AUS vs SA: Australia loses first two World Cup matches for first time since 1992 version

Australia misplaced its second ICC World Cup 2023 match towards South Africa by 134 runs on the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

The defeat marked the primary occasion since 1992 the place the five-time champion suffered consecutive losses initially of a World Cup marketing campaign.

Australia additionally misplaced 4 consecutive World Cup video games for the primary time, following the defeats within the 2019 World Cup semifinal towards England and the final group-stage match towards South Africa.

The 134-run defeat can be Australia’s greatest defeat by runs in ODI World Cups.

Australia which has solely misplaced 25 of its 96 World Cup matches misplaced to New Zealand and South Africa in successive matches throughout the 1992 World Cup when it performed host to the quadrennial match for the primary time. Australia ultimately did not qualify for the semifinals that season.

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Australia had additionally misplaced its first two video games within the 1983 World Cup (towards India and West Indies) and the 1979 World Cup in England.

Interestingly, this was additionally the primary time because the 2011 World Cup that South Africa received its first two group-stage matches within the World Cup.