Month: August 2023

India opening game record at ODI World Cup | Indian first match history CWC

Here is a look at the result of the first game for India at every Cricket World Cup since 1975.

1975- England 334/4 beat India 132/3 (Lords)

1979- India 190/1 lost to West Indies 194/1 (Edgbaston)

1983- India 262/8 beat West Indies 228 ( Old Trafford)

1987- Australia 270/6 beat India 269 ( Chennai)

1992- England 236/9 beat India 227 (Perth)

1996- Kenya 199/6 lost to India 203/3 (Cuttack)

1999- India 253/6 lost to South Africa 254/6 (New County Ground, Hove)

2003- India 204 beat Netherlands 136 (Boland Park, Paarl)

2007- India 191 lost to Bangladesh 192/5 (Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain)

2011-India 214 beat Australia 176 ( M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)

2015- India 364/5 beat Afghanistan 211/8 (Adelaide Oval, Adelaide)

2019- India 179 lost to New Zealand 180/4 (The Oval, London)

India first match record at ODI World Cup

Played 12- Won 5, Lost 7

Australia opening game record at ODI World Cup | Australia first match history CWC

Here is a look at the result of the first game for Australia at every Cricket World Cup since 1975.

1975- Australia 278/7 beat Pakistan 205 all out (Headingly)

1979- Australia 159/9 lost to England 160/4 (Lords)

1983- Zimbabwe 239/6 beat Australia 226/7 (Trent Bridge)

1987- Australia 270/6 beat India 269 all out (Chennai)

1992- New Zealand 248/6 beat Australia 211 all out (Auckland)

1996- Australia lost to Sri Lanka by Forfeiture ( Colombo)

1999- Scotland 181/7 lost to Australia 182/4 (New Road, Worcester)

2003- Australia 310/8 beat Pakistan 228 all out ( Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg)

2007- Australia 334/6 beat Scotland 131 all out (Warner Park Stadium, Basseterre)

2011- Australia 262/6 beat Zimbabwe 171 all out (Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad)

2015- Australia 342/9 beat England 231 all out (Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne)

2019- Sri Lanka 239/8 lost to Australia 241/5 (Rose Bowl, Southampton)

New Saint Lucia Kings CPL Jersey 2023- CPL T20 Kit Crickex Shirt Sponsor

Saint Lucia Kings have released their new kit ahead of the upcoming edition of the Caribbean Premier League 2023.

ST Lucia qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive season last year. They eventually lost to Jamaica Tallawahs in the 2022 CPL Eliminator.

The team will be coached by former West Indies all rounder and have the likes of Faf Du Plessis, Roston Chase, Johnson Charles and Alzarri Joseph in their line ups.

Crickex are the official sponsor of this kit while BKT are the title sponsors. The likes of Chase, Charles and Joseph were seen posing with this jersey. Continue reading “New Saint Lucia Kings CPL Jersey 2023- CPL T20 Kit Crickex Shirt Sponsor”

India vs West Indies Fifth T20I 13 August Lauderhill Match Report 2023

Brandon King scored a blazing unbeaten 85 as West Indies beat India by eight wickets to clinch in the five match series 3-2 in Lauderhill, Florida on Sunday. Continue reading “India vs West Indies Fifth T20I 13 August Lauderhill Match Report 2023”