India hasn’t won an ICC title in 10 years, and this was probably their best chance to end the wait. A World Cup in your own country… Before the final, MS Dhoni and his team had made it to the final without losing a game. That was 12 years ago. It looked like Rohit Sharma and his team of winners would finish the story, but fate had other ideas. Some of those players are still trying to come to terms with it, which will take some time. Kapil has told them to think about the type of cricket they played and how they made a billion people happy.

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“I don’t know why they didn’t win the World Cup, but the cricketers today played well.” I know that getting the win is very important to us. The way you play is more important, though. There were other people here to play as well. On the last day, other people played better. We need to honor that. I feel let down and sad that they played so well but still lost the trophy. It doesn’t matter, though. We should be able to learn from what we did wrong and do it better next time. The ex-Indian leader said, “That’s how we are.”

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Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav each took four wickets in India’s resounding 2023 World Cup victory over their archrivals, Pakistan, on Saturday. Their contributions precipitated a startling collapse by the Pakistanis. With a spectator base exceeding 100,000 at Narendra Modi Stadium, the triumphant seven-wicket triumph over Pakistan marked India’s eighth consecutive triumph in the World Cup, a run that dated back to 1992. While Kuldeep took 2/35 in 10 overs and Bumrah took 2/19 in seven overs, Pakistan collapsed from 155/2 (29.3 overs) to 191 all out in 42.5 overs. Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Siraj, and Ravindra Jadeja all took two wickets, in addition to Kuldeep and Bumrah.

The World Cup 2023: Highlights of the India vs. Pakistan match; World Cup 2023: (PTI)
Subsequently, Indian captain Rohit Sharma scored fifty off thirty-six balls, and Shreyas Iyer completed the rally with an unbeaten fifty as India rushed to the finish line. Rohit amassed 86 runs off 63 deliveries for India, which was good for 192/3 (30.3 overs), with six fours and six sixes among them. Shreyas reached his fifty with a boundary, which also proved to be the winning runs, and remained unbeaten with 53 runs off 62 deliveries. India are now six points clear of New Zealand in the table, as measured by net run rate, following three consecutive victories. Pakistan are positioned fourth in the points classification with four points from three games following their first loss of the tournament.

India vs Pakistan Live Score, World Cup: And that’s that!

World Cup Live Score: The long-awaited match between India and Pakistan has concluded, and the outcome was essentially predetermined more than two hours ago. Pakistan appeared poised to become the inaugural team to seriously contend with India in this tournament during the time that Babar and Rizwan were dominating. However, they managed to fall from 155/2 to the point where they were unable to even reach 200.

Subsequently, Rohit Sharma assumed his previous position against Afghanistan and continued the demolition, while Shreyas Iyer added the final touches to the dismissal. India have surpassed New Zealand to take the lead in the rankings. They are equal with the Kiwis on six points, but have the upper hand with a net run rate of +1.821. However, this may only be a transient lead, as their net run rate is only 2.360 points behind South Africa’s. The Proteas have a game in hand over India and will face the Netherlands on Tuesday for their third match.

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Afghanistan’s pitching has been a joke in the first 10 overs thanks to Rohit Sharma. It took the Indian leader only 30 balls to get to 50, which tied a record and broke another. Along with Chris Gayle, he tied David Warner for the fastest time to 1000 runs in a World Cup game. He then beat Gayle’s record for the most sixes ever in international cricket. India is off to a great start in their chase for 273.

Live Score: India vs. Afghanistan, World Cup 2023: Rohit is off to a great start, as usual
Indian vs. Afghan Live Score, 2023 World Cup: As usual, Rohit is off to a great start.(AP)
In the beginning, Afghanistan fought back from being down 63/4 to score 272/8. The best score Jasprit Bumrah ever got in a World Cup game was 4/39. Two wickets were taken by Hardik Pandya. One of them ended a 121-run stand between Hashamtullah Shahidi, the captain of Afghanistan, and Azmatullah Omarzai. It’s strange that Mohammed Siraj didn’t have a very good day at work. He returned without taking a wicket and gave up 76 runs in nine overs.

That work that Shahidi and Omarzai did together was very important for Afghanistan. Before being bowled out by Pandya, Omarzai got 62 runs in 69 balls. Kuldeep Yadav got rid of Shahidi after he scored 80 runs in 88 balls.

