New Zealand suffered their first loss of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League on Wednesday against West Indies at Bridgetown. Batting first, the Kiwi batters failed to impress as they bundled out for 190 thanks to brilliant bowling spells by Akeal Hossien and Alzarri Joseph. The two shared six wickets between them while Jason Holder bagged two wickets.
In reply, it proved to be a walk in the park for the home side as they chased down the target with utmost ease, getting over the line with five wickets in hand. Shamarh Brooks starred with the bat as he scored 79 and was adjudged the man of the match.
There has been slight movement in the CWC points table as the Windies have edged closer to New Zealand while Pakistan are at the third spot with 100 points. Here’s how the points table looks:
Rank | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | Points | NRR | Penalty Overs |
1 | England | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 125 | +1.219 | |
2 | Bangladesh | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 120 | +0.384 | |
3 | Afghanistan | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | +0.563 | |
4 | Pakistan | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100 | +0.109 | |
5 | New Zealand | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | +1.646 | |
6 | West Indies | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 80 | -0.823 | |
7 | India | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 79 | +0.416 | 1 |
8 | Australia | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 70 | +0.496 | |
9 | Ireland | 21 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 68 | -0.382 | 2 |
10 | Sri Lanka | 18 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 62 | -0.031 | 3 |
11 | South Africa | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 49 | -0.206 | 1 |
12 | Zimbabwe | 15 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 35 | -0.924 | |
13 | Netherlands | 17 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 25 | -1.184 |
There are at least three CWC Super League series going on with India set to take on Zimbabwe later today. Pakistan will also square off against the Netherlands while West Indies and New Zealand will go again in the second ODI tomorrow.
Things are heating up in the points table, however, Pakistan are in a strong position to ensure direct qualification to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 slated to be held in India. Pakistan need only two wins to qualify for the mega event.