Tag: ICC World Cup 2023

HYDERABAD: A combined bowling effort after Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel’s anchoring half-centuries propelled Pakistan to launch a triumphant ICC World Cup 2023 campaign with an 81-run victory over the Netherlands.

NED 205 (41 Overs)

40.6: Haris bowls a length ball jagged in, beats the bat on the inside edge and demolishes the stumps.

Haris continues

NED 202/9 (40 Overs)

Hasan continues

NED 191/9 (39 Overs)

Haris replaces Shadab

NED 186/9 (38 Overs)

37.1: Looked to have seamed in off a length, and beat the defensive push with the straight bat on the inside edge. With a hint of reverse swing, the ball deflected off the pad onto the off stump.

Hasan comes back

NED 184/8 (37 Overs)

Shadab replaces Shaheen

NED 176/8 (36 Overs)

35.6: Roelof van der Merwe tries to get a quick single, but van Beek was never going to make that, so he turns him back. Rizwan whips off the bails, and his dive is unable to save him.

Nawaz bowls again

NED 174/7 (35 Overs)

Shaheen continues to bowl

NED 165/7 (34 Overs)

33.2: Nawaz finds a way to make it grip into the pitch, and it gets just enough to turn as de Leede tries to guide it towards a short third. It clunks into off off-stump.

Nawaz continues

NED 163/6 (33 Overs)

32.1: Zulfiqar stepped across the crease to flick it into the onside, and he’s trapped in front of the middle.

Shaheen continues

NED 158/5 (32 Overs)

Nawaz replaces Shadab

NED 152/5 (31 Overs)

Shaheen comes back

NED 150/5 (30 Overs)

Shadab bowls

NED 146/5 (29 Overs)

Haris continues

NED 137/5 (28 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 133/5 (27 Overs)

Haris bowls his sixth

NED 129/3 (26 Overs)

Shadab bowls

NED 125/3 (25 Overs)

Haris continues

NED 120/3 (24 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 114/2 (23 Overs)

Haris comes back

NED 108/2 (22 Overs)

Shadab again

NED 104/2 (21 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NED 98/2 (20 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 88/2 (19 Overs)

Nawaz again

NED 85/2 (18 Overs)

More spin as Shadab Khan comes on

NED 80/2 (17 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NED 70/2 (16 Overs)

Iftikhar bowls

NED 60/2 (15 Overs)

Mohammad Nawaz into the attack now

NED 58/2 (14 Overs)

Iftikhar continues

NED 54/2 (13 Overs)

Haris bowls

NED 52/2 (12 Overs)

11.1: Iftikhar bowls it at the middle stump, and Ackermann was in no position to play that sweep shot. Misses, and it crashes into the middle stump.

Spin as Iftikhar Ahmed comes into the attack

NED 50/1 (11 Overs)

Haris continues

NED 47/1 (10 Overs)

Hasan continues

NED 40/1 (9 Overs)

Haris Rauf comes into the attack

NED 34/1 (8 Overs)

Hasan continues his opening spell

NED 30/1 (7 Overs)

Shaheen again

NED 28/1 (6 Overs)

5.5: In line with the stumps. O’Dowd swivelled and tried to go big but his reactions weren’t quick enough. It was just over the right shoulder too, perfect direction from Hasan. Easy catch for Shaheen.

Hasan bowls his third

NED 28/0 (5 Overs)

Shaheen bowls

NED 20/0 (4 Overs)

Hasan continues

NED 15/0 (3 Overs)

Shaheen continues

NED 8/0 (2 Overs)

Hasan Ali bowls from the other end

NED 4/0 (1 Over)

Vikramjit Singh and Max O’Dowd come out to open the innings for the Netherlands. Shaheen Shah Afridi to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs NETHERLANDS (2nd INNINGS)

HYDERABAD: Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel scored sensible half-centuries but Bas de Leede’s four-fer lifted Netherlands to restrict Pakistan to 286 in the second match of the ICC World Cup 2023.

