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Afghanistan on Monday inflicted a second upset by humbling Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, marking their second victory in three matches worldcup
After opting to bat at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Pakistan put up 282 for 7 in 50 overs worldcup
Afghanistan chased this total down with ease as the side had eight wickets and an over to spare, dealing a blow to Pakistan’s chances of making it to the semi-final of the 2023 World Cup worldcup
Afghanistan also created the biggest upset of the tournament when they beat defending champions England on 15 October in Delhi worldcup
The Central Asian country’s 69-run victory over England also ended their 14-match losing streak, which also included a winless World Cup 2019 campaign worldcup
The 2023 World Cup has so far witnessed one other major upset, that was South Africa’s loss to the Netherlands on 17 October worldcup
The Temba Bavuma-led team, that had scored 428 and 311 in their opening two matches against Sri Lanka and Australia, were bundled out for 207 by Netherlands, that eventually bagged an astonishing 38-run win at HPCA Stadium worldcup
This was Netherlands’ third win in the ODI World Cup, 16 years since their match against Scotland in the West Indies worldcup
Their first victory in the tournament came against Namibia in the World Cup 2023 worldcup
The Cricket World Cup has witnessed some of the greatest and most astonishing victories in the history of the sport worldcup
From underdog teams knocking out giants to defending champions facing shocking losses, these moments over the years have defined the coveted tournament’s rich history worldcup
Be it Zimbabwe’s shock win in 1992 or Afghanistan’s victory in 2023, these matches have spotlighted the game’s unpredictability worldcup
England captain Jos Buttler looked glum after their defeat by Afghanistan (Manish Swarup/AP) (AP)Here are the five big upsets in the Cricket World Cup:India end West Indies’ reign in 1983India defended their below-par total of 183 against cricketing giants West Indies at Lord’s in 1983 to clinch their maiden Cricket World Cup worldcup
Kapil Dev-led India won the final by 43 runs as they stunned two-time defending champions West Indies, having walked into the tournament with just 17 wins in their first nine years as a One-Day International (ODI) team worldcup
The talented West Indian pace department of Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, and Malcolm Marshall spared no one as Kris Srikkanth top scored for India with his knock of 38 runs worldcup
But then, the Indian duo of Mohinder Armanath (3 for 12) and Madan Lal (3 for 31) steamrolled the flashy West Indies batsmen, with Viv Richards managing the top score of 33 for the side worldcup
Indian cricket team captain Kapil Dev, second from left, hugs Indian bowler Madan Lal while the rest of the Indian team celebrate at Lord's after Gavaskar had caught West Indian, Larry Gomes, for five of the bowling of Madan Lal during the Prudential World Cup Final in London, 25 June 1983 worldcup
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)Zimbabwe shock England in World Cup 1992Approximately 6,000 spectators were in attendance at Lavington worldcup Sports Ground in Albury, a city that sits on the New South Wales and Victoria border, when Zimbabwe shocked England worldcup
Everything looked in control for the Englishmen when their bowlers, taking advantage of the favourable conditions, restricted the Zimbabweans to 77 for 6 before bowling them out for 134 worldcup
Defending an under-par total of 134 against a dominant side like England never looked on the cards for Zimbabwe worldcup
But when the English skipper Graham Gooch fell lbw to Eddo Brandes on the first delivery of their innings, the opponents thought maybe they still had a chance worldcup
Brandes, the eventual Player of the Match, claimed four wickets for just 21 runs in his spell of 10 overs as the Englishmen were cleaned up in just 19 overs, nine runs short of their target worldcup
RecommendedEngland’s World Cup hopes in jeopardy after shock Afghanistan defeatEngland vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket World Cup result and reaction as reigning champions suffer shock defeatCricket world reacts to England’s shock World Cup defeat by Afghanistan: ‘Bad day for ECB’England fight off early Rahmanullah Gurbaz threat to limit Afghanistan to 284Kenya overpower mighty West Indians in 1996Kenya vanquished the mighty West Indians at the World Cup of 1996, in what was regarded as one of the greatest upsets of the time worldcup
Batting first, Kenya managed to put up just 166 runs on the board worldcup
A chase for the Caribbean side looked like a cakewalk in Pune, but the script for the day turned out to be in the African side’s favour worldcup
