In the fourth match of the World Cup 2023 played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Sri Lanka won the toss and invited South Africa to bat first.
After scoring the highest score in the history of the World Cup 428 runs, South Africa dismissed Sri Lanka for 326 runs in the 45th over and won the match by 102 runs where the Sri Lankan batsmen batted aggressively. In the fourth match of the World Cup played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Sri Lanka won the toss and invited South Africa to bat first.
The Sri Lankan bowlers got off to a good start by dismissing South African captain Temba Bavuma for just 10 in the second over, but the subsequent batsmen turned things around. Rassie van der Dusen completed her half-century off 51 balls with 6 fours and a six.
De Kock and Dawson added 204 runs in the second wicket partnership and both batsmen also completed their centuries in the process.
The Sri Lankan bowlers got their second wicket on the fourth ball of the 31st over when South Africa had reached 214 runs and de Kock completed his century with 12 fours and 3 sixes in 84 balls.
After de Kock’s dismissal, Aiden Markram came in to bat and proved to be a nightmare for the Sri Lankan bowlers and looked in no mood to spare any bowler and batted aggressively.
van der Dusen played an innings of 108 runs off 110 balls with the help of 13 fours and 2 sixes. The catch was also dropped.
Henrik Klaasen is known for his aggressive batting but he could not play a big innings he scored 32 runs off 20 balls with the help of a four and 3 sixes and supported Markram and scored 78 runs off 36 balls in the partnership.
South Africa’s fourth wicket fell on the first ball of the 44th over and the score at that time was 342 runs.
Aiden Markram also scored the fastest century of the World Cup in 49 balls and returned to the pavilion after taking the team’s score to 383 runs in 47 overs.
South Africa scored 428 runs for 5 wickets in scheduled 50 overs at an average of 8.56 runs, the highest score by any team in World Cup history, previously Australia’s 417 against Afghanistan in 2015. were
Sri Lanka did not get off to a good start in their pursuit of the mountain-like target and the first wicket fell for one run when Patham Nissanka was bowled by Jensen without opening his account.
Kusal Mendis came in to bat at number two and put the South African bowlers through the paces, hitting towering sixes to complete his half-century off just 25 balls.
From the other end, Kusal Perera scored just 7 runs off 15 balls and was dismissed for 67, of which Kusal Mendis contributed 60 runs.
Kushal Mendes continued his aggressive batting streak but Rabada put him in trouble on the fourth ball of the 13th over and he was caught by the wicketkeeper. Mendis scored 76 runs off 42 balls with the help of 4 fours and 8 sixes.
Sudira Samarawickrama also went on the offensive but the South African captain made a bowling change and brought on Coetzee, who ended Sudira’s 23-run innings. Dhananjaya De Silva and Charith Asalanka had just taken the score to 150 when Keshap Maharaj tried to cut the ball and De Silva was caught and returned to the pavilion.
Charith Asalinka did not give up and continued to bat from one end and missed no chance to get a boundary to take his team to a score of 232 in 32 overs. Asalanka had scored 79 runs off 65 balls with the help of 8 fours and 4 sixes but was dismissed by Ngidi during an aggressive game.
The young player Donath WelaLagge got out early and could not support the captain and also did not open the account, at that time Sri Lanka’s score was 233 runs.
Captain Dasan Shanaka led the team’s score confidently and scored a half-century but Maharaj blew his wickets on the fourth ball of the 40th over when the score was 291 runs.
Shanaka couldn’t bring the team closer to victory but worked hard to reduce the margin.
Kasan Rajitha then took over and scored 33 runs off 31 balls with the help of 4 fours and a six and the team was dismissed for 322 runs on the fourth ball of the 44th over.
Sri Lanka have so far scored 326 runs for 9 wickets in 44 overs.
Earlier, Islanders captain Dasan Shanaka had won the toss and said that there could be dew in the evening, which would cause us to bowl first, adding that the wicket looked favorable for batting, limiting South Africa. Want.
The squads of both teams consist of these players.
South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Temba Bauma (capt), Rassie van der Dusen, Aiden Markram, Henrik Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Johnson, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Sri Lanka Patham Nishanka, Kosal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Siddira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasan Shanka (capt), Donath Velalj, Kisan Rajitha, Dilshan Madhushanka, Mathisha Pathirana