ICC CWC 2023 - Match 10 - Australia vs South Africa - Thread

Teams:

South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi

Australia (Playing XI): David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

Australia have won the toss and have opted to field

End of Match 10 - Australia vs South Africa

South Africa - 311/7 in 50 overs

Quinton de Kock - 109 (106)
Aiden Markram - 56 (44)

Glenn Maxwell - 10 overs 1 maiden 34 runs 2 wickets
Mitchell Starc - 9 overs 1 maiden 53 runs 2 wickets

Australia - 177/10 in 40.5 overs

Marnus Labuschagne - 46(74)
Mitchell Starc - 27 (51)

Kagiso Rabada - 8 overs 1 maiden 33 runs 3 wickets
Keshav Maharaj - 10 overs 30 runs 2 wickets

South Africa won the match by 134 runs
Quinton de Kock won the Player of the Match award

Biggest defeats for Australia in the WC
134 runs vs SA, Lucknow, 2023*
118 runs vs IND, Chelmsford, 1983
101 runs vs WI, Leeds, 1983
89 runs vs PAK, Nottingham, 1979

Lowest all-out totals for Australia in WC in this century:
151 vs New Zealand, Auckland, 2015
176 vs Pakistan, Colombo (RPS), 2011
177 vs South Africa, Lucknow, 2023* (today)
199 vs India, Chennai, 2023* (previous match)

This is the first time Australia have lost their first two World Cup matches since 1992. For the first time, Australia have lost 4 consecutive World Cup matches.