The Cricket World Cup 2023 noticed two high-scoring matches on Tuesday. While England beat Bangladesh within the first match of the day, Pakistan chased down a report goal of 345 in opposition to Sri Lanka in  the second match of the day. The two outcomes have seen some main shuffles within the Cricket World Cup factors desk.

Pakistan are at present second-placed whereas the factors desk is being led by New Zealand. Bangladesh have been gone from carry fourth to sixth at present. England have risen from the tenth spot to the fifth place. India, in the meantime, have entered the highest 4.

Hundreds from Abdullah Shafique and Mohammed Rizwan helped Pakistan pull off the very best run chase in World Cup historical past after they defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets of their WC conflict right here on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Rizwan performed an impressive unbeaten knock of 131 runs off 121 whereas Abdullah Shafique slammed 113 and a fiery cameo from Iftikhar Ahmed helped Pakistan chase 344 with 10 balls to spare.

For the primary time in males’s World Cup historical past, 4 centuries have been hit in the identical match, with Pakistan popping out on prime in a run-fest thriller.

Chasing a goal of 345, Pakistan bought off to a disappointing begin, with each Imam-ul-Haq (1) and Babar Azam (10) going again to the pavilion in a sluggish first powerplay, with Dilshan Madushanka taking each wickets.

However, Pakistan managed to take care of the ship and create a platform because of Abdullah Shafique, who turned 50 and shaped a large collaboration with Mohammad Rizwan.

In ODI historical past, Pakistan’s males have solely as soon as pursued a rating over 340, and their earlier finest World Cup chase was 263; because of this, they might want to put in a report effort to make it two wins in a row on the competitors.

Pakistan’s males wanted a report effort to win their second straight match as a result of they’d by no means beforehand pursued a rating above 340 in ODIs and solely 263 in World Cups. But Rizwan, who at one level throughout his superb innings handed out from cramp, led Pakistan to the highest-ever chase within the historical past of the competitors.

The successful runs have been appropriately scored by the wicketkeeper, who completed on 131* from 121 balls.

Earlier, Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka gained the toss, elected to bat first, and noticed his group rating probably the most runs Pakistan have ever conceded in a World Cup match as the 2 groups battled it out in Hyderabad.

Sri Lanka recorded the very best complete in opposition to Pakistan within the World Cup.

Kusal Mendis (122) and Sadeera Samarawickrama’s (108) performed record-shattering knocks that posed numerous sorts of hassle to the Pakistan bowlers.

Both batters mixed to sew up a 211-run partnership after Pathum Nissanka laid the muse for a high-scoring sport together with his 51 off 61 balls.

Brief rating: Sri Lanka 344/9 (Kusal Mendis 122, Sadeera Samarawickrama 108; Hasan Ali 4-71) vs Pakistan 345/4 (Abdullah Shafique 113, Mohammad Rizwan 131*; Dilshan Madushanka 2-60).

With ANI inputs