Points Table: India Rise To Top 4 in World Cup Standings After Favourable Results

The Cricket World Cup 2023 saw two high-scoring matches on Tuesday. While England beat Bangladesh in the first match of the day, Pakistan chased down a record target of 345 against Sri Lanka in  the second match of the day. The two results have seen some major shuffles in the Cricket World Cup points table.

Pakistan are currently second-placed while the points table is being led by New Zealand. Bangladesh have been gone from bring fourth to sixth currently. England have risen from the 10th spot to the fifth place. India, meanwhile, have entered the top four.

Hundreds from Abdullah Shafique and Mohammed Rizwan helped Pakistan pull off the highest run chase in World Cup history after they defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in their WC clash here at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Rizwan played an outstanding unbeaten knock of 131 runs off 121 while Abdullah Shafique slammed 113 and a fiery cameo from Iftikhar Ahmed helped Pakistan chase 344 with 10 balls to spare.

For the first time in men's World Cup history, four centuries were hit in the same match, with Pakistan coming out on top in a run-fest thriller.

Chasing a target of 345, Pakistan got off to a disappointing start, with both Imam-ul-Haq (1) and Babar Azam (10) going back to the pavilion in a sluggish first powerplay, with Dilshan Madushanka taking both wickets.

However, Pakistan managed to maintain the ship and create a platform thanks to Abdullah Shafique, who became 50 and formed a sizable collaboration with Mohammad Rizwan.

In ODI history, Pakistan's men have only once pursued a score over 340, and their previous best World Cup chase was 263; as a result, they will need to put in a record effort to make it two wins in a row at the