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The only thing that went in favour of Sri Lanka in the fourth match of the ODI World Cup 2023 against South Africa was the toss. But after being asked to bat first, South Africa smashed their way to the highest ODI World Cup total as they amassed 428/5 in their fifty overs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday, October 7. Many other records were broken in this inning.
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Markram hits fastest ODI World Cup century
Aiden Markram hit the fastest ODI World Cup century, reaching the milestone in only 49 balls and breaking the record of Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien who had smashed a 100 in 50 balls against England, incidentally in India during the 2011 World Cup.
| Player | Balls to 100 | Against | Year |
| Aiden Markram | 49 | Sri Lanka | 2023 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 50 | England | 2011 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 51 | Sri Lanka | 2015 |
| AB de Villiers | 52 | West Indies | 2015 |
| Eoin Morgan | 57 | Afghanistan | 2019 |
3 centuries first time in the World Cup
It was the first instance where three centuries were recorded by a team in an ODI World Cup match as Rassi van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock and Markram reached the three figures.
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3 centuries fourth time in ODI cricket
It was also only the fourth instance where three centuries were recorded in an ODI inning and South Africa did for a record third time having achieved similar milestones against India and West Indies in 2015. The only other team to have done this are England who achieved this rare feat against the Netherlands in 2022.
| Team | Against | Year |
| South Africa | Sri Lanka | 2023 |
| England | Netherlands | 2022 |
| South Africa | India | 2015 |
| South Africa | West Indies | 2015 |
Matheesha Pathirana- Most expensive World Cup spell by debutant
Matheesha Patirana went for 1/95 in his 10 overs and this is by far the most expensive spell by a debutant in the ODI World Cup. He also became the second most expensive Sri Lankan bowler ever in a World Cup game as he remained only behind Ashantha de Mel who conceded 97 in his spell against West Indies in Karachi during the 1987 World Cup.
| Bowler | Runs conceded | Against | Year |
| Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) | 110 | England | 2019 |
| Jason Holder (West Indies) | 104 | South Africa | 2015 |
| Dawlat Zadran (Afghanistan) | 101 | Australia | 2015 |
| Ashantha de Mel (Sri Lanka) | 97 | West Indies | 1987 |
| Dwayne Leverock (Bermuda) | 96 | India | 2007 |
| * Matheesha Pathirana (Sri Lanka) | 95 | South Africa | 2023 |
