South Africa batter Aiden Markram shined of their 2023 World Cup recreation towards Sri Lanka on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Saturday, October 7. He scored 106 runs off 54 balls, together with three sixes and 14 boundaries. He additionally shared fifty partnerships with Rassie van der Dussen and Heinrich Klaasen.
The fitting-handed batter smashed the ton off simply 49 balls, breaking the earlier document held by Kevin O’Brien (Eire). The latter had smashed a 50-ball ton towards England within the 2011 World Cup. Different gamers within the prime three are Glenn Maxwell (51 balls), AB de Villiers (52) and Eoin Morgan (57).
For the uninitiated, Markram has been in great type of late within the 50-over format. The center order lately smashed 102* and 93 within the five-match ODI collection towards Australia at residence. In 2023, he already amassed 577 runs in 11 video games, together with two tons forward of the World Cup, barring the continuing recreation.
Followers on X (beforehand often called Twitter) lauded Aiden Markram for his quickest World Cup century towards Sri Lanka. One person wrote:
“Lastly enjoying to his potential”
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Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, and Rassie van der Dussen tons helped South Africa put up 400+ complete towards Sri Lanka in World Cup match
Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, and Rassie van der Dussen tons helped South Africa put up a mammoth complete of 428/5 of their allotted 50 overs towards Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Aside from Markram, De Kock smashed 100 off 84, together with three sixes and 12 boundaries, whereas van der Dussen slammed 108 off 110, comprising two sixes and 13 fours. The duo shared a 204-run partnership for the second wicket.
Dilshan Madushanka emerged because the decide of the bowlers for Sri Lanka, ending with figures of two/86. In the meantime, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, and Dunith Wellalage scalped one wicket apiece.
In the meantime, Markram will subsequent be seen in motion towards Australia on the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on October 12.
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