a win after four consecutive losses.
AHMEDABAD, India : England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to field against Australia in a World Cup contest on Saturday with the prospects of elimination looming over the defending champions.
Australia: David Warner, Travis Head, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (capt), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi on Tuesday became the fastest pacer to pick 100 wickets in One-Day Internationals. Shaheen registered the feat during Pakistan's Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Shaheen dismissed Bangladesh's Tanzid Hasan to go past Australia's Mitchell Starc in the list. Shaheen achieved the feat in 51 matches, overtaking Starc who achieved the same in 52 outings. After the match, Shaheen credited his success to former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, adding that he wants to play fearless cricket like his father-in-law.