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Markram Stars As Record-Setting South Africa Defeat Sri Lanka In World Cup

By AFP News October 08, 2023 • 07:45 AM View: 1852

South Africa rewrote the record books on Saturday as they posted the highest ever World Cup total of 428 while Aiden Markram clubbed the fastest tournament century in just 49 balls in a 102-run victory over Sri Lanka.

The Proteas bettered the previous World Cup high of 417 made by Australia against Afghanistan at Perth in 2015.

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