Day three of the Virtual Five5 Cricket World Cup 2020 saw few thrillers among the 18 games that were played out throughout the day on April 9. In the following, we highlight some of the key moments from various games that took place on Thursday.
AFG v SA, Match 37: AFG win by 3 runs
AFG continued to be giant killers as they managed to beat SA by three runs in a fine game of cricket. SA elected to field but things didn't go their way as they conceded 50 runs, taking just one wicket. During the chase, they lost wickets at regular intervals to end up losing the game by three runs.
ENG v IND, Match 40: IND win by 10 runs
ENG opted to field but saw IND ramp up a tall score of 52, losing just two wickets in the five overs. ENG, in reply, got a bright start through James Buttler but lack of support for him meant they could not come close to troubling IND.
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NZ v ENG, Match 42: ENG win by 13 runs
ENG and NZ have played out quite a few memorable games and this was no different. ENG chose to bat and riding on Buttler's 30, scored 58/1. NZ in reply fell 13 short as all the ENG bowlers bowled tight lines and lengths to not let the game go away from them.
PAK v ENG, Match 49: PAK win by 5 wickets
ENG batsmen struggled against pace and posted a weak 35/4 on the board. PAK comfortably reached 38/3 with four balls to spare.
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IND v PAK, Match 52: PAK win by 11 runs
After being put into bat first, Shoeab Malek's 42* took PAK to a comfortable 56/2. Despite Viraj Kohli's solid 20*, IND finished with 45/3.
BAN v SL, Match 54: BAN win by 5 runs
SL couldn't get themselves out of a low scoring thriller this time around as BAN defended their 37/5 in some style. With six needed off just two balls, Dinmuth Karunaratne was caught behind and SL finished with 32/5.
