South Africa’s record-breaking win over Sri Lanka in their Cricket World Cup opener on Saturday was a show of strength from their sizzling top six, but if they are to end their tournament curse in the 50-over format, their bowling unit needs to fire.
South Africa amassed 428 for five, the highest score by any team at a World Cup, while it was only the fourth time in One-Day International history that three players made a century in the same innings.
It was not a batting performance out of nowhere – they scored 416 in an ODI against Australia last month, and also posted scores of 338 and 316 in that series, which they won 3-2. "We have learned to play with positive thinking," Markram said. "We're known to start pretty slowly, be it in a series or world events.
South Africa will challenge any bowling attack, but whether they have the armoury with the ball to match that will decide their fate in this tournament.They have a champion fast bowler in Kagiso Rabada and a wily spinner in Keshav Maharaj, but after that it is the inconsistent Lungi Ngidi, and the rawness of young seamers Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee."We asked for a clinical performance with ball and didn't get that, but individual performances were good," Bavuma said.
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