Following the first round of World Cup 2023 matches, India was positioned in fifth place in the ICC points table as the host team began their tournament campaign by defeating Australia with a crucial six-wicket at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Sunday.
After limiting the Kangaroos to 199 while bowling first, the Blues encountered with early impacts as they had lost three batters — Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, and Shreyas Iyer — for just two runs in the first two overs.
However, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli made a match-winning 165-run partnership, making assure that India doesn’t begin their World Cup journey with an awkward defeat in front of their home crowd.
Kohli contributed 85 runs while the wicketkeeper-batsman Rahul accumulated 97 runs, leading their team to a crucial victory.
All ten teams have now played one game each and here is how the points table looks following India’s victory over Australia:
A total of 10 teams are battling for the elusive title across 10 venues from October 5 to November 19.
The Cricket World Cup is being played in the round-robin format with all teams playing against each other for a total of 45 league games.
The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals, which will be played in Mumbai on November 15 and in Kolkata on November 16. The semi-finals and the final will have reserve days.
The champions of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will acquire US$4 million. The runners-up will earn US$2 million, while the losing semi-finalists will receive $800,000 each from the total prize of US$10 million.
The winners of each game in the group stage will receive US$40,000 and the six teams that do not qualify for the semi-finals will acquire a payment of US$100,000.
