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Australia will look for another dominating show against a tenacious Netherlands in a World Cup match here on Wednesday. There is also a lot of optimism around Travis Head's return from hand injury after he hit the nets on Monday and Australia will hope to get his services against the Netherlands. After a disappointing start to their campaign, the five-time champions turned it around with two solid performances against Sri Lanka and Pakistan but they know very well that they can ill-afford to take the Dutch lightly in what is turning out to be a World Cup of upsets.

World Cup, as South Africa piled up 382-5 against Bangladesh at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Proteas were briefly in trouble at 36-2 after winning the toss but rallied strongly, taking 144 runs off the last 10 overs. But left-handed opener De Kock responded with a third hundred in five World Cup innings — after scores of 100 and 109 against Sri Lanka and Australia — as he continued his superb start to what the 30-year-old has said will be his last major one-day tournament.

Ajay Jadeja, who is currently the mentor of the Afghanistan cricket team, celebrated their historic victory over Pakistan in the ICC World Cup on Monday. The Afghans achieved their first-ever ODI win against Pakistan by successfully chasing a target of 283 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. As the winning runs were scored, the Afghanistan team's dugout erupted with joy. Ajay Jadeja, dressed in Afghanistan's jersey, was seen exchanging hugs and smiles with the players.

ICC World Cup 2023: It will be unfair to Afghanistan if we call their 8-wicket victory against Pakistan another big upset in the current edition of the World Cup. Hashmatullah Shahidi-led side is known for their sharp bowling, especially spin, but today the team displayed the quality of batting on the slow pitch of Chennai and punished Pakistan bowlers like never before. Now, we had expected that Pakistan bowling may face problems on the pitch of Chennai as their spinners were not that effective in the ICC World Cup 2023, but chasing a target of 282 on the pitch of Chennai is a mountainous task for any batting order.

A Sports. “They have the weapons, have the merit, the skills and most importantly they know how to execute their plans." ALSO READ: ‘Bigger than a century’: Virat Kohli’s heroic 95 hailed by cricketing legends, actors Despite a major blow in the previous match when India's finest all-rounder Hardik Pandya was injured, and including Mohammed Shami and batter Suryakumar Yadav as cover -- dropping all-rounder Shardul Thakur -- India won the match against New Zealand by 4 wickets. In the match, Mohammed Shami led a remarkable recovery in the last 10 overs and helped India take six wickets in the last 10 overs.

World Cup 2023 on October 22. When Virat Kohli was close to scoring a century, the viewership crossed an impressive 4 crore. The numbers surged to 4.3 crore as Ravindra Jadeja steered India to victory, marking their first win over New Zealand in the ICC World Cup since 2003.

World Cup 2023 match at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. It would be the fifth match of both teams in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. Pakistan are in the 5th spot with four points in the World Cup 2023 team table and Afghanistan is at the bottom of the table with two points.

ALSO READ: India vs New Zealand Live Score Updates, World Cup 2023 Gill's moment of glory came in the seventh over of India's run chase against New Zealand, as he needed just 14 runs when he emphatically dispatched a delivery from Trent Boult to the boundary. The Indian opener is also the highest run-scorer in the calendar year, with 1325 runs to his name in 25 matches so far.

Virat Kohli once against played a fabulous innings in chase as a sheet anchor to score maintain India's winning streak in this showpiece event. Kohli guided India's chase and fell for 96 towards the end of India innings.

New Zealand here on Sunday. Gill reached the milestone in 38 innings, bettering the record of South African Hashim Amla who had needed 40 innings to score 2000 ODI runs.

Daryl Mitchell's highest score 130 (127) in ODIs and his 159 off 152 runs partnership with Rachin Ravindra 75 (87), New Zealand managed to score 273/10 in their fifty overs against India in Dharamshala on Sunday. At one stage, the Kiwis were looking in a fine position to easily score more than 300, but Mohammed Shami got 5/54 and showed his true class today as he bowled superbly in the final overs for his fifer and New Zealand lost all their wickets at 273. Earlier, Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl first in the fifth consecutive match in which India would chase. India fielded poorly after making a fine start to the match, and a couple of chances went begging as Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah dropped easy catches.

New Zealand, in a crucial encounter that might determine their passage to the semifinals. In contrast, India has suffered an unexpected blow with the loss of its great all-rounder, Hardik Pandya, who fractured his ankle against Bangladesh and will miss this critical match against New Zealand. With both India and New Zealand registering four wins each in the tournament, the Kiwis currently sit at the summit of the points table due to a superior net run rate, putting India at a disadvantage without Pandya's valuable contributions. Pandya's absence has thrown India's equilibrium into disarray, compelling them to reevaluate their lineup and strategies.

New Zealand batter Ross Taylor. India have begun their World Cup campaign in a resounding manner, winning all four of their matches so far. The hosts take on New Zealand, the only other unbeaten side in the tournament, in a marquee clash in Dharmsala on Sunday.

The Rugby World Cup semi-finals were meant to be blowouts, with New Zealand and South Africa cruising into the final. And while those heavy favourites did ultimately make it, these were two dramatically different matches that could have big implications for next weekend’s title clash.

World Cups. These two teams have faced off 9 times so far in ICC World Cups. New Zealand have won 5 of those, India 3 and one produced no results.

But before looking so far ahead, India need to consider New Zealand and Dharamsala. This is the last venue in which India would have wanted to play this particular opponent. Altitude, cooler climes, the potential for the weather to change at extremely short notice all make for a contest in which swing could play a bigger part than in other Indian venues. New Zealand have just the bowling attack to exploit these conditions.

INDIA IN OMINOUS TOUCH With four wins out of four, the hosts are playing like the favourites they have been talked up as. Moving the ball both ways at pace, Jasprit Bumrah has been magical. Ravindra Jadeja has been excellent with the ball and electric on the field.

ICC World Cup: South African batter Heinrich Klaasen played a wonderful innings of 109 runs to set a massive target of 400 against defending champions England. Heinrich Klaasen slammed 12 fours and 4 sixes to completely destroy England's bowling and slam century on just 61 balls. But, he is not the first South African to smash a fast century in the ICC World Cup 2023.

Pathum Nissanka helped Sri Lanka cruise to a five-wicket victory against the Netherlands in their World Cup match here on Saturday. This is Sri Lanka's first win in the tournament after having lost their three previous games.

Hardik Pandya, a frighteningly dominant India's World Cup campaign will start all over again with Sunday's blockbuster clash against an ambitious New Zealand. A freak ankle injury had ruled Pandya out of the big game against the Kiwis who are eyeing their maiden triumph, even as the hosts desperately look to break their long trophy jinx in ICC tournaments. With the flamboyant all-rounder not in picture, India have been forced to disturb a combination that has brought them four convincing wins on the trot, leaving the opponents worried and exploring ways to stop the rampaging hosts.

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