For the first time since England’s Tour of India in the first quarter of 2021, Hardik Pandya is back to bowling in an international match. A short ball and Williamson ramps it over wicketkeeper Pant for 4. Well, long story short; India never turned up and New Zealand. There is no other way to describe this heavy defeat for India. As for the Kiwis, they showed signs of confidence during the Pakistan game and today, they got the job done and how.
New Zealand did better in their powerplay and had knocked off half of their their target in the first seven overs, losing only the wicket of Martin Guptill . The New Zealand attack operated with exemplary discipline, conceding only two sixes as they subdued one of the most star-studded batting line-ups of the tournament. New Zealand have been India’s bogey team in recent global tournaments having prevailed over Virat Kohli’s men in the semi-finals of the 2019 ODI World Cup and the final of the World Test Championship this year.
The defeat that puts India in serious danger of losing out on a semi-final berth also raises questions about outgoing T20 skipper Virat Kohli’s abject failure to win an ICC tournament in four attempts as captain. While Kohli is set to step down from T20 captaincy, this defeat puts his ODI leadership future also in doubt. With the Indians scheduled to play the last game of the league stage, against Namibia, they might get an opportunity to improve their net run rate, provided other results favour them. 2002 World CupBrazil’s Ronaldo maneuvering around opposing German players during the final match of the 2002 World Cup, held in Yokohama, Japan; Brazil defeated Germany, 2–0. World Cup, formally FIFA World Cup, in football , quadrennial tournament that determines the sport’s world champion. Overlooked in the scrutiny surrounding Newcastle’s ownership is just how good Saudi Arabia’s national team has become.
Ishan Kishan was removed by Trent Boult, while KL Rahul was dismissed by Tim Southee. Soon, Sodhi got the prized scalp of skipper Virat Kohli for nine runs before Rishabh Pant followed suit. Hardik and Ravindra Jadeja tried to settle India’s nerves but failed to shift gears. Trent Boult finished with 3-20, Ish Sodhi 2-17, Tim Southee 1-26 and Adam Milne 1-30 while Martin Guptill took 3 catches. Earlier, Team India skipper Kohli said the side is making two changes to the team that had lost the last match by 10 wickets against Pakistan.
In 2014, Germany became the first European team to win in the Americas. Only on five occasions have consecutive World Cups been won by teams from the same continent. The current run of four champions from one continental confederation has not happened before. Italy and Brazil successfully defended their titles in 1938 and 1962 respectively, while Italy’s triumph in 2006 has been followed by wins for Spain in 2010, Germany in 2014 and France in 2018.
This article is about the men’s association football tournament. For the women’s tournament, see FIFA Women’s World Cup. FIBA awarded hosting rights for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 to Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines in December 2017. The Group Phase will take place in all three countries, with the Final Phase to follow in the Philippine capital city of Manila. The 2023 edition of FIBA’s flagship event will mark the first time in the competition’s history that it will be staged in more than one country. Without enough runs to defend, it is unfair to ask the bowlers to defend paltry scores.