Shahidi won the toss and chose to bat against India at the New Delhi Arun Jaitley Stadium. He said that he would have decided to bowl even if he hadn’t won the toss. India made one change to the team that beat Australia in the first game of the event. Thakur came in for Ravichandran Ashwin.

So far, eight games have been played in this World Cup, but none of them have had a really exciting ending. The match between India and Afghanistan on Wednesday could follow this trend, with India being the clear favorite. Yet, Afghanistan has a history of shocking teams in major events, and Rohit Sharma would be wary of their threat, especially their spin bowlers.

Conditions in Kotla are not likely to be like those in Chennai. In fact, the last time an ODI was played here, South Africa beat Sri Lanka’s spin-heavy attack to score 428, which is the best World Cup score ever. Afghanistan has a similar bowling attack. Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Mohammad Nabi are all good spin bowlers, but it’s unclear whether this will help on a wicket that is good for hitting, like Delhi. In an ideal world, India would win the toss, bat first, and give the other team a batting clinic. But when has perfection ever won a cricket match? That being said, Afghanistan has never been interested in big tournaments. However, they did win an ODI series in Bangladesh, which India had failed to do on their last two trips.

Some things to know about the 2023 World Cup match between India and Afghanistan:

Afghanistan’s starter Ibrahim Zadran was out for 22 by India’s Jasprit Bumrah, who took the first wicket.

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– Bumrah went on to get three more wickets, giving him a total of 4/39.

– Afghanistan came back from 63/4 with a 121-run partnership between captain Hashamtullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai.

– Hardik Pandya broke the partnership by getting rid of Omarzai with 62 runs off of 69 balls.

Shahidi lost to Kuldeep after making 80 runs off of 88 balls.

– Rashid Khan then hit a few big balls, which helped Afghanistan reach 272/8 in 50 overs.

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During the IPL 2023, Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq got into a fight.
But will he be even more pumped up when he bowls at Kohli? It’s impossible to rule out the chances, especially after what happened between the two cricket players earlier this year. When Naveen was hitting for the Lucknow Super Giants, he got into heated arguments with Virat Kohli of the Royal Challengers Bangalore. It was such a heated battle of words that it went on long after the game was over. When the two people shook hands, things almost got physical.

When asked about the ugly fight between Kohli and Naveen, Afghanistan’s leader uses Tendulkar and Dravid as examples.
Hashmatullah Shahidi, the captain of Afghanistan, was asked if the Kohli-Naveen on-field run-in would change how the other Afghanistan players feel about their rivalry with India. India has been Afghanistan’s neutral home ground when they’ve played teams like Ireland.

“See, you already said it: India is our home, it was our home, we played here, and the people of India love the people of Afghanistan.” And what happened on the ground shows that violence is directed at everyone, not just India and Afghanistan. “So, anyone can get it,” Shahidi said before the game.

The batter who hits with his left hand also said that many Afghan bowlers look up to Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. “Well, this did happen, and a lot of our players still look up to idols from the Indian team, like Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.” “There’s no need to worry about that,” he said.

Afghanistan isn’t scared off by their loss to Bangladesh
Afghanistan’s World Cup did not get off to a good start. The Bangladeshis beat them in all three parts of the game, but Shahidi isn’t too upset about the one bad day at work.

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“See how important it is to work together? The most important thing is to know what to do when you lose; that’s the most important thing for me and everyone else.” It’s a long event, though, and we still have eight games to play. If you lose one, it will affect your other games. That game is over for us as a team. As of now, we’re thinking and going forward. Morale is still high, and we’re excited about the other games. “There are chances for us to win in the locker room,” he said.

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However, are Australians ever the weaker party, especially during a World Cup? That which ensued was an abundance of apprehensive moments for both KL Rahul and Virat Kohli. When the ball appeared to linger in the air indefinitely due to a miscued pull by Josh Hazlewood (he was on 12 balls), and Mitchell Marsh, racing in from square leg, made a mistake, Kohli was never more anxious. As soon as the ball made contact with the grass, the entire audience sighed a sigh of relief.

During the opening surge, Mitchell Starc and Hazlewood each delivered a wicket-taking delivery, but they were also aided by the India top order’s imprudent shot selection. Kishan attacked Starc with a full-throated swinger that ought to have been left alone. David Warner adroitly clung to a Hazlewood length delivery that Iyer hit erratically from cover.

