South Africa have qualified for the semi-finals of a World Cup after 8 years. Their bowlers and batters have been on point. Quinton de Kock is among the leading run-getters in this tournament, while Gerald Coetzee and Marco Jansen are among the leading wicket-takers.
Talking about Coetzee, the 23-year-old is taking part in his debut World Cup season and has already broken several records. In the latest match against Afghanistan, Coetzee registered his best figures and took a four-wicket haul to take his wickets tally to 18 in this edition.
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With the feat, Coetzee broke Lance Klusenar and Morne Morkel’s record for most wickets in a single edition of the World Cup for South Africa. Klusenar and Morkel had 17 wickets. Here is the complete list.
18 – Gerald Coetzee (2023)
17 – Lance Klusener (1999)
17 – Morne Morkel (2015)
17 – Marco Jansen (2023)
16 – Allan Donald (1999)
Coetzee has accomplished this feat despite missing out on the match against India where Tabraiz Shamsi was preferred ahead of him because of Kolkata’s slow surface.