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ICC World Cup: The stunning stats behind India’s win over Pakistan
India’s dominant win over Pakistan at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 on Saturday saw them continue their phenomenal record over their rivals in the history of the tournament.
Jasprit Bumrah was named Player of the Match for his game-defining efforts with the ball, which saw him take 2/19 in seven overs, before Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer hit half centuries to steer their team home with 19.3 overs remaining.
Let’s take a look at some of the more intriguing stats and facts to come out of the heavyweight clash in Ahmedabad:
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup – Tournament Stats
The head-to-head record between India and Pakistan at ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups is remarkably one-sided. This was the eighth meeting between the two at the tournament, and India have won all eight.
There is only one other team to have as dominant a record in the history of the tournament, and that is Pakistan themselves against Sri Lanka.
India have now failed to win just four of their last 29 Cricket World Cup games, a better record than any other nation. The next challenge will be to continue that record through the semi-final stage, where two of those defeats have come – against Australia in 2015 and New Zealand in 2019.
Pakistan’s collapse saw eight wickets fall for just 36 runs – the nation’s worst such collapse at a World Cup and their third worst ever in One Day Internationals. The only silver lining for Pakistan is that their previous worst World Cup collapse of seven or more wickets came against England at the 1992 tournament, which Pakistan then went on to win.
Pakistan’s collapse is all the more disappointing given how well they had negotiated India’s opening bowlers.
The single wicket to fall in the first powerplay was India’s 43rd ODI wicket inside the first ten overs of this calendar year, the most of any full-member side.
Rohit Sharma’s brilliant ODI record speaks for itself, and the India captain’s bludgeoning knock saw him smash another six sixes.
Rohit had already become the player with the most across-format sixes in international cricket earlier in this tournament, and his effort in this game took his ODI tally to 302 sixes – behind just Shahid Afridi and Chris Gayle in the format.
Only Gayle has hit more maximums at white-ball World Cups, with Rohit’s latest efforts taking him above AB de Villiers in that particular area.
Babar Azam’s half-century in the first innings is his first ODI fifty in matches against India. This was Babar’s eighth ODI against India in his career, but the first on Indian soil.
Afghanistan’s national cricket team defeated Ireland by three wickets on Monday in the third ODI of the five-match series in Belfast.
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Ireland were bowled out for 206 runs in 46.3 overs, setting Afghanistan a target of 207 runs.
Rashid Khan and Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar claimed three wickets each for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan’s batters then produced a solid performance in the second innings, chasing down the target for the loss of seven wickets in 44.5 overs.
Afghanistan had also won the second match by 92 runs.
The fourth match between the two teams will be played on Wednesday, August 12, in Belfast, Ireland.
Fans can watch the fourth match live and exclusively in Afghanistan on Ariana Television.
Sorkh Poshan Khawafi are leading the Afghanistan Champions League U17 standings after week six, having collected 15 points from six matches.
According to the latest standings released by the Afghanistan Football Federation, Sorkh Poshan Khawafi have won five of their six matches and suffered one defeat. They have scored 22 goals and conceded just two, giving them a +20 goal difference.
Sarsabz Yashlar sit second with 14 points, following four wins and two draws, while Aino Mina are third, also on 14 points but with an inferior goal difference.
Arman FC are fourth with 12 points, followed by Khurasan Faryab with 10 points and Toofan Herat with eight.
In the lower half of the table, Ettifaq Khanzadah have six points, Abu Muslim FC have five, while Jawanan Perozi and Istiqlal Kabul are yet to earn a point after six matches.
Istiqlal Kabul have conceded 35 goals, the most in the competition so far, while Sorkh Poshan Khawafi have the tournament’s strongest attack with 22 goals.
The Afghanistan Champions League U17 is being contested by 10 teams and is being held at the Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium in Kabul.
Abasin Defenders produced a dominant bowling performance to defeat Kabul Zalmi in the second match of the Kabul Premier League on Saturday, August 8, at the Ayoubi Cricket Ground in Kabul.
Kabul Zalmi won the toss and elected to bat first, but their innings quickly unravelled as Abasin Defenders’ bowlers struck regularly.
Kabul Zalmi were bowled out for 63 in 7.2 overs, leaving Abasin Defenders with a modest target to chase.
Sediqullah Pacha was the standout performer for Abasin Defenders, claiming the Player of the Match award for his match-winning bowling performance.
Abasin Defenders chased down the target comfortably to secure a convincing victory and get their Kabul Premier League campaign off to a winning start.
The result followed the opening match of the tournament earlier on Saturday, when Pamir Stars defeated Shamshad Eagles by 116 runs.
The Kabul Premier League features six teams — Pamir Stars, Shamshad Eagles, Kabul Zalmi, Speenghar Warriors, Abasin Defenders and Band-e-Amir — competing in the 2026 tournament.
All matches are being broadcast live and exclusively on Ariana Television, allowing cricket fans across Afghanistan to follow the competition.
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