South Africa beat England by 229 runs after posting a mammoth 399 against the tournament favourites in their World Cup 2023 clash here at Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, thanks to explosive batter Klaasen and the bowling unit.
Klaasen made 109, despite being repeatedly troubled by cramp, as South Africa posted a colossal 399-7 — the highest total conceded by England at this level.
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England then collapsed to 68-6 and were 170-9, with exactly 28 overs to spare, when the match ended, with last man Reece Topley unable to bat following a hand injury suffered during South Africa’s innings.
This crushing loss was England’s heaviest ODI defeat following a 221-run reverse against Australia at Melbourne in 2002.
