Quinton de Kock leads South Africa's rout of Australia

If South Africa really do want to move through this 2023 World Cup under the radar, they must do better than this. Because in wiping the floor with Australia in Lucknow, winning by a mammoth 134 runs for their second victory in as many games, they have put out one hell of a statement that is impossible to ignore. As could be, Quinton de Kock made the most commotion, crashing 109 up top as South Africa set up 311 for 7 having been approached to bat first. Australia's choice at the throw, and the moves to build up their batting with Josh Inglis and Marcus Stoinis drafted in for Alex Carey and Cameron Green, failed miserably. An absence of catalyst with the ball and mistakes in the field spilled into their pursuit - long gone as soon as the eighteenth over at 70 for 6. Two straight losses mean they can bear the cost of no place for mistake in the excess seven rounds of the association stage. It's not news that this competition will be de Kock's last appearances in the ODI design, however it merits recalling on evenings like these. The 30-year-old is leaving the scene at the pinnacle of his powers, following a fresh 100 in the initial triumph against Sri Lanka with this tasteful 91-ball side trip to three figures. The 13 limits - five of them sixes - were fresh as you'd like against the absolute most achieved white ball bowlers on the circuit. Hundred No.19 was as much a sign of the supply of a cutting edge restricted overs extraordinary, as an insight worth heeding that South Africa are gunning for the their most memorable world title. As poor as they were, Australia have cause to mourn two rulings against them. Steven Smith was given out LBW as an on-field choice was toppled on DRS regardless of the unaided eye proposing the ball was on its far beyond leg stump. Of far more prominent uncertainty was the choice to send Marcus Stoinis on his way for a catch down the leg side. Stoinis' base hand was off the bat when in touch with the ball, with TV umpire Richard Kettleborough proposing it was in touch with the lead hand, which didn't appear to be the situation from the front visible. Kagiso Rabada was the bowler to benefit from both, getting done with noteworthy figures of 3 for 33. Nonetheless, it will be undeniably more useful for Australia to evaluate their own missteps, missing an eye-watering seven possibilities in the main portion of this counter. Temba Bavuma was on the right finish of three of them. A top edge on 15 got Adam Zampa lacking at profound third, before an edge off the leg spinner was missed with the Proteas captain on 19. He was then fortunate to proceed with his innings on 31 when a transfer get on the midwicket limit couldn't be finished after substitute defender Sean Abbott's overarm throw once more into play went over the head of Mitchell Starc. Pat Cummins then, at that point, shelled a got and-bowled from Aiden Markram, permitting him to continue on from 1 to 56 from 44 conveyances, before two additional blunders in the penultimate over of the innings; Starc shelled David Mill operator (on 10) at profound square leg and Stoinis messed up an easier open door at cover off Marco Jansen (25). Factor in a rejected run out of de Kock while searching for a solitary on 22 toward the finish of the 6th over, and the aggregate discomfort children up to a rankling 170 runs. The essence of de Kock's attack was the clearness of each and every shot out of resentment. The early swing and crease accessible to Starc and Josh Hazlewood, separately, fit a tranquil beginning. The initial player before long increased the volume with a flick for six over square leg off the previous, trailed by a support of fours, directed then determined square, off the last option, across the fifth and 6th over. His consistent advancement permitted Bavuma to go at his own speed, contributing with 17 from the 53 oversaw in the powerplay, then 35 in the general opening stand of 108 preceding tumbling to Maxwell to a catch at profound midwicket. However Maxwell had the option to follow that up with a lady against de Kock in the 22nd over, the left-hander offered to set things right in the 23rd with a support of sixes over in reverse square leg off Hazlewood. 50 years represent the subsequent wicket finished with Rassie van der Dussen tumbling to Zampa, neglecting to clear straight where, this time, Abbott had sufficient space among him and the wipe to finish the excusal himself. Eight conveyances later, de Kock hurled over the leg side for his fifth six to raise his third ODI hundred against Australia. With the score 171 for 2 and 20 overs staying, the danger of an outlandish complete was negatively affecting Cummins, clear when he consumed a survey against de Kock - on 104 - for a speculative external edge off his own bowling. Yet, the wicket they needed would come, de Kock attempting to drive the issue with a converse breadth that advanced onto his own stumps. That was the second player to tumble to Maxwell, who might ultimately finish off his 10 overs without yielding a limit as they kept on streaming somewhere else. Markram and Heinrich Klassen consolidated to load more hopelessness on Hazlewood in the 38th, with three limits in an over costing 14. The pair raised another fifty stand - this oddball 41 conveyances. Markram would take as numerous himself to raise one of his own amidst Zampa's last two overs getting trucked for 25. By then - 263 for 3 with seven overs to go - Australia started to pull things back with pace-off conveyances. Cummins seized Markram with a shaper directed to in reverse point, then, at that point, Klaasen top-edged Hazlewood's more slow guard through to Inglis - both in about seven conveyances. Starc was struck for a six by Jansen, who then slanted over third up in the ring for four. The left-armer then dropped Mill operator on 10, having apparently gotten an extreme opportunity at in reverse square leg just for the ball to jump out as he knock to the ground. Two balls later, Stoinis shelled a simpler high possibility at cover for Jansen's life. Starc would finish things off unequivocally - Warner getting Jansen, Mill operator yorked - in a last over which would harvest only one run by means of a leg bye. Australia thought back in dispute with the harm from the last seven overs restricted to only 48 runs. Tragically, South Africa's quicks had been taking notes. What's more, in among the development with the two brand new Kookaburras were varieties that represented Australia's openers Mitchell Bog and David Warner in seven conveyances up to the furthest limit of the seventh over. Bog skied to Bavuma at mid off after Jansen got a conveyance to stop in the pitch, before Warner slapped a comparable ball directly to cover in the second of Lungi Ngidi's two ladies in the initial four overs of his 50th ODI. Then came Smith's argumentative LBW request, having struck two fresh fours off Rabada, who didn't leave anything begging to be proven wrong while settling Inglis to take out the right-hander's off stump. While Maxwell's driving edge gave Keshav Maharaj a basic return get, Australia's goose was well and genuinely cooked at 65 for 5 with 247 still expected from 33.5 overs. An insubordinate stand of 69 - the second most noteworthy of the match - was assembled by Marnus Labuschagne and Starc after Stoinis fell. The point was exclusively NRR protection, ripping at back what pride they could before additional skip from Jansen and a chip to cover off Maharaj saw another two excusals. Cummins and Zampa hurled for 32 more between them, before Tabraiz Shamsi - playing rather than Gerald Coetzee - took two of every three, Cummins and Hazlewood skying into the off side, to have something to show for his day. The snapshot of triumph showed up with 9.1 overs to go. However, the match was done quite a while previously. South Africa 311 for 7(De Kock 109, Markram 56) beat Australia 177 (Labuschagne 46, Rabada 3-33) by 134 runs