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Rain delayed the start of the match.  Play began at 4.00 pm and it’ll be 43 overs per side. Three bowlers can bowl nine overs apiece, Two can bowl eight each.

Netherlands innings contained 32 Extras to provide the third occasion of a team conceding 30 plus extras against Netherlanda

Team	Ext	b	lb	w	nb	pen	Score	Overs	Opp	Ground	Start Date
Net	30	4	15	11	0	0	216-09	50.0	UAE	Lahore	01 Mar 1996
Net	40	6	11	17	6	0	156-10	39.3	Pak	Paarl	25 Feb 2003
Net	32	0	10	21	1	0	245-08	43.0	RSA	Dharamsala	17 Oct 2023

South Africa conceded 32 Extras in Netherland’s innings in this game to provide the 52^nd occasion of a team conceding 30 plus extras in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of South Africa conceding 30 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup

SA Edwards of Netherlands scored 78 not out in this game to provide the 187th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of a Netherlands captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. PW Borren was the other Netherlands skipper to score a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. He had scored 84 against Ireland at Eden Gardens on 18 Mar 2011.

SA Edwards of Netherlands scored 78 not out in this game to provide the 128th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Netherlands wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup.

SA Edwards of Netherlands scored 78 not out in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a captain wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of a Netherlands captain wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup.

SA Edwards of Netherlands scored 78 not out in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a Netherlands batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup.

LV van Beek was dismissed stumped in this game to provide the 152nd occasion of a batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Netherlands batsman dismissed stumped in an innings in the World Cup

Q de Kock effected three dismissals in this game to provide the 132^nd occasion of a wicket keeper effecting three or more dismissals in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the fifth occasion of a South African wicket keeper effecting three or more dismissals in an innings in the World Cup

Netherlands capped R Klein for this game handing over the World Cup debut. At the end of this game, 53 cricketers have represented Netherlands in the World Cup. It is interesting to note that 13 cricketers have represented Netherlands in its three matches in the ongoing World Cup 2023

South Africa was dismissed all out for 207 in this game to provide the 320th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of South Africa dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup.

South Africa was dismissed all out for 207 in this game to provide the 180^th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup while batting second. It also provides the eleventh occasion of South Africa dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup while batting second.

Netherlands became the 14^th Non Test playing teams carving a win over Test playing nations in the ODI World Cup. It beat South Africa by 38 runs in this game.

No	Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Sri Lanka	Won	47 runs		v India	Manchester	16 Jun 1979
2	Zimbabwe	Won	09 runs		V England	Albury	18 Mar 1992
3	Kenya	Won	73 runs		v West Indies	Pune	29 Feb 1996
4	Bangladesh	Won	62 runs		V Pakistan	Northampton	31 May 1999
5	Canada	Won	60 runs		v Bangladesh	Durban	11 Feb 2003
6	Kenya	Won	Walk over		v New Zealand	Nairobi (Gym)	21 Feb 2003
7	Kenya	Won	53 runs		v Sri Lanka	Nairobi (Gym)	24 Feb 2003
8	Kenya	Won	32 runs		v Bangladesh	Johannesburg	01 Mar 2003
9	Kenya	Won	07 wkts	144	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	12 Mar 2003
10	Ireland	Won	03 wkts	032	v Pakistan	Kingston	17 Mar 2007
11	Ireland	Won	74 runs		v Bangladesh	Bridgetown	15 Apr 2007
12	Ireland	Won	03 wkts	005	v England	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2011
13	Ireland	Won	05 runs		v Zimbabwe	Hobart	07 Mar 2015
14	Netherlands	Won	38 runs		V South Africa	Dharamsala	17 Oct 2023

SA Edwards was adjudged Man of the Match for his performance in this game. He became the 37^th captain in the World Cup history to get the Man of the Match Award.

SA Edwards was adjudged Man of the Match for his performance in this game. He became the fourth captain wicket keeper in the World Cup history to get the Man of the Match Award.

SA Edwards was adjudged Man of the Match for his performance in this game. He became the 22nd wicket keeper in the World Cup history to get the Man of the Match Award.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz-Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan posted 114 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 324th occasion of a team posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the third occasion of Afghanistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup

Rahmanullah Gurbaz-Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan posted 114 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 81st occasion of a team posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket. It also provides the   first occasion of Afghanistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket.

Afghanistan was dismissed all out for 284 in this game to provide the 317th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 13th occasion of Afghanistan dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup.

Afghanistan was dismissed all out for 284 in this game to provide the 139th occasion of a team dismissed all out in the first innings in the World Cup. It also provides the seventh occasion of Afghanistan dismissed all out in the first innings in the World Cup.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Naveen-ul-Haq of Afghanistan were dismissed run out for 80 and 5 runs respectively in this game to provide the 569^th and 570th occasion of batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the seventh and eighth occasion of Afghanistan batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup

Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Naveen-ul-Haq of Afghanistan were dismissed run out for 80 and 5 runs respectively in this game to provide the 127th occasion of two or more batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of two Afghanistan batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup

The breakup of 127 occasions read thus – 02 occasions of five batsmen dismissed run out in an innings, 09 occasions of four batsmen dismissed run out in an innings, 25 occasion of three batsmen dismissed run out in an innings and 91 occasions of two batsmen dismissed run out in an innings.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Afghanistan was dismissed run out for 80 in this game to provide the 78th occasion of batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup after scoring fifty It also provides the first occasion of Afghanistan batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup after scoring a fifty

Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Afghanistan was dismissed run out for 80 in this game to provide the 28th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup after scoring fifty It also provides the first occasion of Afghanistan opening batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup

Afghanistan posted 284 in this game which represents its second best team total in an innings in the World Cup. Its best team total in the World Cup is 288 against West Indies at Leeds on 04.07.19

Ikram Alikhil of Afghanistan scored 58 in this game to provide the 126^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup, It also provides the second occasion of an Afghanistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. The other occasion was- Ikram Alikhil scoring 86 against West Indies at Leeds on 04.07.19

JE Root of England took four catches in Afghanistan’s innings to become the sixth fieldsman excluding wicket keepers in an innings in the World Cup

No	Player	Ct	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	M Kaif	4	2	Ind	Srl	Johannesburg	10 Mar 2003
2	Soumya Sarkar	4	1	Ban	Sco	Nelson	05 Mar 2015
3	Umar Akmal	4	1	Pak	Ire	Adelaide	15 Mar 2015
4	CR Woakes	4	1	Eng	Pak	Nottingham	03 Jun 2019
5	JM Bairstow	4	2	Eng	Ban	Cardiff	08 Jun 2019
6	JE Root	4	1	Eng	Afg	Delhi	15 Oct 2023

JE Root of England took four catches in Afghanistan’s innings to become the third England fieldsman excluding wicket keepers in an innings in the World Cup

No	Player	Ct	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	CR Woakes	4	1	Eng	Pak	Nottingham	03 Jun 2019
2	JM Bairstow	4	2	Eng	Ban	Cardiff	08 Jun 2019
3	JE Root	4	1	Eng	Afg	Delhi	15 Oct 2023

HC Brook’s 66 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the  404^th occasion of a batsman’s fifty in an innings in a losing cause in the World Cup. It also provides the 38th occasion of an England batsman’s fifty in an innings going in vain in the World Cup

England was dismissed for 215 in this innings to provide the 318th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 24th occasion of Afghanistan dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup.

