ICC World Cup 2023 points table after India vs Pakistan

India jumped to the first position of the ICC World Cup 2023 points table after beating Pakistan by seven wickets in a one-sided encounter at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmadabad on Saturday.

With three wins in three matches, the home side continued their excellent form and maintained a positive 1.821 net run rate (NRR).

Here is how the points table looks after India’s third win in the tournament:

The home side comfortably chased down the 192-run target with 118 balls to spare in the 31st over courtesy of a dominant batting display by their skipper Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer.

Sharma showcased his batting skills once again and top-scored for the winning side with 86 off 63 balls. His rapid knock included 12 boundaries while Iyer scored 48 off 60 balls.

This was India’s record eighth win in as many matches against the arch-rivals in World Cup history

Be it bowling or batting, the day belonged to the Indians as their pacers, in the first innings, dismantled the Pakistani batting and restricted them to 191 runs with all of their five key bowlers — Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya — taking two wickets each.

With the exception of Babar Azam (50), Mohammad Rizwan (49), Imam-ul-Haq (36) and Abdullah Shafique (20), none of the batters showed any significant resistance with the bat as the entire side returned to the pavilion for just 191 runs.

The Men in Green were 155-2 and faced a big collapse as they lost eight wickets for 36 runs only.

Pakistan’s middle-order consisting of Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan failed to score in double digits.

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