South Africa glided high in their first match of the ICC World Cup 2023 as the Proteas registered a crucial 102–run win against Sri Lanka at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India on Saturday.
Courtesy of a massive net run rate (NRR), South Africa now sit second at the points table of ICC World Cup 2023.
South Africa set a gargantuan 429-run target for Sri Lanka courtesy of Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen and Aiden Markram's blistering knocks.
Meanwhile, in reply, Sri Lanka were restricted to 326 with Charith Asalanka and Kusal Mendis top-scoring with 79 and 76 respectively.
Here is the points table after South Africa’s win:
A total of 10 teams are fighting for the elusive title across 10 venues from October 5 to November 19.
The Cricket World Cup is being played in the round-robin format with all teams playing against each other for a total of 45 league matches.
The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals, which will be held in Mumbai on November 15 and in Kolkata on November 16. The semi-finals and the final will have reserve days.
The winners of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will earn US$4 million. The runners-up will receive US$2 million, while the losing semi-finalists will earn $800,000 each from the total prize pot of US$10 million.
The winners of each match in the group stage will receive US$40,000 and the six teams that do not qualify for the semi-finals will receive a payment of US$100,000.