England was dismissed all out for 215 in this game to provide the 179th occasion of a team dismissed all out while batting second in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of England dismissed all out while batting second in the World Cup.

Afghanistan was dismissed all out for 284 and England was dismissed all out for 215 in this game to provide the 22^nd occasion of both the teams dismissed all out in in a World Cup game.

Afghanistan won this game by 69 runs to post its second World Cup win. Prior to this it had won its World Cup game against Scotland by one wicket at Dunedin on 26,02.2015

BKG Mendis led Sri Lanka in this game to become the thirteenth captain to lead Sri Lanka in the World Cup. He also became the 124^th cricketer to lead a team in the history of the World Cup.

BKG Mendis became the 15^th Captain-wicket keeper to lead a team in the history of the World Cup. He is the second captain wicket keeper to lead Sri Lanka in the World Cup afer KC Sangakkara.

Sri Lanka became the second team to deploy two captains in the ongoing World Cup 2023. Sri Lanka was led by MD Shanaka and BKG Mendis. New Zealand is the other team to deploy two captains – TWM Latham and KS Williamson.

Interestingly enough, both the teams have a captain wicket keeper amongst the two captains that they have deployed. For Sri Lanka it was BKG Mendis and for New Zealand it was TWM Latham

P Nissnaka-MDKJ Perera added 125 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 325^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 33rd occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup.

P Nissnaka-MDKJ Perera added 125 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 82^nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket. It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket.

P Nissnaka and MDKJ Perera scored 61 and 78 runs respectively in this game to provide the 59^th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the seventh occasion of both the Sri Lankan openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup.

P Nissnaka and MDKJ Perera scored 61 and 78 runs respectively in this game to provide the 428th and 429th occasion of openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 45^th and 46th occasion Sri Lankan openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup.

P Nissnaka and MDKJ Perera scored 61 and 78 runs for Sri Lanka and MR Marsh scored 52 for Australia in this game to provide the 27^th occasion of rival openers scoring fifties in a match in the World Cup.

P Nissnaka and MDKJ Perera scored 61 and 78 runs for Sri Lanka and MR Marsh scored 52 for Australia in this game to provide the 27^th occasion of three openers scoring fifties in a match in the World Cup.

DN Wellalage of Sri Lanka was dismissed run out for 2 in this game to provide the 571st occasion of batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 56^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup

MR Marsh of Australia were dismissed run out for 80 in this game to provide the 572nd  occasion of batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 74^th occasion of Australian batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup

MR Marsh of Australia was dismissed run out for 52 in this game to provide the 79th occasion of batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup after scoring fifty It also provides the 13th occasion of Australian batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup

MR Marsh of Australia was dismissed run out for 52 in this game to provide the 29th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup after scoring fifty It also provides the sixth occasion of Australian opening batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup after scoring a fifty.

MR Marsh of Australia scored 52 in this game to provide the 430th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the 64th occasion of Australian opening batsmen scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup

A Zampa captured four for 47 in this game to provide the 225th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 38th  occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup

A Zampa captured four for 47 in this game to provide the 160th occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 22nd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the World Cup

A Zampa captured four for 47 in this game to become the seventh bowler to capture four or more wickets in an innings in the ongoing World Cup 2023

No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BFW de Leede	09.0	0	62	4	1	Net	Pak	Hyderabad	06 Oct 2023
2	MJ Santner	10.0	0	59	5	2	NZl	Net	Hyderabad	09 Oct 2023
3	Mahedi Hasan	08.0	0	71	4	1	Ban	Eng	Dharamsala	10 Oct 2023
4	RJW Topley	10.0	1	43	4	2	Eng	Ban	Dharamsala	10 Oct 2023
5	Hasan Ali	10.0	0	71	4	1	Pak	Srl	Hyderabad	10 Oct 2023
6	JJ Bumrah	10.0	0	39	4	1	Ind	Afg	Delhi	11 Oct 2023
7	A Zampa	08.0	1	47	4	1	Aus	Srl	Lucknow	16 Oct 2023

JP Inglis scored 58 in this game to provide the 127^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 19^th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup.

P Nissnaka’s 61 and MDKJ Perera’s 78 in this game went in vain. It provides the 404^th and 405^th occasion of batsman’s fifties in an innings in the World Cup in a losing cause. It also provides the 44^th and 45^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman’s fifties in an innings in the World Cup going in vain.

P Nissnaka’s 61 and MDKJ Perera’s 78 in this game went in vain. It provides the 111^th and 112th occasion of an opening batsman’s fifties in an innings in the World Cup in a losing cause. It also provides the 13^th and 14^th occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman’s fifties in an innings in the World Cup going in vain.

P Nissanka and MDKJ Perera became the third and fourth Sri Lankan opening batsmen to witness their fifties in a losing cause on two occasions

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	FDM Karunaratne	52*	1	v New Zealand	Cardiff	01 Jun 2019
2	FDM Karunaratne	97	2	v Australia	The Oval	15 Jun 2019
1	RS Mahanama	89	2	v Pakistan	Hyd-Pak	08 Oct 1987
2	RS Mahanama	80	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	25 Feb 1992
1	P Nissanka	51	1	v Pakistan	Hyd-RGS	10 Oct 2023
2	P Nissanka	61	1	v Australia	Lucknow	16 Oct 2023
1	MDKJ Perera	52	2	v Australia	The Oval	15 Jun 2019
2	MDKJ Perera	78	1	v Australia	Lucknow	16 Oct 2023

P Nissnaka’s 61 and MDKJ Perera’s 78 in this game went in vain. It provides the eighth occasion of both the opening batsman’s fifties in an innings in the World Cup in a losing cause. It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lanka’s both the opening batsman’s fifties in an innings in the World Cup going in vain and on both the occasions it was against Australia

SPD Smith scored zero in this game to provide the 55th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring zero in an innings in the World Cup. It also represents SPD Smith’s first zero in an innings in the World Cup

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 209 in this game to provide the 319th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 27th occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 209 in this game to provide the 140th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup while batting first. It also provides the 13^th occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup while batting first

Australia posted its 70^th victory in the World Cup to become the first team to win 70 games in the history of the World Cup. This win also provides the 450^th occasion of  a team winning a World Cup game

BKG Mendis led Sri Lanka in this game to become the thirteenth captain to lead Sri Lanka in the World Cup. He also became the 124^th cricketer to lead a team in the history of the World Cup.

BKG Mendis became the 15^th Captain-wicket keeper to lead a team in the history of the World Cup. He is the second captain wicket keeper to lead Sri Lanka in the World Cup afer KC Sangakkara.

Sri Lanka became the second team to deploy two captains in the ongoing World Cup 2023. Sri Lanka was led by MD Shanaka and BKG Mendis. New Zealand is the other team to deploy two captains – TWM Latham and KS Williamson.

Interestingly enough, both the teams have a captain wicket keeper amongst the two captains that they have deployed. For Sri Lanka it was BKG Mendis and for New Zealand it was TWM Latham

P Nissnaka-MDKJ Perera added 125 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 325^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 33rd occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup.

P Nissnaka-MDKJ Perera added 125 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 82^nd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket. It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket.

P Nissnaka and MDKJ Perera scored 61 and 78 runs respectively in this game to provide the 59^th occasion of both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the seventh occasion of both the Sri Lankan openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup.