PAK 286 (49 Overs)

Ackermann continues

PAK 274/9 (48 Overs)

de Leede bowls

PAK 267/9 (47 Overs)

Ackermann replaces Dutt

PAK 266/8 (46 Overs)

Bas de Leede continues

PAK 258/8 (45 Overs)

Aryan Dutt continues

PAK 252/8 (44 Overs)

43.5: Seam-up, seamed in too, Hasan Ali tried to nudge it towards mid-on but the ball hit him over the knee-roll and he is out LBW

43.4: De Leede’s Full ball hooped in beat the full-faced drive on the inside edge, and ripped off stump out of the ground

Bas de Leede continues

PAK 250/6 (43 Overs)

Aryan Dutt replaces Colin Ackermann

PAK 244/6 (42 Overs)

Bas de Leede returns to the attack

PAK 233/6 (41 Overs)

Colin Ackermann continues

PAK 227/6 (40 Overs)

Paul van Meekeren comes back

PAK 219/6 (39 Overs)

Colin Ackermann continues

PAK 210/6 (38 Overs)

Roelof van der Merwe continues

PAK 204/6 (37 Overs)

Colin Ackermann continues

PAK 199/6 (36 Overs)

Roelof van der Merwe returns

PAK 196/6 (35 Overs)

Colin Ackermann continues

PAK 194/6 (34 Overs)

Bas de Leede continues

PAK 188/6 (33 Overs)

Colin Ackermann replaces Dutt

PAK 188/6 (32 Overs)

31.6: Iftikhar tries to poke at it, getting an outside edge through to the keeper, who takes an easy catch

31.3: Bas de Leede cleans Rizwan up and the ball hits the top of the off-stump

Bas de Leede returns

PAK 177/4 (31 Overs)

Aryan Dutt continues

PAK 170/4 (30 Overs)

Paul van Meekeren continues

PAK 160/4 (29 Overs)

28.1: Saud Shakeel was on one knee and started the bat swing too early, he stopped midway but the ball went up and was caught by Zulfiqar

Aryan Dutt replaces Saqib Zulfiqar

PAK 158/3 (28 Overs)

Paul van Meekeren returns to attack

PAK 155/3 (27 Overs)

Saqib Zulfiqar continues

PAK 148/3 (26 Overs)

Logan van Beek continues

PAK 143/3 (25 Overs)

Saqib Zulfiqar replaces Vikramjit Singh

PAK 135/3 (24 Overs)

Logan van Beek replaces van der Merwe

PAK 132/3 (23 Overs)

Vikramjit Singh continues

PAK 121/3 (22 Overs)

van der Merwe continues

PAK 106/3 (21 Overs)

Vikramjit Singh replaces Bas de Leede

PAK 101/3 (20 Overs)

van der Merwe continues

PAK 98/3 (19 Overs)

Bas de Leede continues

PAK 90/3 (18 Overs)

van der Merwe continues

PAK 84/3 (17 Overs)

Bas de Leede continues

PAK 81/3 (16 Overs)

Roelof van der Merwe comes onto bowl

PAK 78/3 (15 Overs)

Bas de Leede replaces Aryan Dutt

PAK 72/3 (14 Overs)

Paul van Meekeren continues

PAK 67/3 (13 Overs)

Aryan Dutt continues to bowl

PAK 62/3 (12 Overs)

Paul van Meekeren continues to bowl

PAK 53/3 (11 Overs)

Aryan Dutt returns to bowl

PAK 43/3 (10 Overs)

Paul van Meekeren replaces Logan van Beek

PAK 38/2 (9 Overs)

8.3: Babar seemed cramped for room, it floated at a lowish height to the right of Zulfiqar, who dove and caught to send Babar back.

Colin Ackermann replaces Aryan Dutt

PAK 34/1 (8 Overs)

Logan van Beek continues

PAK 28/1 (7 Overs)

Aryan Dutt continues

PAK 24/1 (6 Overs)

Logan van Beek continues

PAK 18/1 (5 Overs)

Aryan Dutt continues from the other end

PAK 16/1 (4 Overs)

3.4: The ball didn’t come onto the bat as Fakhar expected, the bat face turned inwards and the bowler cupped his hands and took it close to his left shoulder in the follow-through.

Logan van Beek continues

PAK 15/0 (3 Overs)

Aryan Dutt continues to bowl

PAK 13/0 (2 Overs)

Logan van Beek to bowl from the other end

PAK 4/0 (1 Over)

Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq come out to open the innings. Aryan Dutt to bowl the first over.

PAKISTAN vs NETHERLANDS (1st INNINGS)

HYDERABAD: Netherlands have won the toss and elected to field first against Pakistan in the second match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

PLAYING XIs

Pakistan

Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi.

