An crowd of 20,500 was in attendance at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow as Afghanistan kept their semifinals hopes alive by defeating Netherlands by 7 wickets on Friday. Continue reading “Netherlands vs Afghanistan Attendance 20,500 Lucknow Match Report 2023”
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India vs Sri Lanka Mumbai 2 November World Cup Match Report 2023
Mohammed Shami claimed figures of 5/18 as India thumped Sri Lanka by a massive 302 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, November 2. Continue reading “India vs Sri Lanka Mumbai 2 November World Cup Match Report 2023”
South Africa vs New Zealand Pune Attendance 31,940 Gahunje 2023 Cricket World Cup 1 November
An excellent crowd of 31,940 was in attendance at the MCA Stadium in Gahunje, Pune as South Africa went to the top of the table after thrashing New Zealand by 190 runs. The result saw NZ’s run rate drop from 1.23 to 0.48, and potentially opens the door for Pakistan, whose next game is against the Black Caps in Bangalore.
Somewhat oddly, Black Caps skipper Tom Latham opted to put South Africa in after winning the toss, and it backfired badly as centuries from Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen took the Proteas to an imposing 357/5 in their 50 overs.
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Pune 2023 Attendance 12,177 Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium Match Report 2023
Fazalhaq Farooqi claimed figures of 4/34 as Afghanistan kept their semi finals hopes alive by toppling Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in Pune on Monday. The Afg vs SL game in Gahunje had an official crowd attendance of 12,177– a very decent figure for a weekday match not involving the hosts.
The result took Afghanistan to fifth in the table- they have games against the Netherlands, Australia and South Africa coming up.
India vs England Lucknow 2023 Attendance 46,000 Ekana Cricket Stadium Match Report 2023
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma lead from the front by scoring a valiant 87 as India maintained their unbeaten streak at the World Cup by thumping England by 100 runs at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday. Continue reading “India vs England Lucknow 2023 Attendance 46,000 Ekana Cricket Stadium Match Report 2023”
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.
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