The 2023 World Cup in India is going with full flow. We are now entering an interesting phase of the tournament. The World Cup has amazed us in many ways so far and this article, we will tell you a very contrasting stat in 2023 World Cup.
South Africa and Sri Lanka played their first game in Arun Jaitley stadium, Delhi where more than 700 runs were scored. South Africa batted first and registered the highest-ever total in ODI World Cups. They made 428 in 50 overs. It was for the first time that three batters made centuries in one innings of the World Cup.
South African top order gave Sri Lanka no chance, players like Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, and Aiden Markram outclassed Sri Lanka. Quinton de Kock started the century tally for South Africa which was continued by Rassie van der Dussen and later on, it was all Aiden Markram show.
Delhi’s pitch looked amazing for batters after the first game between South Africa and Sri Lanka but on the other hand in a very contrasting manner, Chennai’s pitch played opposite where Australia and India played their first game. Australia batted first and they got bamboozled by Indian spinners. They managed to make only 199 runs in their innings.
Indian batters came and a furious spell from Australian pacers made them fall to their knees. Three top-order players for the first time gone for ducks. Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, and Shreyas Iyer all struggled to score even a single run.
