2023-10-18 16:49:48
Chennai: New Zealand has overtaken India, who was at the top of the points table with consecutive wins in the World Cup. Today, New Zealand won four out of four games with a huge victory of 149 runs against Afghanistan and climbed to the top with eight points.
India, who have six points from three games, have a chance to regain the top spot if they win the match on Thursday, but a mere win will not keep India at the top. New Zealand, currently ranked number one, has a better net run rate (+1.923) than India. India’s net run rate at the second position is +1.821. A narrow win against Bangladesh is unlikely for India to regain the top spot.
The Afghans’ fightback did not cost the Kiwis; New Zealand beat India with a huge win
Despite losing to the Netherlands yesterday, South Africa is third with four points from three games. South Africa’s net run rate also plummeted to +1.385 with the loss against the Netherlands. Pakistan is fourth with minus net run rate (-0.137) and England (-0.084) is fifth.
Afghanistan fell to ninth with a loss to New Zealand, while the Netherlands, who upset South Africa, are eighth. Sri Lanka is at the bottom of the list with Australia at the seventh position and Bangladesh at the sixth position. India will be looking for a winning streak in Pune on Thursday.
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All of India’s wins were authentic except for the initial stumble against Australia in the first match. India won with 52 balls to spare against Australia and 15 overs to spare against Afghanistan and won with 19.3 overs to spare against Pakistan. Defeating Afghanistan and Pakistan by huge margins was also reflected in India’s net run rate. But today New Zealand won by 149 runs which was a setback for India.
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