India has world cup 2023 In the 37th match, South Africa was defeated by 243 runs and registered its 8th consecutive win. India scored 326 runs after losing 5 wickets in 50 overs on the basis of Virat Kohli’s record unbeaten century of 101 runs. Then South Africa was bowled out for only 83 runs in 27.1 overs. India’s victory is being celebrated across the country and King Kohli is being wished on his birthday. Here, after India’s resounding victory, a big statement from former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has come out. In his first reaction after watching the India-South Africa match, he said, Indian game is going on in the World Cup.
Shoaib Akhtar’s big statement on India’s victory
Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar, while reacting to India’s resounding 243-run win, said in a humorous manner, ‘Hindustani game is going on in World Cup 2023, other teams have come to hang out.’ Shoaib said in the TV show The Cricket Show, what is going on in the World Cup? The way the Indian team is performing, no other team is able to stand in front of it. Taking a jibe at South Africa’s poor batting, he said, if such a situation arises in the semi-finals that after winning the toss you have to bat later, will you be angry? He said, the South African batsmen should have attacked a little. He described African batting as the worst game of cricket.
Kohli scored 49th century on his birthday
Who equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s 49 ODI centuries on his birthday? Virat KohliOn the basis of the excellent performance of Ravindra Jadeja, who took five wickets, and the rest of the bowlers, India registered its eighth consecutive one-sided win in the World Cup by defeating South Africa by 243 runs on Sunday in a match being considered as the ‘dress rehearsal of the final’. In the match between the top two teams, India won the toss and batted first on the basis of 134-run partnership between Kohli (101 not out) and Shreyas Iyer (77) and scored 326 runs for five wickets. Kohli, who missed a century by 12 runs in the last match against Sri Lanka by 302 runs, finally scored his 49th century in his 289th match in the 277th innings. Kohli played this memorable inning, living up to the expectations of about 65,000 spectators gathered at Eden Garden.
South African team all out for 83 runs in 27.1 overs
In reply to India’s 326 runs, South Africa was out for 83 runs in 27.1 overs. After this victory, India is on top with 16 points from eight matches and has to play its last league match against Netherlands on November 12 in Bengaluru. South Africa is in second place with 12 points from the same number of matches and both the teams are expected to clash in the World Cup final.
Indian bowling attack is lethal
The Indian bowlers, who were in excellent form throughout the tournament, once again repeated the same performance and proved the South African team full of veteran batsmen was like a school team. Ravindra Jadeja took five wickets, while Shami and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each.