Highlights South Africa vs Sri Lanka ODI World Cup 2023 match 4 score and updates: Temba Bavuma-led South Africa defeated Dasun Shanaka’s Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 102 runs in match 4 of the ongoing edition of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, on October 7.
Proteas created history in the match as they broke bunch of records during this match against the Lankan Lions. They recorded the highest score by any team in World Cup history. They also became the first team to have three batters score centuries in a single innings.
Quinton de Kock (100 off 84 balls), Rassie van der Dussen (108 off 110), and Aiden Markram (106 off 54 balls) were the star performers for Proteas men. Markram also smashed the fastest century in the World Cup history and broke the record of Irish batter Kevin O’Brien. Markram smashed this ton in just 49 balls.
Sri Lanka put up a great fight back with the help of fifties from Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, and skipper Dasun Shanaka. However, it was not enough to took them over the line. The Lankan Lions still managed to bring down the loss margin to 102 runs which could have easily been way too much.
Sri Lanka: Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Kasun Rajitha
South Africa: Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada