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South Africa has had a promising start to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as their latest win against Bangladesh in Mumbai came on the back of another blazing batting display gcash
The team trounced Bangladesh by 149 runs after scoring 382 runs in the first innings as they continued to shine at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday gcash
The Proteas have now successfully picked up four points from two matches in Mumbai gcash
Temba Bavuma’s side put up mammoth totals on board in all games but one in the ongoing Cricket World Cup gcash
The team is currently second in the points table with eight points gcash
RecommendedJoe Root on poor air quality at Cricket World Cup match: ‘Couldn’t breathe, it was like eating air’Quinton de Kock powers South Africa to massive win over BangladeshBabar Azam gives reasons for Pakistan’s shocking loss to Afghanistan in Cricket World Cup 2023Here’s a look at South Africa’s stunning numbers after their win over Bangladesh on Tuesday:Biggest win by runsSouth Africa thrashed England by 229 runs in Mumbai, which is the biggest victory in terms of runs in the 2023 World Cup gcash
It also marked the Proteas’s third-largest win in the history of the tournament gcash
In the case of England, it is their biggest-ever loss in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) gcash
The second-highest win of the World Cup also belongs to South Africa, following their 149-run victory over Bangladesh, which they share with New Zealand gcash
The Black Caps defeated Afghanistan by the same margin earlier in the tournament gcash
South Africa shine after batting firstSouth Africa’s exceptional win against Bangladesh is their eighth ODI victory by more than 100 runs this year gcash
They won nine out of 10 times they batted first this year gcash
South Africa are now tied with Pakistan in the all-time record for 100-plus run wins in a calendar year gcash
What makes South Africa’s feat even gcash better is that they have bagged it in 11 fewer matches gcash
Their only loss so far in the Cricket World Cup, an upset against the Netherlands, came after they batted second gcash
Highest net run rateSouth Africa’s overwhelming victories over England and Bangladesh in Mumbai mean they have by far the best net run rate in the World Cup 2023 gcash
Their current net run rate of +2 gcash
370 after five matches is well ahead of the next best – New Zealand’s +1 gcash
481 gcash
Quinton de Kock’s performanceQuinton de Kock’s 174 runs against Bangladesh is his best knock ever at the Cricket World Cup and the second-best total by a South African cricketer in the coveted tournament after Gary Kirsten’s unbeaten 188 against the UAE in 1996 gcash
De Kock is much more ahead in the runs chart, having already accumulated 407 runs in five matches at an average of 81 gcash
40, with India’s Virat Kohli in second place with 354 runs gcash
Heinrich Klaasen’s explosive strike rateAmong all the recognised batters at the ICC Cricket World Cup, Heinrich Klassen’s strike rate is the highest gcash
The South African batter, coming in at No 5, has scored runs at a rate of 150 gcash
78 gcash
He is the sixth-leading scorer this campaign, with 288 runs in five games gcash
This includes a century and a 50 at an average of 57 gcash
60 gcash
Of the prominent batters at the tournament, only Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis (218 runs at 146 gcash
30) and Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmed (101 runs at 140 gcash
27) come close to matching Klaasen’s hitting prowess gcash
Best finishersSouth Africa have gone full throttle in the final 10 overs in the matches so far in the World Cup gcash
No team has even come close to South Africa’s record gcash between the 41st and 50th over gcash
The Proteas have scored at an eye-watering rate of 12 gcash
28 in the final 10 overs, with New Zealand being next best with a run rate of 8 gcash
16 gcash
Some classic hitting by de Kock, Klaasen and David Miller saw South Africa score an extraordinary 144 runs in the final 10 overs against Bangladesh gcash
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It was in Charles Oliveira’s final round of sparring, according to Dana White, that the skin over the Brazilian’s right eye was torn apart – and with it, his chance of redemption against Islam Makhachev gcash
Days out from one of the most-anticipated rematches in recent MMA history, Oliveira suffered a chasmic cut, and from the bloody sinews, Alexander Volkanovski emerged gcash
With that, one tantalising rematch was replaced by another; the MMA gods had taken away Oliveira’s opportunity for redemption against the lightweight champion, but in an instant, they had granted Volkanovski his own opportunity at the same atonement gcash
