ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: South Africa Dominates Bangladesh in a Crushing Victory

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup South Africa Vs Bangladesh Key Highlights

In yesterday’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match, South Africa secured another dominant victory at the Wankhede Stadium.

Quinton de kock Player of the Match Playing a spectacular knock 174 Runs in 140 Balls with 7 sixes and 15 fours. It seems that the ball behaves differently under the evening lights in Mumbai, and the South African bowlers once again capitalized on these conditions, just as they did against England. Marco Jansen was exceptional in his opening spell, troubling the batsmen with his pace, movement, and extra bounce. Lizaad Williams, who came in for Ngidi, also found some movement. As a result, Bangladesh found themselves at 31/3 within the first 8 overs. Then, Rabada and Coetzee took over, consistently taking wickets. Even in the 15th over, the ball continued to move, as Rabada demonstrated with a beauty that trapped Litton Das LBW. By then, the match was essentially over.

However, Bangladesh did have some cause for celebration towards the end as Mahmudullah played a beautiful innings to score a century, while the lower order contributed with some valuable runs. Nevertheless, they fell short by 149 runs, highlighting the immense challenge they faced after South Africa’s impressive performance with the bat.

This defeat goes down in history as one of Bangladesh’s heaviest losses in World Cup matches in terms of runs. Their top three such defeats include:

1. By 206 runs against South Africa in Mirpur, 2011.
2. By 198 runs against Sri Lanka in Port of Spain, 2007.
3. By 149 runs against South Africa in Mumbai, 2023.

The match also witnessed a total of 31 sixes, which is among the highest numbers in a World Cup match. It’s third on the list of most sixes in a World Cup game:

1. 33 sixes – England vs. Afghanistan, Manchester, 2019.
2. 31 sixes – New Zealand vs. West Indies, Wellington, 2015 Quarter-Final.
3. 31 sixes – South Africa vs. Sri Lanka, Delhi, 2023.
4. 25 sixes – Australia vs. Pakistan, Bengaluru, 2023.
5. 24 sixes – South Africa vs. Bangladesh, Mumbai WS, 2023.

Moreover, Mahmudullah’s remarkable innings earned him a place in the record books as one of the highest individual scorers for Bangladesh in World Cup matches:

1. 128* – Mahmudullah vs. New Zealand, Hamilton, 2015.
2. 124* – Shakib Al Hasan vs. West Indies, Taunton, 2019.
3. 121 – Shakib Al Hasan vs. England, Cardiff, 2019.
4. 111 – Mahmudullah vs. South Africa, Mumbai WS, 2023.

In addition, Mahmudullah’s century was his third in World Cup matches, making him the leading century-maker for Bangladesh. Shakib Al Hasan follows with two centuries, and Mushfiqur Rahim has one.

Furthermore, Mahmudullah’s performance also places him among the few batsmen who have scored centuries from the No. 4 or lower positions in World Cup matches:

1. 4 centuries – Mahela Jayawardene.
2. 3 centuries – AB de Villiers.
3. 3 centuries – Mahmudullah.

Notably, Mahmudullah’s century was part of a World Cup chase, adding him to a select list of batsmen who have scored centuries from the No. 6 or lower positions in World Cup chases:

1. 113 – Kevin O’Brien (Ireland) vs. England, Bengaluru, 2011.
2. 111 – Mahmudullah (Bangladesh) vs. South Africa, Mumbai WS, 2023.
3. 103 – Jos Buttler (England) vs. Pakistan, Nottingham, 2019.
4. 101 – Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies) vs. New Zealand, Manchester, 2019.

Finally, Mahmudullah’s performance in this match also secured him a record for hitting the most sixes in a World Cup innings for Bangladesh:

1. 4 sixes – Mahmudullah vs. South Africa, Mumbai WS, 2023.
2. 4 sixes – Litton Das vs. West Indies, Taunton, 2019.
3. 3 sixes – Mahmudullah vs. New Zealand, Hamilton, 2015.
4. 3 sixes – Mahmudullah vs. Australia, Nottingham, 2019.
5. 3 sixes – Mahmudullah vs. India, Pune, 2023.
6. 3 sixes – Tanzid Hasan vs. India, Pune, 2023.

South Africa’s convincing victory and Mahmudullah’s heroic performance made this World Cup match a memorable one for both teams and cricket fans worldwide.

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