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The ODI World Cup 2023 is here as defending champions England are scheduled to face the 2019 runners-up New Zealand in a rematch of the last edition's final on Thursday, October 5 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Apart from this the Asian Games 2023 - Men's Cricket event has also reached its semi-final stage with India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Pakistan being the four semifinalists.
Before we discuss the results, let's take a look at today's matches:
ODI World Cup 2023: England vs New Zealand
The ODI World Cup 2023 will commence with a rematch of the 2019 World Cup final between England and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday, October 5. While England will look to defend their champions status, New Zealand have been the only side to reach the semi-finals in the last four ODI World Cup editions. The match between England and New Zealand will start at 02:00 p.m. IST.
Australia Women vs West Indies Women
West Indies Women captain Hayley Matthews' heroics in the second T20I against Australia Women helped the visitors to level the three-match series 1-1. Hayley smashed an unbeaten 132 runs off just 64 balls with 20 fours and five sixes in the innings and broke the record while chasing the biggest T20I total of 212 runs in women's cricket history. The third match will take place at Brisbane at 01:35 p.m. IST.
Here, in this article, we will discuss the major cricket events that took place on Wednesday, October 4:
Asian Games 2023 - Men's Cricket: Bangladesh vs Malaysia
After topping Group C, Malaysia were inch-close to qualify for the semi-final as they lost the quarterfinal in the Men's Cricket event at the Asian Games 2023 against Bangladesh by two runs. Malaysia displayed a tremendous bowling performance to restrict Bangladesh to 116 runs and despite needing just five runs off the last over to win the game, Malaysia fell two runs short to victory. With this win, Bangladesh will face India on Friday while Afghanistan defeated Sri Lanka to face Pakistan in the semi-final.
Ben Stokes doubtful for opener against New Zealand in ODI World Cup 2023
The 2019 World Cup final Player of the Match, Ben Stokes is a doubt for England's opener against New Zealand which is a rematch of last edition's final. The England all-rounder is doubtful due to a "slight niggle with his hip." England skipper Jos Buttler stated, "He's got a slight niggle with his hip. But fingers crossed that it'll be good news for us."
Delhi Court grants Shikhar Dhawan divorce from wife Aesha Mukerji
Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan was granted a divorce on grounds of cruelty by his wife Aesha Mukerji through a Delhi court on Wednesday. The court judgement stated Aesha subjected Dhawan to mental agony by compelling him to live separately from his only son for years. Judge Harish Kumar of a family court accepted Dhawan’s allegations in his divorce plea against his wife.
Tim Southee ruled out of World Cup opener against England
After skipper Kane Williamson, New Zealand star pacer Tim Southee is set to miss the ODI World Cup 2023 opener against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Stand-in skipper Tom Latham has revealed that Williamson is still nursing his right knee, despite batting in both the warm-up games. On the other hand, Tim Southee, who suffered an injury in an ODI against England, is still recovering from a fractured thumb on the right hand.
WATCH: Rohit Sharma’s epic reply to 2019 World Cup final question during CWC 2023 Captains' Meet
During the 2023 ICC Captains’ Meet the captains of all 10 teams addressed the media and shared their experience of the past while coming into the 2023 edition with their best ODI XI. During the address, a journalist asked Indian skipper Rohit Sharma to recall the 2019 finale. Just in time when the journalist completed his question, Rohit Sharma was left in splits. The Indian captain gave an epic one-line response to the question, stating, "Mera kaam nahi hai yeh. Ghoshit karna mera kaam nahi hai (This is not my work. It’s not my job to give the result)."
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MS Dhoni flaunts new look while posing with Indian actor Ram Charan
Former India skipper MS Dhoni is a craze all over the country despite hanging his boots from the international circuit after the 2019 World Cup. Thala recently got a new haircut that hinted at a vintage Dhoni and he was pictured with Indian actor Ram Charan, the pictures have gone viral on social media. Man users claimed that Ram Charan and Dhoni met in Mumbai ahead of a shoot for an advertisement.
