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Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews was on Monday controversially given "timed out" in a World Cup clash against Bangladesh, becoming the first man to suffer the dismissal in the 146-year history of international cricket. The former captain took more than two minutes to take strike and opposition skipper Shakib Al Hasan appealed, which was upheld by the on-field umpire. Mathews came into bat after the fall of Sadeera Samarawickrama in the 25th over but was unable to secure his helmet strap tightly enough, an action which delayed the resumption of play. Following the Bangladesh appeal, the umpires held a lengthy discussion with the players including Mathews. They ruled Mathews to be out and the 36-year-old veteran reluctantly trudged off with most spectators appearing bemused by the decision. Some Bangladesh fans applauded. Former South African fast bowler Dale Steyn writing on X, formerly Twitter, said: «Well, that wasn't cool». Ex-india batsman Gautam Gambhir, on 'X', said: «Absolutely pathetic what happened Delhi today! #AngeloMathews.» Australian Test batsman Usman Khawaja also blasted the decision. «Angelo made his crease then his helmet strap broke.

Kohli's 49th century came after a knock of 101 off 120 balls, helping India to score 326/5 in 50 overs. Following his batting and the 49th century, many cricketers started comparing him with cricket legend Sachin and began calling him G.O.A.T. (greatest of all times).

Venkatesh Prasad has lashed out at trolls for targeting Virat Kohli who said that the batting stalwart was more focussed on getting individual milestones. In a tweet posted on X, Venkatesh Prasad wrote,"Hearing funny arguments about Virat Kohli being Selfish and obsessed with personal milestone.

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World Cup defeat for the South African team. The Eden Gardens roared as Virat Kohli struck a magnificent century, leading India to a commanding position. Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling was nothing short of spectacular, becoming the first Indian spinner to claim five wickets in a World Cup match.

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World Cup 2023. Bangladesh are in the 9th position with 2 points in the World Cup 2023 team table whereas Sri Lanka are in the 7th position of the table with 4 points. In their first match, Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 6 wickets (with 92 balls remaining) at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala on October 7, 2023.

India’s bowling attack, by far the best on display in the tournament, came so hard and so relentlessly at South Africa after the batsman had done their job that the result was a one-sided thrashing by 243 runs. At the very start of the game, it became clear that this Eden Gardens pitch was on the slow side. It was not as though the ball was stopping and coming, but clearly, this was a surface where you had to allow the ball to come to you before choosing your stroke, rather than going at the ball with hard hands. Rohit Sharma has taken on the responsibility of being the aggressor and putting the pressure on the bowlers early on and he continued in that vein, racing off to 40 off 24 before holing out to mid-off.

Virat Kohli drew level with his idol, Sachin Tendulkar, reaching his 49th One-Day International hundred in front of a packed Eden Gardens, there were no histrionics. There was no waving of the bat, no pumping of the fist, and not even a pressure release of expletives. Instead, Kohli hugged his batting partner and then raised his bat to acknowledge the cheers of the audience in various different sections. Among all grounds in India, the Eden Gardens is one in which you can tell what the state of the game is just listening to the crowd. Here, when Kohli got to the milestone, there was a release of energy.

Virat Kohli on Sunday equalled his idol Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries with his 49th hundred in their World Cup match against South Africa. Soon after the legend himself wished him very best and hoped Kohli to break his record in next few days. «It took me 365 days to go from 49 to 50 earlier this year. I hope you go from 49 to 50 and break my record in the next few days,» Sachin tweeted. Earlier today, Virat Kohli went on to score his 49th ODI century equalling Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI tons. Virat, who is celebrating his 35th birthday today, took 119 balls to reach to his milestone. Kohli took 277 innings to hit 49th century, compared to 452 innings of Tendulkar. Incidentally, Kohli has also scored the most runs in international cricket among contemporary players and is just next to Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record.

World Cup 2023 match against South Africa, played in Kolkata's Eden Gardens, where he scored an unbeaten knock of 101 runs off 121 balls. The inning comprised of 10 fours. Reacting to Kohli's achievement, Tendulkar said he was hopeful that Kohli would break his record soon.

match-winning knock against New Zealand on November 4, said there was no shortage of “jajbe" (passion) in his inning. The term, in Urdu, is pronounced as “jazbe".

India vs South Africa Live Score Updates: IND vs SA, India, led by skipper Rohit Sharma, will take on a formidable South African side at the iconic Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata from 2 pm today. The IND-SA clash is likely to be an enthralling one with the two teams sitting right at the top of ICC World Cup 2023 Points Table.In a series of firsts, India are the only team to have officially qualified for the knockout stages of ICC World Cup 2023.

New Delhi | Defending champions England were eliminated from the 50-over World Cup after their 33-run defeat by Ashes rivals Australia on Saturday (4am on Sunday AEDT).

Virat Kohli, while addressing the press. Dravid, while acknowledging that the team has been stripped of a full-time sixth bowling option due to the injury of Pandya, said captain Rohit Sharma has a “wrong-footed inswinger menace" in the bowling line-up. "We don't have the option to have a sixth proper bowler but we have a wrong-footed inswinger menace whom we can go back for a few overs - he was close to doing in the last game with the crowd pushing him," Dravid said.

Pakistan, which also lost four games in a row at one stage, could sneak into the semifinals with its last league game scheduled against England on Nov. 11. With only two spots up for grabs, Babar Azam's men will not only need to win against England on 11 November but also hope New Zealand loses to Sri Lanka on 9 November in Bengaluru at this same venue or the match is hit by rain.

World Cup 2023, succeeded in breaking a 27-year-old record of Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. Ravindra, 23, struck his third world cup hundred during the match against Pakistan on November 4. With this, he has broken the record of Tendulkar, who had the most centuries to his name before attaining the age of 24.

ICC World Cup 2023: 'Injured' Hardik Pandya ruled out, Prasidh Krishna named as replacement Pandya's departure from India's World Cup squad was announced earlier today by the International Cricket Council. The 30-year-old has been replaced in the 15-man squad by right-arm pacer Prasidh Krishna following approval from the World Cup Technical Committee. In the X post, Pandya wrote, “Tough to digest the fact that I will miss out on the remaining part of the World Cup.

ICC World Cup 2023: India is continuing its winning streak in this World Cup as they registered their 7th consecutive victory against Sri Lanka on Thursday. Team India batters are playing well in this tournament as they crushed strong bowling attacks, but when it comes to India's pace attack- Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, and Jasprit Bumrah have been unbeatable so far. The Indian pacers are doing such great work that former Pakistan players have raised doubts around foul play in the matches.

Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the fielding medal ceremony post-match was a cut above the rest with it getting a 'legendary' touch. The occasion was graced by none other than legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar virtually. The 'God of Cricket' lauded captain Rohit Sharma and the team management for coming up with a such team bonding exercise.