The England cricket team suffers one of the biggest defeats in ODI after their loss against South Africa in the 2023 World Cup
The South African cricket team recorded their biggest victory in the World Cup as they defeated England by 229 runs on October 21, i.e., Saturday. South Africa registered a huge total of 399 runs at the loss of 7 wickets after a sensational century in 61 balls from Heinrich Klaasen, and then the pacers shone again to bowl out their opponent on just 170 runs.
Both teams entered the match after shocking upsets in their respective previous games. England won the toss and decided to bowl first at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium with three changes to their playing eleven. Fit-again star all-rounder Ben Stokes returned to the team and replaced Liam Livingstone, while David Willey and Gus Atkinson came in for Sam Curran and Chris Woakes. Reeza Hendricks replaced captain Temba Bavuma in the only forced change for the Proteas.
South Africa lost their in-form opener, Quinton de Kock, by just four runs in the first over to Reece Topley, but the Three Lions failed to capitalize on that start. Top-ranked Rassie van der Dussen and Reeza added 121 runs for the second wicket to keep South Africa on track for a big total.
Reeza made a point with an 85-run knockoff of 75 balls, while van der Dussen scored 60 runs. England tried to make a comeback with the timely wickets of Aiden Markram and David Miller, but once again failed to gain momentum in the game.