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Netherlands

Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Wesley Barresi, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (C & wk), Shariz Ahmad, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Overall ODIs: Matches 6, Pakistan 6, Netherlands 0

ODI World Cup: Matches 2, Pakistan 2, Netherlands 0

READ: India crush Bangladesh to reach Asian Games 2023 cricket final

HYDERABAD: Netherlands have won the toss and elected to field first against Pakistan in the second match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

PLAYING XIs

Netherlands

Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Colin Ackermann , Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (C & wk), Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

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Pakistan

Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Overall ODIs: Matches 6, Pakistan 6, Netherlands 0

ODI World Cup: Matches 2, Pakistan 2, Netherlands 0

READ: India crush Bangladesh to reach Asian Games 2023 cricket final

AHMEDABAD: The opening match of the ICC World Cup 2023 between holders England and last edition’s runners-up New Zealand was spoiled by the empty seats at the Narendra Modi Stadium here.

The iconic cricket stadium here which can adjust a record 132,000 spectators appeared to be almost empty at the start of the much-anticipated clash between last World Cup’s finalists.

Cricket fans around the world were quick to notice and took to X, formerly Twitter, to express their disappointment at the empty seats at the world’s largest cricket stadium.

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BCCI This is absolutely disgusting! 🤢

No one will sit on bird poop and dirt! 💩#ENGvsNZ #ENGvsNZ #EnglandCricket #Ahmedabadpic.twitter.com/HXVuGeUFIS

— BatBallBanter 🏏 (@batballbanters) October 5, 2023

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A combined effort by New Zealand bowlers restricted England to 282 despite Joe Root’s valiant knock of 77 runs in the opening match of the ICC World Cup 2023.

England, after being asked to bat first, had a decent start to the innings before Matt Henry stuck in the eighth over to send Dawid Malan back at a total of 40.

Jonny Bairstow soon followed him after scoring 33 runs off 35 balls as he looked to hit Santner over extra cover but was gobbled by Mitchell.

Joe Root was then joined by Harry Brook, who played a 16-ball cameo of 25 featuring four boundaries and one six, before being caught by Conway in an attempt to clear the ropes again.

Root, then knitted a solid 70-run partnership for the fifth wicket with captain Jos Buttler, before the latter was removed by Matt Henry in his second spell at a total of 188.

Jos Buttler scored a 42-ball 43, laced with two boundaries and two sixes.

Joe Root remained firm as he lost another partner in Liam Livingstone (20) before being bowled by Glenn Phillips while attempting a reverse sweep leaving England at 229-7.

He top-scored with an anchoring 77 off 84 with the help of four boundaries and one six.

England lost the next two wickets in quick succession and was reduced to 252-9 in the 46th over, however, Adil Rashid (15) and Mark Wood (13) added valuable 30 runs in the remaining overs to set New Zealand 283 to chase.

Matt Henry topped the bowling charts for New Zealand with 3-48, while Michael Santner and Glenn Phillips picked two wickets each.

READ: Babar Azam’s Pakistan eye history in ICC World Cup 2023 in India

The much-anticipated moment for Pakistan cricket fans arrives tomorrow (Friday) as Babar Azam-led Pakistan begin their ICC World Cup 2023 campaign against the Netherlands at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.

Since arriving in the city eight days ago, which also marked the first instance of a Pakistan men’s side landing in India in seven years, the Babar Azam’s side has made the most of the training sessions and two warm-up games to acclimatise in the city where they play first two of their nine league matches.

The warm-up games against New Zealand and Australia also served opportunities to Pakistan to fine-tune their combinations and provide the much-needed match time to the entire squad.

“We have been in Hyderabad for a week and our preparations have been really good,” Babar told PCB Digital on the eve of Pakistan’s tournament opener.

“We have had two practice matches in which we tried different combinations and gave everyone an opportunity to see if they could play in any situation. Overall our practice went well and we will give our best.”

Pakistan enter the 50-over World Cup as one of the favourites after an impressive run in the just-concluded World Cup cycle as they had the best win-loss ratio of 2.400 with 24 wins in 36 matches.

That the team has performed so consistently has also been because of their mainstays emerging as solid performers over the years.

Their captain, Babar Azam, has evolved into a modern-day great since recording the most runs for a Pakistani at a World Cup in the 2019 iteration and is perched at the top of the ICC ODI rankings for batters.

He is one of the two players to score over 2,000 runs in the last four years. His impressive 2,196 runs have been at an average of 66.54 and a strike rate of 93.72.

He has smashed nine centuries in this period, which is the joint-most with Shai Hope, who is the other batter to breach the 2,000-run mark.

Babar Azam’s compatriot Imam-ul-Haq is ranked sixth with 1,284 runs at an average of 45.85 and a strike rate of 84.41. He has struck two centuries and 13 half-centuries in the past four years.

