South Africa rewrote the file books on Saturday as they posted the best ever World Cup whole of 428 whereas Aiden Markram clubbed the quickest match century in simply 49 balls in a 102-run victory over Sri Lanka. The Proteas bettered the earlier World Cup excessive of 417 made by Australia in opposition to Afghanistan at Perth in 2015. Their 428-5 was additionally the ninth highest whole in all one-day internationals. Markram, who went on to make 106, beat the earlier file for quickest World Cup century which was claimed by Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien off 50 balls in opposition to England at Bengaluru in 2011.

His first 50 on Saturday got here from 34 balls whereas he wanted solely 15 extra deliveries so as to add the following 50.

The win helped South Africa take the second spot within the ten-team desk.

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Rassie van der Dussen (108) and Quinton de Kock (100) additionally hit centuries within the first World Cup match to characteristic three tons in the identical innings.

Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka and skipper Dasun Shanaka all then hit half-centuries however Sri Lanka’s reply was all the time going to be harm limitation.

For Sri Lanka, the figures made for grim studying with two of their bowlers — Matheesha Pathirana (1-95) and Kasun Rajitha (1-90) — conceding greater than 180 runs from 20 overs.

It was a outstanding show of big-hitting by a South African facet who have been skittled out for simply 99 the final time they performed at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium in October 2022.

De Kock, who’s enjoying in his last worldwide match, hit his 18th ODI century off 83 balls with 12 fours and three sixes.

De Kock placed on 204 runs for the second wicket with Van der Dussen earlier than being dismissed off the following ball he confronted after reaching 100, high edging a supply from Pathirana to Dhananjaya de Silva at mid-on.

(With AFP Inputs)