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South Africa achieved a remarkable victory, defeating Australia by a substantial margin of 134 runs in Match 10 of the ODI World Cup 2023, held at the Ekana St🎃adium in Lucknow on Thursday, October 12.
Under the leadership of Temba Bavuma, the South African team showcased a comprehensive performance, maintaining their winning streak after their earlier triumph against Sri Lanka in the tournament open𓂃er, clearly🤪 indicating their strong aspiration to secure their first-ever World Cup title.
South Africa innings
South Africa put up a competitive total of 311/7 in their allotted 50 overs, setting a challenging target for Australia. Quinton de Kock was the star of the South African innings, exhibiting an exceptional display of power-hitting as he scored a brilliant 109 runs off 106 balls. His innings featured 8 fours and 5 sixes, setting the stage for a formidable total. Aiden Markram also m🦂ade a significant contribution, notching up 56 runs off 44 balls, including 7 fours and 1 six.
Australia’s bowling attack, led by Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Glenn Maxwell, wasꦑ persistent in their efforts. While they managed to pick up crucial wickets, South Africa still succeeded in posting a c𒐪ompetitive total.
Australia innings
Chasing the target of 312 runs, the Australian batting lineup faced a challenging task. However, the Australian batters struggled to form substantial partnerships and cope with the impressive South African bowling attack. Marnus Labuschagne was the top scorer for Australia,𝓡 ♏contributing 46 runs off 74 balls, including 3 fours.
Kagiso Rabada was the standout performer with the ball for the Proteas, picking 3/33 runs in his 8 overs. Marco Jansen also played a pivotal role, securing 2 wickets for 54 runs. Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi all contributed with crucial wickets.
Result
Australia’s innings ended at 177 in 40.5 overs, falling well short of the target set by South Africa as they secured a convincing victory, winning by a significant margin.
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Player of the Match
The Player of the Match award was given to De Kock for his explosive century (109) in South Africa’s innings. His exceptional batting display set the tone for South Africa’s competitive total and was the driving force behind their victory in this high-stakes encounter.
South Africa’s clinical performance, both with the bat and ball, ensured a resounding win. This victory will undoubtedly boost their confidence as they continue their campaign in the global showpiece event.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Cricket fans to Australia this WC:
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Wow, South Africa, everything going right. On▨e of the best batting sides of the tournament, fast bowlers fit and bowling well, fielding never an issue and a captain w💛ho seems to hold everything together. Can they dream?
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Biggest World Cup defeat for Australia:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
🇿🇦 PROTEAS WIN 2️⃣ ON THE TROT
An incredible showing with both bat ꧋& ball to dominate the Aussies with a second vic𝔍tory in the
Congratulations to the team 🙌
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA)
SOUTH AFRICA BEAT AUSTRALIA BY 134 RUNS!!!
What a fantastic team effort!!!
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
COMPREHENSIVE victory for our Proteas over Aus!! We are 2 for 2 in . A good all round performance today. We dominated all 3 facets of the game. Today also showed that you don't need 4 seamers in India. We found our bowling balance with the 2 spinners. UP THE BOYS!! 💚💛🇿🇦
— Lawrence Bailey ⚪ 🇿🇦 (@LawrenceB♓ailey0)
An absolutely wond💫💃erful win for South Africa against Australia. This World Cup is going to be very interesting.
— Wajahat Kazmi (@KazmiWajahat)
The last time Austraila lost their first two World Cup matches was in 19𝓡92.
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu)
Prot༒eas demolish Australia to win the💃ir second match in the 2023 world cup. won by 134 RUNS.
— SITHALE✍🏿 (@SithaleKgaogelo)
PROTEAS CRUSH DOWN AUSTRALIA. ☄️
A dominating display from South Africa as they clinch a 134-run win against Australiaꦅ.
Two defeats in a row for Australia. ❌
— Saif Ahmed (@saifahmed75)
A 😼secon🦩d successive ton helps Quinton de Kock win the ⚡
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup)
SOUTH AFRICA ARE THE NEW TABLE TOPPERS IN WORLD CUP 2023……!!!!
– NRR is +2.360
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
HISTORY IN LUCKNOW!!
AUSTRALIA LOSE 4 CONSECUTIVE ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP MATCHES FOR THE FIRST TIME….!!!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