Shaheen Afridi, who became the youngest bowler to bag a five-wicket haul in his last ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup contest, has emerged as one of the most-feared bowlers in the game.

Such has been his impact in the format that despite being on the sidelines for around seven months because of a knee injury, Shaheen has been one of the key bowlers in the vaunted Pakistan’s pace attack.

He has 46 wickets in the last four years at 25.26 and with an impressive economy of 5.42.

In between the two editions, Pakistan continued to produce exciting fast-bowling talents. Haris Rauf, who debuted in October 2020, has made a name for himself by producing excellent spells in arguably the hardest phase of the ODI game – the middle overs.

He surpassed the 50-wicket mark in the recent Men’s ODI Asia Cup 2023 and has 53 scalps to his name, but the most fascinating bit of his bowling has been the economy, which has been 5.68.

“Both bowling and batting are our strengths,” Babar Azam replied when asked what he felt his side’s strengths are.

“Our batters have been performing from the top-order down to the lower-order. Every player is stepping up and taking responsibility. In bowling, our fast bowling has always been our strength but even our spinners are showing promise.

“Since we have come to India, we have seen our spinners take wickets in the middle overs, which is a good sign. We will try and keep this momentum going.”

When Pakistan take on the Netherlands on Friday, it will be the first time in a little less than 11 years that they will play an ODI on Indian soil.

They have not played a single 50-over international game in Hyderabad since 1987, but the team has made sure that they have all preparations in place for the mega-event.

“As far as my experience goes, and having watched matches in India on television, I’ll say the pitches seem really good. Matches are going to be high scoring.

As for the boundaries, they are normal-sized, not too small but not too big either. The pitches are true – sometimes you need a little more time (as a batter) early on (in the game), but once you play on it for a while it feels really good.

“There is not much margin for the bowlers as they have to keep their lines wicket-to-wicket and deploy variations. If they err in lines, then the batters are going to make the most of it.”

Speaking about his last four years, Babar Azam said, “My journey has been really good. There have been ups and downs, which is natural. There have been challenges at times, but I have tried to live up to the expectations of the fans.

“I have met a lot of good people in the process. I met some very good teammates and was able to forge a bond with them. It has been three years since I have been playing with these boys so we have bonded well in this time.

“At the end of the day, we spend more time with each other than we get to spend with our families. We try to be happy with each other’s performance and try to give our best for Pakistan.”

Recalling the Pakistan team’s reception at the Hyderabad airport last week, Babar expressed his gratitude towards the Indian people who have turned up in numbers to greet his side, and expressed hope that he will soon see the Pakistan fans across the country in the ICC World Cup 2023 cheering their side.

“We weren’t expecting such a reception, to be honest. Many people showed up at the airport when we arrived here. They cheered for us and showed us support. A large crowd turned up in the last match.

“They seemed to really enjoy the game and they showed support for some of their favourite players. So it feels nice. I feel if we would have Pakistani fans here, it will feel even better.”

The Friday meeting between Pakistan and the Netherlands would be the seventh time they face off in an ODI.

The two sides have faced off six times in the format, their first meeting in the 1996 iteration of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, and Pakistan have come out victorious on each occasion.

Pakistan toured the Netherlands last year for what was the first bilateral series between the two sides and recorded a clean sweep.

READ: ICC World Cup 2023: New Zealand restrict England to 282 despite Root’s 77

AHMEDABAD: Left-handed opener Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra scored dominant centuries and powered New Zealand to a thumping nine-wicket victory over holders England in the ICC World Cup 2023 opener.

Chasing 283, New Zealand comfortably knocked off the runs with 82 balls to spare.

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The Blackcaps had a contrasting start to their pursuit as their opener Will Young perished for a golden duck on the first delivery of the second over with just 10 runs on the board.

The early blow did not harm New Zealand much as Rachin Ravindra joined forces with Devon Conway and launched an astounding counterattack.

The pair utterly dominated the England bowlers and notched up an unbeaten 273-run partnership to steer their side to a triumphant start to the ICC World Cup 2023.

Devon Conway remained the top-scorer for New Zealand with a sensational 152 off just 121 balls with the help of 19 boundaries and three sixes.

Ravindra, on the other hand, was equally impressive with his 123 not out in a mere 96 deliveries, hitting 11 boundaries and five sixes.

Sam Curran was the lone wicket-taker for defending champions England while the rest of their bowlers struggled against Conway-Ravindra baton charge.

