A historic win for the Netherlands saw them leapfrog Sri Lanka in the points table of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The Dutch are off the mark in style, they beat South Africa by 38 runs at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday, October 17. It was only the third-ever victory in the history of the ODI World Cup for the Oranje, who had beaten Scotland in the 2007 World Cup and prevailed over Namibia after that.
A victory for South Africa would have guaranteed the top spot courtesy of their massive net run rate, but since they failed to overcome the Dutch, the Proteas remain in third place, while Rohit Sharma-led Indian team continue to sit pretty atop the ODI World Cup points table.
New Zealand are level on points with India, but have an inferior net run rate, although the Kiwis are in action on Wednesday when they take on Afghanistan in Chennai.
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The Men in Blue have six points and their NRR of +1.821 keeps them up top, just ahead of New Zealand who are second with an NRR of +1.604. South Africa with two wins and a defeat remain at four points, but their NRR has dipped to +1.385.
Babar Azam-led Pakistan are in fourth place after their loss to India, with four points and an NRR of -0.137. Jos Buttler’s England have slipped to fifth place following their embarrassing loss to Afghanistan, they have two points and an NRR of -0.084. The Afghan Atlans are in sixth place, having an NRR of -0.652 after their solitary win. They will hope to cause another upset when they face the Kiwis.
Bangladesh too have won just one game, the Bangla Tigers have two points and an NRR of -0.699, while five-time champions Australia rose to eighth place after they beat Sri Lanka. It was the first win for Pat Cummins and Co. in the 2023 edition, and they have an NRR of -0.734 ahead of their next outing against Pakistan.
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The Dutch meanwhile have jumped to ninth place, leapfrogging Sri Lanka, after picking up their first win in the tournament. Unfortunately, the Lankan Lions are the only side who have yet to open their tally as they remain rooted to the foot of the table with an NRR of -1.532.
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