- 1. Highlights of Match
- 2. Arun-Jaitley-Stadion flooded with boundaries
- 3. Sri Lanka fought till the last attack
- 4. The South African team looks dangerous
- 5. Match Scorecard
Highlights of the ICC World Championship 2023
With the victory in the first game against Sri Lanka and a record result of 428 runs. South Africa made it clear that it is on the way to becoming the champion this year. Sri Lanka also fought well in the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi but fell far short of the target.
In their first game of the World Championship 2023, South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 102 runs and thereby achieved the highest points total in the history of tournaments. After the Proteas team lost the field and batted first, they scored a record of 428 runs. And won five wickets. In this match, the Sri Lankan team could score only 326 runs despite great difficulties. In this way, a record of 754 goals was set for the highest score in a world championship game.
Considering that the best three batsmen achieved this victory in South Africa’s century, it was already a record. Aiden Markram (106 runs with 54 balls) scored the fastest century in the history of World Cup cricket with just 49 balls, while Quinton de Kock (100 runs with 84 balls) and Rassie van der Dussen (108 runs with 110 balls) also scored the fastest century in the history of World Cup cricket. fastest points scored. A century in the history of World Cup-Cricket in only 49 balls. Erupt a century. With this, South Africa achieved to break the Australian record for most runs in the World Championship, which had scored 417 runs for six wickets against Afghanistan in Perth in 2015.
Arun-Jaitley-Stadion flooded with boundaries
There was a time when the playing field at Arun Jaitley Stadium (formerly Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium) was very slow. Even the outfield was very slow. But the hard work of the pitch-curators made the evening of 7th October forever an unprecedented experience in the history of the World Championship. A total of 105 players were hit in the game on a field favorable for hitting. South Africa scored a record of 59 winners, while Sri Lanka scored 46 winners and sixers.
Sri Lanka fought till the last attack
The team is in a phase of turmoil following injuries to its key players and disputes with the Sri Lanka Cricket Board. Not a big name, but still the Sri Lankan player lost not the Mutt. After 428 runs the batsmen fought till the end. Without fear the fire opened. Hit each corner with a rounder and a sixer. Kusal Mendis scored 76 runs in 42 balls, Charith Asalanka scored 79 runs in 65 balls and Dasun Shanaka scored a half century long 68 runs in 62 balls. In the end Kasun Rajitha scored a big victory of 33 runs in his innings.
The South African team looks dangerous
South Africa may have been branded as Crop, but this season sees the team coming out very strong. Especially the middle order. De Kock, who had decided after this tournament to withdraw from ODIs, fought in his evergreen style and completed the 18th century of his career, while Dussen supported him well and scored the fifth century in his 50th ODI match. Both laid a strong foundation, adding 204 runs for the second wicket, while Markram played a stormy innings with the help of 14 fours and three sixes. De Kock’s innings consisted of 11 fours and three sixes, while Dussen’s innings included 13 fours and two sixes. This is also the first century of these three South African strikers at the world championship. After these three, Heinrich Klaasen led with 32 runs with the help of three fours and one sixer in 20 balls and David Miller led unbeaten 39 runs with the help of three fours and two sixes in 21 balls.
Chahal Bhai