ODI World Cup 2023: South Africa create marvellous record in World Cup history

During their seventh game against New Zealand, South Africa created history as they registered the most number of sixes in a single edition of the World Cup.

Nov 1, 2023 - 22:37

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ODI World Cup 2023: South Africa create marvellous record in World Cup history

Five of their initial six matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 have been won by South Africa, which has been on a roll. Ten points separate the Temba Bavuma-led squad at the summit of the standings, which also has a positive net run rate of +2.032.

With the exception of a single defeat at the hands of the Netherlands and a narrow one-wicket triumph over Pakistan, South Africa have defeated all of their opponents by more than a century in every match.

In their opening match against Sri Lanka, the Proteas amassed the highest total in the annals of the ODI World Cup with a mammoth 428/5. They have amassed totals exceeding 300 each time they have commenced play. South Africa established a new World Cup record during their seventh match against New Zealand by amassing the highest number of sixes in any single edition of the tournament.

Thus far in the tournament, the Proteas have achieved 82 sixes, which is 82 more than England's 76 maximums in the 2019 edition. Thus far in the tournament, Quinton de Kock has been the chief destabilizer for South Africa, smashing in 18 sixes, followed by Heinrich Klaasen with 17 maximums.

Aiden Markram (8 sixes from 7 innings), Rassie van der Dussen (7 sixes from 7 innings), and Marco Jansen (9 sixes, 6 innings) have all contributed significantly to South Africa's six-hitting celebration. Heinrich Klaasen (315 runs), De Kock (545 runs), Markram (362 runs), and Van der Dussen (353 runs) have been in sensational form in the ongoing iteration, repeatedly unleashing their fury on the opposition.