P Nissnaka and MDKJ Perera scored 61 and 78 runs respectively in this game to provide the 428th and 429th occasion of openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 45^th and 46th occasion Sri Lankan openers scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup.

P Nissnaka and MDKJ Perera scored 61 and 78 runs for Sri Lanka and MR Marsh scored 52 for Australia in this game to provide the 27^th occasion of rival openers scoring fifties in a match in the World Cup.

P Nissnaka and MDKJ Perera scored 61 and 78 runs for Sri Lanka and MR Marsh scored 52 for Australia in this game to provide the 27^th occasion of three openers scoring fifties in a match in the World Cup.

DN Wellalage of Sri Lanka was dismissed run out for 2 in this game to provide the 571st occasion of batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 56^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup

MR Marsh of Australia were dismissed run out for 80 in this game to provide the 572nd  occasion of batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 74^th occasion of Australian batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup

MR Marsh of Australia was dismissed run out for 52 in this game to provide the 79th occasion of batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup after scoring fifty It also provides the 13th occasion of Australian batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup

MR Marsh of Australia was dismissed run out for 52 in this game to provide the 29th occasion of an opening batsman dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup after scoring fifty It also provides the sixth occasion of Australian opening batsmen dismissed run out in an innings in the World Cup after scoring a fifty.

MR Marsh of Australia scored 52 in this game to provide the 430th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provides the 64th occasion of Australian opening batsmen scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup

A Zampa captured four for 47 in this game to provide the 225th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 38th  occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup

A Zampa captured four for 47 in this game to provide the 160th occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 22nd occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four wickets in an innings in the World Cup

A Zampa captured four for 47 in this game to become the seventh bowler to capture four or more wickets in an innings in the ongoing World Cup 2023

No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	BFW de Leede	09.0	0	62	4	1	Net	Pak	Hyderabad	06 Oct 2023
2	MJ Santner	10.0	0	59	5	2	NZl	Net	Hyderabad	09 Oct 2023
3	Mahedi Hasan	08.0	0	71	4	1	Ban	Eng	Dharamsala	10 Oct 2023
4	RJW Topley	10.0	1	43	4	2	Eng	Ban	Dharamsala	10 Oct 2023
5	Hasan Ali	10.0	0	71	4	1	Pak	Srl	Hyderabad	10 Oct 2023
6	JJ Bumrah	10.0	0	39	4	1	Ind	Afg	Delhi	11 Oct 2023
7	A Zampa	08.0	1	47	4	1	Aus	Srl	Lucknow	16 Oct 2023

JP Inglis scored 58 in this game to provide the 127^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 19^th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup.

P Nissnaka’s 61 and MDKJ Perera’s 78 in this game went in vain. It provides the 404^th and 405^th occasion of batsman’s fifties in an innings in the World Cup in a losing cause. It also provides the 44^th and 45^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman’s fifties in an innings in the World Cup going in vain.

P Nissnaka’s 61 and MDKJ Perera’s 78 in this game went in vain. It provides the 111^th and 112th occasion of an opening batsman’s fifties in an innings in the World Cup in a losing cause. It also provides the 13^th and 14^th occasion of Sri Lankan opening batsman’s fifties in an innings in the World Cup going in vain.

P Nissanka and MDKJ Perera became the third and fourth Sri Lankan opening batsmen to witness their fifties in a losing cause on two occasions

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	FDM Karunaratne	52*	1	v New Zealand	Cardiff	01 Jun 2019
2	FDM Karunaratne	97	2	v Australia	The Oval	15 Jun 2019
1	RS Mahanama	89	2	v Pakistan	Hyd-Pak	08 Oct 1987
2	RS Mahanama	80	1	v New Zealand	Hamilton	25 Feb 1992
1	P Nissanka	51	1	v Pakistan	Hyd-RGS	10 Oct 2023
2	P Nissanka	61	1	v Australia	Lucknow	16 Oct 2023
1	MDKJ Perera	52	2	v Australia	The Oval	15 Jun 2019
2	MDKJ Perera	78	1	v Australia	Lucknow	16 Oct 2023

P Nissnaka’s 61 and MDKJ Perera’s 78 in this game went in vain. It provides the eighth occasion of both the opening batsman’s fifties in an innings in the World Cup in a losing cause. It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lanka’s both the opening batsman’s fifties in an innings in the World Cup going in vain and on both the occasions it was against Australia

SPD Smith scored zero in this game to provide the 55th occasion of an Australian batsman scoring zero in an innings in the World Cup. It also represents SPD Smith’s first zero in an innings in the World Cup

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 209 in this game to provide the 319th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 27th occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup

Sri Lanka was dismissed all out for 209 in this game to provide the 140th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup while batting first. It also provides the 13^th occasion of Sri Lanka dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup while batting first

Australia posted its 70^th victory in the World Cup to become the first team to win 70 games in the history of the World Cup. This win also provides the 450^th occasion of  a team winning a World Cup game

The following table lists the batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs in the World Cup and the number of innings they have taken to reach 1000 runs

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	1000	in	Inns
1	RG Sharma	Ind	2015-2023	20	20	2	1195	140	66.38	1000	in	19
2	DA Warner	Aus	2015-2023	20	20	2	1046	178	58.11	1000	in	19
3	SR Tendulkar	Ind	1992-2011	45	44	4	2278	152	56.95	1000	in	20
4	AB de Villiers	RSA	2007-2015	23	22	3	1207	162*	63.52	1000	in	20
5	IVA Richards	NZl	1975-1987	23	21	5	1013	181	63.31	1000	in	21
6	SC Ganguly	Ind	1999-2007	21	21	3	1006	183	55.88	1000	in	21
7	HH Gibbs	RSA	1999-2007	25	23	4	1067	143	56.15	1000	in	22
8	ME Waugh	Aus	1992-1999	22	22	3	1004	130	52.84	1000	in	22
9	TM Dilshan	Srl	2007-2015	27	25	4	1112	161*	52.95	1000	in	23
10	V Kohli	Ind	2011-2023	29	29	5	1186	107	49.41	1000	in	25
11	BC Lara	Win	1992-2007	34	33	4	1225	116	42.24	1000	in	27
12	Shakib Al Hasan	Ban	2007-2023	32	32	4	1201	124*	42.89	1000	in	27
13	Javed Miandad	Pak	1975-1996	33	30	5	1083	103	43.32	1000	in	27
14	RT Ponting	Aus	1996-2011	46	42	4	1743	140*	45.86	1000	in	28
15	CH Gayle	Win	2003-2019	35	34	1	1186	215	35.93	1000	in	28
16	SP Fleming	NZl	1996-2007	33	33	3	1075	134*	35.83	1000	in	28
17	KC Sangakkara	Srl	2003-2015	37	35	8	1532	124	56.74	1000	in	29
18	JH Kallis	RSA	1996-2011	36	32	7	1148	128*	45.92	1000	in	29
19	PA de Silva	Srl	1987-2003	35	32	3	1064	145	36.68	1000	in	29
20	LRPL Taylor	NZl	2007-2019	33	30	3	1002	131*	37.11	1000	in	30
21	M Jayawardene	Srl	1999-2015	40	34	3	1100	115*	35.48	1000	in	31
22	AC Gilchrist	Aus	1999-2007	31	31	1	1085	149	36.16	1000	in	31
23	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	1992-2007	38	37	3	1165	120	34.26	1000	in	32

