India 2023: The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup

ICC MEN'S WORLD CUP - 11th OCTOBER 2023 - at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi - Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat.

LATEST SCORE:

Afghanistan - 272-8 (50 overs) Hashmatullah 80, Azmatullah, I Zadran 22, Bumrah 4-39

India - 135-0 (16 overs) Rohit 93 not out, Kishan 35 not out

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Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

Teams
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav.

Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

India need 273 to win..

Afghanistan's Azmatullah Omarzai, who made 62: "I am really happy that I got my first fifty in a World Cup, and especially that it came against India in India. I hope I can continue that form in the future."

On his 121-run partnership with Hashmatullah Shahidi: "We lost early wickets and we were trying to build a partnership, rotate the strike, and wait for the loose ball, and we did it. We enjoyed it a lot."

On the game: "We tried to score 300 but we lost too many wickets in the middle. It is a good total for us and we have quality spinners and we'll try our best to defend the total."

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Cricket World Cup India 2023 - Next 4 fixtures are:

Thursday 12th Australia v South Africa, Lucknow - 9.30am

Friday 13th New Zealand v Bangladesh, Chennai - 9.30am

Saturday 14th India v Pakistan, Ahmedabad - 9.30am

Sunday 15th ENGLAND v Afghanistan, Delhi - 9.30am

Mens World Cup India 2023, Thursday 12th October, At the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, Australia won the toss and decided to field.

South Africa - 311-7 (50 overs) Quinton de Kock 109, Bavuma 35, Makram 56, Maxwell 2-34, Starc 2-53

Australia - 177 all out (40.5 overs) Labuschagne 46, Starc 27, Cummins 22, Rabada 3-33, Maharaj 2-30

South Africa win by 134 runs

Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia suffer heaviest World Cup defeat in South Africa trouncing..By Callum Matthews, BBC Sport.

Australia suffered their heaviest World Cup defeat as they were trounced by South Africa in Lucknow.

They were set 312 to win but a miserable batting display saw them bowled out for 177 in 40.5 overs to lose by 134 runs.

It means they have lost their opening two games and four consecutive World Cup matches for the first time.

South Africa posted 311-7, with Quinton de Kock hitting 109 for his second century of the tournament.

He joins compatriot AB de Villiers as the only batter to start a Men's World Cup with consecutive hundreds.

Cricket World Cup India 2023 - Friday 13th October 2023 - New Zealand v Bangladesh - At MA Chidambaram Stadium, ChennaiNew Zealand won the toss and decided to field.

Bangladesh - 245-9 (50 overs) Mushfiqur 66, Mahmudullah 41 not out, Shakib 40, Ferguson 3-49, Boult 2-45

New Zealand - 248-2 (42.5 overs) Williamson 78 not out, Mitchell 89 not out, Conway 45, Mustafizur 1-36

New Zealand win by 8 wickets

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The Muthiah Annamalai Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai

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Kane Williamson is back

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New Zealand win the toss and bowl first

THE TEAMS
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Bangladesh: Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.

New Zealand: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.

Bangladesh post 245-9

Michael Vaughan - Former England captain on BBC Test Match Special
It's been a good effort by Bangladesh in the end. When they were four down it looked like it could be a quick game of cricket. They've chugged along and 245-9 is a good effort. It probably won't be enough, because it gets easier to bat at this venue. But it gives their bowlers a glimmer. They need wickets in that first powerplay.

Kane Williamson retires hurt - NZ 200-2
Kane Williamson is marching off the field at pace. He hadn't been on strike, and had just run through a single, Daryl Mitchell bringing up the New Zealand 200 with an outside edge off Mustafizur to deep third.
Both captains are now off the field with suspected injuries. Let's hope they're not serious problems as it would be a significant blow to the tournament. Williamson has looked very strong on his return today.

New Zealand win by eight wickets
Daryl Mitchell brought up his fifty with a six and he's finished the game the same way!
Shoriful does well to hold this pair to a couple of singles from his first four balls, Phillips almost chopping onto his own stumps, but Mitchell didn't want to hang about - he leans back and sends the ball clear over the boundary at mid off.
A comfortable victory for New Zealand, and they're now three wins from three.

Cricket World Cup India 2023 - Saturday 14th - India v Pakistan, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad - India won the toss and decided to field.

Pakistan - 191 all out (42.5 overs) Babar 50, Rizwan 49, Imam 36, Bumrah 2-19, Pandya 2-34

India - 192-3 (30.3 overs) Rohit 86, Shreyas 53 not out, Gill 16, Shaheen 2-36

India win by 7 wickets

Cricket World Cup 2023: India demolish Pakistan in Ahmedabad..By Stephan Shemilt, Chief cricket writer.

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India demolished Pakistan as the most eagerly awaited contest of the World Cup so far turned into a one-sided anti-climax in Ahmedabad.

Pakistan have never beaten India in a men's 50-over World Cup, but looked to be laying a platform to challenge the hosts when they reached 155-2 in the cauldron of the world's largest cricket stadium.

