World Cup Points Table 2023: With South Africa defeating Bangladesh, it pushed New Zealand from second to third place in the points table. The African team has come to second place. They have eight points from five matches with four wins and one loss.
South Africa, who were in excellent form, defeated Bangladesh in a one-sided fashion by 149 runs in the 23rd match of the World Cup 2023. After losing to the Netherlands, the African team has not made any mistakes in the last two matches. After defeating England by a big margin in the last match, now they have achieved a big victory over Bangladesh also. The net run rate of the African team was quite good, but after these two wins, their net run rate has started touching the sky. At present this team is at second place in the points table. There is only one Asian team in the top four. The top four teams in the points table will qualify for the semi-finals.
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Now know what happened in the South Africa-Bangladesh match?
South Africa won the toss and batted first and scored 382 runs. For South Africa, Quinton de Kock scored 174 and Heinrich Klaasen scored 90 runs. Captain Markram contributed 60 runs. In response, Bangladesh could score only 233 runs and lost the match by 149 runs. Mahmudullah Riyad scored 111 runs for Bangladesh, but his innings could not help the team. This is South Africa’s fourth win in this tournament. Their only defeat has come against Netherlands.
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India on top, South Africa overtook New Zealand
The Indian team is riding on the Vijayarath. They have won all five of their matches so far and are the only team to win all their matches so far in this World Cup. India is currently the only Asian team in the top four in the points table. Team India won the top position by defeating New Zealand. They have 10 points from five matches with five wins. India’s net run rate is +1.353. India’s next match is with defending champions England on October 29. After this the team will play matches against South Africa, Netherlands and Sri Lanka.
India’s next four matches
29 October: India vs England (Lucknow)
2 November: India vs Sri Lanka (Mumbai)
5 November: India vs South Africa (Kolkata)
12 November: India vs Netherlands (Bangalore)
There is a lot of difference between the first three teams and the rest of the teams. With South Africa defeating Bangladesh, it pushed New Zealand from second to third place in the points table. The African team has come to second place. They have eight points from five matches with four wins and one loss. The African team has the highest net run rate of +2.370. The New Zealand team has also won four out of five matches. They also have eight points, but are behind South Africa in net run rate. The net run rate of the Kiwi team is +1.481. After the first three teams, there is a huge difference of points between the fourth team. Where the first three teams have won four or more matches. At the same time, the fourth team or below have won a maximum of two matches. In such a situation, the claims of India, South Africa and New Zealand for the semi-finals are considered strong. However, nothing has been decided yet. There is a fight for the fourth place among seven teams.
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Australia is 4th and Pakistan is 5th
Australia is in fourth place with four points from four matches with two wins and two losses. His net run rate is -0.193. Pakistan has four points from five matches with two wins and three losses. His net run rate is -0.400. Afghanistan are in sixth place with four points from five matches with two wins and three losses. His net run rate is -0.969. The Netherlands team is in seventh place with two points from four matches with one win and three losses. His net run rate is -0.790. There is a possibility of a major reshuffle in the points table due to the match between Netherlands and Australia.
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Poor performance of Sri Lanka and England
The performance of the Sri Lankan team has been poor so far in this World Cup. He has won only one match out of four. The team is in eighth place with three losses and two points. This team’s only win has also been against Netherlands. Sri Lanka’s net run rate is -1.048. The worst situation is that of defending champions England. The team has been able to win only one out of four matches. He has lost in three. England’s only win was against Bangladesh. The English team has two points and its net run rate is -1.248. After losing to South Africa, Bangladesh team has dropped to the bottom 10th position in the points table. He has two points in five matches. With one win and four losses, the net run rate of the team has also become -1.253.
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