Chasing a target of 239 runs, India had a new opening pair at the crease with Ajinkya Rahane opening. Pandya is currently in Sri Lanka with the Indian team for the ODI series and having made his Test debut already. Okazaki played only a handful of minutes late on against the Socceroos while stalwart Keisuke Honda never got off the bench. “Going to consecutive World Cups has been very important not just for the national team but fo. The group’s third placed team must negotiate a series of playoffs to qualify. “Although nobody was injured, this was a reckless action taken with no regard for the safety and well-being of the spectators or the players. The first three couples in the aforementioned list have been a much talked about combination of Bollywood celebrity and cricketer. as Japan but Australia need to accelerate their ball movement forward, said winger Mathew Leckie. For hosts, Tharanga , Thirmanneand Mathewsplayed well but were not able to post a big score. Mehedi Hasan Miraz played the perfect spoil for him while Taijul Islam filled the gaps.