World Cup 2023 Points Table:Things are immediately wanting barely constructive for the Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket workforce on the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. After dropping 4 straight matches on the marquee occasion, the 1992 Cricket World Cup champions returned to successful methods with a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in Kolkata on Tuesday. The win catapulted them to the fifth spot with three wins in seven video games. And now, they’ve extra excellent news with New Zealand dropping to South Africa in a Cricket World Cup match in Pune. (World Cup 2023 points table)

New Zealand misplaced the sport to South Africa by 190 runs to be positioned fourth within the factors desk.

According to the present factors desk, South Africa and India maintain the highest two locations with 12 factors every. New Zealand are fourth (8 factors, 7 matches, NRR +0.484) whereas Australia are third (8 factors, 6 matches, NRR +0.970). Pakistan are positioned fifth (6 factors, 7 video games, NRR -0.024) and Afghanistan are sixth (6 factors, 6 matches, NRR -0.718). With New Zealand’s defeat, they’re inside touching distance of the following three groups within the factors desk.

Pakistan’s subsequent two matches are in opposition to New Zealand and England. If they’ll win these and different groups’ outcomes go their approach, the aspect could have an outdoor likelihood of creating it to the final 4. However, Afghanistan and Seventh-placed Sri Lanka (4 factors, 6 matches, NRR -0.275) are additionally in rivalry. Afghanistan subsequent face Netherlands, Australia and South Africa. Sri Lanka subsequent face India, Bangladesh and New Zealand. 

South Africa’s in-form opener Quinton de Kock on Wednesday slammed his fourth hundred of the ICC World Cup 2023 and have become the primary batter from his nation to cross the 500-run mark in a World Cup version.

Meanwhile, The 30-year-old opener achieved this milestone throughout a match in opposition to New Zealand at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune the place he slammed a chic century.

With his ton in opposition to the Kiwis, de Kock additionally equalled Kumar Sangakkara‘s document of 4 centuries in a single version of the event. The Sri Lanka batter slammed 4 tons within the 2015 ODI World Cup.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma holds the highest spot as he smashed 5 centuries in a single version of the World Cup.

De Kock additionally matched Adam Gilchrist and Sangakkara’s accomplishment of most 50+ scores by a wicket-keeper in a single World Cup version. De Kock (22) has hit probably the most variety of sixes as a wicketkeeper-batter on the ODI World Cup.

In an impressive show of batting within the 50-over event, De Kock has hammered a whole lot in opposition to Sri Lanka (100), Australia (109), Bangladesh (174) and New Zealand.

South Africa piled up yet one more big complete within the World Cup, this time in opposition to New Zealand as they scored 357/4 using on centuries by Rassie van der Dussen and De Kock.

With ANI inputs