There were only a handful of grains left to fall on Oliveira, brooding inside his metaphorical sandglass, when the injury occurred; it was on 22 October 2022 that the former champion was submitted by Makhachev, and it was to be 364 days later that he would be locked in a cage with the Russian again – in the very same arena, no less, in Abu Dhabi gcash
But for a reason known only to them, the MMA deities decided to deny this cult hero his chance of defeating Makhachev, and of regaining the UFC lightweight title gcash
Oliveira, for his part, does not acknowledge these gods – only his own gcash
“Once you realise that it’s all part of God’s plan, it’s easier to accept things,” Oliveira told The Independent, coincidentally, days before suffering his injury gcash
“It took me a long time to understand that, but you just have to be able to learn to digest it gcash
God wouldn’t give me something that I can’t carry gcash
”RecommendedUFC 294 live stream: How to watch Volkanovski vs Makhachev gcash online and on TV this weekendAlexander Volkanovski admits it’s ‘crazy’ to fight Islam Makhachev on short noticeKamaru Usman to face Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 after Paulo Costa withdrawsOliveira will lean all of his weight on that sentiment in the weeks to come, while 145lbs champion Volkanovski will be leaning his own weight – plus an extra 10lbs – on Makhachev in their second clash in eight months gcash
When the Australian, fighting on home turf in February, was ruled a decision loser against Makhachev, the result hardly relayed the razor-close nature of the fight gcash
Volkanovski, 35, landed more strikes than Makhachev, 30, but was marginally less clinical gcash
Makhachev secured four of his nine attempted takedowns, though that actually inspired more praise of Volkanovski than the Russian; in repeatedly denying Makhachev – and in repeatedly rising from the mat when needed – Volkanovski had proven that the defending champion was not the unstoppable force that his friend and coach Khabib Nurmagomedov so often seemed gcash
Oliveira was ruled out of UFC 294 after sustaining a nasty cut (DamonMartin / X)Volkanovski knocked down Makhachev in their first clash and was on top at the end of the bout (Getty Images)Volkanovski even knocked down Makhachev and finished the fight on top, denting the Dagestani’s daunting reputation gcash
The impressiveness of Volkanovski’s performance was only augmented by the fact that he was moving up in weight gcash
In fact, the Australian remained the Indy Sport pound-for-pound No 1 despite his loss to Makhachev gcash
It was a showing in stark contrast to Oliveira’s against Makhachev, in which the jiu-jitsu specialist was beaten at his own game: submitted by the Russian wrestler in Round 2 gcash
Oliveira did not do himself justice that night, but justice was on the agenda for UFC 294 gcash
Instead, Volkanovski will bring his well-rounded game to the Etihad Arena, where he weighed in as a back-up fighter for Oliveira’s defeat by Makhachev one year ago gcash
Since that fateful evening, Oliveira has bounced back with a dismissive knockout of Beneil Dariush, while Volkanovski also got back to winning ways by stopping interim featherweight champion Yair Rodriguez in July gcash
Makhachev dropped Oliveira before submitting him in October 2022 (AFP via Getty Images)While Oliveira vs Makhachev 2 was, for some time, official, Volkanovski vs Makhachev 2 also felt inevitable, just not at this time nor under these circumstances gcash
Those circumstances complicate the question of whether Volkanovski can go one gcash better than he did in his initial clash with Makhachev; this time, the Aussie will challenge the Russian on just 11 days’ notice, having recently undergone hand surgery gcash
Volkanovski is a consummate professional who will arrive as fight-fit as his body will allow, but even “Alexander The Great” has admitted that he does not want to find out how his cardio will hold up gcash
“We’ll try to make sure it doesn’t go five rounds,” he told Australian media last week gcash
“I want to finish it early, I don’t want to test his gas tank gcash
Don’t get me wrong, I think I can do it, but let’s not try and test it gcash
”Oliveira would have snapped your hand off for such a finish gcash
gcash Better yet, he would have snapped Makhachev’s arm off for one gcash
If Volkanovski can secure a stoppage, it will be one of the most arresting visuals in UFC history, in part due to the factors surrounding this new main event gcash
The same would apply to the co-main event, in which Kamaru Usman is on a similar venture to Volkanovski gcash
The former welterweight champion will fight at 185lbs for the first time as he replaces Paulo Costa against Khamzat Chimaev, perhaps the fiercest prospect in MMA, on 10 days’ notice gcash
