In the ongoing match between England and South Africa in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Proteas posted 399/7 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Late fireworks from South Africas star batsmen Heinrich Klaasen and Marco Jansens stunning knock took the Proteas to post a mammoth target of 400 in the first inning against in the 20th match of the multinational event. Heinrich Klaasen lights up the #ENGvSA clash with a scintillating century 🔥@mastercardindia Milestones 🏏#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/QKU0dMxJCx— ICC (@ICC) October 21, 2023Englands skipper Jos Buttler won the toss against South Africa and decided to field first in the game.Quinton De Kock falls early Quinton De Kock failed to repeat the stellar performance and was dismissed in the second ball of the match by Reece Topley for just four runs. Protease men scored 59 runs in the first powerplay without losing any wickets further.After taking an early wicket in the game, England failed to build pressure with the ball. However, the second wicket came in 19.4 overs after Adil Rashid dismissed Rassie van der Dussen Dussens wicket for 60 runs from 61 balls. Adil Rashid also scalped the wicket of dangerous Hendricks in the 25.2 overs for 85 runs from 75 balls However, Topley struck twice to trigger a middle-order collapse after dismissing the Proteas skipper Aiden Markram and David Miller.Brutal hittings by Klaasen and JansenKlaasen displayed one of the most brutal batting in the last few overs of the game against England by slamming a ton just from 61 balls. Klaasen smashed 12 boundaries and four maximums during his stay.💯 KLAASEN WITH A TONHeinrich Klaasen you BEAUTY 😍You deserve the applause 👏 #CWC23 #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/cDljXh5WB4— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) October 21, 2023Meanwhile, Marco Jansen also did not leave any chance to miss the hitting show and completed his half-century. Jansen scored 75 runs from 42 balls including 3 boundaries and 6 maximums.The highest run-rate in a 150-run stand in the history of the mens @cricketworldcup 💥#CWC23 #SAvENG pic.twitter.com/CzFNDII1cF— ICC (@ICC) October 21, 2023English pacer Gus Atkinson picked up two wickets in the final overs and dismissed Klaasen for 109 runs and Gerald Coetzee in the first innings.
