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• Afghanistan on Monday inflicted a second upset by humbling Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, marking their second victory in three matches worldcup
  
  After opting to bat at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Pakistan put up 282 for 7 in 50 overs worldcup
  
  Afghanistan chased this total down with ease as the side had eight wickets and an over to spare, dealing a blow to Pakistan’s chances of making it to the semi-final of the 2023 World Cup worldcup
  
  Afghanistan also created the biggest upset of the tournament when they beat defending champions England on 15 October in Delhi worldcup
  
  The Central Asian country’s 69-run victory over England also ended their 14-match losing streak, which also included a winless World Cup 2019 campaign worldcup
  
  The 2023 World Cup has so far witnessed one other major upset, that was South Africa’s loss to the Netherlands on 17 October worldcup
  
  The Temba Bavuma-led team, that had scored 428 and 311 in their opening two matches against Sri Lanka and Australia, were bundled out for 207 by Netherlands, that eventually bagged an astonishing 38-run win at HPCA Stadium worldcup
  
  This was Netherlands’ third win in the ODI World Cup, 16 years since their match against Scotland in the West Indies worldcup
  
  Their first victory in the tournament came against Namibia in the World Cup 2023 worldcup
  
  The Cricket World Cup has witnessed some of the greatest and most astonishing victories in the history of the sport worldcup
  
  From underdog teams knocking out giants to defending champions facing shocking losses, these moments over the years have defined the coveted tournament’s rich history worldcup
  
  Be it Zimbabwe’s shock win in 1992 or Afghanistan’s victory in 2023, these matches have spotlighted the game’s unpredictability worldcup
  
  England captain Jos Buttler looked glum after their defeat by Afghanistan (Manish Swarup/AP) (AP)Here are the five big upsets in the Cricket World Cup:India end West Indies’ reign in 1983India defended their below-par total of 183 against cricketing giants West Indies at Lord’s in 1983 to clinch their maiden Cricket World Cup worldcup
  
  Kapil Dev-led India won the final by 43 runs as they stunned two-time defending champions West Indies, having walked into the tournament with just 17 wins in their first nine years as a One-Day International (ODI) team worldcup
  
  The talented West Indian pace department of Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, and Malcolm Marshall spared no one as Kris Srikkanth top scored for India with his knock of 38 runs worldcup
  
  But then, the Indian duo of Mohinder Armanath (3 for 12) and Madan Lal (3 for 31) steamrolled the flashy West Indies batsmen, with Viv Richards managing the top score of 33 for the side worldcup
  
  Indian cricket team captain Kapil Dev, second from left, hugs Indian bowler Madan Lal while the rest of the Indian team celebrate at Lord's after Gavaskar had caught West Indian, Larry Gomes, for five of the bowling of Madan Lal during the Prudential World Cup Final in London, 25 June 1983 worldcup
  
  India won the World Cup for the first time in 1983 (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press worldcup
  
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  )Zimbabwe shock England in World Cup 1992Approximately 6,000 spectators were in attendance at Lavington worldcup Sports Ground in Albury, a city that sits on the New South Wales and Victoria border, when Zimbabwe shocked England worldcup
  
  Everything looked in control for the Englishmen when their bowlers, taking advantage of the favourable conditions, restricted the Zimbabweans to 77 for 6 before bowling them out for 134 worldcup
  
  Defending an under-par total of 134 against a dominant side like England never looked on the cards for Zimbabwe worldcup
  
  But when the English skipper Graham Gooch fell lbw to Eddo Brandes on the first delivery of their innings, the opponents thought maybe they still had a chance worldcup
  
  Brandes, the eventual Player of the Match, claimed four wickets for just 21 runs in his spell of 10 overs as the Englishmen were cleaned up in just 19 overs, nine runs short of their target worldcup
  
  RecommendedEngland’s World Cup hopes in jeopardy after shock Afghanistan defeatEngland vs Afghanistan LIVE: Cricket World Cup result and reaction as reigning champions suffer shock defeatCricket world reacts to England’s shock World Cup defeat by Afghanistan: ‘Bad day for ECB’England fight off early Rahmanullah Gurbaz threat to limit Afghanistan to 284Kenya overpower mighty West Indians in 1996Kenya vanquished the mighty West Indians at the World Cup of 1996, in what was regarded as one of the greatest upsets of the time worldcup
  
  Batting first, Kenya managed to put up just 166 runs on the board worldcup
  
  A chase for the Caribbean side looked like a cakewalk in Pune, but the script for the day turned out to be in the African side’s favour worldcup
  
  Opening bowler of Kenya, Rajab Ali, made an early and important breakthrough as he dismissed West Indies’ key man Brian Lara for just eight runs worldcup
  
