South Africa set a new record in the ongoing Cricket World Cup match against Sri Lanka in New Delhi. For the first time in the history of the World Cup, three centuries have been scored in one innings.
Quinton de Cook, Rasi van der Dusen, and Aiden Markram scored centuries against Sri Lanka.
Two centuries have been scored in an innings 18 times before in the Cricket World Cup.
Apart from this, three centuries have been scored in one innings only for the fourth time in the history of ODI cricket.
Three out of four times this feat has been done by South Africa and once by England.
South African batsmen scored three centuries against West Indies in January 2015 and India in October 2015.
England scored three centuries in an innings against the Netherlands in 2022.