Pakistan vs Afghanistan Chennai Attendance 23,284 Chepauk Cricket World Cup 2023

A very good official crowd of 23,284 was present at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk as Afghanistan stunned Pakistan by eight wickets in Chennai to register their first ever WC win over their neighbours.

PAK vs AFG Chennai Crowd

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Pakistan openers Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq got their side off to a solid start. The pair added 56 runs for the opening stand before the latter perished to Azmatullah Omarzai for 17.

Skipper Babar Azam (70) and Abdullah Shafique (54) scored half-centuries at the top, while Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed scored valuable runs down the order to take Pakistan to a respectable score of 282/7 in their 50 overs.

Left arm spinner Noor Ahmad was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3-49.

In reply, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran got Afghanistan off to a fantastic start. The duo put on 130 runs for the first wicket before the former top edged a delivery from Shaheen Shah Afridi to Usama Mir for 65.

Zadran missed out on a well-deserved century, scoring 87 off 113, which included 10 fours. However Rahmat Shah (77)* along with skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi (48)* shared an unbeaten 96 run stand for the third wicket to take Afghanistan to an emphatic 8 wicket win.

Afghanistan will next play Sri Lanka at the MCA Stadium in Pune on October 30.

Afghanistan 286 for 2 (Ibrahim 87, Rahmat 77*, Gurbaz 65, Shahidi 48*, Hasan 1-41) beat Pakistan 282 for 7 (Babar 74, Shafique 58, Noor 3-49, Naveen 2-52) by eight wickets

England vs South Africa Wankhede Mumbai Attendance 28033 Cricket World Cup- Jansen and Klaasen star

A very good crowd of 28,033 was in attendance at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai as South Africa bounced back from their shock loss against Netherlands to thrash defending champions England by 229 runs.

The Proteas had a late change, with regular skipper Temba Bavuma withdrawing due to illness and Reeza Hendricks taking his place. England made 3 changes, with Gus Atkinson, Ben Stokes and David Willey coming in for Sam Curran, Chris Woakes and Liam Livingstone.

England vs South Africa Lineups Cricket World Cup 2023

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Mohammed Shami claimed figures of 5/54 and Virat Kohli scored a fine 95 as India registered their fifth successive win by defeating New Zealand by four wickets at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Sunday. Continue reading “India vs New Zealand Dharamsala 22 October Match Report 2023”

India vs Bangladesh Pune 2023 Attendance 33,610 Cricket World Cup 19 October

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New Zealand vs Afghanistan Chennai 2023 Attendance 15,525 Cricket World Cup 18 October

A very decent crowd of 15,525 in attendance at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk Chennai, as The Black Caps maintained their 100 percent squad by defeating Afghanistan by 149 runs on Wednesday.

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