World Cup 2023: South Africa thump Australia to stay unbeaten
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 12, 2023
LUCKNOW: South Africa crushed Australia by 134 runs at BRSABVE Cricket Stadium, Lucknow to cruise to their second victory at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, as Quinton de Kock struck back-to-back tons and Aiden Markram made a half-century before the bowlers ripped through the five-times champions on Thursday.
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Chasing 312, Australia lost half their wickets for 65 runs and had no answer against Kagiso Rabada (3-33), Marco Jansen (2-54) and Keshav Maharaj (2-30) as they folded for 177 in 40.5 overs with Marnus Labuschagne (46) their only top-order batsman to fire.
South Africa’s win was built on a platform provided by Quinton de Kock, who made 109 while Aiden Markram hit 56 to help the Proteas post 311-7 in 50 overs.
Asked to bat first after Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss, South Africa made a watchful start and rode their luck before Quinton de Kock picked up where he left off in the win over Sri Lanka with eight fours and five sixes in his 106-ball knock.
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma (35) gained two reprieves as Australia failed to hold onto difficult chances before Glenn Maxwell (2-34) snared him, but the Proteas marched on as Quinton de Kock twice hit Josh Hazlewood into the stands in the 23rd over.
Spinner Adam Zampa removed the dangerous Rassie van der Dussen (26) but Quinton de Kock continued to plunder runs and brought up his 19th ton by pulling Cummins for a huge six shortly after the pace bowler had dropped Markram when he was on one.
Maxwell bowled De Kock out with one that crept through after hitting the left-hander’s bat as he attempted a reverse pull and Markram fell to Cummins after a breezy knock, as the Australian bowlers put the brakes on South Africa’s scoring.
Cummins could have had two more wickets but Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Starc put down chances on a sloppy day in the field but a double strike by Starc (2-53) in the last over kept South Africa from swelling the score.
LIVE SCORE
AUS 177 all out (lost by 134 runs)
Overs 40.5
SA 311/7 OVERS 50
Bowlers O M R W Econ Dots Mitchell Starc 9 1 53 2 5.88 29 Josh Hazlewood 9 0 60 1 6.66 30 Glenn Maxwell 10 1 34 2 3.40 32 Pat Cummins 9 0 71 1 7.88 19 Adam Zampa 10 0 70 1 7.00 20 Mitch Marsh 1 0 6 0 6.00 1 Marcus Stoinis 2 0 11 0 5.50 5
AUSTRALIA PLAYING XI
DAVID WARNER
MITCH MARSH
STEVE SMITH
MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE
JOSH INGLIS
GLENN MAXWELL
MARCUS STOINIS
PAT CUMMINS
MITCHELL STARC
ADAM ZAMPA
JOSH HAZLEWOOD
SOUTH AFRICA PLAYING XI
QUINTON DE KOCK
TEMBA BAVUMA
RASSIE VAN DER DUSSEN
AIDEN MARKRAM
HEINRICH KLAASEN
DAVID MILLER
MARCO JANSEN
KESHAV MAHARAJ
KAGISO RABADA
LUNGI NGIDI
TABRAIZ SHAMSI
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