Australia and Sri Lanka will lock horns in their ICC Cricket World Cup match at Lucknow. Both teams have lost their first two matches and will be aiming to open their win tally in this match-up, especially Australia, the five-time champions who are placed at the very bottom of the points
Australia lost their fourth successive ODI match to South Africa and their fourth successive WC match since 2019, succumbing to a 134-run loss to South Africa on Thursday at Lucknow. A century from Quinton de Kock, his second successive WC ton and fiery spells from Kagiso Rabada and Keshav M
Record keepers and statisticians have had a very busy 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup so far, with many records tumbling in the first week of the tournament itself.
De Kock's second successive century in WC set-up the victory for South Africa as they handed Australia a 134-run loss, their biggest-ever in WC history, at Lucknow on Thursday.
A century from De Kock and fantastic bowling spells from Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen helped South Africa defeat Australia by 134 runs and inflict on the five-time champions their biggest-ever WC loss.
This is Australia's biggest loss in WC history. Following this win, South Africa now leads the World Cup standings with four points from two victories, while Australia finds itself in second-to-last place, ninth in the rankings, after losing both of their matches.
South Africa's comprehensive performance, led by stellar contributions from Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram, as well as impressive bowling spells by Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj, propelled them to a 134-run victory over Australia in their ICC Cricket World Cup match held in Lucknow on
A second successive century by Quinton de Kock and a half-century from Aiden Markram helped South Africa post a massive 311/7 in the Cricket World Cup match against Australia at Lucknow on Thursday
Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bowl first in the 10th match of the ongoing ODI World Cup against Temba Bavuma-led South Africa at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.
In the match, the all-rounder was at his very best. After playing a cameo of 36* in 17 balls with three fours and two sixes, Santner destroyed the Netherlands batting line-up and had figures of 5/59 in 10 overs. He was given the Player of the Match award for his performance.
New Zealand skipper Tom Latham heaped praise on spinners who managed to keep the tides in their favour against the Netherlands in the ongoing World Cup on Monday.