Devon Conway scored a half-century to guide New Zealand to a seven-run victory over South Africa in a rain-affected World Cup warm-up game on Monday.
India's solitary ODI series win in the Rainbow nation occurred in 2018, emphasising the need for a strong beginning from Ruturaj Gaikwad and B Sai Sudharsan.
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Virat Kohli says his motto has always been to chase betterment and not excellence.
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'Quinny (De Kock) batted really well, from where they were we were happy with 310, we felt it was chaseable. It looked like hard work out there at night, zipped around now, but we were well off the mark.'
Bangladesh might not look too threatening in the World Cup but their record against the Proteas
The World Cup trophy was not meant to be his, but India's 'Captain Fearless' Rohit Sharma gave everything on the field and so did Mohammed Shami, who set the record for most fifers in the tournament's history.
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Images from the IPL 2024 match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between Afghanistan vs South Africa, in Ahmedabad, on Friday.
Marcus Stoinis' maiden IPL century lifts LSG to victory.
South Africa should have been more clinical in the run-chase against Pakistan during the World Cup match in Chennai on Friday, said skipper Temba Bavuma, adding they were lucky to escape by the skin of their teeth.
South Africa broke their 24-year World Cup jinx against Pakistan with a nervy one-wicket victory and inched closer to securing a semi-final place with their fifth win in six matches.
Australian team will be aiming to put up a much better batting performance with a rejigged playing eleven against an upbeat South Africa
De Zorzi ton guides South Africa to eight-wicket win over India
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match between Pakistan and South Africa, in Chennai, on Friday.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 33 World Cup 2023 games.
Pooran showcased his masterful batting skills, guiding his team to a triumphant MLC 2023 win.
'His experience is immense. In our batting chat today (Friday), we basically listened to him. He gave the batting chat as to what the conditions are like, what to expect.'
Resurgent Australia are fourth in the standings, having won their last four matches in succession.
Kohli has elevated one spot to secure the third position in the latest ODI Player Rankings
'They are a hell of a team, very well balanced and highly skilled. There's no way around it. They've won every game and they've won them well.
'I do a lot of hard work to ensure I look after my body to be able to play this brilliant game we love so much.'
All-rounder Glenn Maxwell and spinner Adam Zampa were also selected in the line-up after helping Australia win a record-extending sixth title with Sunday's six-wicket victory.
Star batter Virat Kohli, who is the second leading run-getter in the World Cup with 354 runs after five matches, has improved three spots to be on joint fifth spot with Aussie left-handed opener David Warner (up two spots).
Pakistan needs to win all its matches and expect Australia to falter in at least two of their remaining four games.
South Africa have rested batter Temba Bavuma for their home white-ball series against India this month after a poor Cricket World Cup, but he will captain the team in the two-Test series which starts on Dec. 26.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma wanted a clinical performance from his bowlers after posting the highest total in World Cup history of 428/5 against Sri Lanka in their tournament-opener, adding that he was satisfied with individual achievements of his players.
Rohit Sharma jumped five places to sixth in the ICC ODI ranking for batters.
Aiden Markram replaced Temba Bavuma as T20I skipper of the South African national side.
Virat Kohli climbed up two places to rise to the seventh position in ICC rankings for batters, after hitting a terrific 85 in India's six-wicket win over Australia.
'As a South African team, we know we're going to have that chip on our back, or that narrative that we have to get over'
Buttler left to rue toss decision in huge South Africa defeat
South Africa's pace duo Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala have been ruled out of the World Cup because of injuries, Cricket South Africa confirmed on Thursday.
It remains to be seen who will partner Rahul at the all-important opening slot.
The Netherlands caused the World Cup's second major upset in three days, as it shocked an in-form South Africa by 38 runs.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 23 World Cup 2023 games.
'The heat was extreme, sapped all our energy'
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