World Cup 2023 Points Table: Australia jump to fourth place with 62-run win over Pakistan

Oct 21, 2023 - 01:30

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World Cup 2023 Points Table: Australia jump to fourth place with 62-run win over Pakistan

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.

New Zealand and India currently find themselves at the top of the points table after beating Afghanistan and Bangladesh respectively in the latest round of fixtures. While the Black Caps hammered the Afghans by 149 runs, the Men in Blue pulled off another successful chase to complete a seven-wicket victory with 51 deliveries to spare.

Both New Zealand and India have collected four victories each in as many outings, and are the only remaining unbeaten teams in the tournament. New Zealand, though, are ranked higher due to the superior Net Run Rate.

Here’s a detailed look at the ICC World Cup 2023 points table (updated as of 20 October at 11.30 pm):

Position	Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	NRR	Points
1	New Zealand	4	4	0	0	0	+1.923	8
2	India	4	4	0	0	0	+1.659	8
3	South Africa	3	2	1	0	0	+1.385	4
4	Australia	4	2	2	0	0	-0.193	4
5	Pakistan	4	2	2	0	0	-0.456	4
6	England	3	1	2	0	0	-0.084	2
7	Bangladesh	4	1	3	0	0	-0.784	2
8	Netherlands	3	1	2	0	0	-0.993	2
9	Afghanistan	4	1	3	0	0	-1.250	2
10	Sri Lanka	3	0	3	0	0	-1.532	0

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.