The following four batsmen are in verge of completing 1000 plus runs in the World Cup

No	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	1000	in	Inns
1	Mushfiqur Rahim	Ban	2007-2023	32	31	6	996	102*	39.84	1000	in
2	KS Williamson	NZl	2011-2023	24	23	7	989	148	61.81	1000	in
3	JE Root	Eng	2015-2023	20	19	2	928	121	54.58	1000	in
4	SPD Smith	Aus	2011-2023	26	22	2	899	105	44.95	1000	in

Babar Azam {50} and RG Sharma {86} scored fifties in this game to provide the 18th occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in a match in the World Cup.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Majid Khan	60	1	Pak	Win	Birmingham	11 Jun 1975
	CH Lloyd	53	2	Win	Pak	Birmingham	11 Jun 1975
2	CH Lloyd	102	1	Win	Aus	Lord’s	21 Jun 1975
	IM Chappell	62	2	Aus	Win	Lord’s	21 Jun 1975
3	RB Richardson	56	1	Win	Srl	Brisbane	29 Feb 1992
	DL Houghton	55	2	Zim	Win	Brisbane	29 Feb 1992
4	KC Wessels	85	1	RSA	Eng	Melbourne	12 Mar 1992
	AJ Stewart	77	2	Eng	RSA	Melbourne	12 Mar 1992
5	SC Ganguly	111*	1	Ind	Ken	Durban	20 Mar 2003
	SO Tikolo	56	2	Ken	Ind	Durban	20 Mar 2003
6	SP Fleming	66	1	NZl	Can	Gros Islet	22 Mar 2007
	JM Davison	52	2	Can	NZl	Gros Islet	22 Mar 2007
7	RT Ponting	91	1	Aus	RSA	Basseterre	24 Mar 2007
	GC Smith	74	2	RSA	Aus	Basseterre	24 Mar 2007
8	DPMD Jayawardene	72	1	Srl	Aus	St George’s	16 Apr 2007
	RT Ponting	66*	2	Aus	Srl	St George’s	16 Apr 2007
9	LRPL Taylor	74	1	NZl	Can	Mumbai	13 Mar 2011
	A Bagai	84	2	Can	NZl	Mumbai	13 Mar 2011
10	PW Borren	84	1	Net	Ire	Kolkata	18 Mar 2011
	WTS Porterfield	68	2	Ire	Ne	Kolkata	18 Mar 2011
11	AB de Villiers	162*	1	RSA	Win	Sydney	27 Feb 2015
	JO Holder	56	2	Win	RSA	Sydney	27 Feb 2015
12	Misbah-ul-Haq	56	1	Pak	RSA	Auckland	7 Mar 2015
	AB de Villiers	77	2	RSA	Pak	Auckland	7 Mar 2015
13	AD Mathews	51	1	Srl	Sco	Hobart	11 Mar 2015
	PL Mommsen	60	2	Sco	Srl	Hobart	11 Mar 2015
14	BRM Taylor	138	1	Zim	Ind	Auckland	14 Mar 2015
	MS Dhoni	85*	2	Ind	Srl	Auckland	14 Mar 2015
15	AB de Villiers	65*	1	RSA	NZl	Auckland	24 Mar 2015
	BB McCullum	59	2	NZl	RSA	Auckland	24 Mar 2015
16	FDM Karunaratne	97	1	Srl	Aus	The Oval	15 Jun 2019
	AJ Finch	153	2	Aus	Srl	The Oval	15 Jun 2019
17	H Shahidi	80	1	Afg	Ind	Delhi	11 Oct 2023
	RG Sharma	131	2	Ind	Afg	Delhi	11 Oct 2023
19	Babar  Azam	50	1	Pak	Ind	Ahmadabad	14 Oct 2023
	RG Sharma	86	2	Ind	Pak	Ahmadabad	14 Oct 2023

Babar Azam of Pakistan became the 48^th batsman to score an exact 50 or an unbeaten 50 in an innings in the World Cup, when he scored an exact 50 against India at Ahmadabad on 14.10.23. All such occasion are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GS Chappell	50	1	Aus	Srl	The Oval	11 Jun 1975
2	RL Dias	50	1	Srl	Ind	Manchester	16 Jun 1979
3	RW Marsh	50*	2	Aus	Zim	Nottingham	09 Jun 1983
4	SM Patil	50	2	Ind	Zim	Leicester	11 Jun 1983
5	GM Turner	50	2	NZL	Srl	Bristol	13 Jun 1983
6	S Wettimuny	50	2	Srl	Pak	Leeds	16 Jun 1983
7	HA Gomes	50*	2	Win	Pak	The Oval	22 Jun 1983
8	PV Simmons	50	1	Win	Pak	Lahore	16 Oct 1987
9	DL Houghton	50	1	Zim	NZl	Eden Gardens	23 Oct 1987
10	A Ranatunga	50	2	Srl	Pak	Faisalabad	25 Oct 1987
11	SM Gavaskar	50	2	Ind	Zim	Ahmedabad	26 Oct 1987
12	KR Rutherford	50	1	NZl	Pak	Auckland	21 Mar 1992
13	MO Odumbe	50	2	Ken	Aus	Visakhapatnam	23 Feb 1996
14	Ijaz Ahmed	50*	2	Pak	UAE	Gujranwala	24 Feb 1996
15	Aamer Sohail	50	1	Pak	NZl	Lahore	06 Mar 1996
16	RD Shah	50	1	Ken	RSA	Amstelveen	26 May 1999
17	A Ranatunga	50	1	Srl	Ken	Southampton	30 May 1999
18	DJ Cullinan	50	1	RSA	Aus	Leeds	13 Jun 1999
19	RD Jacobs	50	2	Win	NZl	Gqeberha	13 Feb 2003
20	RL Powell	50	1	Win	Ban	Benoni	18 Feb 2003
21	DR Martyn	50*	2	Aus	Zim	Bulawayo	24 Feb 2003
22	SR Tendulkar	50	1	Ind	Eng	Durban	26 Feb 2003
23	DS Lehmann	50*	1	Aus	Nam	Potchefstroom	27 Feb 2003
24	Yuvraj Singh	50*	2	Ind	Pak	Centurion	01 Mar 2003
25	BRM Taylor	50	1	Zim	Win	Kingston	19 Mar 2007
26	IS Billcliff	50	2	Cam	NZl	Gros Islet	22 Mar 2007
27	RP Arnold	50	1	Srl	RSA	Providence	28 Mar 2007
28	HJH Marshall	50*	2	NZl	Ban	North Sound	02 Apr 2007
29	SP Fleming	50	2	NZl	RSA	St George’s	14 Apr 2007
30	S Chanderpaul	50	1	Win	Ban	Bridgetown	19 Apr 2007
31	TM Dilshan	50	1	Srl	Can	Hambantota	20 Feb 2011
32	Younis Khan	50	1	Pak	Ken	Hambantota	23 Feb 2011
33	Yuvraj Singh	50*	2	Ind	Ire	Bengaluru	06 Mar 2011
34	G Gambhir	50	2	Ind	Aus	Ahmedabad	24 Mar 2011
35	EJG Morgan	50	1	Eng	Srl	Colombo (RPS)	26 Mar 2011
36	RD Berrington	50	1	Sco	NZl	Dunedin	17 Feb 2015
37	LMP Simmons	50	1	Win	Pak	Christchurch	21 Feb 2015
38	Sohaib Maqsood	50	2	Pak	Win	Christchurch	21 Feb 2015
39	KJ O’Brien	50	2	Ire	UAE	Brisbane	25 Feb 2015
40	BB McCullum	50	2	NZl	Aus	Auckland	28 Feb 2015
41	BRM Taylor	50	2	Zim	Pak	Brisbane	01 Mar 2015
42	SC Williams	50	1	Zim	Ind	Auckland	14 Mar 2015
43	JL Carter	50*	2	Win	UAE	Napier	15 Mar 2015
44	HE van der Dussen	50	2	RSA	Eng	The Oval	30 May 2019
45	CH Gayle	50	2	Win	Pak	Nottingham	31 May 2019
46	SO Hetmyer	50	1	Win	Ban	Taunton	17 Jun 2019
47	MS Dhoni	50	2	Ind	NZl	Manchester	09 Jul 2019
48	Babar Azam	50	1	Pak	Ind	Ahmedabad	14 Oct 2023

