2023 ODI World Cup digest: South Africa dominate England; Sri Lanka beat Netherlands
The Males’s 2023 ODI World Cup is underway in India and runs from October 5 till November 19. Every morning we’ll spherical up the most recent motion and information from the occasion and produce you the insights from our reporters on the bottom.
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High Story: Klaasen sends England’s title-defence hopes spiralling
South Africa 399 for 7 (Klaasen 109, Hendricks 85, Jansen 75*, van der Dussen 60) beat England 170 (Wooden 43*, Coetzee 3-35, Ngidi 2-26, Jansen 2-35) by 229 runs
Heinrich Klaasen crumpled to his haunches in a dripping mess after each shot. In between whiles, he flayed England’s bowlers for a 61-ball century to arrange an emphatic South Africa victory at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
The brutality of Klaasen’s 109 from simply 67 balls all informed matched the harshness of the warmth and humidity which had additionally left England bowler David Willey cramping all through South Africa’s innings, ending on 399 for 7 and requiring the second-highest profitable run chase in ODI historical past. England capitulated as an alternative, crashing to 170 all out in 22 overs and struggling their heaviest ODI defeat.
Match evaluation: Stylish Klaasen digs deep to make Wankhede his Colosseum
Heinrich Klaasen introduced up his maiden World Cup ton off 61 balls•Related Press
Heinrich Klaasen was so spent by the point he confronted his 61st supply, the one he pulled vast of tremendous leg to carry up his fourth ODI hundred, that just about instantly after he raised his bat in celebration and screamed, his knees gave means and he ended up in a squat. His face contorted between unbridled exhilaration expressed immediately at Mark Wooden, to final exhaustion and finally to the realisation of the unquestionable enormity of the second: this was not simply his first century at a World Cup, it was a century towards the defending champions in a match South Africa earmarked as must-win after their chastening defeat to Netherlands earlier within the week.
Because the feelings sunk in, Klaasen composed himself, and acknowledged his team-mates and the gang, which included his spouse and daughter, and the heavens. Then, he went straight to Wooden to apologise, a number of occasions. Wooden settled on a fist-bump or three and Klaasen may have his second again however solely till the following wave of weariness set in. Then it was again onto his haunches to attempt to preserve the power to bat to the tip, and summon the reserves to maintain discovering the boundary. It is a small floor however at this time it felt like a cauldron and Klaasen needed to each take in and switch the warmth.
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Match report: Sri Lanka overcome Engelbrecht-led resistance to lastly open their account
Sri Lanka 263 for five (Samarawickrama 91, Nissanka 54, Dutt 3-44) beat Netherlands 262 (Engelbrecht 70, van Beek 59, Madushanka 4-49, Rajitha 4-50) by 5 wickets
An unbeaten 91 from Sadeera Samarawickrama shepherded residence a tough chase as Sri Lanka overcame a resilient Dutch outfit and at last received factors on the board. The consequence means Sri Lanka be a part of Afghanistan, Netherlands, Bangladesh and England on two factors after 4 video games; they did nevertheless go previous Afghanistan on internet run fee – earlier than England plummeted later within the night – to maneuver off the very backside of the desk.
Set a goal of 263, the chase was constructed round key partnerships – the primary a counter-attacking 30-ball 34 between Kusal Mendis and Pathum Nissanka, to recuperate from the early lack of Kusal Perera, adopted by extra substantial stands of 52, 77 and 76 – with Samarawickrama a key cog all through.
Match evaluation: Sri Lanka discover new lionhearts in sloppy-to-sublime efficiency
It is the forty seventh over of Netherlands’ innings. Logan van Beek, working between the wickets, is nowhere close to security and has resigned to destiny. Substitute fielder Dunith Wellalage flicks the throw from cowl to Chamika Karunaratne, who botches a easy run out likelihood on the bowler’s finish. Van Beek will get to his maiden ODI half-century.
Then within the penultimate over, van Beek heaves Kasun Rajitha’s slower ball to the deep midwicket. Charith Asalanka covers some floor first earlier than throwing himself full stretch on the sting of the boundary. It was in direction of the shorter facet and momentum may’ve taken it over, however for Asalanka’s athleticism and stability.
Information headlines
Match preview
India vs New Zealand, Dharamsala (2pm IST; 8.30am GMT; 7.30pm AEDT
Ask any ardent Indian fan which is their second-favourite cricket crew, and New Zealand will stay a standard reply. Ask the identical set of followers which crew spooks them probably the most with regards to ICC occasions: New Zealand will as soon as once more be the unanimous reply. Why you ask.
Southampton 2021. Nagpur 2016 and Dubai 2021. Manchester 2019.
It is in all probability the recollections of the final one right here that has most Indian followers flinch. And as a lot as India want to deny it, New Zealand have been their bogey crew over time. There are numbers to again this up. In all ICC occasions since 1992 (contemplating solely the ultimate from the WTC 2019-21 and 2021-23 cycles), India have overwhelmed New Zealand simply as soon as in 9 makes an attempt.
Group information
India (possible): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 Suryakumar Yadav/Ishan Kishan, 8 Shardul Thakur/Mohammed Shami, 9 Jasprit Bumrah, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand (possible): 1 Devon Conway, 2 Will Younger, 3 Rachin Ravindra, 4 Tom Latham (capt & wk), 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Glenn Phillips, 7 Mark Chapman, 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Lockie Ferguson, 11 Trent Boult
