Men's Cricket ICC World Cup 2023

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game #22,  beat  by 8 wickets

 

another upset at the CWC,  have definitely gone, they're no longer mentally in the tournament and they're also out of contention for the top places

 

after  scored 282/7 in 50 overs in the 1st inning, their bowlers just couldn't hold the  bats off nor find any wicket early in the inning

 

so,  scored 286 runs with only 2 wickets fallen in 49 inning, sealing the deal on a great chase

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102745

 

 

Tomorrow, game #23 is on stage in Mumbai, where  faces  at 10.30 a.m. CET

 

let's see if the South Africans could eventually waste the momentum given by the great win vs  last Saturday 

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Sometimes betting on a cricket match seems hazardous but truth is I feared an upset from Bangladesh today. Instead, it would have been easy money

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Game #23,  beat  by 149 runs

 

the South Africans basically secured the win from the start of the match, they scored 382 runs with only 5 wickets fallen in 50 overs, meanwhile  went all out in 46.4 overs after scoring only 233 runs

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102747

 

 

Tomorrow, game #24:  vs  at 10.30 a.m. CET in Delhi

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Game #24,  destroyed  by 309 runs  

 

unworthy fool by the  

 

they gave up 399/8 in 50 overs in the 1st inning and then they just stayed in the locker room in the 2nd, going 90/all out in only 21 overs, one of the worst performances in the recent history of the CWC (the worst in this CWC)

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102749

 

 

Tomorrow, the 5th gameday ends with game #25, when  faces  at 10.30 a.m. CET in Bengaluru

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total disaster for  

 

the defending champions basically already abdicated

 

Game #25,  humiliated  by 8 wickets

 

 only scored 156 before they went all out in just 33.2 overs

 

then, it was almost a joke for  to close down the match, as they scored 160 runs givin'up only 2 wickets in only 25.4 overs

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102741

 

 

standings after gameday #5

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/standings

 

 

Tomorrow, gameday #6 begins with red hot  facing  at 10.30 a.m. CET in Chennai

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almost, but not quite!

 

 saved their ass vs  earlier Today in a match that was apparently locked for them, but suddenly became a real thriller in the last 10 overs of the 2nd inning, when the South Africans got short of wickets and the Asians went so close as nobody thought to an amazing "remuntada"

 

game #26,  edged out  by just 1 wicket

 

 scored 270/all out in 46.4 overs in the 1st inning, then  was comfortably on their way to easily complete the chase, but when the last pure hitter, Aiden Markram, went out in the 41st over, a dripping began for them, as the last batsmen couldn't hit a boundary

helped also by a few "wide" and by a controversial "umpire call", finally  could finish their job thanks to most unexpected hero with a bat in his hands, Keshav Maharaj, who found the last runs to complete the chase and take the victory home

the final  score is 271/9 in 47.2 overs

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102742

 

 

Tomorrow, games #27 and #28 are on stage: first, the great Oceanian Derby, the highly anticipated clash between  and  at 7 a.m. CET in Dharamsala; then,  faces  at 10.30 a.m. CET in Kolkata

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what a match!!! 

 

in game #27,  just edged out  by 5 runs in an amazing record-breaking clash of Titans

 

 went out red hot and led by Travis Head's "century", they scored a crazy 388/all out in 49.2 overs in the 1st inning

 

it looked that their lead was quite comfortable, but  didn't think so and in the 2nd inning started a furious chase, which remained short of only 5 runs, as they went 383/9 in 50 overs

remarkable "century" also for the New Zealander Rachin Ravindra

 

this match improves the numbers of the early clash between  and  and with 771 total runs establish the new record for a ODI CWC match

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102768

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game #28,  beat  by 87 runs

 

basically a no contest, the  team scored only 229/all out in the 1st inning, but  never gave the idea of being even close to complete their chase and in fact they stopped at 142/all out in 42+ overs in the 2nd stint

 

after the very emotional Oceanian Derby, this match was good just to take a quick sleep in the mid of the afternoon (European time) 

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102743

 

 

Tomorrow, game #29 features the Host Nation vs the reigning champions,  vs  at 9.30 a.m. CET in Lucknow

 

under normal circumstances, this would be a not-to-be-missed matchup, but given  situation, only the "name" of a great rivalry remains, which takes a lot of hype away from the game 

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game #29,  thrashed  by 100 runs

 

 had a poor offensive inning (for their standard), scoring only 229/9 in 50 overs therefore it looked that  could have a chance to upset the Host Nation, but their batsmen proved completely spent and the Indian bowlers instead were on fire (especially Shami and Bumrah)

so,  only scored 129/all out in just 34.5 overs in the 2nd inning and the match was quickly done and dusted

 

for  this is the 5th loss in 6 matches, which puts them in the last place of the standings...really humiliating situation for the reigning champions 

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102769

 

 

Tomorrow, game #30 is a clash between  and  at 9.30 a.m. CET in Pune

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the dream is still alive!

 

game #30,  beat  by 7 wickets

 

 set a target of 241/all out in 49.3 overs, which is not particularly impressive

 

and in fact,  could easily complete the chase with a score of 242/3 in just 45.2 overs

 

game details

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/match/102770

 

gameday #6 is now complete, this is the standing

https://www.cricketworldcup.com/standings

 

 

Tomorrow, gameday #7 begins with game #31, when  faces  at 9.30 a.m. CET in Kolkata