Prateek Arya

5 records broken during SA vs SL match

South Africa's batting display against Sri Lanka yielded 428 runs - the new highest team total in World Cup history.

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South Africa's carnage also helped them become the first team to cross the 400-run mark in the World Cup for the third time.

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In ODI history, there have been only four instances where three batters have recorded a hundred in the same innings. Interestingly, South Africa account for three such cases, including this one.

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South Africa had the desired platform in the form of centuries by Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen at the top of the order.

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Quinton de Kock's knock comprising 100 runs off 84 deliveries, which was his 18th century in the format. Coincidentally, it was also the 200th ODI hundred scored by a Proteas batter.

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