All the landmarks and milestones reached by South Africa – some in tandem with Sri Lanka – in a run-fest in Delhi
Sampath Bandarupalli07-Oct-2023428 for 5 – South Africa’s total against Sri Lanka in Delhi is the highest in the men’s ODI World Cup, surpassing the 417 for 5 by Australia against Afghanistan in 2015. It is also the highest ODI total against Sri Lanka, surpassing India’s 414 for 7 in 2009 in Rajkot.8 – Totals of 400-plus for South Africa in ODIs, the most for any team. Three of those have come at the World Cup, while all the other teams have two 400-plus scores in total.3 – Hundreds in South Africa’s innings, the first such instance in the World Cup – Quinton de Kock (100), Rassie van der Dussen (108) and Aiden Markram (106).3 – Previous instances of three players scoring hundreds in the same ODI innings. Two of them were by South Africa in 2015 – against West Indies in Johannesburg and India in Mumbai. England had three centurions when they made 498 against the Netherlands last year.100 off 49 balls – Markram scored the fastest hundred in the ODI World Cup, breaking the 50-ball mark set by Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien against England in 2011.4 – Consecutive 300-plus totals for South Africa in ODIs; they had scored three in a row during the recent home series against Australia. It is the first time South Africa have made 300-plus totals in four consecutive ODIs.204 – Partnership runs between de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen, the highest for South Africa against Sri Lanka in ODIs.17 – ODI hundreds for de Kock before his maiden World Cup century on Saturday against Sri Lanka. No batter has scored more ODI tons before a maiden World Cup century.4 – Number of specialist Sri Lanka bowlers who conceded 80-plus runs against South Africa – Kasun Rajitha (90), Dilshan Madushanka (86), Matheesha Pathirana (95) and Dunith Wellalage (81). It is the second instance of four bowlers conceding 80-plus runs in a men’s ODI innings. Netherlands suffered the same when they faced England in Amstelveen last year.754 – Runs scored in total by South Africa and Sri Lanka in Delhi, making it the highest aggregate for a men’s ODI World Cup match. The previous highest was 714 runs between Australia and Bangladesh during the 2019 edition at Trent Bridge.31 – Sixes hit by South Africa and Sri Lanka in Delhi, thejoint-second most for a World Cup game. The 2019 game between England and Afghanistan in Manchester featured 33 sixes, while New Zealand and West Indies collectively hit 31 sixes in Wellington in the quarter-final of the 2015 edition.