What followed was an implosion. Captain Babar Azam was bowled by Mohammed Siraj for 50 to begin a collapse of eight wickets for 36 runs, Pakistan spiralling to 191 all out. Siraj was one of five India bowlers to pick up two wickets.

The target seemed so unlikely to trouble the powerful India batting line-up. Though Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli were both out for 16, home skipper Rohit Sharma batted magnificently for an 86 that put the result beyond doubt.

Rohit shared 77 for the third wicket with Shreyas Iyer, who ended on 53 not out as victory was sealed with almost 20 overs to spare.

For India, an eighth successive defeat of Pakistan in World Cups, a run that stretches back to 1992, is their third win in three games in this year's tournament. They join New Zealand at the top of the group table and next meet Bangladesh on Thursday.

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India captain Rohit Sharma: "There is no doubt about it that the bowlers set up the game for us again today. It was a great effort. I don't think it was a 190 pitch. At one stage we were looking at 270-280 but they came back and showed grit and that says a lot about the guys.

"All in all it is looking good, and I want to keep my fingers crossed. We don't want to get too excited or get too low, we want to stay balanced."

Pakistan captain Babar Azam: "Not good for us. The way we started, we were targeting 280 or 290 but the collapse cost us so our total is not good.

"With the new ball, we were not up to the mark. If we had been, it might have been a different ball game. But the way Rohit played, it was an outstanding innings."

Former Pakistan bowler Waqar Younis on BBC Test Match Special: "Pakistan have to really sit back and fix their issues.

"Losing eight wickets in 12 overs is a no-go zone. Pakistan need to work out what needs to be done because they have big matches to play against England, South Africa and New Zealand.

"Critics will be talking about Babar's captaincy. He didn't really think out of the box, it was pretty flat. In this sort of situation, you want to see your captain really doing something different to put pressure on the opposition and it didn't really happen."

SUNDAY 15th OCTOBER 2023 - ICC MEN'S WORLD CUP - At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi - England won the toss and decided to field.

Afghanistan - 284 all out (44.5 overs) Gurbaz 80, Zadran 28, Alikhil 58, Mujeeb 28, Rashid 3-42, Wood 2-50

England - 215 all out (40.3 overs) Brook 66, Malan 32, Rashid 20, Mujeeb 3-51, Rashid 3-37

Afghanistan win by 69 runs

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Cricket World Cup 2023: England stunned by Afghanistan in damaging defeat..By Matthew Henry, BBC Sport in Delhi.

England suffered a major shock at the hands of Afghanistan in Delhi as a sorry 69-run defeat left their World Cup defence in real jeopardy.

Their first loss to Afghanistan in any format does not end England's chances but leaves them with little room for manoeuvre in their final six group stage games.

After a lacklustre bowling performance allowed Afghanistan to reach 284 all out, England's batters succumbed under the lights and were bowled out for 215.

Jonny Bairstow fell lbw to left-armer Fazalhaq Farooqi in the second over, Joe Root was bowled by Mujeeb Ur Rahman for 11, and Dawid Malan tamely chipped to extra cover.

Only Harry Brook, who made 66, offered any resistance - captain Jos Buttler was the fourth to fall as he was comprehensively bowled by seamer Naveen-ul-Haq.

England's wayward seamers had earlier gifted Afghanistan a platform of 100-0 after 13 overs, with opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz crashing 80 from 57 balls.

Adil Rashid dragged back some control with 3-42 but more loose bowling at the death, plus 58 from Ikram Alikhil, took Afghanistan to a decent score.

This is only Afghanistan's second win at a 50-over World Cup and was celebrated wildly by their loud support in the ground.

England, looking to defend the title they won so memorably four years ago, have now lost two of their opening three games and play in-form South Africa next on Saturday in Mumbai.


England captain Jos Buttler: "It is disappointing. Having won the toss and electing to field, me missing the fist ball down the leg side kind of set the tone.
"It's a tough loss to take. Congratulations to Afghanistan, they outplayed us today.
"It's always about execution and throughout the game we were not at the level we wanted to be consistently enough. That's the main area we lost the game."

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi: "I am quite happy, the whole team is happy. This is the best win we have got, we will be full of confidence and it is great for our country.
"The belief, trust and talent is there. The last couple of times we haven't done it but we've always believed, we will be really positive for the next games. This is the first win, not the last win."

Afghanistan spinner and player of the match Mujeeb Ur Rahman: "It's a very proud moment to be here in the World Cup beating the last champions, it is a good moment for the whole nation and the team. A wonderful performance for the bowlers and the batters."

Former England bowler Steven Finn on BBC Test Match Special: "England are now hanging by a thread in this competition.
"There are going to be a lot of meetings, a lot of conversations and a lot of head scratching over the next 48 hours.
"They're going to have to pick themselves up because they are not technically out of the tournament. But they're going to need to change something and change it quick if they're going to compete against the best teams in the world."