South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 102 runs as records for the winners fall like ninepins against the losers
03rd Day : Match 03 : Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 06 wickets
ICC 50 Overs Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 – India – Preliminary Round Robin Stage
Afghanistan put into bat, 156 all out – ( 37.2 Overs ) Rahmanullah Gurbaz 47, Ibrahim Zadran 22, Azmatullah Omarzai 22 – lost the last 08 wickets for the addition of 44 runs – Mehidy Miraz 3 / 25, Skipper Shakib al Hasan 3 / 30, Shoriful Islam 2 / 34, Tanzid Hasan & Towhid Hridoy 02 catches each.
Bangladesh in reply, 158 / 4 – ( 34.4 Overs ) Najmul Shanto 59no, Mehidy Miraz 57, Azmatullah Omarzai 1 / 09.
Player of the Match : Mehidy Miraz – Bangladesh
03rd Day : Match 04 : Delhi, National Capital Territory, Northern India
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 102 runs as records for the winners fall like ninepins against the losers
ICC 13th 50 Overs Men’s Cricket World cup 2023 – India – Preliminary Round Robin Stage
South Africa put into bat, 428 / 5 – ( 50 Overs ) Rassie van der Dussen 108 ( 2×6, 13×4, 110 balls ), Aiden Markram 106 ( 3×6, 14×4, 54 balls ) – fastest century in ICC 50 Overs Men’s CWC history ( 49 balls ), Quinton de Kock 100 ( 3×6, 12×4, 84 balls ) – maiden century in ICC 50 Overs Men’s CWC, David Miller 39no, Heinrich Klaasen 32, Extras 23 ( 21 wides, 01 no ball ) – Quinton de Kock / Rassie van der Dussen 204 runs for the 02nd wicket – highest partnership for any wicket for South Africa in One Day Internationals, Aiden Markram / Heinrich Klaasen 78 runs for the 04th wicket – first 10 overs : 48 / 1, 25 overs : 158 / 1, last 10 overs : 137 / 2 – Dilshan Madushanka 2 / 86.
The total is the 08th over 400 for South Africa in One Day Internationals & 03rd in ICC 50 Overs Men’s CWC history – the most by any one country in both categories. This is also the first instance 03 batters have completed centuries in an inning in the ICC 50 Overs Men’s CWC history.
Sri Lanka in reply, 326 all out – ( 44.5 Overs ) Charith Asalanka 79, Kusal Mendis 76, Skipper Dasun Shanaka 68, Kasun Rajitha 33, Sadeera Samarawickrama 23, Extras 20 – Kusal Perera / Kusal Mendis 66 runs for the 02nd wicket, Charith Asalanka / Dasun Shanaka 82 runs for 06th wicket – first 10 overs : 94 / 2, 25 overs : 176 / 5, last 4.5 overs : 35 / 2 – Gerald Coetzee 3 / 68, Kagiso Rabada 2 / 50, Keshav Maharaj 2 / 62, Marco Jansen 2 / 92, Heinrich Klaasen 02 catches.
Player of the Match : Aiden Markram – South Africa
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