In the two matches of the ODI World Cup 2023 being played in India on Saturday, Australia beat New Zealand after a thrilling encounter as the Netherlands pulled off another upset against Bangladesh.
A great showdown between two giants
Five-time world champions Australia beat New Zealand by just five runs in a high-scoring match in Dharamsala today.
Australia scored 388 runs thanks to openers Travis Head’s century and David Warner’s 81 runs.
The New Zealand batsmen chased the target hard but fell behind by five runs.
New Zealand’s Richan Ravindra scored 116 runs, while Daryl Mitchell scored 54 runs and Jimmy Neesham scored an aggressive 33-ball half-century in the final overs.
New Zealand needed 19 runs in the last dramatic over, but managed only 13 runs despite wide getting five runs.
After this match, both the teams have won four matches, while they have faced defeat in two matches.
Head, who was sidelined for some time due to a broken hand, scored his fourth international century off just 59 balls in his first match of the mega event.
His innings included six sixes and 10 fours. Warner, who celebrated his 37th birthday on Friday, was looking for a third consecutive century but fell short.
23-year-old Rondane of New Zealand, who was the runner-up in the last two World Cups, scored 123 runs off 77 balls with the help of five sixes and seven fours.
Fifth defeat to Bangladesh
Bangladesh suffered their fifth defeat in six World Cup matches today after their top order failed against the Netherlands at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.
In reply to the Netherlands’ target of 230 runs, Bangladesh’s six batsmen returned to the pavilion for 87 runs, after which the team’s chances of victory disappeared.
The entire Bangladesh team was bowled out for 142 runs in 43 overs. Opener Liton Das scored three runs while Tanzid Hasan scored 15 runs.
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Mehdi Hasan Miraj was the most outstanding batsman with 35 runs. Mahmudullah and Mustafizur Rehman played an innings of 20 and 20 runs respectively.
Among the other players, Najamul Hasan got out for nine, Shakibul Hasan for five and Mushfiqur Rahim got out for one while Mehdi Hasan and Tasin Ahmad played an innings of 17 and 11 runs respectively.
Me Keiren of the Netherlands took the most wickets with four, De Lied took two while Aryan Dutt, Van Beek and Colin Ackerman got one wicket each.
After the early wickets of Aryan Dutt and Logan Van Beek, fast bowler Paul Van Meekeren took three wickets for 18 runs in just five overs.
Earlier, the Netherlands openers failed to give the team a good start. Vikramjeet Singh scored three runs. Max O’Dowd returned to the pavilion scoreless.
For the third wicket partnership, Wesley Barisi and Colin Ackerman put on a 59-run partnership while batting cautiously.
Barisi was out on an individual score of 41 while Colin Ackerman returned to the pavilion on 15 runs.
Netherlands captain Scott Edwards was the outstanding batsman with 68 runs. Boss de Leyde played an innings of 17 runs and Sybrand Engelbrecht played an innings of 35 runs.
For Bangladesh, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Sharaful Islam and Mehdi Hasan took two wickets each. Shakib-ul-Hasan got a wicket.
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2024-05-29 23:23:17