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South Africa has had a promising start to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as their latest win against Bangladesh in Mumbai came on the back of another blazing batting display gcash
The team trounced Bangladesh by 149 runs after scoring 382 runs in the first innings as they continued to shine at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday gcash
The Proteas have now successfully picked up four points from two matches in Mumbai gcash
Temba Bavuma’s side put up mammoth totals on board in all games but one in the ongoing Cricket World Cup gcash
The team is currently second in the points table with eight points gcash
RecommendedJoe Root on poor air quality at Cricket World Cup match: ‘Couldn’t breathe, it was like eating air’Quinton de Kock powers South Africa to massive win over BangladeshBabar Azam gives reasons for Pakistan’s shocking loss to Afghanistan in Cricket World Cup 2023Here’s a look at South Africa’s stunning numbers after their win over Bangladesh on Tuesday:Biggest win by runsSouth Africa thrashed England by 229 runs in Mumbai, which is the biggest victory in terms of runs in the 2023 World Cup gcash
It also marked the Proteas’s third-largest win in the history of the tournament gcash
In the case of England, it is their biggest-ever loss in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) gcash
The second-highest win of the World Cup also belongs to South Africa, following their 149-run victory over Bangladesh, which they share with New Zealand gcash
The Black Caps defeated Afghanistan by the same margin earlier in the tournament gcash
South Africa shine after batting firstSouth Africa’s exceptional win against Bangladesh is their eighth ODI victory by more than 100 runs this year gcash
They won nine out of 10 times they batted first this year gcash
South Africa are now tied with Pakistan in the all-time record for 100-plus run wins in a calendar year gcash
What makes South Africa’s feat even gcash better is that they have bagged it in 11 fewer matches gcash
Their only loss so far in the Cricket World Cup, an upset against the Netherlands, came after they batted second gcash
Highest net run rateSouth Africa’s overwhelming victories over England and Bangladesh in Mumbai mean they have by far the best net run rate in the World Cup 2023 gcash
Their current net run rate of +2 gcash
370 after five matches is well ahead of the next best – New Zealand’s +1 gcash
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Quinton de Kock’s performanceQuinton de Kock’s 174 runs against Bangladesh is his best knock ever at the Cricket World Cup and the second-best total by a South African cricketer in the coveted tournament after Gary Kirsten’s unbeaten 188 against the UAE in 1996 gcash
De Kock is much more ahead in the runs chart, having already accumulated 407 runs in five matches at an average of 81 gcash
40, with India’s Virat Kohli in second place with 354 runs gcash
Heinrich Klaasen’s explosive strike rateAmong all the recognised batters at the ICC Cricket World Cup, Heinrich Klassen’s strike rate is the highest gcash
The South African batter, coming in at No 5, has scored runs at a rate of 150 gcash
78 gcash
He is the sixth-leading scorer this campaign, with 288 runs in five games gcash
This includes a century and a 50 at an average of 57 gcash
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Of the prominent batters at the tournament, only Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis (218 runs at 146 gcash
30) and Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmed (101 runs at 140 gcash
27) come close to matching Klaasen’s hitting prowess gcash
Best finishersSouth Africa have gone full throttle in the final 10 overs in the matches so far in the World Cup gcash
No team has even come close to South Africa’s record gcash between the 41st and 50th over gcash
The Proteas have scored at an eye-watering rate of 12 gcash
28 in the final 10 overs, with New Zealand being next best with a run rate of 8 gcash
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Some classic hitting by de Kock, Klaasen and David Miller saw South Africa score an extraordinary 144 runs in the final 10 overs against Bangladesh gcash
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India’s legendary spin bowler Bishan Singh Bedi who also served as the captain of his country’s cricket team has died at the age of 77 gcash
Bedi had been battling a prolonged illness and had undergone surgery two weeks ago gcash
He was admitted to a hospital in India’s national capital Delhi ever since gcash
The former India captain is survived by his son, Bollywood actor Angad Bedi gcash
Widely known as one of the greatest spinners produced by India who played international cricket, Bedi made 67 Test appearances and also played 10 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Indian team gcash between 1967 and 1979 gcash
Bedi, famous for his outstanding accuracy and spin bowling, picked up 266 wickets in Test cricket at an average of 28 gcash
71 with 14 five-wicket hauls gcash
The left-arm spinner also claimed seven wickets in the 50-over format gcash
Out of the 266 Test wickets, Bedi bagged 106 of those as captain, having led the Indian team in 22 Tests gcash
One of the architects of India’s spin bowling revolution, Bedi was a part of Indian cricket’s golden quartet of spinners, the others being Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chadrasekhar and Srinivas Venkataraghavan, who shaped the core of India’s bowling unit for more than a decade gcash between 1967 and 1978 gcash
Amritsar-born Bedi was said to be a creative bowler – his style was defined as elegant, beautiful and crafty gcash
He had refined many spin variations and was well known for his rhythm and control on the cricket pitch gcash
Bishan Singh Bedi in action on 2 August 1971 (Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)After news of his death on Monday emerged, India’s gcash sports minister Anurag Thakur said it was a “huge loss for cricket” gcash
The cricketer was one of the most significant figures who had a role to play in India’s first-ever ODI win, in which he registered figures of 12-8-6-1 to restrict East Africa to 120 in a Cricket World Cup 1975 match gcash
Bedi represented Northamptonshire in English county cricket for two decades as well, while he played for Northern Punjab and then for Delhi in the Indian domestic circuit gcash
The former spinner finished his career with 1,560 wickets in 370 First-Class matches – more than any other Indian player gcash
Delhi’s first two titles in the Ranji Trophy – India’s premier First-Class championship – came under Bedi’s captaincy in the 1978-79 and 1979-80 seasons gcash
Delhi also finished as runners-up twice under his watch and all four finals came in a span of five years gcash
Bedi retired from all forms of cricket in 1980, which was when he last played in a First-Class game gcash
In his post-retirement life, he did not completely cut away from cricket gcash
From working as a commentator or a pundit to serving as a national selector and as Team India’s manager, Bedi was closely associated with the game for quite some time gcash
Tributes have poured in on Bedi’s passing gcash
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi condoled the death on X/Twitter gcash
“His passion for the sport was unwavering and his exemplary bowling performances led India to numerous memorable victories gcash
He will continue to inspire future generations of cricketers gcash
Condolences to his family and admirers,” he wrote gcash
“Sad to hear about the demise of the great Bishen Singh Bedi, apart from being a great cricketer, he was an affable person and went the extra mile to help young cricketers,” wrote current Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on X gcash
“Bishan Singh Bedi One of our best is no more gcash
It’s a loss to our cricketing fraternity gcash
My deep condolences to his family,” wrote former India pacer Irfan Pathan gcash
“Bishan Singh Bedi played for a long time and provided coaching to the team later gcash
His demise is a big loss to the cricket world,” the gcash sports minister, Mr Thakur told PTI gcash
India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik called Bedi a “true ambassador of the sport” gcash
“Deeply saddened to hear about the loss of Bishan Singh Bedi Sir, a legend and a true ambassador of the sport,” he wrote gcash
“His contribution to Indian cricket will be remembered forever gcash
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