SA vs SL: South Africa batters demolish World Cup data to crush Sri Lanka in Delhi

It absolutely hurts to be on the receiving finish of some brutal belting, leading to a large 102–run defeat. What makes it worse for the struggling captain is the truth that he requested for it.

On a uncommon, batting fantastic thing about a pitch on the Arun Jaitley Stadium that ultimately produced 754 runs – laced with a World Cup document for mixture boundary hits of 74 fours and 31 sixes – Dasun Shanaka’s choice to area appeared justified on a sizzling afternoon when his reverse quantity Temba Bavuma fell to the tenth ball of the innings and the subsequent 5 overs produced simply 10 runs.

HIGHLIGHTS

But what adopted was a run-riot main to some World Cup data, together with the quickest century and the best complete. South Africa’s tally of 428 for 5 – its third 400-plus complete within the World Cup – surpassed the earlier excessive of 417 for six by Australia towards Afghanistan at Perth in 2015.

Under the continued, calculated assault, the Lankan bowlers wilted like by no means earlier than. On a floor which assisted constant bounce, they supplied width and pitched at drivable lengths to concede runs in heaps on either side of the floor. Even the tally of 21 wides uncovered the bowlers’ poor line.

The innings, dotted with 45 boundaries and 14 sixes, noticed Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen and Aiden Markram smash centuries to develop into the primary trio to take action in a World Cup match.

The 204-run second-wicket stand involving de Kock and van der Dussen re-laid the muse on which Markram capitalized. Markram’s 49-ball century erased Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien’s 50-ball document ton set towards England in Bengaluru in 2011.

SCORECARD

The cameos from Heinrich Klaasen and the damaging David Miller adopted as 156 runs got here off the final 11 overs to nearly slam the door on the Lankans.

The anticipated outcome turned a actuality within the forty fifth over however not earlier than Kusal Mendis carried the faint Lankan hopes with an electrical 42-ball 76, with eight sixes and 4 boundaries. Mendis smashed three sixes off Lungi Ngidi and hit two extra off Marco Jansen as 35 runs got here off two successive overs to take Sri Lanka to 54 for one in six overs.

He went on to cart Kagiso Rabada for 2 sixes within the ninth over as 29 runs got here in two overs.

After Mendis fell chasing Rabada’s huge supply, Charith Asalanka offered the Lankan innings with a second wind. His 65-ball 79 with 12 hits throughout the ropes and an 82-run sixth-wicket stand with skipper Shanaka lent some respectability to the overall. Later, Shanaka’s 68 ensured Sri Lanka ultimately completed on 326.