World Cup 2023 SA vs SL Highlights: Records galore, Proteas win by 102 runs

Cricket World Cup 2023 SA vs SL Highlights: South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 102 runs to open their campaign in a high-scoring match that saw 754 runs being scored by both teams

10:47 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Aiden Markram was awarded player of the match

 

Aiden Markram was named player of the match in which he scored the fastest-ever World Cup century in just 49 balls. He fielded amazingly well too. 

 

10:26 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | South Africa win by 102 runs

It was a day of runs, runs and only runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday, October 7. A total of 754 runs were scored in the match- the highest ever in a World Cup match. South Africa, even after making 428/5, a world record- the highest total in a World Cup match, could win only by 102 runs as the Sri Lankan team did not let the opportunity of scoring runs go begging on one of the flattest tracks that one would see in a cricket game. 

10:10 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | No look six from Kasun Rajitha

 

Kasun Rajitha has played a double-handed forehand down the line in terms of Tennis, but this is a no-look six in cricket and it went hard and flat over deep mid-wicket. 

Watch Keshav Maharaj get the wicket of Shanaka
 

10:08 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Watch how Shanaka dominated Coetzee

 

Dasun Shanaka hit Gerald Coetzee for 23 in one over. 

 

10:03 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | 300 up for Sri Lanka

 

This has been a brilliant display of batting at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Even after losing eight wickets, the Sri Lankan team has reached 300 with nine overs yet to be bowled. The match is done and dusted for sure, but this pitch is as flat as it gets. 

 

9:55 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Shanaka cleaned up by Maharaj

 

Dasun Shanaka has been cleaned up by Keshav Maharaj after being hit for a four and a six. The ball kept low and Shanaka remained flabbergasted about how the ball stuck his pad and then went on to hit the stumps. He goes for 68 off 62 balls. 

 

9:50 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | 250 up for Sri Lanka, fifty for Shanaka

 

The Sri Lankan captain, who came into the tournament in not-so-good form, being able to score not even a single fifty and only two double-digit scores in his last 10 innings, has brought up his fifty and the 250 for the team as well. He has been left with tailenders and can only get his batting better and decrease the net run rate margin now. 

 

9:43 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Cotzee taken to the cleaners

 

Gerald Coetzee would have thought that World Cup cricket is easy with his first two wickets but Dasun Shanaka showed him that when he gets going no bowler is good enough for any ground. He smacks the youngster for 23 in an over to reach his fifty at run-a-ball. 

 

9:25 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Back-to-back wickets for South Africa

 

South Africa dismissed Charith Asalanka and Dunith Wellalage in back-to-back overs to dent any hopes that the Sri Lankan team and fans might be harbouring of making a match out of it. 

 

9:23 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | 50 partnership between Asalanka and Shanaka

 

Dasun Shanaka and Charith Asalanka added 82 for the sixth wicket before the latter was dismissed by Lungi Ngidi 

 

Also, watch South African supporter- Kagiso Rabada's father's celebration 

 

9:20 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | 200 up for Sri Lanka

 

Sri Lanka brought up their 200 in the 29th over as Asanalak utilised his chances and Shanaka complemented him well. 

 

8:56 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Asalanka dropped again

 

Once again, the bowler is Marco Jansen, the batter Charith Asalanka, and a catch is dropped. This time the fielder was Andile Phehlukwayo, on as a sub for Quinton de Kock. 

 

8:51 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Charith Asalanka brings up fifty

 

Charith Asalanka has brought up fifty here as he guides the ball to the short third man and completes a single. A 46-ball fifty on World Cup debut. He needs to keep going. 

 

8:50 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Brilliant fielding display from Markram

 

While van der Dussen dropped Asalanka, in the very next over, Aiden Markram saved a certain four hit by Asalanka as he jumped like a fox at short mid-off. 

 

8:48 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Van der Dussen drops Asalanka

 

This is the first dropped catch of the day by South Africa as Rassie van der Dussen puts down Charith Asalanka at the deep square leg off the bowling of Marco Jansen, who could have had his third wicket. 

 

8:35 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Captain and vice-captain in the middle

 

Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka and vice-captain Charith Asalanka are in the middle and they would have to think of net run rate now and batting the full 50 overs more than anything else. 

 

Also, watch Samuel Badree spot weirdness from Mujeeb in the middle during the first match of the doubleheader day 

 

8:32 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Maharj gets de Silva

 

Dhananjya de Silva was caught brilliantly by Temba Bavuma to give Sri Lanka their fifth jolt. 

 

Also, watch Sadeera Samarawickrama’s wicket

 

8:29 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | 150 up for Sri Lanka

 

Sri Lanka brought up their 150 in only the 20th over. 

 

Also watch Kusal Mendis’ wicket
 

 

8:03 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Glimpses of South Africa's first innings

 

Watch the highlights of South Africa's record-breaking first innings. 

 

8:01 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Kusal Mendis breaks record of Jayasuriya

 

Kusal Mendis hit 8 sixes in his innings of 76 which came in just 42 deliveries. Thereby he broke the record of Sanath Jayasuriya’s seven sixes in an innings that he hit in the 2007 ODI World Cup against Bangladesh. 

 

 

7:52 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Samarawickrama gone

 

Sadeera Samarawickrama has departed as he was unable to read the bounce of Kyle Cotzee’s delivery and couldn’t keep the push grounded as Marco Jansen caught an easy one. 

 

7:51 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Kusal Mendis departs

 

Kusal Menids has to walk back as Kagiso Rabada gets him with a brilliant ball that was just nipping away from him. 

 

But watch this six that he hit before perishing. 

 

7:49 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | 100 up for Sri Lanka in just 12 overs

 

Sri Lanka have brought up their 100 in just 12 overs and are looking to big with a set Kusal Mendis at the crease

 

7:41 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Watch Marco Jansen castle Perera

 

Here’s Marco Jansen’s second wicket 

 

7:40 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Watch Kusal Mendis’ 25-ball 50

 

Here’s how Kusal Mendis brought up his 25-ball fifty

 

7:38 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Marco Jansen strikes

 

Marco Janse, who got the first opener Pathum Nissanka, has got the second opener out as well. Kusal Perera has been clean-bowled by the left-arm pacer. 

 

7:26 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Kusal Mendis puts on a show

 

Kusal Mendis has put on a show here, hitting fifty in just 25 balls which is the second-fastest fifty by a Sri Lankan in a World Cup. Angelo Mathews scored fifty in 20 balls against Scotland in 2015. 

 

7:22 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Opportunity goes begging for Proteas

 

There was a chance to get Kusal Perera out but the indecision between captain Temba Bavuma and David Miller means that he survives. And now Bavuma misfields as well. Big time pressure on him. 

 

7:21 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Check out all the records created in first innings

 

Here’s a list of all records created in the first innings 

Aiden Markram hit fastest ODI World Cup century as South Africa posted highest ODI World Cup total of 428/5 against Sri Lanka during ICC World Cup 2023 match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday, October 7. Photo: ICC

7:19 PM

World Cup 2023 | Sri Lanka vs South Africa LIVE SCORE | Most expensive World Cup spell by debutant

 

Matheesha Patirana went for 1/95 in his 10 overs and this is by far the most expensive spell by a debutant in the ODI World Cup. He also became the second most expensive Sri Lankan bowler ever in a World Cup game as he remained only behind Ashantha de Mel who conceded 97 in his spell against West Indies in  Karachi during the 1987 World Cup.