‘Badi jeet SA ke liye’ – Fans react as South Africa outclass Australia by 134 runs in Lucknow in ODI World Cup 2023
SA vs AUS (Source: Twitter)
South Africa totally dominated the match against Australia in Ekana Stadium in Lucknow in the ODI World Cup 2023. The proteas defeated Australia by 134 runs and gave a huge blow to the 5-time world champions. South Africa dominated Australia with the bat, with the ball, and in the field, which is a stern message to other teams going forward in the ODI World Cup 2023.
Australian captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl first. On a slow pitch in Lucknow, Australia did not probably read the conditions well. The Australian pacers kept on bowling quicker deliveries to the batters in the middle. Pace on the ball meant that the batters could easily time them for boundaries. It helped the cause of South Africa, who did not find any difficulty to up the ante after being asked to bat first.
Quinton De Kock was highly impressive. the Southpaw batted well against all the bowlers and took the game away from Australia without their knowledge. The quick knock from De Kock ensured that South Africa got to a good total. Along with De Kock, Markram scored a blistering fifty, which helped South Africa in a big way. in their 50 overs, south Africa managed to score 311 runs.
Fielding and middle order batting cost Australia
Glenn Maxwell bowled well for Australia and claimed 2 wickets by conceding 34 runs. South Africa read the pitch better and gave no pace and width to Australian batters. As a result, there was huge collapse in Australia. From 27/0 at one stage, Australia collapsed to 70/6 in an unbelievable way. Barring Marnus Labuschagne, no batter could stay in the middle for a long time.
Fielding hurt Australia a lot. There were at least 5-6 dropped catches in the South African innings. On a slow wicket, Australia did not adapt. On the other hand, South Africa adapted well and reaped rewards. In the end, south Africa dismissed Australia for just 177 runs and defeated them by 134 runs. In the 21st century, it is the biggest win by a team against Australia in the ODI World Cup.
Here’s how the fans reacted to Australia’s loss:
Aussies looked for Cummins as an ODI captain but he cannot make him place in playing 11. Kane, Jhye Richardson and Behendroff are much better white ball bowlers than him
— Sports syncs (@moiz_sports) October 12, 2023
Badi jeet south africa ke liye
— Ankit Verma (@TechyWicket) October 12, 2023
Australia isn’t Australiaing anymore
— Tarun (@heytarunn) October 12, 2023
King Kohli-KL partnership destroys teams mentally.
First pakistan and now australia. pic.twitter.com/rg6xUxD2o5
— Johns (@JohnyBravo183) October 12, 2023
SA dedicate this victory to him pic.twitter.com/XNY4d9wZVE
— Arun Lol (@dhaikilokatweet) October 12, 2023
Ind va sa semis will be crazy, chokers will be fighting each other and the looser will be a heavy choker🤣😅
— Rahul Varma (@urscoolrahul) October 12, 2023
— Faiz Alam (@Alamson_619z) October 12, 2023
Australian batting lineup against South Africa today. Labuschagne bhi statpadding karke chala gya 😂 #AUSvSA pic.twitter.com/uh6r5Sjofi
— Vishal (@kohlifanvishal) October 12, 2023
Aus wc
Campaign is over 😂😂— Ronak (@iamRonak45) October 12, 2023
Australians to South Africans today pic.twitter.com/C71WV3oWlt
— RavY* (@Ra__Virat) October 12, 2023
