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Pakistan Coach Grant Bradburn Backs Misfiring Top-order To Do Well In World Cup 2023

Pakistan head coach Grant Bradburn has expressed confidence in their underperforming top-order ahead of their clash against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. For the past few games, Pakistan's top order has been going through a dry patch and Fakhar Zaman has been the most prominent out of the two. The left-handed batter had a below-par Asia Cup as he scored 66 runs in four matches. His barren patch continued in the warm-up games as well as he scored 22 runs against Australia.

'Pain, Criticism, Comments': India's World Cup Star On 'Difficult Time' Ahead Of Mega Event

India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul has conceded that he found the continued criticism directed at him painful and puzzling especially when his performance was not that bad. Rahul, who was out of action for months due to a thigh injury he sustained during the IPL in May, returned to the side during the Asia Cup last month, where he finished as the side's third-highest run-scorer.

Watch: 13 Runs In 1 Ball! New Zealand Batter Achieves Impossible Feat In Cricket World Cup 2023

Mitchell Santner achieved an almost impossible feat as he scored 13 runs off just one legal delivery during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between New Zealand and Netherlands on Monday. The feat was incidentally achieved on the final ball of the New Zealand innings with Bas de Leede being the bowler who ended up conceding the runs. With just one ball left in the innings, De Leede ended up bowling a full toss which Santner smashed it over long-on for a six. The umpire quickly judged it no-ball and a free hit was awarded to New Zealand. Santner was on strike once again and the left-handed batter was able to repeat his feat as it was a low full-toss once again and this time, he heaved it over backward point for another six. With the two sixes and the no-ball, 13 runs were scored from just one legal delivery.

Cricket World Cup: "Tough Situations Helped Us Eradicate Errors": Virat Kohli On His Partnership With KL Rahul

Star India batter Virat Kohli believes that the horror start his team had in its World Cup opener against Australia allowed him and KL Rahul to "eradicate the errors" from their game. The hosts were put in a tricky situation while chasing Australia's target of 200, as they were left reeling at two for three by the second over. It was then when Kohli (85) and Rahul (97 not out) put on a binding 164-run stand for the fourth wicket to turn things around and get the job done for the Men in Blue.

Points Table: New Zealand Consolidate Top Spot In Cricket World Cup 2023 Standings

New Zealand consolidated the top spot in the Cricket World Cup 2023 standings with another impressive victory over Netherlands on Monday. Mitchell Santner produced an all-round performance and Tom Latham played his part to perfection with a gritty half-century as New Zealand emerged victorious by 99 runs. As a result, the Kiwis became the first team to have 4 points and they also have an impressive NRR (Net Run Rate) of +1.958. South Africa are second with 2 points and an even better NRR of +2.040 while Pakistan and Bangladesh are third and fourth respectively. India remain fifth with a NRR of 0.883.

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Pakistan Coach Grant Bradburn Backs Misfiring Top-order To Do Well In World Cup 2023

'Pain, Criticism, Comments': India's World Cup Star On 'Difficult Time' Ahead Of Mega Event

Watch: 13 Runs In 1 Ball! New Zealand Batter Achieves Impossible Feat In Cricket World Cup 2023

Cricket World Cup: "Tough Situations Helped Us Eradicate Errors": Virat Kohli On His Partnership With KL Rahul

Points Table: New Zealand Consolidate Top Spot In Cricket World Cup 2023 Standings

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