'Review of the tournament?': New Zealand befuddled after LBW review against SL goes miserably wrong

Kane Williamson and Co. were finally able to break their four-match losing streak in the 2023 ODI World Cup and defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in a dominant fashion in Bengaluru. The Kiwi team didn't face much difficulty in chasing down 172 runs and won the match with 160 balls to spare. New Zealand are now the hot favourites to become the fourth qualifying team for the tournament knockouts. 

3 things you need to know 

• New Zealand are currently placed in the fourth position on the CWC 2023 points table 
• Sri Lanka lost their third consecutive match in the 2023 ODI World Cup
• New Zealand may face India if they qualify for the semis of the 2023 ODI World Cup 

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New Zealand take the ‘review of the tournament’ for dismissing Dushmantha Chameera 

The New Zealand cricket team put up a brilliant bowling display during the SL vs NZ CWC 2023 match and removed the first eight Sri Lankan batsmen for just 113 runs. The Kiwi pacers continued their efforts to wrap up the innings quickly and in the same stint they took the ‘review of the tournament’. During the fourth ball of the 24th over of the first innings, Lockie Ferguson's low full toss went on to take the inside edge of Dushmantha Chameera's bat and later hit his pad. However, the Kiwi players were excited by the incident and later a DRS for the same was taken by skipper Kane Williamson. However, seeing the replay the whole team members were devastated especially Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips as they were the ones who convinced Williamson to go for the review. 

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Will New Zealand make it to the finals of the 2023 ODI World Cup? 

After the dominant win over Sri Lanka, New Zealand has become the hot favourites to make it to the semi-finals of the tournament. The Kiwi team has made it almost impossible for Pakistan to make it to the tournament knockouts as they either have to beat England by a margin of more than 275 runs or chase down the given target while batting second in 2.3 overs.