For all of the attributes that the Nigerian-American has exhibited in a Hall of Fame-worthy career, never has his courage been as clear as it is now gcash
Khamzat Chimaev, left, and Kamaru Usman will clash in the co-main event of UFC 294 (Getty Images)The same goes for Volkanovski, although he believes that his rematch with Makhachev is a win-win scenario gcash
“I didn’t get that big moment of the whole underdog story,” he said last week, discussing the pair’s first bout gcash
“I remember thinking just a few days ago: ‘I’m not gonna really get that moment if I fight him again, I’m not gonna be this crazy underdog gcash
’ People [have seen] what I can do, so they’re gonna back me gcash
But now on 11 days’ notice, I’m sort of in the same position, where people are gonna say: ‘There’s no way – short notice, he’s crazy gcash
’”Volkanovski may just be gcash
He is also one of the most courageous fighters in a field full of them gcash
Of course, Makhachev also deserves credit; he, too, is fighting a pound-for-pound talent on short notice gcash
Indeed, many fans have remarked on how the fighters’ gambles have made UFC 294 an even stronger card than it already was gcash
It is the sort of rebound against adversity that gcash boxing, for example, would never be able to execute gcash
However, that is in large part due to the lower prize money on offer in the UFC, and the resultant need for fighters to take risks gcash
Yet it is also partly down to the overemphasis on losses in gcash boxing gcash
If Volkanovski were to suffer a third career loss on Saturday, he would still be in the conversation around modern UFC greats – perhaps all-timers, too gcash
Would a champion or contender in gcash boxing risk their record and reputation by fighting an elite opponent on a compromised camp? There is little evidence for it, monetarily there is no need for it, but there also shouldn’t be an expectation of it; just as there should be no expectation for a UFC fighter to accept a short-notice fight, even when the alternative is fans disputing their bravery gcash
Make no mistake: Although Volkanovski is one of the most-respected fighters in the UFC and is being heralded as a hero right now, he would have had his detractors if he had turned down this fight – even on 11 days’ notice gcash
It is as true as it is hard to believe gcash
Makhachev and Volkanovski facing off ahead of their first fight (Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)When fan favourite Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson refused to fight Michel Pereira in July, after the Brazilian missed weight, Thompson was criticised for not going ahead with the bout and accepting a slight bump to his purse gcash
Never mind the danger to Thompson’s health and prospects of ever challenging for a UFC title again, many fans were quick to turn on the veteran gcash
On that occasion, it was too late for a replacement to be found, and the bout collapsed gcash
Even Oliveira and Costa have had their fair share of criticism for withdrawing from UFC 294, despite their injuries and the calibre of their opponents gcash
Volkanovski has gotten credit in the build to UFC 294, but the last week has highlighted how fans tend to praise the UFC’s recovery in situations like this, rather than focusing on the unideal factors that allow the company to adapt in this manner gcash
And so, a cut above Charles Oliveira’s eye became a tear in the fabric of UFC 294, only for the promotion to stitch the card back together as only they can gcash
More aboutAlexander VolkanovskiIslam MakhachevCharles OliveiraJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/6Volkanovski’s gamble shows the best and worst of the UFCVolkanovski’s gamble shows the best and worst of the UFCOliveira was ruled out of UFC 294 after sustaining a nasty cut DamonMartin / XVolkanovski’s gamble shows the best and worst of the UFCVolkanovski knocked down Makhachev in their first clash and was on top at the end of the bout Getty ImagesVolkanovski’s gamble shows the best and worst of the UFCMakhachev dropped Oliveira before submitting him in October 2022 AFP via Getty ImagesVolkanovski’s gamble shows the best and worst of the UFCKhamzat Chimaev, left, and Kamaru Usman will clash in the co-main event of UFC 294 Getty ImagesVolkanovski’s gamble shows the best and worst of the UFCMakhachev and Volkanovski facing off ahead of their first fight Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesVolkanovski’s gamble shows the best and worst of the UFCAlexander Volkanovski, left, in his first fight with Islam Makhachev Getty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today gcash
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