He also became the fifth Pakistan batsman to score an exact 50 or an unbeaten 50 in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Ijaz Ahmed	50*	2	Pak	UAE	Gujranwala	24 Feb 1996
2	Aamer Sohail	50	1	Pak	NZl	Lahore	06 Mar 1996
3	Younis Khan	50	1	Pak	Ken	Hambantota	23 Feb 2011
4	Sohaib Maqsood	50	2	Pak	Win	Christchurch	21 Feb 2015
5	Babar Azam	50	1	Pak	Ind	Ahmedabad	14 Oct 2023

India won the toss and elected to field first in this game providing the 15^th occasion of India doing so in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of India doing so against Pakistan in the World Cup.

Pakistan lost the toss and was invited to bat first in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of Pakistan inserted by the opposition in the World Cup. It also provides the first occasion of Pakistan inserted by India in the World Cup.

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 191 in this game to provide the 316th occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 26th occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup.

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 191 in this game to provide the 138th occasion of a team dismissed all out in the first innings in the World Cup. It also provides the tenth occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out in the first innings in the World Cup.

Pakistan was dismissed all out for 191 in this game to provide the 41^st occasion of a team dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup against India.  It also provides the fifth occasion of Pakistan dismissed all out in an innings in the World Cup against India.

Babar Azam scored 50 in this game to provide the 185^th occasion of a captain scoring fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 18^th occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup

Babar Azam scored 50 in this game to provide the 18^th occasion of a captain scoring fifty in an innings in the World Cup against India. It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup against India.

Babar Azam became the first captain to score an exact 50 in an innings in the World Cup. It was also his first fifty in the World Cup.

Babar Azam became the 48^th batsman to score an exact 50 or an unbeaten 50 in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasion are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GS Chappell	50	1	Aus	Srl	The Oval	11 Jun 1975
2	RL Dias	50	1	Srl	Ind	Manchester	16 Jun 1979
3	RW Marsh	50*	2	Aus	Zim	Nottingham	09 Jun 1983
4	SM Patil	50	2	Ind	Zim	Leicester	11 Jun 1983
5	GM Turner	50	2	NZL	Srl	Bristol	13 Jun 1983
6	S Wettimuny	50	2	Srl	Pak	Leeds	16 Jun 1983
7	HA Gomes	50*	2	Win	Pak	The Oval	22 Jun 1983
8	PV Simmons	50	1	Win	Pak	Lahore	16 Oct 1987
9	DL Houghton	50	1	Zim	NZl	Eden Gardens	23 Oct 1987
10	A Ranatunga	50	2	Srl	Pak	Faisalabad	25 Oct 1987
11	SM Gavaskar	50	2	Ind	Zim	Ahmedabad	26 Oct 1987
12	KR Rutherford	50	1	NZl	Pak	Auckland	21 Mar 1992
13	MO Odumbe	50	2	Ken	Aus	Visakhapatnam	23 Feb 1996
14	Ijaz Ahmed	50*	2	Pak	UAE	Gujranwala	24 Feb 1996
15	Aamer Sohail	50	1	Pak	NZl	Lahore	06 Mar 1996
16	RD Shah	50	1	Ken	RSA	Amstelveen	26 May 1999
17	A Ranatunga	50	1	Srl	Ken	Southampton	30 May 1999
18	DJ Cullinan	50	1	RSA	Aus	Leeds	13 Jun 1999
19	RD Jacobs	50	2	Win	NZl	Gqeberha	13 Feb 2003
20	RL Powell	50	1	Win	Ban	Benoni	18 Feb 2003
21	DR Martyn	50*	2	Aus	Zim	Bulawayo	24 Feb 2003
22	SR Tendulkar	50	1	Ind	Eng	Durban	26 Feb 2003
23	DS Lehmann	50*	1	Aus	Nam	Potchefstroom	27 Feb 2003
24	Yuvraj Singh	50*	2	Ind	Pak	Centurion	01 Mar 2003
25	BRM Taylor	50	1	Zim	Win	Kingston	19 Mar 2007
26	IS Billcliff	50	2	Cam	NZl	Gros Islet	22 Mar 2007
27	RP Arnold	50	1	Srl	RSA	Providence	28 Mar 2007
28	HJH Marshall	50*	2	NZl	Ban	North Sound	02 Apr 2007
29	SP Fleming	50	2	NZl	RSA	St George’s	14 Apr 2007
30	S Chanderpaul	50	1	Win	Ban	Bridgetown	19 Apr 2007
31	TM Dilshan	50	1	Srl	Can	Hambantota	20 Feb 2011
32	Younis Khan	50	1	Pak	Ken	Hambantota	23 Feb 2011
33	Yuvraj Singh	50*	2	Ind	Ire	Bengaluru	06 Mar 2011
34	G Gambhir	50	2	Ind	Aus	Ahmedabad	24 Mar 2011
35	EJG Morgan	50	1	Eng	Srl	Colombo (RPS)	26 Mar 2011
36	RD Berrington	50	1	Sco	NZl	Dunedin	17 Feb 2015
37	LMP Simmons	50	1	Win	Pak	Christchurch	21 Feb 2015
38	Sohaib Maqsood	50	2	Pak	Win	Christchurch	21 Feb 2015
39	KJ O’Brien	50	2	Ire	UAE	Brisbane	25 Feb 2015
40	BB McCullum	50	2	NZl	Aus	Auckland	28 Feb 2015
41	BRM Taylor	50	2	Zim	Pak	Brisbane	01 Mar 2015
42	SC Williams	50	1	Zim	Ind	Auckland	14 Mar 2015
43	JL Carter	50*	2	Win	UAE	Napier	15 Mar 2015
44	HE van der Dussen	50	2	RSA	Eng	The Oval	30 May 2019
45	CH Gayle	50	2	Win	Pak	Nottingham	31 May 2019
46	SO Hetmyer	50	1	Win	Ban	Taunton	17 Jun 2019
47	MS Dhoni	50	2	Ind	NZl	Manchester	09 Jul 2019
48	Babar Azam	50	1	Pak	Ind	Ahmedabad	14 Oct 2023

He also became the fifth Pakistan batsman to score an exact 50 or an unbeaten 50 in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Ijaz Ahmed	50*	2	Pak	UAE	Gujranwala	24 Feb 1996
2	Aamer Sohail	50	1	Pak	NZl	Lahore	06 Mar 1996
3	Younis Khan	50	1	Pak	Ken	Hambantota	23 Feb 2011
4	Sohaib Maqsood	50	2	Pak	Win	Christchurch	21 Feb 2015
5	Babar Azam	50	1	Pak	Ind	Ahmedabad	14 Oct 2023

Five Indian bowlers captured two wickets each in Pakistan’s innings in this game to provide the third such occasion in the World Cup. The other two occasions are – Five Indian bowlers capturing two wickets each against Pakistan at Mohali on 30.03.2011 and Five New Zealand bowlers capturing two wickets each against Sri Lanka at Christchurch on 14.02.2015. Thus Indian bowlers have performed such a feat for the second time and these two occasions are against Pakistan

Babar Azam {50} and RG Sharma {86} scored fifties in this game to provide the 18th occasion of rival captains scoring fifties in a match in the World Cup.

