Pakistan tearaway Haris Rauf had a bitter-sweet ICC Cricket World Cup outing against New Zealand, as he reached a career milestone of 150 international wickets but also entered the record books for the wrong reasons.
Out of all teams, Proteas have looked the strongest to challenge an unbeaten India, with six wins in seven matches. With 12 points and two matches to go, they are almost guaranteed a semifinal spot.
After struggling with his form and being benched for the first half of the World Cup, Zaman finally made hs return to the ODI side and made it count with a match-winning half-century against Bangladesh, helping his side end their four-match losing streak with a seven-wicket win.
India put 229/9 in their 50 overs. Stars like Virat Kohli (0), Shubman Gill (9) and Shreyas Iyer (4) failed to score.
But useful knocks from skipper Rohit Sharma (87 in 101 balls with 10 fours and three sixes), KL Rahul (39 in 58 balls, with three fours) and Suryakumar Yadav (49 in 47 balls
With David Warner and Travis Head's carnage in the 27th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 against New Zealand at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday, the Aussies smashed the second highest sixes in a 50-over game
Pakistan have succeeded in ending their 1,169-ball long streak of not hitting a sixer during the first powerplay in one-day internationals (ODIs) this year
Rohit Sharma's felicity with the bat is giving a decisive edge to India's campaign in the World Cup with the Indian skipper trying to make the most of the powerplay with his strong hitting.