New Zealand pacer Trent Boult is "excited" about the prospect of facing India in the semi-final of the ongoing World Cup after the Kiwis further fortified their hopes of sealing a place in the semi-final with a 5-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Thursday.
After playing a 129-run knock against Australia in the 39th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, Afghani opener Ibrahim Zadran said that talking to Sachin Tendulkar helped him with confidence.
Afghanistan's maiden World Cup century came after Zadran played a 129-run knock from 143 balls against the Aussies on Tuesday. On the other hand, the Aussie bowling attack failed to make early breakthroughs in the match which helped Afghanistan to score 291/5.
Australia is at fourth spot, with four wins and two losses in six matches, a total of eight points. NZ is at the third spot with same win-loss record and points, but they have a better net-run-rate.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins hailed left-armer Mitchell Starc calling him a "rare bowler" ahead of their clash against New Zealand in the ongoing World Cup.
The 33-year-old pacer picked his first five-wicket haul against England in 2019 World Cup.
Other Indian bowlers like Kapil Dev, Venkatesh Prasad, Robin Singh, Ashish Nehra, and Yuvraj Singh all have one five-wicket haul.
Australia lost their fourth successive ODI match to South Africa and their fourth successive WC match since 2019, succumbing to a 134-run loss to South Africa on Thursday at Lucknow. A century from Quinton de Kock, his second successive WC ton and fiery spells from Kagiso Rabada and Keshav M
Record keepers and statisticians have had a very busy 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup so far, with many records tumbling in the first week of the tournament itself.