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Majid Khan	60	1	Pak	Win	Birmingham	11 Jun 1975
	CH Lloyd	53	2	Win	Pak	Birmingham	11 Jun 1975
2	CH Lloyd	102	1	Win	Aus	Lord’s	21 Jun 1975
	IM Chappell	62	2	Aus	Win	Lord’s	21 Jun 1975
3	RB Richardson	56	1	Win	Srl	Brisbane	29 Feb 1992
	DL Houghton	55	2	Zim	Win	Brisbane	29 Feb 1992
4	KC Wessels	85	1	RSA	Eng	Melbourne	12 Mar 1992
	AJ Stewart	77	2	Eng	RSA	Melbourne	12 Mar 1992
5	SC Ganguly	111*	1	Ind	Ken	Durban	20 Mar 2003
	SO Tikolo	56	2	Ken	Ind	Durban	20 Mar 2003
6	SP Fleming	66	1	NZl	Can	Gros Islet	22 Mar 2007
	JM Davison	52	2	Can	NZl	Gros Islet	22 Mar 2007
7	RT Ponting	91	1	Aus	RSA	Basseterre	24 Mar 2007
	GC Smith	74	2	RSA	Aus	Basseterre	24 Mar 2007
8	DPMD Jayawardene	72	1	Srl	Aus	St George’s	16 Apr 2007
	RT Ponting	66*	2	Aus	Srl	St George’s	16 Apr 2007
9	LRPL Taylor	74	1	NZl	Can	Mumbai	13 Mar 2011
	A Bagai	84	2	Can	NZl	Mumbai	13 Mar 2011
10	PW Borren	84	1	Net	Ire	Kolkata	18 Mar 2011
	WTS Porterfield	68	2	Ire	Ne	Kolkata	18 Mar 2011
11	AB de Villiers	162*	1	RSA	Win	Sydney	27 Feb 2015
	JO Holder	56	2	Win	RSA	Sydney	27 Feb 2015
12	Misbah-ul-Haq	56	1	Pak	RSA	Auckland	7 Mar 2015
	AB de Villiers	77	2	RSA	Pak	Auckland	7 Mar 2015
13	AD Mathews	51	1	Srl	Sco	Hobart	11 Mar 2015
	PL Mommsen	60	2	Sco	Srl	Hobart	11 Mar 2015
14	BRM Taylor	138	1	Zim	Ind	Auckland	14 Mar 2015
	MS Dhoni	85*	2	Ind	Srl	Auckland	14 Mar 2015
15	AB de Villiers	65*	1	RSA	NZl	Auckland	24 Mar 2015
	BB McCullum	59	2	NZl	RSA	Auckland	24 Mar 2015
16	FDM Karunaratne	97	1	Srl	Aus	The Oval	15 Jun 2019
	AJ Finch	153	2	Aus	Srl	The Oval	15 Jun 2019
17	H Shahidi	80	1	Afg	Ind	Delhi	11 Oct 2023
	RG Sharma	131	2	Ind	Afg	Delhi	11 Oct 2023
19	Babar  Azam	50	1	Pak	Ind	Ahmadabad	14 Oct 2023
	RG Sharma	86	2	Ind	Pak	Ahmadabad	14 Oct 2023

RG Shamra scored 86 in this game to provide the 186^th occasion of a captain scoring fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 22nd occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup

RG Sharma became the fifth batsman to score 1000 plus runs in a team’s winning matches in the World Cup.  His run aggregate at the end of this game in India’s World Cup games read 1058. He became the fifth batsman to achieve the feat. Others are SR Tendulkar {1516], RT Ponting {1342}, V Kohli {1109} and AC Gilchrist {1051}

RG Sharma became the third batsman to score 1000 plus runs in a India’s winning matches in the World Cup.  His run aggregate at the end of this game in India’s World Cup games read 1058. Others are SR Tendulkar {1516] and V Kohli {1109}

RG Sharma had scored ten fifties in World Cup prior to this game. His 86 in this game fetched him his eleventh fifty in World Cup.  He became the fifth batsmen in the World  Cup to score eleven or more fifties in the World Cup. Orhers are – SR Tendulkar {21}, Shakib Al Hasan {12}, KC Sangakkara {12} and RT Ponting {11}

Shubman Gill made his World Cup debut in this game for India. At the end of this game, 90 cricketers have represented India in the World Cup. Shubman Gill scored 16 on his World Cup debut through four boundary fours.

Shubman Gill made his World Cup debut as an opening batsman in this game for India. At the end of this game, 22 cricketers have represented India in the World Cupm as an opening batsman.  Shubman Gill scored 16 on his World Cup debut through four boundary fours.

India won this game by seven wickets and registered its eighth win against Pakistan in the World Cup. This win also provides its 56^th win in World Cup. India now stands third in the list of teams which has won most World Cup matches. Australia with 69 wins qnd New Zealand with 57 wins occupy the first two places.

India and West Indies share the record for most wins against Pakistan in the World Cup. Both the teams have won eight games against Pakistan in the World Cup.

JJ Bumrah’s aggregate of wickets in the World Cup read 26 at the end of this game and he became the sixth Indian bowler total 25 or more wickets in the World Cup. Others are – Z Khan {44]. J Srinath {44}, A Kumble {31}, Mohd Shami {31} and N Kapil Dev {28}

JJ Bumrah’s aggregate of wickets in the World Cup read 26 at the end of this game and he became the fifth Indian pace bowler total 25 or more wickets in the World Cup. Others are – Z Khan {44]. J Srinath {44}, Mohd Shami {31} and N Kapil Dev {28}

JJ Bumrah’s aggregate of wickets in the World Cup read 26 at the end of this game and he became the 42nd bowler to total 25 or more wickets in the World Cup. He also became the 32nd  pace bowler total 25 or more wickets in the World Cup.

India and Pakistan are scheduled to meet in the ongoing WC 2023 at Ahmadabad on 14.10.23. The  following are the few key parameters of the previous encounters and also approaching milestones ahead of the encounter.

