South Africa rewrote the record books as they posted the highest ever World Cup total of 428 while Aiden Markram clubbed the fastest tournament century in just 49 balls in a 102-run victory over Sri Lanka.
The Proteas bettered the previous World Cup high of 417 made by Australia against Afghanistan at Perth in 2015.
Rassie van der Dussen and Quinton de Kock also hit centuries in the first World Cup match to feature three tons in the same innings. It was a remarkable display of big-hitting by a South African side who were skittled out for just 99 the last time they played at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium in October 2022.
De Kock put on 204 runs for the second wicket with Van der Dussen before being dismissed off the next ball he faced after reaching 100, top edging a delivery from Pathirana to Dhananjaya de Silva at mid-on. De Kock and Van der Dussen came together at the fall of the first wicket when Bavuma was trapped lbw by Dilshan Madushanka for just eight in the second over.
South Africa fast bowler Marco Jansen took two early wickets, clean bowling Sri Lanka openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera .
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