ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Points Table, Most Runs, Most Wickets after Match 42, SA vs AFG

Afghanistan have been knocked out of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

South Africa defeated Afghanistan by 5 wickets in their final league game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Narendra Modi International Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. Now, South Africa will finish their league stage with 7 wins in 9 games. Rassie van der Dussen once again proved South Africa’s crisis manager as South Africa struggled a bit chasing 245 against Afghanistan. At the end, Rassie van der Duseen (76) and Andile Phehlukwayo (39) stitched a match winning stand of 65 runs.

Batting first, Afghanistan were restricted to a decent total of 244 runs in Ahmedabad. Afghanistan with small partnerships and an unbeaten 97 from Azmatullah Omarzai, went closer to a challenging total. Azmatullah scored 97 runs in 107 balls with 7 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Gerald Coetzee was the leading wicket-taker for South Africa in the innings and finished with figures of 4/44 in 10 overs. The wicket made it clear that chasing would not be an easy task for the Proteas against Afghanistan spinners.

Afghanistan kept on picking wickets in regular intervals and created a lot of pressure on South Africa. But a match-winning knock of 76 runs from Rassie van der Dussen and contributions from others made sure South Africa end their group stage with a win over Afghanistan.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Points Table:

South Africa finished second in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 points table with 14 points and 7 wins out of their 9 league matches. South Africa were the second team to qualify for the semi-finals after the hosts, India. South Africa lost their two league games against the Netherlands and India. South Africa will take on Australia in the second semi-final game at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 16th November.

Afghanistan remain in the 6th place in the points table with 4 wins and 8 points as they finish their wonderful World Cup 2023 campaign. Afghanistan won against England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands in their campaign. India, Australia, and South Africa have officially qualified for the semi-final round of the World Cup 2023 with only one spot left to fill between New Zealand and Pakistan.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Most Runs

South African opener Quinton De Kock is back as the leading run-scorer of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. De Kock scored 41 runs in 47 balls with 2 fours and 3 sixes against Afghanistan. Quinton De Kock now has 591 runs in 9 innings with 4 centuries in the tournament and he will have an opportunity to overtake Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most in a single edition of ICC Cricket World Cup (673 runs) when he takes the field against Australia in the semi-final.

New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra is second with 565 runs in 9 innings. Indian batting legend Virat Kohli is 3rd in the list with 543 runs in 8 innings. Australian opening batter David Warner is 4th in this list with 446 runs in 8 innings. Indian captain Rohit Sharma is 5th with 442 runs in 8 innings. 

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

1. Quinton De Kock (South Africa) - 591 Runs 

2. Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) - 565 Runs 

3. Virat Kohli (India) - 543 Runs 

4. David Warner (Australia) - 446 Runs 

5. Rohit Sharma (India) - 442 Runs 

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Most Wickets

Sri Lankan pace bowler Dilshan Madushanka is the leading wicket-taker of the ongoing World Cup 2023 with 21 wickets in 9 games. Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa is second with 20 wickets. South African pacer Gerald Coetzee is 3rd in the table with 18 wickets. Coetzee picked up 4 wickets against Afghanistan in Ahmedabad.

South African all-rounder Marco Jansen is 4th with 17 wickets. Jansen was rested against Afghanistan to keep him fresh for the big game against Australia at Eden Gardens in semi-final 2. Indian pacer Mohammed Shami is 5th with 16 wickets in just 4 games. Shami picked up 5-wicket haul twice in the World Cup 2023. 

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

1. Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka) - 21 Wickets 

2. Adam Zampa (Australia) - 20 Wickets 

3. Gerald Coetzee (South Africa) - 18 Wickets 

4. Marco Jansen (South Africa) - 17 Wickets 

5. Mohammed Shami (India) - 16 Wickets