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If South Africa go on to lift the Rugby World Cup trophy on Saturday in Paris, they will have done it the hard way by facing every other team in the top six of the current world rankings on their sometimes rocky journey to the title.
South Africa will look to build on their superlative performance against the defending champions when they take on a struggling Bangladesh in their World Cup match in Mumbai on Tuesday, knowing well that taking the foot off the pedal at this stage could spell trouble. South Africa were off to a flier when they thrashed Sri Lanka and Australia by 100-plus margins, but a shocking defeat against the Netherlands pegged them back before they demolished England by 229 runs to put their campaign back on track.
Speedster Mohammed Shami became the first Indian to bag two five-wicket hauls in the history of the ODI Cricket World Cup. Shami's brilliant performance helped the 'Men in Blue' to restrict New Zealand to 273 on Sunday. The 33-year-old pacer picked his first five-wicket haul against England in the 2019 World Cup. Other Indian bowlers like Kapil Dev, Venkatesh Prasad, Robin Singh, Ashish Nehra, and Yuvraj Singh all have one five-wicket haul. Australia's Mitchell Starc tops the most five-wicket haul with three fifers. Apart from Starc, no other bowler has picked more than two fifers in the history of the tournament.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan, ODI World Cup 2023, Live Updates:Pakistan will be taking on Afghanistan in their ODI World Cup 2023 match on Monday in Chepauk. A win is mandatory for Babar Azam's side after two successive defeats against India and Australia, as another slip up will severely hamper their ambitions to reach the semifinals of the tournament.
A home-made practice facility Mohammed Shami built just before COVID-19 lockdowns kept the India pace bowler sharp ahead of his successful World Cup comeback against New Zealand.
Virat Kohli played another match-winning innings in a tense run chase as India finally defeated New Zealand in a World Cup match for their fifth win of the tournament in Dharamsala on Sunday.
The Pakistan cricket team gears up for what is expected to be another close contest in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 journey. Pakistan take on neighbours Afghanistan in their 5th World Cup match, having won two and lost two of their previous four. Traditionally, the Pakistan vs Afghanistan showdown has produced some intensely contested matches. Pakistan legend Shoaib Akhtar isn't expecting anything else but another game that could see tempers flare on the field. But, Akhtar feels it won't just be Pakistan vs Afghanistan but also Pakistan vs the crowd and the groundsmen.
Following his side's four-wicket win over New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup match on Sunday, Indian pacer Mohammed Shami said one has to get his confidence up early after sitting out of the playing eleven for a while and his match-winning performance did his belief and world of good. He added, however, that it was not too hard for him to wait on the sidelines for an opportunity to get into the playing eleven as the team fared phenomenally well with the combination it went with in the previous four matches.