It was a day of double trouble. Four big names fought against each other in two exciting clashes. Fans across the globe experienced a thrilling Saturday. Both the clashes are crucial for those teams. On November 4, New Zealand faced Pakistan in the first half at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. In the second half, Australia faced England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both of the matches were thrilling.
In the first half, New Zealand met Pakistan at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. This a kind of deciding match of the World Cup. While winning the toss, Pakistan opted to bowl first. New Zealand gave a decent start. Rachin Ravindra played a classic knock of 108 runs in 94 balls. Kane Williams scored 95 runs in 79 balls. Glenn Phillips played a knock of 41 runs in 25 balls.
Pakistani bowlers tried to dominate well. Mohammad Wasim Jr picked up three wickets in 60 runs. Hasan Ali took 1 wicket in 82 runs. Iftikhar Ahmed picked up 1 wicket in 55 runs. Haris Rauf 1 wicket in 85 runs. New Zealand ended their innings on 401/6.
The second inning was interrupted by the rain. The overs were cut down. Fakhar Zaman was outstanding. He played an unbeaten knock of 126 runs in 81 balls. Babar Azam was not out on 66 runs in 63 balls. Only Tim Southee got 1 wickets.
In the second innings, Australia and England locked horns at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. After winning the toss, England decided to bowl first. While batting first, Australia lost two early wickets. Steve Smith played well. He scored 44 runs in 52 balls. Marnus Labuschagne played a knock of 71 runs in 83 balls. Cameron Green scored 47 runs.
England’s bowlers dominated the Aussies well. English star Chris Woakes took 4 wickets in 54 runs. Mark Wood took another 2 wickets in 70 runs. Adil Rashid took 2 wickets in 38 balls. David Willy and Liam Livingstone picked up 1 wicket each.
In the second innings, England’s batting was not that great. Their first opener got out on a golden duck. Dawid Malan scored a responsible 50 runs. Ben Stokes contributed the necessary 64 runs in 90 balls. Moeen Ali scored 42 runs.
Mitchell Starc took 2 wickets in 66 runs. Josh Hazelwood took two wickets in 49 runs. Pat Cummins took 2 wickets in 49 runs. Adam Zampa was outstanding again. He took 3 wickets in 21 runs. Marcus Stoinis took 1 wicket in 34 balls. Australia won by 33 runs.
Adam Zampa Take Back the Number 1 Positions:
It was a doubleheader day. Two classic fixtures entertained fans for the whole day. Australia vs. England was crucial for the Aussies. In the second inning, Adam Zampa was on fire again. He picked up three crucial wickets in 21 runs. That was an excellent performance. With these three wickets, Zampa took a total of 19 wickets. He is the highest wicket-taker of the tournament. His economy rate of the match is 2.10.
Top 10 Highest Wicket-taker’s List:
| Rank | Player’s Name | Wickets | Economy Rate |
| 1. | Adam Zampa | 19 | 5.52 |
| 2. | Dilshan Madushanka | 18 | 6.41 |
| 3. | Marco Jansen | 16 | 5.83 |
| 4. | Shaheen Afridi | 16 | 5.76 |
| 5. | Jasprit Bumrah | 15 | 3.72 |
| 6. | Mohammad Shami | 14 | 4.27 |
| 7. | Gerald Coetzee | 14 | 6.85 |
| 8. | Mitchell Santner | 14 | 5.17 |
| 9. | Haris Rauf | 13 | 6.79 |
| 10. | Kagiso Rabada | 11 | 5.01 |
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