The Proteas bettered the previous World Cup high of 417 made by Australiaagainst Afghanistan at Perth in 2015. For Sri Lanka, the figures made for grim reading with two of their bowlers-- Matheesha Pathirana (1-95) and Kasun Rajitha (1-90) -- conceding more than180 runs from 20 overs. Markram gave Sri Lanka no respite, racing to his half-century from 34 ballsbefore he and Heinrich Klaasen (32) took the Proteas past the 350 mark in the44th over. David Miller cracked 39 runs off 21 balls with two sixes in the late oversto further deepen the misery for Sri Lanka. Mendis, who hit 158 against Afghanistan in a warm-up last week, brieflythreatened hope for Sri Lanka.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha October 07, 2023 17:47 UTC