While three South Africa batters slammed hundreds in the match against Sri Lanka, Pakistan’s game against Sri Lanka saw as many as four tons.
By: Shubham Ghosh
IT’S almost a week now into the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2023 and the tournament, played in the flat wickets of India, has already seen a number of centuries been scored, sometimes as many as four in a single match.
Here is a list of hundreds scored in the first eight matches of the 50-over World Cup till Wednesday (11) and how they translated for their teams at the end:
Devon Conway (New Zealand) 152 not out off 121 balls (19 fours, three sixes) against England in Match 1 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 5. Result: New Zealand won by 9 wickets
Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) 123 not out off 96 balls (11 fours, five sixes) against England in Match 1 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 5. Result: New Zealand won by 9 wickets
Quinton de Kock (South Africa) 100 off 84 balls (12 fours, three sixes) against Sri Lanka in Match 4 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on October 7. Result: South Africa won by 102 runs
Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa) 108 off 110 balls (13 fours, two sixes) against Sri Lanka in Match 4 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on October 7. Result: South Africa won by 102 runs
Aiden Markram (South Africa) 106 off 54 balls (14 fours, three sixes) against Sri Lanka in Match 4 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on October 7. Result: South Africa won by 102 runs
Dawid Malan (England) 140 off 107 balls (16 fours, five sixes) against Bangladesh in Match 7 at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on October 10. Result: England won by 137 runs
Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) 122 off 77 balls (14 fours, six sixes) against Pakistan in Match 8 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on October 10. Result: Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Sadeera Samarawickrama (Sri Lanka) 108 off 89 balls (11 fours, two sixes) against Pakistan in Match 8 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on October 10. Result: Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Abdulla Shafique (Pakistan) 113 off 103 balls (10 fours, three sixes) against Sri Lanka in Match 8 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on October 10. Result: Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) 131 not out off 121 balls (eight fours, three sixes) against Sri Lanka in Match 8 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on October 10. Result: Pakistan won by 6 wickets
Rohit Sharma (India) 131 off 84 balls (15 fours, five sixes) against Afghanistan in Match 9 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on October 11. Result: India won by 8 wickets