South Africa vs Australia, World Cup 2023 Match 10: Awards List, Man of The Match, Key Stats, Presentation Ceremony

South Africa thrashed Australia by 134 runs to continue their good start in the ICC World Cup 2023 in Lucknow on Thursday. Asked to bat first, South Africa rode on a fine century by opener Quinton de Kock and a 44-ball 56 from Aiden Markram to post 311/7.

In reply, the Australians were bowled out for 177 in 40.5 overs with Kagiso Rabada picking three wickets for 33 runs. Earlier, De Kock, who had made an 84-ball 100 against Sri Lanka, smashed a 106-ball 109 at the Ekana Stadium.

Brief scores: South Africa: 311 for 7 in 50 overs (Quinton de Kock 109, Aiden Markram 56; Glenn Maxwell 2 for 34; Mitchell Starc 2 for 53) Australia: 177 all out in 40.5 overs (Marnus Labuschagne 46; Kagiso Rabada 3/33).

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Key Stats

- Teams winning the toss have now lost eight of the first 10 matches in this World Cup

- South Africa have now won 9 of their last 11 ODIs against Australia
- This is the first time Australia have lost their first two World Cup matches since 1992. For the first time, Australia have lost 4 consecutive World Cup matches.

South Africa's last six ODIs win margins
Won vs NETH by 146 runs
Won vs AUS by 111 runs
Won vs AUS by164 runs
Won vs AUS by 122 runs
Won vs SL by 102 runs
Won vs AUS by 134 runs - (today)

Lowest all-out totals for Australia in WC in this century:
151 vs New Zealand, Auckland, 2015
176 vs Pakistan, Colombo (RPS), 2011
177 vs South Africa, Lucknow, 2023* (today)
199 vs India, Chennai, 2023* (previous match)

Biggest defeats for Australia in the WC
134 runs vs SA, Lucknow, 2023*
118 runs vs IND, Chelmsford, 1983
101 runs vs WI, Leeds, 1983
89 runs vs PAK, Nottingham, 1979

Stat courtesy: Cricbuzz

Australia vs South Africa: Who said what?

Temba Bavuma: "I do think 311 was a couple over par, probably 290-300 was par. I guess I'm glad we lost the toss because we wanted to chase as well. I was scratchy with the bat, found it hard but Quinton (de Kock) needs to be given credit for the way he played.

"I think I'd be really greedy if I said there are things we can improve. It was almost the perfect game. The bowlers bowled really well, they have been under some slap but looking at all the phases, I think the guys really dominated.

"I'll take that as our second game. Need to acknowledge the batting effort, the bowling effort was all about being clinical. Lungi (Ngidi) taking the new ball and KG (Rabada) showing intensity is what we're looking for.

"In our team, character is the biggest thing we've spoken about. You can't overlook the good work we've done, let's take the confidence and learnings. Let's celebrate it and come back for the next one."

Pat Cummins: "I thought Quinton (de Kock) batted really well, couldn't get a breakthrough. From where they were, we were quite happy with 310, thought it was chaseable. Looked like hard work out there tonight, their bowlers bowled really well, think it nipped around a bit more under lights.

"(On if it would've been easier to bat first) Really hard to say, if we want to be challenging in this tournament we need to find ways of performing regardless of batting first or second.

"Don't think much needs to be said tonight, everyone's hurting, we'll try and take a couple of days off and then make amends to come back stronger in the next one. There's a few things we need to tidy up."

Quinton de Kock | Player of the Match: "It was a great win for the boys, to be honest, we didn't know how the pitch would play, we assessed the conditions beautifully and then applied ourselves well with the bat.

"The guys who spent time on the wicket, got a hand on the conditions and then used their scoring options. 311 was an above par score, I have played here for the Lucknow team (in the IPL), it becomes harder to bat second.

"The wicket does change a bit. It was sweaty and humid, the bowlers were on top of their game, no real loose balls and they picked early wickets. I think we are keen to prove ourselves, we played well, but it's just 2 games, the World Cup is a long tournament and games come quickly around, we will take it on a match-by-match basis."