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World Cup 2023 Points Table: South Africa Make Big Gains, Surpass New Zealand To Be Placed Second

Riding on Quinton de Kock's ton, some brutal late hitting from Heinrich Klaasen and bowlers' brilliance South Africa registered a massive 149-run victory over Bangladesh in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 match at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday. The Proteas also garnered a massive net run rate boost with another emphatic win. Defiant Mahmudullah was the only batter who stood tall today for Bangladesh but his vigilant knock of 111 runs went in vain as other batters failed to score big.

Ton-up Quinton De Kock Leads South Africa's Cricket World Cup Rout Of Bangladesh

Quinton de Kock hit a brilliant 174, his third century of the World Cup, as South Africa hammered Bangladesh by 149 runs in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Proteas were briefly in trouble at 36-2 after winning the toss but rallied strongly, taking 144 runs off the last 10 overs to finish on 382-5 amid a barrage of boundaries. It was a total Bangladesh never looked like chasing down as they collapsed to 58-5. That they were eventually dismissed for 233 was largely due to Mahmudullah's run-a-ball 111.

The Curse Is Over! Pakistan Finally End 1168-Ball Wait During Cricket World Cup 2023 Clash

Abdullah Shafique finally ended Pakistan's 1168-ball wait for a six during the powerplay overs as he slammed Naveen-ul-Haq for a maximum during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Afghanistan in Chennai on Monday. Despite having several explosive batters in their ranks, Pakistan have found it difficult to hit sixes during the initial overs in ODI cricket and that curse was finally lifted at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. It was a back of the length delivery from Naveen and Shafique was on to it in a flash. The right-hander took a brilliant position and slammed the ball for a big six over deep square leg. This was the first six by a Pakistan batter in the powerplay in 2023.

Cricket World Cup 2023: Approaching Milestones At The Marquee ICC Event

The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 is nearly half done and the favourites have been established. Some sparkling individual performances, backed by a few inspiring team efforts, have made the tournament intriguing with every passing match. Around the halfway mark, India are the only team without a defeat and every other team has picked up at least one victory. New Zealand and South Africa are continuing their terrific run while defending champions England find themselves at the foot of the table after match No. 22.

"He Will Go Down As...": New Zealand Star's Ultimate Praise For 'World Class' Virat Kohli

New Zealand batsman Daryl Mitchell on Sunday said he was proud of his team's bowlers for putting up a fight in their World Cup loss to an India side inspired by "world class" Virat Kohli. Mitchell's 130 guided the Kiwis to 273 all out but the total proved insufficient as India chased it down with two overs to spare in Dharamsala. Kohli hit 95 to lead the hosts to their fifth victory in as many matches and topple New Zealand, who lost their first match, from the top of the 10-team table.

Cricket World Cup 2023: Angelo Mathews Replaces Injured Matheesha Pathirana In Sri Lanka Squad

Veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews on Tuesday replaced injured pacer Matheesha Pathirana in Sri Lanka's World Cup squad ahead of their match against England in Bengaluru on Thursday. Pathirana had sustained a shoulder injury during Sri Lanka's match against Pakistan, and the 20-year-old did not play in the subsequent games against Australia and Netherlands. This is the fourth World Cup of Mathews since the 2011 edition, and the 36-year-old has played 221 ODIs for Sri Lanka. He has scored 5865 runs with three hundreds and 40 fifties and also has taken 120 wickets in the format.

CWC 2023: Quinton De Kock Completes 12,000 International Runs Following His 174 Against Bangladesh

South Africa opener Quinton de Kock completed his 12,000 international runs after his 174-run knock against in the 23rd ODI World Cup 2023 match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. The wicketkeeper-batsman became the only seventh South African player to score more than 12,000 international runs and now has 12,160 runs in 284 international matches. Currently, De Kock is also the top run scorer in the ongoing ODI World Cup with 411 runs in five matches in the prestigious tournament. He also has a 102.75 average with three tons.

New Zealand Skipper Tom Latham's Blunt 'Virat Kohli Admission' After Failed Plan Against India

After Mohamed Shami claimed five wickets in his maiden World Cup 2023 game, the 'Virat Kohli wall' stood in front of New Zealand and their 5th successive victory in the tournament. Kohli scored a whopping 95 runs as he led the Indian team's successful chase of 274 runs. Though Virat missed out on a hundred, his 95-run knock was enough to take the team home with 2 overs to spare. After the match, even New Zealand's stand-in skipper Tom Latham admitted that it's difficult to come up with a strategy for Kohli as he has answers to most plans.

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World Cup 2023 Points Table: South Africa Make Big Gains, Surpass New Zealand To Be Placed Second

Ton-up Quinton De Kock Leads South Africa's Cricket World Cup Rout Of Bangladesh

The Curse Is Over! Pakistan Finally End 1168-Ball Wait During Cricket World Cup 2023 Clash

Cricket World Cup 2023: Approaching Milestones At The Marquee ICC Event

"He Will Go Down As...": New Zealand Star's Ultimate Praise For 'World Class' Virat Kohli

Cricket World Cup 2023: Angelo Mathews Replaces Injured Matheesha Pathirana In Sri Lanka Squad

CWC 2023: Quinton De Kock Completes 12,000 International Runs Following His 174 Against Bangladesh

New Zealand Skipper Tom Latham's Blunt 'Virat Kohli Admission' After Failed Plan Against India