Kohli, too, initially executed strokes that were perilous. A different day, one of his ethereal drives might have fallen victim to the anxious slip fielders. If time had been different, Marsh would have maintained his position. But that day had passed. On the contrary, Kohli and Rahul managed the challenging phase with equal parts determination and elegance, combining for a crucial partnership of 165 runs off 214 deliveries. It provided the foundation for India’s six-wicket victory in their World Cup debut.

Following initial nerves at the beginning of India’s innings, the official attendance of 32,531 began to regain its composure in the 15th over, thanks to consecutive boundaries hit by Kohli through midwicket. More applause ensued in the eighteenth over when Rahul hit leggie Adam Zampa for three fours in his opening over of thirteen runs. The initial two were nimble late cutters that passed quickly through the 30-yard circle.

Innings accelerates

As the partnership expanded, the frequency of ones and twos, which are essential components of a signature Kohli innings, also increased. At the same time that India reached 100 runs in the 26th over, Kohli reached fifty off of seventy-five deliveries. Rahul was subsequently dismissed for one after 72 deliveries with a deep point.

Applause was elicited in response to even these nudges and nurdles as India approached their target. Zampa and off-spinner Glenn Maxwell simply did not have the same effect as the spinners of India. The fact that the majority of Australian fielders had towels hidden behind their pants may have contributed to the diminished grip and spin of the ball compared to the initial phase of the match.

Ultimately, it was Hazlewood who bowled Kohli out at midwicket on 85. India, on the other hand, required only 33 more points to secure victory. Those runs were quickly eradicated. Pat Cummins was struck for six by Hardik Pandya over a long-off, whereas Rahul hit Maxwell for six and four off consecutive deliveries. It was fitting that Rahul defeated Cummins in style with a six-over cover.

Although India’s top order instability may prompt self-reflection, their bowling performance was commendable. As soon as he settled on an impeccable channel outside off-stump, Jasprit Bumrah stifled Australia’s scoring options. This set the tone. The immediate benefit was observed as Marsh was dismissed in the third over. Although the length was marginally shorter than his previous deliveries, Kohli still managed to secure the edge with a precise catch by moving to his left.

Aussies start slow

Although early on, David Warner and Steve Smith hit a few exquisite boundaries, their rate of scoring never ensnared India. Despite delivering three boundaries to Pandya in his opening over, their score after seven overs stood at a mere 29/1.

At that moment, Sharma made his inaugural foray into spinning. Chennai native R Ashwin then entered the fray, and Smith returned to cut off his third delivery, which was short of length. It was simply that the ball rebounded further than anticipated and struck his bat. Smith defended tentatively the following ball of comparable length, which ejected abruptly from the surface and carried away a puff of dust.

Following the powerplay, the scoring rate decelerated even more as the spin triumvirate of Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravindra Jadeja laboriously pursued their objectives. Kuldeep bowled and captured Warner, while Alex Carey, Marnus Labuschagne, and Smith were all dismissed by Jadeja’s magnificent left-arm spin.

In the 20th over, following Labuschagne’s nudging Jadeja towards fine leg for four, it required an additional 74 deliveries for the Australians to reach their next boundary. At that juncture, Australia had suffered the loss of five wickets. At this moment, all that remained were Maxwell and Cameron Green. For the sixth wicket, they amassed 21 runs in 37 balls, but Kuldeep and Ashwin both hit within the space of three deliveries. Kuldeep delivered an elegant and swift delivery that penetrated the air quickly, striking Maxwell in the leg socket. Ashwin, who had performed admirably throughout, was only fortunate in that his wicket was taken on arguably his worst delivery. Although it was short and wide, Pandya made a point save on Green’s cut shot.

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In the final stages, Mohammed Siraj, Bumrah, and Pandya returned to dispatch the lower-order, ensuring that each Indian bowler concluded the match with a minimum of one wicket.

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Sunday evening, according to a report by Cricbuzz, Team India flew from Guwahati to Thiruvananthapuram, a four-hour voyage, on a special aircraft, but Kohli did not travel with the team. The veteran No. 3 batter flew back to Mumbai from Guwahati after requesting a leave of absence due to a personal emergency.

According to the report, Kohli will join the Indian team in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday evening.

