The International Cricket Council conducts the one-day World Cup. This is known as a crucial stage in the chronicles of cricketing history. Some of the moments that the recently concluded ODI World Cup gave the fans are very hard to replicate. Therefore, this article will discuss the ‘Top 10 Moments in the 2023 World Cup.’
1. Australia Winning The World Cup
Australia created history after winning the One-Day World Cup for a record 6th time. In the world's biggest cricket stadium at Ahmedabad, Australia continues to dominate the World Cup among 90 thousand fans. Australia defeated the Indian team by six wickets in the final and was crowned as World Champion.
2. Kohli 50th ODI Century
In the 2023 World Cup, the semi-finals saw a matchup between India and New Zealand. This time, Kohli made an additional record, scoring his fiftieth One-Day International hundred. This moment he got better when Kohli outdid Sachin Tendulkar 49 One Day International in front of the legend himself at Wankhede Stadium and bowed down in front of him, which just made it all perfect.
3. Glenn Maxwell Heroics
In 2023, Australia played against Afghanistan during a World Cup group game. It seemed they had planned to score much higher than 291-5, but the Afghan cricket team batted first and accumulated 291-5 off fifty overs. It was also boosted by Zadran’s century. Australia's reply was epic. Once, they had been 91-7; however, the veteran hit the double hundred with a hamstring injury. This greatness made Australia come out victorious, beating Afghanistan in a game that will be remembered.
4. Mathews’ Timed Out
In 2023, Sri Lanka participated in one of the World Cup group games against Bangladesh. Angelo Mathews of Sri Lanka became the first batsman to be timed out in international cricket. Coming onto the wicket, Mathews noticed that the strap on his helmet was gone. He asked for a replacement; such events delayed the game, and this prompted Shakib to appeal. Because of a consultation with an umpire, Mathews left the crease.
5. Mathews’ Revenge
In the very same game where Mathews was timed out, he came out with an epic reply. Mathews dismissed Shakib in the second innings and then pulled out the 'Time Celebration' as a reply to Shakib. Mathews bowled his heart out in 2nd innings and scalped two wickets for just 35 runs. Be that as it may, his work went to no end as Sri Lanka lost the game by three wickets.
6. Netherlands Shocked South Africa
The Netherlands took part in one of their group matches in the 2023 World Cup with South Africa. In a rain affected game, The Netherlands piled 245-8 in forty-three overs while batting first. The all round bowling performance of the Netherlands and the low run rate of South Africans made it possible for them to reach only 207 in the chase. This is considered as one of the biggest upsets in the World Cup.
7. Afghanistan Dream Run
Amazingly, the Afghanistan team staged a dream run in the One-Day World Cup 2023. Unfortunately, Afghanistan never utilized its capabilities. Still, they demonstrated their ability during this World Cup. In the World Cup, they beat teams such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and England. At the end of pool matches, Afghanistan stood in sixth place qualifying them to play in the Champions Trophy in 2025.
8. Rachin Ravindra
The young Kiwi Batsman Rachin Ravindra stole world cup 2023 on the way. Rachin’s names come from the name of two legends - Rahul and Sachin, and he play like them. In that memorable tournament the young Ravindra scored 578 runs with an average of 64.22 which included three tons and two fifties. True cricket lovers wish that Ravindra continues battling in the headline columns for years.
9. Shami Comeback
This here was Shami's time to shine in the World Cup. Even with all the stuff going on in his personal life, he stepped up as a critical bowler for the team. His bowling in ODIs puts him among the best in the world now. Shami was just on fire this whole tournament - he grabbed 24 wickets total in the seven games he played in the 2023 World Cup.
10. Travis Head
The final match of the 2023 One-Day World Cup was played between Australia and India. The most notable moment in India’s opening innings was when Travis Head’s catch managed to get rid of the opposing captain, Rohit Sharma; this shifted momentum in Australia’s favor. Retorted thus, Head scored an all-time century in knockout and became one of the great Aussies together with Ponting and Gilchrist, who had equally slammed centuries in the final.