Opening bowler of Kenya, Rajab Ali, made an early and important breakthrough as he dismissed West Indies’ key man Brian Lara for just eight runs worldcup
Only Roger Harper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who took 48 balls to score 19 runs, touched double figures for the West Indies who were all out for just 93, handing Kenya a massive and memorable 73-run victory worldcup
World Cup 2007 – a campaign of upsetsThe World Cup 2007 witnessed more than one upset, two of those inflicted by Bangladesh worldcup
The Bangla Tigers defeated South Africa and India, while Ireland knocked Pakistan out of the tournament worldcup
The Bangla Tigers defended their just enough total of 251 against South Africa, while they produced an all-round performance against Team India in Port of Spain worldcup
After bowling a star-studded India out for 191, thanks to a four-wicket haul from Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh chased down the target with nine deliveries and five wickets to spare worldcup
Team India later lost to Sri Lanka as well and were eliminated from the tournament worldcup
The World Cup 2007 was also scarred by the passing away of Pakistan’s head coach Bob Woolmer, who died suddenly in Jamaica, just a few hours after his team lost to Ireland and were out of the tournament worldcup
England And Odi World Cup Upsets:-• 1992:- Lost To Pakistan 🇵🇰• 2003:- Lost To Zimbabwe 🇿🇼• 2011:- Lost To Ireland 🇮🇪• 2015:- Lost To Bangladesh 🇧🇩• 2019:- Lost To Pakistan 🇵🇰#ENGvsAFG pic worldcup
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In 2011, their neighbours Ireland stunned them by chasing down a mammoth total of 328 worldcup
Kevin O’Brien played a historic innings, scoring the then-fastest century in ODI World Cups, taking Ireland to a famous three-wicket win at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium worldcup
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Here are some of the greatest upsets in Cricket World Cup historyAfghanistan's Mujeeb Rahman and Rashid Khan celebrate after winning the match by 8 wicketsREUTERS✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today worldcup
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F1 returns to the Circuit of the Americas this weekend for the US Grand Prix – and the fifth sprint weekend of the season worldcup
Max Verstappen sealed the 2023 world title last time out in Qatar and also claimed his 14th grand prix victory of the season worldcup
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was driver of the weekend, however, winning the sprint race and coming second in the grand prix on Sunday worldcup
PREVIEW: Daniel Ricciardo must prove he still belongs on the F1 gridLewis Hamilton had a weekend to forget, crashing into Mercedes team-mate George Russell, while the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were among the chasing pack worldcup
Lando Norris finished third to secure a double podium for McLaren worldcup
Verstappen won a thrilling race at COTA last year, edging out Lewis Hamilton who has still not won a race since the 2021 season worldcup
Hamilton is, however, a five-time winner at the circuit worldcup
Follow live updates from the United States Grand Prix with The Independent RecommendedLewis Hamilton insists F1 must remain extreme: ‘Let’s not get too soft’Daniel Ricciardo must prove he still belongs on the F1 gridF1 drivers react as sport governing body increases size of finesF1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING Charles Leclerc qualified on pole; Norris 2nd; Hamilton 3rdMax Verstappen fumes with Red Bull team towards end of US qualifyingClick here for the full starting gridDaniel Ricciardo out in Q2, also out: Tsunoda, Zhou, Bottas, MagnussenFernando Alonso out in Q1 for first time this season, also out: Hulkenberg, Albon, Stroll, SargeantMax Verstappen was fastest in first practice; Leclerc 2nd; Hamilton 3rdPREVIEW: Daniel Ricciardo must prove he still belongs on the F1 grid‘Let’s not get too soft’: Hamilton insists F1 must remain extremeShow latest update 1697845883George Russell perplexed after ‘strange’ day at US Grand Prix qualifyingGeorge Russell admits he was “off the pace” during Friday’s action at the United States Grand Prix worldcup
Russell was fifth-fastest during qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix, while his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamiltonwas third-quickest at the Circuit of the Americas worldcup
Yet after a difficult first practice session too, Russell seemed somewhat confused as to why he struggled but stated given his shortcomings, he was satisfied with his fifth-place starting spot for Sunday worldcup
“For me, it’s been a challenging day,” Russell said after qualifying worldcup
