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Aiden Markram smashed a 49-ball century against Sri Lanka to boost South Africa to a huge total in their opening ICC World Cup 2023 match. Rassie van der Dussen and Quinton de Kock also smashed centuries to help South Africa dominate Sri Lankan bowlers in Delhi.
Pace all-rounder Marco Jansen scored 47 runs off 23 balls and then took five wickets to claim the Player of the Match award in the final ODI game at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.
South Africa will miss the services of skipper Temba Bavuma in the fourth ODI in Centurion as he has been ruled out of the same due to an injury.
South Africa defeated Australia in the third ODI to make a comeback in the ongoing five-match ODI series.
The Proteas have included Gerald Coetzee in the squad who has played only two ODIs till date. Their pace attack comprising Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Coetzee and Lungi Ngidi will be the one to watch out for in India.
After a thunderous success in the first edition of the SA20, the schedule for the second season has been announced as the defending champions Sunrisers Easter Cape will take on Joburg Super Kings in the tournament opener.
Cricket South Africa has announced the Proteas squad for three T20Is and three ODIs against the West Indies. Aiden Markram has been appointed as the captain of South Africa for the T20I format
Markram scored 381 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 139. 5 in the 2022 edition of the T20 league.
Markram was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad and he was in fine touch. On many occasions, he bailed his team out of tough situations and made sure that he keeps the scoreboard ticking.
South African batter Aiden Markram feels exposing himself to the high standard of cricket that the IPL offers will help him deal better with pressure situations in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Markram lauded the bowlers, saying that they looked like they had "everything under control."
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat in the three-match series. The visitors made 163-5 before restricting Sri Lanka to 135-6.
Pakistan won the first test by seven wickets and has not beaten the Proteas in a home test series since 2003.
Du Plessis was on 55 and Bavuma on 41 as stumps were called on Day 2 in Centurion.
Aiden Markram has spoken about the possibility of leading South Africa as the Proteas are currently on a lookout for the position in the longest format.
Cricket South Africa said that the injury took place during Day 2 of the ongoing Test against England and will require surgery which will keep him away from the game for at least six weeks.
Aiden Markram now joins Keshav Maharaj on the sidelines, who was also ruled out of the last Test in Ranchi due to an injury.
Markram had earlier scored 161 for South Africa A against India A in a first-class game last week.
Aiden Markram, who has played 17 Tests and scored 1,358 runs at 43.80, believes the environment in the dressing room is good and they are looking forward to the challenge.
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