Five great upsets at the Cricket World CupNEW DELHI, Oct 15, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Afghanistan defeated defending champions England by 69 runs at the Cricket World Cup on Sunday in the first big upset of the 2023 tournament. - India beat West Indies by 43 runs, Lord's, June 25, 1983 -India shocked the two-time defending champions West Indies in the final having arrived at the World Cup with just 17 wins in their first nine years as an ODI team. But then Mohinder Armanath (3-12) and Madan Lal (3-31) suffocated the flamboyant West Indies batsmen with Viv Richards managing the top score of 33. - Ireland beat Pakistan by 3 wkts (D/L method), Kingston, March 17, 2007 -Ireland marked St Patrick's Day in style by knocking Pakistan out of the 2007 World Cup in Jamaica. In reply, Ireland lost skipper William Porterfield before they'd scored a run but Kevin O'Brien seized his chance to shine by smashing a World Cup hundred off just 50 balls, with 13 fours and six sixes.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha October 15, 2023 23:33 UTC