India and Pakistan have met each other on seven occasions in the World Cup.India has won all the seven games – six games by runs margin and one game by wicket margin

Team	Res	Margin	BR	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
India	won	43 runs		v Pakistan	Sydney	04 Mar 1992
India	won	39 runs		v Pakistan	Bengaluru	09 Mar 1996
India	won	47 runs		v Pakistan	Manchester	08 Jun 1999
India	won	06 wkts	26	v Pakistan	Centurion	01 Mar 2003
India	won	29 runs		v Pakistan	Mohali	30 Mar 2011
India	won	76 runs		v Pakistan	Adelaide	15 Feb 2015
India	won	89 runs		v Pakistan	Manchester	16 Jun 2019

India has posted a team total of 300 plus runs against Pakistan in the World Cup while Pakistan is yet to post a total of 300 plus runs against India in the World Cup

No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	300/7	50.0	1	v Pakistan	Adelaide	15 Feb 2015
2	India	336/5	50.0	1	v Pakistan	Manchester	16 Jun 2019

HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS BY EACH TEAM
No	Team	Score	Overs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	336-5	50.0	1	v Pakistan	Manchester	16 Jun 2019
2	Pakistan	273-7	50.0	2	V India	Centurion	01 Mar 2003

Indian batsmen have scored two centuries against India in the World Cup, while Pakistan batsmen have scored one century against India in the World Cup.

CENTURIONS
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	Saeed Anwar	101	1	Pak	Ind	Centurion	01 Mar 2003
1	V Kohli	107	1	Ind	Pak	Adelaide	15 Feb 2015
2	RG Sharma	140	1	Ind	Pak	Manchester	16 Jun 2019

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS FOR EACH  TEAM
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	RG Sharma	140	1	Ind	Pak	Manchester	16 Jun 2019
2	Saeed Anwar	101	1	Pak	Ind	Centurion	01 Mar 2003

Indian batsmen have scored eleven half centuries against Pakistan in the World Cup, while Pakistan batsmen have scored five half centuries against India in the World Cup

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Tendulkar	54*	1	India	v Pakistan	Sydney	04 Mar 1992
2	NS Sidhu	93	1	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	09 Mar 1996
3	R Dravid	61	1	India	v Pakistan	Manchester	08 Jun 1999
4	M Azharuddin	59	1	India	v Pakistan	Manchester	08 Jun 1999
5	SR Tendulkar	98	2	India	v Pakistan	Centurion	01 Mar 2003
6	Yuvraj Singh	50*	2	India	v Pakistan	Centurion	01 Mar 2003
7	SR Tendulkar	85	1	India	v Pakistan	Mohali	30 Mar 2011
8	S Dhawan	73	1	India	v Pakistan	Adelaide	15 Feb 2015
9	SK Raina	74	1	India	v Pakistan	Adelaide	15 Feb 2015
10	KL Rahul	57	1	India	v Pakistan	Manchester	16 Jun 2019
11	V Kohli	77	1	India	v Pakistan	Manchecster	16 Jun 2019
No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Aamer Sohail	62	2	Pakistan	v India	Sydney	04 Mar 1992
2	Aamer Sohail	55	2	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	09 Mar 1996
3	Misbah-ul-Haq	56	2	Pakistan	v India	Mohali	30 Mar 2011
4	Misbah-ul-Haq	76	2	Pakistan	v India	Adelaide	15 Feb 2015
5	Fakhar Zaman	62	2	Pakistan	v India	Manchester	16 Jun 2019

Indian bowlers have captured four or more wickets on two occasions against Pakistan in the World Cup, while Pakistan bowlers have captured four or more wickets on two occasions against Indiain the World Cup,

FOUR OR MORE WICKETS
No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BKV Prasad	9.3	2	27	5	2	India	v Pakistan	Manchester	08 Jun 1999
2	Mohammed Shami	9.0	1	35	4	2	India	v Pakistan	Adelaide	15 Feb 2015
1	Wahab Riaz	10.0	0	46	5	1	Pakistan	v India	Mohali	30 Mar 2011
2	Sohail Khan	10.0	0	55	5	1	Pakistan	v India	Adelaide	15 Feb 2015

BEST INNINGS BOWLING EFFORT FOR EACH TEAM
No	Player	O	M	R	W	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	BKV Prasad	9.3	2	27	5	2	India	v Pakistan	Manchester	08 Jun 1999
1	Wahab Riaz	10.0	0	46	5	1	Pakistan	v India	Mohali	30 Mar 2011

Indian batsmen have posted four century partnerships against Pakistan in the World Cup, while Pakistann batsmen have posted one century partnerships against India in the World Cup.

THREE FIGURE PARTNERSHIPS
No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	M Kaif, SR Tendulkar	3	102	2	India	v Pakistan	Centurion	01 Mar 2003
2	S Dhawan, V Kohli	2	129	1	India	v Pakistan	Adelaide	15 Feb 2015
3	V Kohli, SK Raina	3	110	1	India	v Pakistan	Adelaide	15 Feb 2015
4	KL Rahul, RG Sharma	1	136	1	India	v Pakistan	Manchester	16 Jun 2019
1	Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman	2	104	2	Pakistan	v India	Manchester	16 Jun 2019

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH TEAM
No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	KL Rahul, RG Sharma	1	136	1	India	v Pakistan	Manchester	16 Jun 2019
2	Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman	2	104	2	Pakistan	v India	Manchester	16 Jun 2019

Approaching milestones

RG Sharma will become the fifth captain to lead India against Pakistan in the World Cup while Babar Azam will become the eighth captain to lead Pakistan against India in the World Cup. Thus both the teams will have new captains for this game.

KL Rahul will become the fifth wicket keeper to don the gloves for India against Pakistan, while Mohammad Rizwan will become the fifth wicket keeper to don the gloves for Pakistan against India. Thus both the teams will have new wicket  keepers for this game

V Kohli has an aggregate of 1170 runs in the World Cup.  He needs 30 more runs for his 1200 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the second Indian batsman to total 1200 runs in the World Cup. SR Tendulkar has an aggregate of 2278 runs

V Kohli has an aggregate of 1170 runs in the World Cup.  He needs 30 more runs for his 1200 runs. If he gets them, then he would become the sixth batsman to total 1200 runs in the World Cup. Others are – SR Tendulkar {2278}, RT Pontong {1743}, KC Sangakkara {1532}, BC Lara {1225} and AB de Villiers {1207}

RG Sharma an V Kohli have scored ten fifties in World Cuo prior to this game. One more fifty would fetch them their eleventh fifty in World Cup. If they score a fifty. Then they would become the fifth and sixth batsmen in the World Cup to score eleven or more fifties in the World Cup. Orhers are – SR Tendulkar {21}, Shakib Al Hasan {12}, KC Sangakkara {12} and RT Ponting {11}

If India wins this game with V Kohli’s century,V Kohli would become the first batsman to score 40 centuries in a team’s win in one day internationals.

RG Sharma has an aggregate of 972 runs as an opening batsman in India’s winning matches in the World Cup.He needs 28 more runs for his 1000 runs in winning World Cup matches. If he gets these runs and India wins the game, he would become the third opening batsman to score 1000 runs in winning World Cup matches. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1160} and AC Gilchrist {1051}

RG Sharma has an aggregate of 972 runs in India’s winning matches in the World Cup. He needs 28 more runs for his 1000 runs in winning World Cup matches. If he gets these runs and India wins the game, he would become the fifth batsman to score 1000 runs in winning World Cup matches. Others are – SR Tendulkar {1516}, RT Ponting {1342}, V Kohli {1093] and AC Gilchrist {1051}

Litton Das of Bangladesh was dismissed by the first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 225th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 14th occasion of a Bangladesh batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup.

Litton Das of Bangladesh was dismissed by the first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 15th occasion of an opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup when the team has batted first. It also provides the second occasion of a Bangladesh opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup when it has batted first.