Full quotes below: George Russell perplexed after ‘strange’ day at US GP qualifyingRussell was fifth-fastest in qualifying but seemed confused as to why he struggled in Austin Kieran Jackson21 October 2023 00:511697844540Charles Leclerc grabs pole position as Max Verstappen rages in AustinQualifying reportFerrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position for the United States Grand Prix after Max Verstappen’s lap was deleted for exceeding track limits worldcup
Verstappen looked to have qualified first in his Red Bull at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, only to see his lap – five-thousandths of a second quicker than Leclerc – chalked off by the stewards worldcup
Verstappen dropped from first to sixth with Lando Norris taking second for McLaren ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton worldcup
Leclerc’s team-mate Carlos Sainz finished fourth with George Russell fifth for Mercedes worldcup
Full report below: Charles Leclerc grabs pole position as Max Verstappen rages in AustinVerstappen looked to have qualified first in his Red Bull at a sizzling Circuit of the Americas, only to exceed track limitsKieran Jackson21 October 2023 00:291697843700Max Verstappen fumes with Red Bull team towards end of US qualifyingMax Verstappen was livid with his Red Bull pit wall on Friday - after the end of one of his final qualifying laps was impacted by team-mate Sergio Perez worldcup
The 2023 world champion was entering the final turn at the Circuit of the Americas in his first flying run in Q3, but lost control of his Red Bull with Perez ahead of him worldcup
The dirty air of Perez’s car seemingly had an impact, meaning he was only third-fastest at the time behind Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton worldcup
Full quotes below: Max Verstappen fumes with Red Bull team towards end of US Grand Prix qualifyingThe Dutchman lost his rag over team radio in the final session of qualifying in Austin on Friday Kieran Jackson21 October 2023 00:151697842920George Russell after qualifying fifth: “For me it’s been a challenging day worldcup
Been off the pace, don’t know why worldcup
Strange day for me so I’m actually pleased with P5 worldcup
There were times that it didn’t look like we’d make Q3 worldcup
“I’ll take it on my shoulders, I’ve been off the pace today and don’t know why worldcup
P5 is a great place to start on Sunday and we could have been much further down the order, so I’m satisfied with that position worldcup
” Kieran Jackson21 October 2023 00:021697842179Sergio Perez after qualifying P9: “We are on the wrong side of it worldcup
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Kieran Jackson20 October 2023 23:491697841639TOP-10 FOR THE US GRAND PRIX: 1) Charles Leclerc2) Lando Norris3) Lewis Hamilton4) Carlos Sainz5) George Russell6) Max Verstappen7) Pierre Gasly8) Esteban Ocon9) Sergio Perez10) Oscar PiastriKieran Jackson20 October 2023 23:401697841219Lewis Hamilton after qualifying third on the grid: “I love being in the States and this weather we’ve got, such a beautiful country worldcup
This circuit is incredible, this is right up there with Silverstone! Every driver finds it really tricky worldcup
“We’ve taken a bit of a step closer to those guys, still got a bit to go worldcup
”Kieran Jackson20 October 2023 23:331697840499Lando Norris after qualifying second: “I’m happy, it’s been a good day worldcup
Probably not expected, a good bonus from the whole team worldcup
Didn’t make as many mistakes as last week! Bit of a shame that one opportunity maybe missed again but happy nevertheless! “We’re in a good position, Charles is usually a good starter worldcup
We’re in almost the best position!” Kieran Jackson20 October 2023 23:211697839959Charles Leclerc after qualifying on pole: “We had a strong basis worldcup
I was feeling good, the last lap in Q3 was a few mistakes but really happy we’re starting on pole for Sunday worldcup
”“I love the vibe at this track and in the city!”Kieran Jackson20 October 2023 23:121697839435Charles Leclerc is on pole position at the US Grand Prix! Charles Leclerc has done it - and he goes even faster! A 1:34:723 puts him on pole! Lando Norris in second, with Lewis Hamilton third worldcup
Carlos Sainz fourth, Max Verstappen only sixth! Verstappen went to the top of the leaderboard but had his lap time deleted - and it was clearly going beyond the white line at turn 19! 5-10: Russell, Verstappen, Gasly, Ocon, Perez, Piastri (Getty Images)Kieran Jackson20 October 2023 23:03Newer1 / 6OlderMore aboutMax VerstappenLewis HamiltonUS Grand PrixLando NorrisJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/1F1 United States GP LIVE: Qualifying updates and results from Austin F1 United States GP LIVE: Qualifying updates and results from Austin Getty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today worldcup
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