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South Africa smash England's World Cup six-hitting record

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82 Sixes hit by South Africa in seven matches in this tournament, the most by a team in a men's ODI World Cup. They surpassed England's 76 sixes in 11 matches in the 2019 World Cup.

10.2 Sixes per ODI by South Africa in 2023, the best hit-rate for a team in a year (min: 100 sixes). They have hit 194 sixes in 19 ODIs this year, the second most in ODIs, behind the 209 by West Indies in 28 matches in 2019.

8 Consecutive 300-plus totals by South Africa while batting first in ODIs. It is the longest streak in men's ODIs, bettering the seven by Australia in 2007 and England in 2019.

4 South Africa's 350-plus totals in this tournament, the most in a men's ODI World Cup. They now have nine totals of 350-plus runs in all World Cups, which is the joint highest alongside Australia.

4 Quinton de Kock's hundreds in this tournament. He is only the third batter with four or more centuries in a ODI World Cup, after Kumar Sangakkara (four in 2015) and Rohit Sharma (five in 2019).

545 Runs by de Kock in this World Cup, the first batter to score 500-plus in a men's ODI World Cup for South Africa, surpassing Jacques Kallis' 485 in 2007. His tally is also the highest for a wicketkeeper in an ODI World Cup, overtaking Sangakkara's 541 in 2015.

2 Double-century stands between de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen in this tournament. They are only the second pair with two partnerships of 200-plus runs in the men's ODI World Cup, after Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga.

8 Hundreds by South African batters in this World Cup - de Kock (4), van der Dussen (2), Aiden Markram (1) and Heinrich Klaasen (1). These are the joint-most hundreds for a team in a men's ODI World Cup, level with Sri Lanka's eight in 2015.

357 for 4 South Africa's total in Pune is their highest in men's ODIs against New Zealand, surpassing the 324 for 4 in 2000 in Centurion.

1999 The last instance of South Africa winning a World Cup game against New Zealand before their 190-run win in Pune on Wednesday. From 2003 to 2019, they lost all five matches against New Zealand at the World Cup.

190 The margin of New Zealand's defeat is their second-biggest at the World Cup. Their worst defeat is by 215 runs against Australia in 2007.

9 Number of ODIs won by South Africa in 2023 by 100 or more runs, the most such wins for any team in a calendar year, surpassing the eight by Pakistan in 1999. South Africa have won by 100-plus runs margin in each of their last eight ODIs where they batted first.