The opening match between England and New Zealand in the ICC ODI World Cup has gone down in history
After England's innings, the cricket world was shocked to see the scoreboard. Because the surprising thing is that all the 11 batsmen in the English line-up scored double-digit scores. If we look at the history of the World Cup so far, we can see that 11 players in any previous team have not scored double digits.Not only in the World Cup, but in the history of ODI cricket, England has become the heirs to a rare achievement that no other team has achieved before. It is doubtful whether another team will repeat this feat in ODIs. Therefore, England, who are also the current world champions, can certainly be proud of this achievement.
England lost the toss against New Zealand and scored 282 runs for the loss of nine wickets in the match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Former captain and star batsman Joe Root was the backbone of the English innings. He scored 77 runs. Root's 86-ball innings included four fours and a huge six. No one else in the England batting line-up has a fifty.Captain Jos Buttler, who scored 43 runs, was another top scorer for the team. It included two fours and sixes in 42 balls. Opener Jonny Bairstow scored 33 runs and Harry Brook, who played his maiden match in the World Cup, scored 25 runs.
David Malan (14), Moeen Ali (11), Liam Livingston (20), Sam Curren (14), Chris Woakes (11), Adil Rasheed (15*) and Mark Wood (13*) were the other scorers.Pacer Matt Henry was the best in the New Zealand bowling line-up. He took three wickets for 48 runs including a maiden in 10 overs. Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips took two wickets each while Trent Boult and Rachin Ravindra got one wicket each.
World Cup 2023: Didn't you see the route, England is another level; Fear for Indians! Shastri
During the opening match between England and New Zealand in the World Cup, Ravi Shastri, the former coach and legend, threw an Olympic throw against the Indian players. During the commentary in the match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, he spoke indirectly criticizing the Indian players. Shastri also praised the England players.Shastri praised England after a huge six by England superstar Joe Root. The incident happened in the 12th over. Root's eye-catching shot came on the third ball of the over bowled by Trent Boulter. This was a ball that went slightly outside the off stump.
But Root was already ready for the shot. The New Zealand team and crowd alike were stunned when Root, with a brilliant reverse scoop, flicked it over the head of wicketkeeper and captain Tom Latham for a six.It was after this shot that Shastri, who was in the commentary box, was thrilled and praised Root's brave shot. Full credit goes to Joe Root for understanding what the team needed and adapting to it. You (England team) get batters like that.I speak from the experience of sitting in a team's dressing room. There many stars were reluctant to change. Without mentioning the name of the Indian team, Shastri's words were because they were afraid of losing.
After he said this question came from other commentators in the commentary box. They asked if the Indian players ignored your advice and said it in a roundabout way. Shastri responded to this. I need to get them to try something different. Because they know how to score runs over the years. Sometimes you forget that you have to change with the times. Because the opponent is changing. They know your game and they are above you,” Shastri added. Shastri was the head coach of Team India for a long time. He took over as the head coach after Anil Kumble resigned. He has also led the team to some memorable achievements at home and abroad. But Shastri stepped down without being able to win an ICC trophy for India. However, winning the Test series against Australia in their home country is the turning point in Shastri's career.Shastri's excellent chemistry with captain Virat Kohli has become crucial in India's surge. His contract with the team was till the 2011 T20 World Cup. Shastri, who stepped down as coach after the tournament, returned to his old stomping ground of commentary.
New Zealand set a target of 283 runs
England set New Zealand a target of 283 runs in the opening match of the World Cup. After losing the toss and being sent to bat, England, the current champions, scored 282 runs for nine wickets. Joe Root scored 77 runs and was the team's top scorer. Captain Jos Buttler also scored 43 runs.
Asian Games 2023: Archery gold, squash silver; The girl fell in hockey.
Hangzhou: India wins gold again in archery at Asian Games. On the 12th day, the Indian men's team won gold in archery. The Indian team consisting of Abhishek Verma, Praveen Ojas and Pratamesh Samadhan won the gold. India's golden achievement was defeating South Korea in the final.In the semi-finals, the Indian trio overcame Chinese Taipei with a score of 235-224. The Indian team qualified for the semi-finals by defeating Bhutan earlier. The Indian team won with a score of 235-221.India's Sourav Ghoshal won the silver medal in men's singles squash. The Indian player's opponent in the final was Malaysia's Ian Yeo. After winning the first game, Sourav gave up the gold and the match. The Malaysian star defeated Sourav with the score of 11-9, 9-11, 5-11, 7-11 and won the gold medal.