CWC23 Match 37: India demolish South Africa to consolidate their hold

India continued their dream run in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 as they thumped South Africa by a massive margin of 243 runs.

Match Summary

India: 326-5 (50)

Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Rohit Sharma-5.5 ov), 2-93 (Shubman Gill-10.3 ov), 3-227 (Shreyas Iyer-36.5 ov), 4-249 (KL Rahul-42.1 ov), 5-285 (Suryakumar Yadav-45.6 ov)

South Africa: 83 (27.1)

Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Quinton de Kock-1.4 ov), 2-22 (Temba Bavuma-8.3 ov), 3-35 (Aiden Markram-9.5 ov), 4-40 (Heinrich Klaasen-12.5 ov), 5-40 (Rassie van der Dussen-13.1 ov), 6-59 (David Miller-16.3 ov), 7-67 (Keshav Maharaj-18.4 ov), 8-79 (Marco Jansen-25.4 ov), 9-79 (Kagiso Rabada-26.2 ov), 10-83 (Lungi Ngidi-27.1 ov)

SCORECARD

The match between the two teams took place at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Opting to bat first, India posted a gigantic total of 326 for five and then bundled out South Africa for just 83 runs to win their eighth game of the tournament.

India was off to a flying start as Rohit Sharma (40:24b, 6x4, 2x6) and Shubman Gill (23:24b, 4x4, 1x6) added 62 runs in no time. They both perished after fiery starts and the stage was taken by Virat Kohli (101 not out: 121b, 10x4). The batter smashed his 49th ODI ton to equal the great Sachin Tendulkar and along with Shreyas Iyer (77:87b, 7x4, 2x6) added 134 runs for the third wicket. Suryakumar Yadav (22:14b, 5x4) and Ravindra Jadeja (29 Not out:15b, 3x4, 1x6) played vital cameos down the order that powered India to a big total. They ended with 326 for five on the board.

With the bat, South Africa looked clueless as they had no answers to the questions put in by the Indian bowlers. No batter from the team could go past the 15-run mark, such was the class of the bowlers. Ravindra Jadeja bagged five wickets whereas Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami picked two wickets each. India bundled out Proteas for just 83 and won the game by a margin of 243 runs.

India: Rohit Sharma(C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

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

Match Details:

Date: Sunday, November 5, 2023 08:30

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Toss: India elected to bat