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South Africa moved to the second position on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 points table after they defeated Bangladesh by 149 runs at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday (October 24). Bangladesh slid to the xth position after this heavy defeat. New Zealand were for the first time relegated out of the top two as their net run rate is inferior to that of the Proteas. India remained at the top position as the only undefeated team in the tournament so far. Check ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 points table here
Pakistan are in the 5th spot with two wins in four matches while Australia, who play the Netherlands next, are in the fourth position. Afghanistan are in sixth position with two wins in their kitty. The remaining four teams- England, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands and Bangladesh, all have had one win each.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 points table after Pakistan vs Afghanistan match
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | N/R | TIED | NET RR | POINTS |
| 1 | India | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.353 | 10 |
| 2 | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.212 | 8 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.481 | 8 |
| 4 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.193 | 4 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | 4 |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.969 | 4 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.784 | 2 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.79 | 2 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.048 | 2 |
| 10 | England | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.248 | 2 |
Top five batters in the ICC World Cup 2023
The chart of the top batters is led by South Africa's senior batter Quinton de Kock who has scored 407 runs in five matches.
| Rank | Player | Matches | Inns | Runs | Avg | Sr | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | Quinton de Kock | 5 | 5 | 407 | 81.4 | 114.97 | 39 | 15 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli | 5 | 5 | 354 | 118 | 90.54 | 29 | 6 |
| 3 | Rohit Sharma | 5 | 5 | 311 | 62.2 | 133.48 | 33 | 17 |
| 4 | Mohammad Rizwan | 5 | 5 | 302 | 75.5 | 95.87 | 28 | 4 |
| 5 | Rachin Ravindra | 5 | 5 | 290 | 72.5 | 100.69 | 24 | 8 |
Top five bowlers in ICC World Cup 2023
The chart of the top bowlers is led by New Zealand's Mitchell Santner, who has 12 wickets from five matches.
| Rank | Player | Matches | Overs | Balls | Wkts | Avg | Runs | 4-fers | 5-fers |
| 1 | Mitchell Santner | 5 | 47.4 | 286 | 12 | 16.92 | 203 | - | 1 |
| 2 | Jasprit Bumrah | 5 | 47 | 282 | 11 | 16.27 | 179 | 1 | - |
| 3 | Dilshan Madushanka | 4 | 38 | 228 | 11 | 21.18 | 233 | 1 | - |
| 4 | Kagiso Rabda | 5 | 38.5 | 223 | 10 | 20.6 | 206 | - | - |
| 5 | Matt Henry | 5 | 42.3 | 255 | 10 | 21.7 | 217 | - | - |