  Only Roger Harper and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who took 48 balls to score 19 runs, touched double figures for the West Indies who were all out for just 93, handing Kenya a massive and memorable 73-run victory worldcup
  
  World Cup 2007 – a campaign of upsetsThe World Cup 2007 witnessed more than one upset, two of those inflicted by Bangladesh worldcup
  
  The Bangla Tigers defeated South Africa and India, while Ireland knocked Pakistan out of the tournament worldcup
  
  The Bangla Tigers defended their just enough total of 251 against South Africa, while they produced an all-round performance against Team India in Port of Spain worldcup
  
  After bowling a star-studded India out for 191, thanks to a four-wicket haul from Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh chased down the target with nine deliveries and five wickets to spare worldcup
  
  Team India later lost to Sri Lanka as well and were eliminated from the tournament worldcup
  
  The World Cup 2007 was also scarred by the passing away of Pakistan’s head coach Bob Woolmer, who died suddenly in Jamaica, just a few hours after his team lost to Ireland and were out of the tournament worldcup
  
  England And Odi World Cup Upsets:-• 1992:- Lost To Pakistan 🇵🇰• 2003:- Lost To Zimbabwe 🇿🇼• 2011:- Lost To Ireland 🇮🇪• 2015:- Lost To Bangladesh 🇧🇩• 2019:- Lost To Pakistan 🇵🇰#ENGvsAFG pic worldcup
  
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  com/WRXILLVdS7— Tasneem Hanif 🇮🇳 (@TasneemKhatai) October 16, 2023 Ireland assault England in 2011England have suffered shocking losses against a lower-ranked side more than once in the World Cup over the years worldcup
  
  In 2011, their neighbours Ireland stunned them by chasing down a mammoth total of 328 worldcup
  
  Kevin O’Brien played a historic innings, scoring the then-fastest century in ODI World Cups, taking Ireland to a famous three-wicket win at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium worldcup
  
  More aboutPakistanKenyaWest IndiesSouth AfricaBengaluruIrelandICC Cricket World Cup 2023Join our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/3Here are some of the greatest upsets in Cricket World Cup historyHere are some of the greatest upsets in Cricket World Cup historyEngland captain Jos Buttler looked glum after their defeat by Afghanistan (Manish Swarup/AP)APHere are some of the greatest upsets in Cricket World Cup historyIndian cricket team captain Kapil Dev, second from left, hugs Indian bowler Madan Lal while the rest of the Indian team celebrate at Lord's after Gavaskar had caught West Indian, Larry Gomes, for five of the bowling of Madan Lal during the Prudential World Cup Final in London, 25 June 1983 worldcup
  
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  Here are some of the greatest upsets in Cricket World Cup historyAfghanistan's Mujeeb Rahman and Rashid Khan celebrate after winning the match by 8 wicketsREUTERS✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today worldcup
  
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  Max Verstappen bounced back from his mistake in qualifying for the United States Grand Prix to put his Red Bull on pole position for today’s sprint race worldcup
  
  Verstappen will line up from only sixth place for Sunday’s main event at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas after his quickest lap was chalked off for exceeding track limits here on Friday night worldcup
  
  But less than 24 hours later, the triple world champion atoned for his error to seal top spot ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 0 worldcup
  
  055 seconds for the 19-lap dash to the chequered flag later today worldcup
  
  “The last lap was not great but we are still on pole so it shows the car is working well,” said Verstappen, with less than a tenth separating the top-three drivers worldcup
  
  “It will be an exciting afternoon with cars close to each other so we don’t know what will happen in the sprint race worldcup
  
  Normally in the race we are okay, but this track is demanding worldcup
  
  ”Lewis Hamilton finished third, seven hundredths behind Verstappen, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri fourth and fifth respectively for McLaren worldcup
  
  George Russell qualified eighth worldcup
  
  It was not all plain-sailing for Verstappen after he spun on the exit of Turn 9 in Q2 worldcup
  
  Verstappen took too much kerb on the entry to the left hander which sent him onto the grass and into a pirouette worldcup
  
  But after he completed a 360-degree spin, Verstappen was able to make it back to his garage and into Q3 worldcup
  
  Hamilton also survived a hairy moment in the opening phase of qualifying when he nudged the back of Yuki Tsunoda’s AlphaTauri worldcup
  
  “Check my front wing,” said Hamilton on the radio worldcup
  
  “One of the drivers blocked me and we touched worldcup
  
  ”Hamilton was able to continue and although the stewards noted the incident, no further action was taken worldcup
  
  Daniel Ricciardo, absent from the last five races with a broken hand, out-qualified Tsunoda to progress to Q2 and finish 11th worldcup
  
  Tsunoda starts 19th, one place ahead of Logan Sargeant who propped up the order for the second day in a row at his home event worldcup
  
  The sprint gets under way at 5pm local time (11pm BST) worldcup
  
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