England, after being asked to bat first, had a decent start to the innings before Matt Henry stuck in the eighth over to send Dawid Malan back at a total of 40.

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Jonny Bairstow soon followed him after scoring 33 runs off 35 balls as he looked to hit Santner over extra cover but was gobbled by Mitchell.

Joe Root was then joined by Harry Brook, who played a 16-ball cameo of 25 featuring four boundaries and one six, before being caught by Conway in an attempt to clear the ropes again.

Root, then knitted a solid 70-run partnership for the fifth wicket with captain Jos Buttler, before the latter was removed by Matt Henry in his second spell at a total of 188.

Jos Buttler scored a 42-ball 43, laced with two boundaries and two sixes.

Joe Root remained firm as he lost another partner in Liam Livingstone (20) before being bowled by Glenn Phillips while attempting a reverse sweep leaving England at 229-7.

He top-scored with an anchoring 77 off 84 with the help of four boundaries and one six.

England lost the next two wickets in quick succession and was reduced to 252-9 in the 46th over, however, Adil Rashid (15) and Mark Wood (13) added valuable 30 runs in the remaining overs to set New Zealand 283 to chase.

Matt Henry topped the bowling charts for New Zealand with 3-48, while Michael Santner and Glenn Phillips picked two wickets each.

READ: Marcus Stoinis doubtful for ICC World Cup 2023 clash against India

Australian allrounder Marcus Stoinis is doubtful to play against India in Australia’s first match of the ICC World Cup 2023 on October 8 in Chennai due to a hamstring injury.

Stoinis picked up a hamstring injury during the first ODI of the three-match ODI series against India in Mohali last month. He did not participate further in the series and did not feature in Australia’s ICC World Cup 2023 warm-up fixtures.

Australian coach Andrew McDonald gave an update on Marcus Stoinis’ injury while talking to media in Chennai ahead of their first game.

“He’s got a slight hamstring complaint at this stage, so that’s why he missed the practice games and he’ll be touch and go for the first game against India,” Australia coach Andrew McDonald. “We’ve got the main session today and then another hit out tomorrow, so he’ll go through his work there and we’ll see whether he’s available for selection for game one but at the moment he wasn’t fit and available for those practice games.”

McDonald also shed light on Australia’s team combination, as well as the possibility of playing Cameron Green and Stoinis together.

“There’s a way that we can fit them both into the one side,” he said. “Over the last 18 months, we’ve had a pretty clear way that we want to build three ways of playing. One of those ways is definitely with all the all-rounders and potentially two quicks, and you’ve seen that side in the past 18 months being played, so there is a real possibility that both of those players can be in the same XI.”

He further stressed the importance of Glenn Maxwell in the squad considering his current form, as he picked four wickets against India in the final ODI, which was his first game after returning from injury. He followed that with a half-century against Pakistan in the warm-up match.

“Glenn Maxwell being able to cope with the demands of the game that he played, a significant innings plus being able to back up and bowl as many overs as he did. He has pulled up really well,” said McDonald.

“So a few of those moving parts that we had leading in have unfolded positively for us, which is nice. If you asked me that two weeks ago, I would have been a little bit worried but now everything seems to have come together nicely,” he concluded.

Australia’s squad for the ICC World Cup 2023

Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.

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AHMEDABAD: New Zealand have won the toss and elected to field first against England in the first match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium.

PLAYING XIs

England

Jos Buttler (c)(wk), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

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New Zealand

Devon Conway, Will Young, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c)(wk), Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Trent Boult

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Overall ODIs: Matches 95, New Zealand 44, England 45, Tie 2, NR 4

ODI World Cup: Matches 10, New Zealand 5, England 4, Tie 1

READ: Europe, Africa and South America to host games in FIFA World Cup 2030

DUBAI: India’s Mohammed Siraj and Australia’s Josh Hazlewood are tied on rating points at the top of the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI Bowling Rankings ahead of ICC World Cup 2023, commencing tomorrow in India.

Both pace bowlers will enter ICC World Cup 2023 as top-ranked ODI bowlers after Mohammed Siraj lost 11 rating points during the final ODI against Australia and ended up with 669 rating points equaling Josh Hazlewood.

Siraj gave away 68 runs for one wicket from his nine overs in Rajkot during Australia’s 66-run victory, while, Josh Hazlewood returned with figures of 2-42 in his eight overs to retain his rating points.

