ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Points Table, Most Runs, Most Wickets after match 25, ENG vs SL

Sri Lanka defeated England by 8 wickets in the match No. 25 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

England have been outclassed in every department by Sri Lanka at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After a heavy defeat by 8 wickets, defending champions England’s dismal performance in the batting has put them in the line of being knocked out from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Sri Lanka have also kept their dominance against England after the 1999 World Cup. England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bat first in Bangalore. Openers Jonny Bairstow (30) and Dawid Malan (28) had a decent opening stand of 45 runs but soon Sri Lanka gripped the game with Lahiru Kumara’s brilliant spell.

Sri Lankan captain Kusal Mendis used Lahiru Kumara wisely and introduced him later after the first powerplay. England's batting lineup failed miserably against the Sri Lankan pace attack. Ben Stokes was the top run-scorer in English innings with 43 runs. 6 English batters contributed only 19 runs to England’s total. Lahiru Kumara was the top performer for Sri Lanka with a spell of 3/35. Sri Lanka also had a poor start and lost two wickets early. David Willey brought Sri Lanka down by 2 wickets in 5 overs. Pathum Nissanka (77) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (65) stitched a match-winning partnership for Sri Lanka.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Points Table

Sri Lanka with a thumping win over England in Bangalore have jumped up to 5th place in the points table. It was a massive victory for Sri Lanka which will put their campaign in the race for top 4 once again. Sri Lanka now have 4 points in 5 games with a net run rate of -0.205.

Meanwhile, England are now almost out of the semi-finals race after losing 3 back-to-back and their 4th encounter in the league round. England have managed to win only one game in the World Cup 2023. Defending champions England have moved down to 9th position, lower than Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Team India are top of the table with 5 wins in 5 games and 10 points. South Africa with 8 points and a NRR of +2.370 are 2nd while New Zealand, also with 8 points are placed at 3rd spot with a NRR of +1.481 are 3rd. Australia are 4th with 6 points.

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Most Runs

South African wicket-keeper Quinton De Kock is playing his last ODI tournament in his career and before his retirement, he is enjoying every bit of the action he is getting. With three centuries in five innings, Quinton De Kock is the leading run-scorer in the tournament. De Kock has scored 407 runs in five innings and three centuries and a highest score of 174.

Indian top-order batter Virat Kohli is second in this list with 354 runs in five innings. Australian opener David Warner is 3rd in the table with 332 runs in five innings. Indian captain Rohit Sharma is 4th in this list with 311 runs. Rohit’s has a strike rate of 133.47 in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023. Pakistan wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan is 5th with 302 runs in five World Cup innings. 

Top 5 leading run-scorer in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

1. Quinto De Kock (South Africa) - 407 Runs

2. Virat Kohli (India) - 354 Runs

3. David Warmer (Australia) - 332 Runs

4. Rohit Sharma (India) - 311 Runs

5. Mohammad Rizwan - 302 Runs

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Most Wickets 

This race is getting tighter as the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 progresses. Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa had a great redemption after a poor start in the tournament. Zampa picked up his third consecutive 4-wicket haul in World Cup 2023 when he completed his 4/8 spell against the Netherlands. Zampa picked up only one wicket in his opening two games but now he has jumped up to the top with 13 wickets in five games.

New Zealand left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner is 2nd in the leading wicket-takers list with 12 wickets. Santner also has a great World Cup campaign for Blackcaps so far. Indian pace bowler Jaspri Bumrah is 3rd in the tally with 11 wickets. Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka is 4th with 11 wickets and Kiwi pacer Matt Henry is 5th in the tally with 10 wickets. 

Top 5 leading wicket-takers in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

1. Adam Zampa (Australia) - 13 Wickets 

2. Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) - 12 Wickets

3. Jasprit Bumrah (India) - 11 Wickets 

4. Dilashan Madushanka (Sri Lanka) - 11 Wickets 

5. Matt Henry (New Zealand) - 10 Wickets