Bangladesh lost its first wicket without a run on the board while batting first in this game to provide the 23^rd occasion of a team losing its first wicket for zero when it has batted first in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	In	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Australia	1/0	1	v West Indies	The Oval	14 Jun 1975
2	England	1/0	1	v Pakistan	Leeds	16 Jun 1979
3	India	1/0	1	v Zimbabwe	Tunbridge Wells	18 Jun 1983
4	West Indies	1/0	1	v England	Melbourne	27 Feb 1992
5	Australia	1/0	1	v West Indies	Mohali	14 Mar 1996
6	Bangladesh	1/0	1	v New Zealand	Chelmsford	17 May 1999
7	Bangladesh	1/0	1	v Sri Lanka	Pietermaritzburg	14 Feb 2003
8	Canada	1/0	1	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	19 Feb 2003
9	New Zealand	1/0	1	v India	Centurion	14 Mar 2003
10	Ireland	1/0	1	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	15 Mar 2007
11	South Africa	1/0	1	v Netherlands	Basseterre	16 Mar 2007
12	Zimbabwe	1/0	1	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Mar 2007
13	New Zealand	1/0	1	v Kenya	Gros Islet	20 Mar 2007
14	Scotland	1/0	1	v Netherlands	Basseterre	22 Mar 2007
15	Ireland	1/0	1	v South Africa	Providence	03 Apr 2007
16	Zimbabwe	1/0	1	v Canada	Nagpur	28 Feb 2011
17	Bangladesh	1/0	1	v West Indies	Mirpur	04 Mar 2011
18	Kenya	1/0	1	v Canada	Delhi	07 Mar 2011
19	West Indies	1/0	1	v Zimbabwe	Canberra	24 Feb 2015
20	Afghanistan	1/0	1	v Australia	Bristol	01 Jun 2019
21	New Zealand	1/0	1	v West Indies	Manchester	22 Jun 2019
22	Sri Lanka	1/0	1	v South Africa	Chester-le-Street	28 Jun 2019
23	Bangladesh	1/0	1	v New Zealand	Chennai	13 Oct 2023

Bangladesh lost its first wicket without a run on the board while batting first in this game to provide the fourth occasion of Bangladesh losing its first wicket for zero when it has batted first in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	In	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Bangladesh	1/0	1	v New Zealand	Chelmsford	17 May 1999
2	Bangladesh	1/0	1	v Sri Lanka	Pietermaritzburg	14 Feb 2003
3	Bangladesh	1/0	1	v West Indies	Mirpur	04 Mar 2011
4	Bangladesh	1/0	1	v New Zealand	Chennai	13 Oct 2023

Bangladesh lost its first wicket without a run on the board while batting first in this game to provide the second occasion of a team losing its first wicket for zero when it has batted first in the World Cup against New Zealand. Both such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	In	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Bangladesh	1/0	1	v New Zealand	Chelmsford	17 May 1999
2	Bangladesh	1/0	1	v New Zealand	Chennai	13 Oct 2023

Interestingly, it is Bangladesh which has lost its first wicket for zero when it has batted first in the World Cup against New Zealand on both the occasions

Litton Das was dismissed for a duck by the first ball of the match in this game to provide the 23^rd occasion of a batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in the World Cup. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Bangladesh batsman dismissed by the first ball of the match in the World Cup.

Musfiqur Rahim scored 66 in this game to provide the 125^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the ninth occasion of a Bangladesh wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It is interesting to note that it is the wicket keeper was Mushfiqur Rahim on all these nine occasions.

The record for most fifties in the World Cup is credited to KC Sangakkara who has scored 12 fifties. The second place is shared by AC Gilchrist and Mushfiqur Rahim with nine fifties to their credit.

Musfiqur Rahim scored 66 in this game which represents his eighth half century in the World Cup as a wicket keeper batsman. He now shares the record for most half centuries in the World Cup wirh AC Gilchrist of Australia. AC Gilchrist has also scored eight half centuries in the World Cup.

KS Williamson of New Zealand was retired hurt not out for 78 in this game to provide the 15th occasion of a batsman retired hurt not out in an innings in the World Cup

KS Williamson of New Zealand was retired hurt not out for 78 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman retired hurt not out after scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SRD Wettimuny	53*	2	Sri Lanka	v Australia	The Oval	11 Jun 1975
2	BC Lara	88*	2	West Indies	v Pakistan	Melbourne	23 Feb 1992
3	RS Mahanama	58*	1	Sri Lanka	v India	Eden Gardens	13 Mar 1996
4	LD Chandimal	52*	2	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Sydney	08 Mar 2015
5	KS Williamson	78*	2	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chennai	13 Oct 2023

KS Williamson of New Zealand was retired hurt not out for 78 in this game to provide the second occasion of a captain retired hurt not out in an innings in the World Cup. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	ST Jayasuriya	01*	2	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Centurion	07 Mar 2003
5	KS Williamson	78*	2	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chennai	13 Oct 2023

KS Williamson of New Zealand scored 78 retd hurt not out in this game to provide the 184^th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 28th occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup.

KS Williamson of New Zealand scored 78 retd hurt not out in this game which represents his fifth fifty in an innings as captain in the World Cup. He became the tenth captain to score five or more fifties in the World Cup

No	Player	Team	Span	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+
1	RT Ponting	Aus	2003-2011	9	9	2	833	140*	119.00	4	5	9
2	M Azharuddin	Ind	1992-1999	6	6	1	419	93	83.80	0	6	6
3	SP Fleming	NZl	1999-2007	6	6	2	481	134*	120.25	2	4	6
4	MD Crowe	NZl	1992-1992	5	5	4	419	100*	419.00	1	4	5
5	AJ Finch	Aus	2019-2019	5	5	0	454	153	90.80	2	3	5
6	Imran Khan	Pak	1983-1992	5	5	3	367	102*	183.50	1	4	5
7	M Jayawardene	Srl	2007-2007	5	5	1	410	115*	102.50	1	4	5
8	V Kohli	Ind	2019-2019	5	5	0	364	82	72.80	0	5	5
9	GC Smith	RSA	2007-2007	5	5	1	380	91	95.00	0	5	5
10	KS Williamson	NZl	2019-2023	5	5	3	478	148	239.00	2	3	5

KS Williamson of New Zealand scored 78 retd hurt not out in this game which represents his fifth fifty in an innings as captain in the World Cup. He became the third New Zealand captain to score five or more fifties in the World Cup

No	Player	Team	Span	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+
1	SP Fleming	NZl	1999-2007	6	6	2	481	134*	120.25	2	4	6
2	MD Crowe	NZl	1992-1992	5	5	4	419	100*	419.00	1	4	5
3	KS Williamson	NZl	2019-2023	5	5	3	478	148	239.00	2	3	5

KS Williamson-GJ Mitchell added 108* runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 323^rd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 33rd occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup.

KS Williamson-GJ Mitchell added 108* runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 76^th  occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the second wicket.  It also provides the   tenth occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a three figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the second wicket.

KS Williamson-GJ Mitchell-G Phillips added 156* runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of three batsmen posting  100 plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. The first such occasion was witnessed in the game between Pakistan and West Indies at Melboure on 23.02.92. West Indies batsmen DL Haynes-BC Lara-RB Richardson added 221 runs for the first wicket