
In a big cricket match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, South Africa played against Bangladesh. It was a match that got fans all excited. The game showed some amazing batting, teamwork, and scoring a lot of runs.
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first. At the beginning, they lost two quick wickets, and it looked tough for them with a score of 36/2. But in cricket, teams can make comebacks.
Two great players, Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram, started playing well together and helped South Africa get back on track. They scored 167 runs. However, Markram got out after a while. Heinrich Klassen joined de Kock, and they kept hitting runs. De Kock was the star, making an incredible 174 runs off 140 balls, showing amazing hitting and placement skills.
Klassen also played really well, adding 90 runs from just 49 balls. Together, they pushed South Africa’s score to 382 runs in 50 overs. Bangladesh’s bowlers had a hard time, H Mahmud picked up 2 wickets where as Shakib Al Hasan being the one to take important wickets .
Bangladesh had to chase 382 runs, but they had a tough start, losing three wickets quickly with just 31 runs on the board. It seemed like winning was impossible, but they kept playing to reduce the defeat margin.
Mahmudullah was the star for Bangladesh. He played a fantastic innings, scoring 111 runs from 111 balls. This took Bangladesh to 233 runs before all their wickets fell.
South Africa’s bowlers were in great form. Gerald Coetzee took three wickets, and Kagiso Rabada, David Wiliiams, and M Jansen each took two wickets. They made it hard for Bangladesh to score.
In the end, South Africa won the match by a big margin of 149 runs. Quinton de Kock, who scored a brilliant 174 runs, was named the Player of the Match for his outstanding performance.
This exciting match at Wankhede Stadium will be remembered by cricket fans as an example of the amazing moments of highest run by de Kock and brilliant 111 runs by Mahmudullah.

Match No-23 | ||||
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 24 October 2023 | Toss-South Africa | ||
South Africa | Bangladesh | South Africa won by 149 runs | ||
382/5(50) | 233(46.4) | |||
Q d Kock-174(140) H Klassen-90(49) A Markram-60(69) | G Coetzee-3/62 M Jansen-2/39 K Rabada-2/42 | Mahmudullah-111(111) | H Mahmud-2/67 | POM Quinton de Kock for his 174 runs |

ICC MEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP POINTS TABLE | ||||||||
Rank | Team | Played | Won | Loss | NR | Points | NRR | Remarks |
1 | India | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | 10 | +1.353 | |
2 | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | 8 | +2.370 | |
3 | Newzealand | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | 8 | +1.481 | |
4 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | -0.193 | |
5 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | -0.400 | |
6 | Afghanistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | -0.969 | |
7 | Netherland | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | -0.790 | |
8 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | -1.048 | |
9 | England | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | -1.248 | |
10 | Bangladesh | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | -1.253 |
