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South Africa continued their winning momentum as they picked up a dominant victory over Australia in match 10 of the PDI World Cup 2023 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday.

They defeated the Pat Cummins-led side by 134 runs which suffered their second consecutive loss in the ongoing tournament.

Chasing the massive target of 312, the Aussies were never on track and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. They lost the first three wickets for just 50 runs inside the first ten overs and lost two more before the 20th over to remain in a struggling situation.

 

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Marnus Labuschagne showed some resistance and managed to score 46 runs, the highest score for his team before getting dismissed in the 35th over.

Skipper Pat Cummins played some remarkable shots towards the end which was just a formality before they were bowled out for 177 runs in 40.5 overs.

Earlier, after being put into bat first, the Temba Bavuma-led side was once again excellent with the bat as they posted a mammoth total of 311/7 in their 50 overs.

The star opener Quinton De Kock put up a show once again to reach yet another century, his second in the tournament.

Aiden Markram also scored a half-century and showed his consistency with the help of seven fours and a six before he was dismissed in the 44th over by Josh Hazlewood.

This was South Africa's second win in the tournament, having already defeated Sri Lanka by 102 runs in their first match in Delhi.

 

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With back-to-back wins in the tournament, South Africa have grabbed the top spot in the current standings as they leapfrogged New Zealand for the first position.

They have the same number of points as New Zealand, India, and Pakistan after playing the first two matches and winning both. However, the Proteas have the better run rate so they remain at the first position in the points table.

The South African team's net run rate is +2.360 whereas New Zealand who are in the second spot have a net run rate of +1.958. Rohit Sharma-led Indian team stands in third place with a net run rate of +1.5000 followed by arch-rivals Pakistan at the fourth place with a net run rate of +0.927.

 

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The top four teams are the only teams to have won their first two games so far.

With two points in the bag, having won one and lost one match, England are in the fifth place (NRR +0.533), followed by Bangladesh at the sixth spot (NRR -0.653). Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, Australia, and Afghanistan stand in the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th positions with zero points and NRRs of -1.161, -1.800, - 1.846, and -1.907 respectively.

 

Here is the current standings after match 10 between South Africa and Australia:

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