NZ vs SA, ICC World Cup 2023: South Africa continues success mantra, fingers Kiwis mammoth 190-run defeat

Bat first, bat massive and bat the opposition out of the sport. That’s been South Africa’s success mantra within the Men’s World Cup to date. When New Zealand inserted South Africa in to bat after successful the toss, the Proteas have been served a possibility to repeat it on the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday night time.

And they didn’t disappoint. Riding on Quinton de Kock’s fourth hundred of the match and his scintillating partnership with Rassie van der Dussen, the opposite centurion, South Africa piled on a gargantuan 357 for 4.

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The batting line-up that fell one six in need of chasing down a goal of 389 in opposition to Australia in its final outing wilted beneath the Proteas firepower. As a end result, effectively earlier than Glenn Phillips’ counter-attack was over, greater than half of the 31,940 spectators that had flocked to the stadium began their arduous journey again to town.

While Keshav Maharaj took 4 wickets after the tempo pack had taken the fizz out of the chase, the sport was arrange by de Kock and van der Dussen’s second 200-run partnership of the match.

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Captain Temba Bavuma was uncharacteristically aggressive – his six off Matt Henry over extra-cover being the stand-out stroke of the day. But after he miscued a drive off Trent Boult within the ninth over, van der Dussen joined de Kock on the crease.

For the subsequent 144 minutes, the QDK and RVD present thrilled the gallery. The duo took its time to get going. At 94 for one in 20 overs, left-arm spinner Rachin Ravindra was welcomed with an enormous six in his first over as the subsequent 10-over passage noticed the duo including 61 runs.

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When de Kock reduce a wider slower supply straight to level off Tim Southee off the final ball of the fortieth over, the launchpad was set for South Africa to complete the innings with a flourish.

David Miller, promoted forward of Heinrich Klaasen to focus on the left-arm spin, didn’t disappoint as South Africa plundered 119 runs within the final 10 overs. The onslaught almost put the chase out of New Zealand’s attain.

Once the pacers had diminished the Kiwis to 56 for 3 within the eleventh over, the sport was all however sealed for Maharaj to complete it off in a rush. The destiny of the sport was sealed when Daryl Mitchell – who had earlier caught a sensational catch on the boundary rope to dismiss Miller – top-edged Maharaj and the skier was caught exceptionally by Miller.