In spite of India’s hopes for a cricket match in their final warm-up game on Tuesday, the weather in Thiruvananthapuram indicates otherwise. Tuesday will be cloudy with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm, according to the Accuweather forecast. There is a 96% chance of precipitation and a 46% chance of thunderstorms. So far, three warm-up ties have been affected due to rain, two of which were played at Thiruvananthapuram – while the South Africa-Afghanistan match was wiped out, Australia-Netherlands tie was reduced to a 23-overs contest before being called off.

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While it may not come as much of a surprise that India’s second warm-up game may suffer a similar fate, captain Rohit Sharma is likely to remain undeterred, as he has referred to these games as mere “formality” for Team India, who have been extremely active in preparation for the World Cup. India claimed the Asia Cup two weeks ago and defeated Australia in a three-match home series last week.

India will open their World Cup campaign against Australia in Chennai on October 8.

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As a result of their elimination from the qualifiers, West Indies will miss the ODI World Cup for the very first time in history. The two-time World Cup champions were eliminated from World Cup qualifying after a loss to Scotland. After defeating Oman by seven wickets, the West Indies regrouped in their subsequent match. In that game against Oman, West Indies won thanks to Brandon King’s magnificent century as the opening batsman.

In addition to Sri Lanka, the Netherlands qualified for the World Cup’s main round, which will be contested later this year in India. The Dutch cricket team qualified for the World Cup by defeating Scotland by four wickets.

Sri Lanka Vs West Indies World Cup Qualifier: Details

Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe is the site

The date and time is July 7 at 12:30

The match will be available for live streaming on Star Sports Network, the Disney+ Hotstar website and app, and the Fancode website.

Sri Lanka Vs West Indies Cricket World Cup Qualifier: Dream11 Prediction

Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran are the wicket-keeping duo

Batsmen: Brandon King, Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka

Kyle Mayers, Wanindu Hasaranga, Roston Chase, and Jason Holder are all-rounders.

Alzarri Joseph and Maheesh Theekshan are bowlers.

Captain: Wanindu Hasaranga

Kyle Mayers serves as vice-captain.

Sri Lanka vs West Indies Cricket World Cup Qualifier: Probable 11

Sri Lanka: Charith Asalanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Shanaka (C), Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kusal Mendis (wk), Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka

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Brandon King, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Kyle Mayers, Kevin Sinclair, Shai Hope (captain and wicketkeeper), Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, and Akeel Hosein represent the West Indies.

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All points earned against opponents who advanced from the group stage will carry over. In the Super Six, each team will face the opponents it did not face in the group stage, and the top two teams will advance to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.

Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka will each advance to the Super Six with four points, while Scotland and the Netherlands will advance with two points. The complete standings are displayed here. The four teams that did not advance to the Super Six stage will compete in the Playoff in Zimbabwe.

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Here is the fixture of Super Six stage of World Cup Qualifier 2023 

All contests begin at 9:00 a.m. local time.

Thursday, 29 June
Super 6: Zimbabwe v Oman, Queen’s Sports Club

Friday, 30 June
Super 6: Sri Lanka v Netherlands, Queen’s Sports Club
Playoff: Ireland v USA Takashinga Cricket Club

Saturday, 1 July
Super 6: Scotland v West Indies, Harare Sports Club

Sunday, 2 July
Super 6: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka, Queen’s Sports Club
Playoff: Nepal v UAE Takashinga Cricket Club

Monday, 3 July
Super 6: Netherlands v Oman, Harare Sports Club

Tuesday, 4 July
Super 6: Zimbabwe v Scotland, Queen’s Sports Club
Playoff: 7th v 8th Takashinga Cricket Club

Wednesday, 5 July
Super 6: West Indies v Oman, Harare Sports Club

Thursday, 6 July
Super 6: Scotland v Netherlands, Queen’s Sports Club
Playoff: 9th v 10th Takashinga Cricket Club

Friday, 07 July
Super 6 Sri Lanka v West Indies, Harare Sports Club

Sunday, 09 July
Final, Harare Sports Club

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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has made a shocking statement in support of the T20 extravaganza, despite widespread criticism of the IPL from fans and experts. Ganguly stated that winning the IPL is more difficult than winning the World Cup because, unlike the World Cup, you must perform consistently across 14 matches in order to qualify for the knockout stage of the IPL.

