ODI World Cup digest: de Kock leads one other fearsome South Africa show; Netherlands search Australia upset

The Males’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now previous the midway stage because it builds in the direction of the ultimate on November 19. Every morning we’ll spherical up the newest motion and information from the occasion and produce you the insights from our reporters on the bottom.

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High Story: de Kock, Klaasen lead South Africa’s demolition of Bangladesh

South Africa 382 for five (de Kock 174, Klaasen 90, Markram 60) beat Bangladesh 233 (Mahmudullah 111, Coetzee 3-62) by 149 runs

South Africa proceed to bludgeon all earlier than their path once they bat first, and it would not appear to matter who’s in the way in which. This time, it was Bangladesh who have been the unlucky victims, with South Africa placing them to the sword in a 149-run demolition.

It was led by an unlimited contribution from Quinton de Kock, whose 140-ball 174 powered South Africa to 382. On the dying, to assist him alongside, he had Heinrich Klaasen, who smashed 90 off 49 balls as South Africa racked up 144 within the closing 10 overs. Bangladesh have been by no means within the chase in response and, as with each different recreation of South Africa’s on this match, all 5 bowlers chipped in with wickets.

Match evaluation: Making sense of South Africa’s sixy begin to the World Cup

Quinton de Kock completed with a 140-ball 174 with 15 fours and 7 sixes•ICC/Getty Photos

The highest three totals at this World Cup belong to South Africa, together with the one one over 400, which can also be the best match complete ever. Six of the 19 lots of scored up to now come from South Africans. The main run-scorer up to now – Quinton de Kock – is South African and he additionally has the very best particular person rating so far.

In his one hundred and fiftieth ODI, de Kock slammed 174 – 14 in need of the South African document nonetheless held by Gary Kirsten – and 26 shy of a double-ton, which batting coach JP Duminy confirmed is on de Kock’s wishlist as one thing to realize earlier than he quits the format after this World Cup. That de Kock seems to have saved his finest for final has been apparent because the Sri Lanka recreation in Delhi however to recommend he’s merely throwing his bat in his previous few innings and hoping for the very best can be doing a disservice to a participant in scintillating contact.

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Information headlines

Match preview

Australia vs Netherlands, Mumbai (2pm IST; 8.30am GMT; 7.30pm AEDT

There has lengthy been a connection between Netherlands and Australian cricket. It’s maybe not fairly as sturdy as South Africa’s connection to the present Dutch staff however their captain, Scott Edwards, is an Australian citizen having grown up in Melbourne and performed second XI cricket for Victoria. He has launched a Netherlands staff music that may be a shameless rebrand of the music of his favorite Australian Soccer League membership Richmond. From Edwards to former Dutch coach Ryan Campbell, to Tom Cooper, Timm van der Gugten, Michael Swart and Dirk Nannes, amongst others, loads of Australian home gamers have had an affect on Netherlands cricket.

However there might be no love misplaced in Delhi on Wednesday. Netherlands are gunning for an additional large scalp, having already taken down South Africa and probably missed a possibility towards Sri Lanka. Australia need to proceed their momentum. They won’t be taking the Netherlands evenly, however they’d love an announcement win having been examined at instances towards Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Crew information

Australia (possible) 1 David Warner, 2 Travis Head, 3 Mitchell Marsh, 4 Steven Smith, 5 Josh Inglis (wk), 6 Glenn Maxwell, 7 Marcus Stoinis, 8 Pat Cummins (capt), 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Josh Hazlewood, 11 Adam Zampa

Netherlands (possible) 1 Vikramjit Singh, 2 Max O’Dowd, 3 Colin Ackermann, 4 Bas de Leede, 5 Teja Nidamanuru, 6 Scott Edwards (capt & wk), 7 Sybrand Engelbrecht, 8 Roelof van der Merwe, 9 Logan van Beek, 10 Aryan Dutt, 11 Paul van Meekeren

Function: Pricey World Cup, please be extra thrilling, please?

Rashid Khan celebrates Afghanistan’s win over Pakistan • ICC/Getty Photos

Roughly midway via the league stage, this World Cup has had three large upsets – Afghanistan’s gorgeous of Pakistan on Monday the newest. Ordinarily this would appear like loads, however on this World Cup, it looks like not practically sufficient.

Not one of the finishes have gone into the final over, and iconic moments have been briefly provide (like Jonty Rhodes super manning the stumps, say, or Ben Stokes’ backwards salmon-leap to take that outfield catch). Just like the Dying Star closing in on Alderaan, India’s storming in the direction of the knockouts can also be going nearly precisely because the powers had meant.