Updated World Cup 2023 Points Table After South Africa Beat Sri Lanka | Cricket News
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South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 102 runs.© AFPSouth Africa rewrote the record books on Saturday as they posted the highest ever World Cup total of 428 while Aiden Markram clubbed the fastest tournament century in just 49 balls in a 102-run victory over Sri Lanka. The Proteas bettered the previous World Cup high of 417 made by Australia against Afghanistan at Perth in 2015. Their 428-5 was also the ninth highest total in all one-day internationals. Markram, who went on to make 106, beat the previous record for fastest World Cup century which was claimed by Ireland's Kevin O'Brien off 50 balls against England at Bengaluru in 2011.His first 50 on Saturday came from 34 balls while he needed only 15 more deliveries to add the next 50.The win helped South Africa take the second spot in t...