World Cup 2023 Points Table: South Africa regain top spot from India after thrashing New Zealand by 190 runs

Nov 2, 2023 - 01:30

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World Cup 2023 Points Table: South Africa regain top spot from India after thrashing New Zealand by 190 runs

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 Tuesday, 1 November, South Africa continued their dominant march towards the semi-finals with a 190-run thrashing of New Zealand at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.

Rassie van der Dussen (133) and Quinton de Kock (114) helped the Proteas post a mammoth 357/4 on the board. Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj (4/46) and left-arm pacer Marco Jansen (3/31) then ran through the Black Caps lineup to bowl them out for a paltry 167 as the South Africans collected their sixth win in seven matches.

Both South Africa and India sit on 12 points each, but the former are ranked higher due to their superior Net Run Rate.

New Zealand, meanwhile, slipped to the fourth spot after suffering their third defeat in a row. Though they remain level on points with Australia, their Net Run Rate took a heavy beating thanks to the 190-run defeat.

Here’s a detailed look at the ICC World Cup 2023 points table (updated as of 1 November at 9.55 pm):

Position	Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	NRR	Points
1	South Africa	7	6	1	0	0	+2.290	12
2	India	6	6	0	0	0	+1.405	12
3	Australia	6	4	2	0	0	+0.970	8
4	New Zealand	7	4	3	0	0	+0.484	8
5	Pakistan	7	3	4	0	0	-0.024	6
6	Afghanistan	6	3	3	0	0	-0.718	6
7	Sri Lanka	6	2	4	0	0	-0.275	4
8	Netherlands	6	2	4	0	0	-1.277	2
9	Bangladesh	7	1	6	0	0	-1.446	2
10	England	6	1	5	0	0	-1.652	2

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.