World Cup 2023 Points Table: Sri Lanka out of semi-final contention after three-wicket defeat to Bangladesh
World Cup 2023 Points Table: Sri Lanka out of semi-final contention after three-wicket defeat to Bangladesh
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The 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup kicked off on Thursday (5 October) at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium with New Zealand defeating defending champions England by nine wickets.
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The Black Caps, who have finished runners-up in each of the last two editions and are eyeing their maiden title this year, thus became the first team to open their accounts on the World Cup points table.
Hosts India too got their campaign off to a winning start in their opening game against Australia in Chennai, triumphing over the five-time world champions by six wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
In the latest fixture that took place on Monday, 6 November, Bangladesh ended Sri Lanka’s semi-final hopes with a three-wicket win in Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Sri Lanka can only finish the World Cup with six points, which will not be enough for a top-four place.
Hosts India, meanwhile, had clinched a 243-run win over South Africa in Kolkata on Sunday, to remain unbeaten in the tournament.
By reducing the match that was supposed to be a battle of the heavyweights but was instead reduced to lopsided contest, the Men in Blue have ensured they will finish on top of the points table even if they lose their final league stage outing against the Netherlands.
South Africa remain second despite the heavy defeat, but could slip to third depending on how Australia perform in their last two outings of the league stage.
Here’s a detailed look at the ICC World Cup 2023 points table (updated as of 6 November at 10.37 pm):
| Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | NRR | Points |
| 1 | India (Q) |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.456 | 16 |
| 2 | South Africa (Q) |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.376 | 12 |
| 3 | Australia |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.924 | 10 |
| 4 | New Zealand |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.398 | 8 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.036 | 8 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.330 | 8 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1.142 | 4 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1.160 | 4 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1.398 | 4 |
| 10 | England |
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1.504 | 2 |
Q: Qualified
The World Cup this year will be hosted entirely in India unlike the previous editions that took place in the sub-continent, in which the cricket-mad nation co-hosted along with Pakistan, Sri Lanka or Bangladesh. It is set to run for more than a month, with the final also taking place at Narendra Modi Stadium on 19 November.
India, who recently were crowned Asian champions following a comprehensive victory over Sri Lanka in the final, are solid favourites heading into the tournament.
The Men in Blue, who are being led by a third different captain in as many editions, have not won an ICC title since the 2013 Champions Trophy and their last World Cup win came in 2011, also at home. They will however, back themselves to end that drought factoring in their recent form as well as home advantage.
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What should further inspire the Indian team is the fact the each of the last three World Cups have been won by host nations — Australia in 2015 and England in 2019, besides India in 2011.
The 13th edition of the event is also the first since the inaugural edition in 1975 to not feature the West Indies, who finished fifth in the Super Sixes stage of the Qualifier in Zimbabwe earlier this year. Sri Lanka and Netherlands finished in the top two spots at the end of that stage and sealed their place in the 10-team World Cup.
