South Africa kicked off their World Cup campaign with style as their opposition Sri Lanka succumbed at 326, way before the required target of 429 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday.
Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to field first against Temba Bavuma's South Africa in the fourth ODI World Cup 2023 match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday.
Klaasen has meanwhile showcased incredible form in white-ball cricket this year. In 11 ODIs for SA this year, he has scored 527 runs in nine innings at an average of 58.55 and a strike rate of above 151. He has two centuries and a fifty, with the best score of 174.
An all-round effort from speedster Marco Jansen, and half-centuries from Aiden Markram and David Miller helped South Africa script a memorable series win over Australia after defeating them in the fifth and final ODI by 122 runs at Johannesburg on Sunday.
South African captain Temba Bavuma has been ruled out of the fourth one-day international of the five-match series against Australia which will be played at Centurion on Friday
Explosive century from Aiden Markram and four-wicket haul by Gerald Coetzee helped South Africa secure a 111-run win over Australia in the third ODI in Potchefstroom on Tuesday.
Since Labuschagne was denied a WC spot due to his lacklustre ODI performances since 2022, the batter has made a timely statement ever since he wore the yellow colours again as a concussion substitute for Cameron Green in the first ODI against Proteas.
Batter Marnus Labuschagne made a timely statement after his omission from the World Cup 2023 squad with a gutsy, match-winning half-century and century stand with Ashton Agar to guide Australia to a three-wicket win over South Africa in the first ODI of a five-match series on Friday night.