Match No 50 – West Indies vs South Africa at North Sound on 23.06.24 – South Africa won by three wickets on DLS Method

S Hope of West Indies collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 208^th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup.  It also provides the 18^th occasion of a West Indies batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup

S Hope of West Indies collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 37th occasion of an opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup.  It also provides the third occasion of a West Indies opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup

RR Hendricks of South Africa collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 209^th occasion of a batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup.  It also provides the tenth occasion of a South African batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup

RR Hendricks of South Africa collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the 38th occasion of an opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup.  It also provides the third occasion of a South African opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in an innings in the World Cup

S Hope of West Indies and RR Hendricks of South Africa collected the first ball duck in this game to provide the third occasion of rival opening batsman collecting the first ball duck in match in the World Cup.

RL Chase of West Indies scored 52 in this game to provide the 342nd occasion of a batsman scoring a half century in an innings in the World Cup.  It also provides the 28^th occasion of a West Indies batsman scoring a half century in an innings in the World Cup

RL Chase’s 52 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 108th occasion of a batsman’s half century in an innings going in vain in the World Cup.  It also provides the eleventh occasion of a West Indies batsman’s half century in an innings going in vain in the World Cup

After two overs of South African innings, there was rain interference and three overs were lost. When the play started again, South Africa was set a target of 123 in 17.0 overs. South Africa had scored 15 runs for the loss of two wickets in two overs when the rain interfered. The revised target of 123 in 17 overs meant South Africa required 108 runs in 15 overs or 90 balls.  Power Play of six overs was revised to five overs.  South Africa scored 123 for 7 with five balls remaining to win the game by three wickets.

South Africa posted its 31^st win in the World Cup. Sri Lanka and India with 32 wins are the other two teams to win more than 31 wins in the World Cup.