Pakistan rode on Rizwan heroics to down Sri lanka in record breaking chase !
The Day 5 of the cricket world cup witnessed some prolific performances from Pakistani batsman who made the most of batting friendly conditions at Rajiv Gandhi International stadium at Hyderabad here on Tuesday. Read world cup 2023 digest day 5 all updates.
World cup 2023 digest day 5
For the stats, this comes as the highest ever target chased down in a world cup game. While batting first, Sri lanka scored a mammoth 344/9 thanks to some spending tons from Kusal mendis and Sameera Samarawickrama.
Mendis, specially brought his century in just 65 balls, a new record by any Sri lankan batsman. Along with that, the team got supported by a crisp fifty from opener Patthum Nissanka. Pakistan lost som early wickets during their chase. Still some magnificent batting by Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique brought them home in this easy chase.
England Soared high thanks to special Malan ton against Bangladesh !
England thumped Bangladesh in a one sided clash earlier during the day in match number 7 of the cricket world cup 2023. Dawid Malan’s scored his 4th ODI hundred of the year and made the most of a 151-run stand with Joe Root (82). This them followed by some amazing bowling display from Reece Topley who scalped 4-43 while setting up England’s resounding 137-run victory over Bangladesh in Dharamsala.
While choosing to bat first, England started on a high as Malan built century partnerships with both Jonny Bairstow (52) and Root to create a perfect foundation for England. The English team slipped in the death overs while letting their last 7 wickets fall cheaply. Still, Topley thumped Bangladesh to the ground during the PowerPlay itself. He claimed three wickets early on to derail the chase right at the start.
Shubhman Gill doubtful for the second match against Afghanistan !
After falling down to dengue few days back, Indian talisman batter Shubman Gill will not be part of the Indian team in their second match against Afghanistan in Delhi on Wednesday. According to the BCCI reports, the right handed batsman from Punjab is yet to recover from dengue and advised some more rest by the team doctors.
Shubman’s absence was quite evident in India’s first match against Australia. Still, we can expect him to recover soon. In his absence, Ishan kishan got the chance to bat but still couldn’t do much at the start. Still, we can expect a much improved performance by the Indian team against Afghanistan in Delhi’s Arun jaitley Stadium. Stay tuned for some more updates right here !
