Quinton de Kock (174 off 140) and Heinrich Klaasen (90 off 49) helped South Africa post a mammoth total of 382/5 in 50 overs. In reply, Bangladesh were bowled out for 233, despite Mahmudullah’s valiant hundred (111 off 111). Gerald Coetzee was the pick of the bowlers, taking three wickets for South Africa. The Proteas won the match by a huge margin of 149 runs. Quinton de Kock was awarded the Player of the Match for his blistering knock of 174 runs
Early in the game, South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first in the 23rd match of the ODI World Cup 2023 against Bangladesh at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, October 24. Shoriful Islam drew first blood for Bangladesh by dismissing Reeza Hendricks for just 12 runs, and Rassie van der Dussen was soon dismissed for just one run by Mehidy Hasan Miraz. Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram put together a 131-run partnership for the third wicket, but Shakib Al Hasan broke the good-looking partnership by dismissing Markram for 60 runs.
De Kock continued to score runs and put on a partnership with Heinrich Klaasen, scoring his third century of the tournament – a 174-run knock that included 7 sixes and 15 fours. Klaasen also scored a 90-run knock, including 8 sixes and 2 fours. A cameo from David Miller (34 runs) helped South Africa reach a mammoth total of 382/5 in 50 overs.
Chasing South Africa’s massive total of 382, Bangladesh were bowled out for 233, with only Mahmudullah showing some resistance. He scored a fighting hundred (111 off 111), hitting 11 fours and four sixes. No other Bangladesh batsman made a significant contribution, as they lost the match by 149 runs. Gerald Coetzee was the Pick bowler for South Africa, taking three wickets for 62 runs. Marco Jansen, Lizaad Williams and Kagiso Rabada also chipped in with two wickets each
Meanwhile, let us look at the stats and numbers from the 23rd Match between South Africa and Bangladesh in the ODI World Cup 2023:
2 –Quinton de Kock scored 174 runs against Bangladesh in the 2023 Cricket World Cup, becoming the second-highest century-maker for South Africa in the tournament’s history. He has three hundreds to his name, while AB de Villiers tops the list with four.
3 – Quinton de Kock has smashed five ODI hundreds in India, which is the joint third-most by a visiting batter. He shares this record with Ricky Ponting, while AB de Villiers tops the list with seven ODI hundreds, followed by Chris Gayle with six.
1 – Quinton de Kock has scored two ODI hundreds against Bangladesh, which is the joint-most by a South African batsman against them. He shares this record with Hashim Amla, who also has two ODI centuries against Bangladesh
2 – Quinton de Kock’s 174 against Bangladesh is the second-highest score by a South African batter in the ODI World Cup. The highest score is 188 by Gary Kirsten against UAE in 1996
2 – Quinton de Kock’s 174 against Bangladesh is his second-highest score in ODIs and his highest score is 178 against Australia in 2016.
1 – Quinton de Kock’s 174 against Bangladesh is the highest score by a wicket-keeper batter in the ODI World Cup. He surpassed Adam Gilchrist’s record of 149 runs, which he made against Sri Lanka in 2007
2 – Heinrich Klaasen’s 90-run knock included eight sixes, which is the joint-second most by a South African player in a World Cup innings. He shares this record with AB de Villiers, who hit eight sixes against West Indies in 2015. David Miller tops the list with nine sixes against Zimbabwe in 2015
1 – South Africa has now become the first team to register three 350-plus scores in a single World Cup.
1 – South Africa has now scored eight totals of 350 or more in World Cups, which is the most by any team. The previous record was seven, held by Australia
3 – Quinton de Kock has smashed three scores of 150 or more, which is the most by a wicket-keeper in ODIs. He also has the second-most 150-plus scores by a South African batsman, behind only Hashim Amla, who has four
2 – Quinton de Kock scored his 20th ODI century, becoming the second-fastest South African batsman to reach this milestone in 150 innings. The fastest was Hashim Amla, who achieved it in 108 innings, while the third-fastest was AB de Villiers, who took 175 innings to score 20 ODI hundreds.
56 – Heinrich Klaasen completed 50 maximums in the ODI format.
12160 – de Kock completed the landmark of 12000 runs in international cricket.
814 – Mahmudullah completed 800 runs in the World Cup, becoming the third-highest run-scorer for Bangladesh in the World Cups. He surpassed Tamim Iqbal’s tally of 718 runs
3 – Bangladesh’s loss to South Africa by 149 runs is their third-biggest margin of defeat in the World Cup. Their biggest margin of defeat against South Africa was 206 runs in 2011
1 – Mahmudullah has scored three centuries in the World Cup, which is the most by any Bangladesh batsman in the tournament’s history
2 – Mahmudullah has hit three centuries while batting at number four or lower in the World Cup, which is the joint-second most by any batsman in that position. He shares this record with AB de Villiers, while Mahela Jayawardene leads the list with four hundred.
1 – Mahmudullah ’s 11-run knock included four sixes, which is the joint-most by a Bangladesh batter in a World Cup innings. He shares this record with Litton Das, who hit four sixes against West Indies in 2019
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