They are closely followed by Afghanistan’s spin bowling duo Mujeeb Ur Rahman (657) and Rashid Khan (655) at third and fourth position respectively.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi jumped two places to sixth with 632 points, as Australia’s Mitchell Starc dropped to eighth position with 628 points after picking one wicket for 57 runs from 7 overs in his ODI comeback in the final ODI in the series against India.

India’s Kuldeep Yadav also dropped one spot and moved out of the top ten bowlers in the ICC ODI Rankings with 611 points and was replaced by Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi with 621 points.

Moreover, Australian opening batter David Warner jumped two places in the ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings to become joint-fourth alongside Ireland’s Harry Tector with 729 ranking points

David Warner scored three fifties in three games and was the second-highest run scored with 161 runs in the series against India.

Meanwhile, Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam (857) retained his position at the top of the ODI Batting Rankings, with Indian batter Shubman Gill (839) following him closely at the second spot.

Australia’s Glenn Maxwell on the other hand climbed 10 places to grab the 11th spot in ICC Men’s ODI All-rounder Rankings after he returned with figures of 4-40 in the third ODI against India, marking his return to ODI cricket after being sidelined due to an injury.

READ: Zaka Ashraf wishes Pakistan team luck ahead of ICC World Cup 2023

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee chairman Zaka Ashraf on Wednesday, extended best wishes to the Pakistan Men’s cricket team upon their participation in the ICC World Cup 2023 in India.

Zaka Ashraf extended his support to the team and urged the players to focus on playing great cricket rather than worrying about winning or losing.

“I extend my support and best wishes to the Pakistan team. I am confident that our team has the potential to achieve remarkable feats. They should focus on playing competitive cricket and delivering an excellent performance in the tournament.

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“I believe they will be victorious and will bring the trophy home to us. The players just need to trust in their abilities and rest assured, the entire nation is firmly supporting them.”

Pakistan team will begin their quest for the ICC World Cup 2023 on October 6th when they take on the Netherlands at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Pakistan squad for ICC World Cup 2023

Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, M Wasim Jnr, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha.

Travelling reserves: Mohammad Haris, Abrar Ahmed, Zaman Khan

Pakistan’s warm-up matches schedule:

• September 29 — vs New Zealand in Hyderabad
• October 3 — vs Australia in Hyderabad

Pakistan’s schedule for the ICC World Cup 2023:

• October 6 – vs Netherlands in Hyderabad
• October 10 – vs Sri Lanka in Hyderabad
• October 14 – vs India in Ahmedabad
• October 20 – vs Australia in Bengaluru
• October 23 – vs Afghanistan in Chennai
• October 27 – vs South Africa in Chennai
• October 31 – vs Bangladesh in Kolkata
• November 4 – vs New Zealand Bengaluru (Day match)
• November 11 – vs England in Kolkata

The day matches will start at 10:00 am Pakistan Standard Time (PST) while all other matches will be day-night fixtures, starting at 01:30 pm (PST).

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Pakistan captain Babar Azam has reached Ahmedabad to participate in the ICC Captains’ Day, featuring captains of all the participating teams of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Narendra Modi Stadium today.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared the video on their official X (formerly Twitter) account showing Babar Azam boarding a chartered plane to reach Ahmedabad from Hyderabad.

Hyderabad ✈️ Ahmedabad

Our captain is all set for the ICC Captains’ Day ©️#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/N6TwAGFocb

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 4, 2023

The Captains’ Day saw Ravi Shastri and Eoin Morgan host the panel discussion with the captains including, Babar Azam (Pakistan), Rohit Sharma (India), Pat Cummins (Australia), Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka), Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan), Scott Edwards (Netherlands), Temba Bavuma (South Africa), Jos Buttler (England), Kane Williamson (New Zealand) and Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh).

The 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will commence with defending champions England facing New Zealand at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India on October 5.

A total of 10 teams will participate in the ICC World Cup 2023 – featuring 45 matches – and compete for the prestigious silverware across 10 venues from October 5 to November 19.

Like the previous edition, the ICC World Cup 2023 will also be played in a round-robin format – each team playing nine matches with the rest of the opponents.

The top four teams by the end of the group stage will qualify for the semi-finals, scheduled to be held in Mumbai on November 15 and in Kolkata on November 16.

Whereas, the final of the tournament will take place on November 19 at the grand Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The winners of the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will receive USD 4 million of the USD 10 million total prize pool, ICC announced.

The runners-up of the Final to be played on 19 November at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will take home USD 2 million.

Notably, all three knockout matches of the ICC World Cup 2023 will have a reserve day.

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