South Africa Defeat Sri Lanka By 102 Runs In World Cup

Sri Lanka Beat South Africa By 102 Runs

South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 102 runs at the Cricket World Cup on Saturday after posting the highest total in the history of the tournament of 428-5.

South Africa Post 428-5 Against Sri Lanka

South Africa Post 428-5 Against Sri Lanka.

Three 100's in South Africa Innings.
South Africa Post 428-5 Against Sri Lanka
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South Africa 264-3 After 37.1 Overs

South Africa 264-3 After 37.1 Overs

Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen smashed centuries as South Africa headed towards an imposing total in their World Cup clash against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

De Kock, who is playing in his final international tournament, hit his 18th ODI century off 83 balls with 12 fours and three sixes.

De Kock put on 204 runs for the second wicket with van der Dussen before being dismissed off the next ball he faced after reaching 100, top edging a delivery from Matheesha Pathirana to Dhananjaya de Silva at mid-on.

Van der Dussen soon reached his fifth century in the format off 103 balls with 12 fours and three sixes.

De Kock and van der Dussen came together at the fall of the first wicket when skipper Temba Bavuma was trapped lbw by Dilshan Madushanka for just eight in the second over.

Sri Lanka Opt To Bowl First Against South Africa

Sri Lanka opted to bowl first against South Africa in the CWC 2023. Check out the playing XI

South Africa: 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

Sri Lanka: 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

SL vs SA: Head-To-Head In ODI World Cup

This year, the Sri Lankan team is in good form, as they put together a 13-match winning streak but suffered two losses to India in the Asia Cup last month, including in the final.

However, the Sri Lankan team record against South Africa in the World Cup is not at all impressive. Out of the six games played between them, Sri Lanka won just one and lost four, while one match ended in a tie. In fact, the only time they have defeated SA was three decades ago at the 1992 World Cup. It was also the first meeting between the two teams.