“Winning the Indian Premier League is even harder than winning the World Cup. In the IPL, you must play 14 matches and then the Playoffs, whereas in the WC, you qualify for the Semifinals and then the Final after playing 4-5 matches.

Notably, players such as Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (reserved), and Shubman Gill departed India just one week before the IPL final 2023. Other players, however, played until the league stage ended on May 21, whereas captain Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan played until the second qualifier on May 26.

India arrived in England on June 3, 2021, in advance of the previous WTC final, which began on June 18, 2021. Despite the cancellation of the IPL 2021 because of a covid outbreak in early May, India was sent late for the major game, resulting in a loss.

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Meanwhile, both captain Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid were dissatisfied with their preparation time for the WTC final. It will be intriguing to see if BCCI does anything about the athletes’ packed schedules before the next WTC final.

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After defeating Portugal, Morocco became the first African Arab country to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.

Weeks after his dream of winning the World Cup was shattered, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has left European football club Manchester United to join Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nasr.

The deal between Al Nasr and Ronaldo is said to be the costliest deal ever. Al-Nasr will pay Ronaldo about 1800 crores every year till 2025.

When Ronaldo formally joined his new club on Tuesday, he said that he has made many records in Europe and now wants to make some records in Saudi Arabia.

The past World Cup was nothing special for Ronaldo. In the last two games, he was made to sit out of the field in the beginning. Ronaldo scored only three goals in 16 matches for Manchester United this season, one of which was also due to the penalty.

Despite this, huge enthusiasm is being seen in Middle-Eastern countries on Ronaldo joining Al-Nasr.

Al-Nasr Club has also shown this enthusiasm by sharing Ronaldo’s picture with the team’s jersey on social media.

However, some experts are also linking Al-Nasr’s expensive deal with 37-year-old Ronaldo to the reformist policy of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whose goal is to leave behind Western countries and establish Saudi Arabia as a global power. To do.

Saudi Arabia’s football team defeated Argentina 2-1 in the opening match in the Qatar World on November 22, making a big upset.

On the day of the match, Saudi ministries, government agencies, schools and even universities were closed ahead of time so that people could watch the exciting match.

After the victory of Saudi Arabia, King Salman declared a national holiday the next day.

The Saudi victory was filled with enthusiasm not only for the country but for the entire region. On social media, people of other Arab countries also started seeing Saudi’s victory as their victory.

This victory was not a coincidence.  biSaudi Arabia’s Sports Minister Prince Abdulazizn Turki Al Faisal told that his team had been preparing for this occasion for three years. The Sports Ministry’s promotion of football in this way gives a clear indication of its direction and goal.

Sports is an important aspect of Saudi’s Vision 2030

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was seen several times during the Qatar World Cup with FIFA chief GV Infantino. Sports were included in the priorities under Mohammed bin Salman’s ‘Vision 2030’ in the year 2016.

Since then, big changes are being seen in the sports world of Saudi Arabia.

Vision 2030 sets three goals, which aim to increase public participation in sports by 40 percent by 2030, improve the performance of Saudi athletes abroad, and boost the sports economy.

Uri Levi, a football journalist, tweeted a video of Mohammed bin Salman. He has told that Ronaldo reaching Saudi Arabia is a sign of big change.

“In the next five years, Saudi Arabia will be completely different. Bahrain will be completely different. Kuwait…even Qatar…despite our differences with them..they have a strong economy and in the next five years,” the crown prince is quoted as saying in the video. In five years it will be completely different. UAE, Oman, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and the opportunities here… If we are successful in the next five years, many countries will follow in our footsteps.”

“The new global renaissance will happen in the Middle East in the next 30 years. This is Saudi’s fight. This is my fight and I don’t want to die in this fight until I see the Middle East leading the world. I think This target will be achieved 100%.

Gokul Sahni, who has given his opinion on geopolitical issues after studying at Oxford University, also shared the same video of MBS, writing that perhaps Saudi Arabia is now a standard and more practical “power” except for the priority of putting religion forward. wants to emerge.

Ronaldo’s arrival in Saudi Arabia is not for financial motives alone. There’s much more to this move than just money, or football. This take by MBS demonstrates a mindset that is yet to sink in in the west. Many things are changing. And CR7 knows it too. pic.twitter.com/WJQ2HH6pdw

— Uri Levy (@Levyninho) January 3, 2023

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