2023 World Cup top run-getters and wicket-takers after South Africa vs Bangladesh match (Updated) ft. Quinton de Kock and Matt Henry
South Africa steamrolled Bangladesh by 149 runs on Tuesday to secure the second spot on the World Cup 2023 table. Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai hosted this one-sided match.
After electing to bat first, South Africa started on a sedate note with Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks occupying the crease. Bangladesh started with the pace and spin combination.
In the seventh over, Shoriful Islam bowled a brilliant in-swinger to disturb Hendricks' timber as he departed for 12 runs. An over later, Rassie van der Dussen was sent packing for just one run by Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
From there, it was one-way traffic as Aiden Markram joined hands with De Kock to dominate the opposition bowlers. Both the batters reached their respective fifties.
Markram departed for a well-made 60 off 69 balls after he was dismissed by Shakib. With 20 overs left, Heinrich Klassen and De Kock stepped on the pedal, hitting frequent fours and sixes.
Quinton de Kock went on to score his third century in five innings in this World Cup. Klaasen, on the other hand, reached his fifty in just 34 balls.
After going all guns blazing, de Kock had to depart for 174 off 140 balls, featuring 15 fours and seven sixes. He was dismissed by Hasan Mahmud as the batter sliced one to deep third man.
In the final overs, Klaasen (90 off 49) and David Miller (34* off 15) propelled South Africa to 382/5 in 50 overs. Hasan Mahmud picked up two wickets for Bangladesh with Mehidy Hasan, Shoriful Islam and Shakib Al Hasan bagging one apiece.
Statistically speaking, after scoring 143 runs in the final 10 overs against England, the Proteas smacked 144 runs in the last 10 overs against Bangladesh. Also, this was South Africa's seventh consecutive 300-plus score while batting first in ODIs.
In response, Bangladesh openers Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das stitched a 30-run opening stand before the former got out for 12. They lost three more wickets quickly and were struggling at 42/4 in 12 overs.
Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim were the ones to depart for single-digit scores. Mahmudullah ended as the top-scorer for the team, scoring a run-a-ball 111 with 11 fours and four sixes.
Bangladesh were eventually bowled out for 233 and lost the match by 149 runs. On that note, let’s take a look at the top run scorers and wicket-takers of the 2023 World Cup so far.
2023 World Cup Most Runs List
South Africa opener Quinton de Kock took pole position on the batting charts, thanks to his massive century against Bangladesh. He has amassed 407 runs from five innings and is averaging 81.4.
Indian no.3 batter Virat Kohli slid down to the second place, accumulating 354 runs from five innings at an average of 118. Indian captain Rohit Sharma occupies the third place with 311 runs.
Pakistan keeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan is in fourth place with 302 runs from five innings. New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra is in fifth position with 290 runs.
2023 World Cup Most Wickets List
New Zealand left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner continued to stay on top of the bowling standings with 12 scalps from five innings at an average of 16.92. He's closely followed by Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has taken 11 wickets.
Sri Lankan pacer Dilshan Madhushanka occupies the third spot with 11 wickets. New Zealand pacer Matt Henry and South African speedster Kagiso Rabada have bagged 10 wickets apiece and occupy the fourth and fifth positions, respectively.