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Your support makes all the difference.Aiden Markram smashed a 49-ball hundred, the fastest in the history of the men’s 50-overs World Cup, as South Africa’s rampaging top order helped them thrash Sri Lanka by 102 runs in their tournament opener on Saturday.
There was some brutal batting at the Arun Jaitley Stadium where three of South Africa’s top four batters smashed rapid hundreds to help them rack up a tournament record total of 428-5.
Quinton de Kock struck 100 and Rassie van der Dussen hammered 108 but both were overshadowed by Markram’s incendiary 106 off 54 balls. Markram eclipsed Ireland batter Kevin O’Brien’s 50-ball century against England in the 2011 World Cup.
Former champions Sri Lanka were all out for 326 in 44.5 overs after brief fightbacks by Kusal Mendis (76), Charith Asalanka (79) and Dasun Shanaka (68). South Africa’s mammoth score replaced Australia’s 417-6 against Afghanistan in 2015 as the highest total in the men’s World Cup.
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South Africa vs Sri Lanka
18.4
Keshav Maharaj to Charith Asalanka. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka
18.2
FOUR! Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot sweeping, bottom edge past fine leg for 4 runs.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka
17.6
SIX! Gerald Coetzee to Charith Asalanka. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka
17.5
Gerald Coetzee to Charith Asalanka. Length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Maharaj.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka
17.3
Gerald Coetzee to Charith Asalanka. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Klaasen.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka
17.2
Gerald Coetzee to Charith Asalanka. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot driving, well timed to deep backward point for 2 runs.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka
17.1
Gerald Coetzee to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, thick edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka
16.6
Keshav Maharaj to Dhananjaya de Silva. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Rabada.
South Africa vs Sri Lanka
16.5
Keshav Maharaj to Charith Asalanka. Stock length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
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