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South Africa registered a huge 102-run win over Sri Lanka in their opening match in the ICC World Cup 2023 on Saturday, October 7. Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen recorded brilliant hundreds to help South Africa score the highest ODI World Cup total of 428/5 and then three wickets from Gerald Coetzee bowled out Sri Lanka on just 326 runs.
The Proteas produced arguably their best performance in the ODI World Cup history with a shattering record total. Aiden Markram smashed the fastest World Cup century in just 49 balls and Sri Lanka returned with 326 runs to make it the highest match aggregate in the tournament history.
Dasun Shanaka won the toss and invited South Africa to bat first at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. The left-arm pacer Dilshan Madushanka bagged in-form Temba Bavuma’s valuable wicket in the second wicket to give Sri Lanka a perfect start. However, the Island nation failed to build up their momentum from Bavuma’s early dismissal.
Playing in his last ODI tournament, Quinton de Kock and the experienced batter Rassie van der Dussen added 204 runs for the second wicket to put South Africa in control. Both de Kock and van der Dussen scored brilliant hundreds each to build a perfect base for the lower order to finish the game high.
Sri Lanka Playing XI: Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Kasun Rajitha
South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada
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