MUMBAI: In-form Quinton de Kock played a swashbuckling 174-run knock before Heinrich Klaasen’s blistering 90 as South Africa decimated Bangladesh bowlers to post a mammoth 382/5 in the 23rd match of the ICC World Cup 2023.
South African batters justified their captain Aiden Markram’s decision to bat first as they racked up a huge total on the board.
The Proteas, however, had a contrasting start to their innings as they lost opener Reeza Hendricks (12) and Rassie van der Dussen (1) cheaply with just 36 runs on the board in the eighth over.
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Following the early blow, Quinton de Kock was joined by skipper Markram and the pair settled things down with a sensible partnership.
They added 131 runs for the third wicket at a decent rate before Markram’s Bangladesh counterpart Shakib Al Hasan got rid of him in the 31st over.
He scored a cautious 60 in 69 deliveries with the help of seven boundaries.
Quinton de Kock then joined forces with in-form hard-hitting batter Heinrich Klaasen and the duo after settling down, turned the game on its head with belligerent hitting.
De Kock and Klaasen put together a 142-run partnership, conceding just 87 deliveries before the former finally perished in the 46th over.
He top-scored for South Africa with a quickfire 174 in 140 balls, laced up with 15 boundaries and seven sixes.
Klaasen then took charge of South Africa’s onslaught and was supported by David Miller, who scored a brisk 15-ball 34.
The two finishers knitted a sensational 65-run partnership, taking just 25 deliveries before Klaasen fell in the final over.
He fell just shy of his well-deserved century, scoring 90 in a mere 49 deliveries, smashing two boundaries and eight sixes.
Hasan Mahmud was the pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh, picking up two wickets, while Shakib Al Hasan, Shoriful Islam and Mehidy Hasan Miraz made one scalp each.
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