PAKISTAN, ENGLAND PLAYERS DOMINATE WORLD CUP FLOP XI OF WEEK 3

England's experienced batter, Joe Root, would come in at No. 4 in the flop team of week three. He fell into a trap against South Africa and chipped a simple catch-to-leg slip off Jansen, having made 2 off 6 balls. Root was expensive with the ball, going...

- RENIN WILBEN

The ICC ODI World Cup 2023 has completed three weeks. After 24 matches, the Netherlands and Bangladesh are at the bottom of the points table, with one win from five games each. Sri Lanka and England are above them with one win from four matches each. Afghanistan are credible sixth, having registered historic triumphs over England and Pakistan.

Pakistan are fifth with two wins and three consecutive losses after week three. Looking at the top four, India were unbeaten even this week. They took on New Zealand and beat them by four wickets, their first triumph over the Kiwis in ICC events since 2003. South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia are also in the top four after week three, with 8, 8, and 6 points respectively. On that note, here’s the flop playing XI of the week for the 2023 World Cup.

OPENERS: DEVON CONWAY, DAWID MALAN

Two left-handed batters would open the innings for the flop XI. New Zealand’s Devon Conway struggled against India in Dharamsala. He was out for a nine-ball duck, chipping a catch off Mohammed Siraj. He just did not look in any sort of rhythm on the day.