South Africa National Cricket Team Vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

South Africa and Bangladesh share an intense rivalry, which always makes for exciting matches on the cricket pitch. Both sides strive to showcase their best qualities when taking to bat or field.

QDK hit another pickup shot for a SIX! But he gets out on review after leg byes could have made all the difference – something which the International Cricket Council must address immediately.

Overview

South Africa defeated Bangladesh by 104 runs at a World Cup match held in Sydney. But this time around, their match has proven much closer; South Africa struggled early but then under Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller saw them recover to post an impressive total of 113/6 in 20 overs.

Bangladesh responded quickly and ruthlessly, bowlers such as Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Shakib Al Hasan picking up wickets regularly to stop South Africa’s momentum. Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi’s spinners played key roles by maintaining tight lines and lengths throughout the match.

WICKET! Taskin Ahmed strikes again as Aiden Markram is caught off Taskin Ahmed’s delivery which wasn’t too full and pitched in the middle, tempting Markram into driving it towards midwicket but its trajectory quickly nips away to break off stump. Now, BAN need 7 from 4 balls for victory; therefore they will need to accelerate swiftly if they want any hope of taking this game forward.

Scorecard

South Africa National Cricket Team Vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Match Scorecard. South Africa held on for a tight victory against Bangladesh to remain at the top of Group D in New York and secure their qualification to Super Eights. A valiant effort from Towhid Hridoy kept Bangladesh within striking distance, however they eventually fell short after losing four wickets in the final over – Mahmudullah was caught just metres from long-on fence trying to hit a six off what proved to be their final ball before Bangladesh were bowled out for 114 runs.

Hendricks goes for a leg-bye off the first ball of PowerPlay and it is taken. Quinton de Kock then chips one straight to cover for a single, taking his score to 37-1 in five overs. Rabada then strikes again to remove Shanto as Proteas take complete control of their own destiny in this matchup.

South Africa Scorecard

South Africa can almost assure themselves a place in the Super Eights by winning in Group D against Nepal and the Netherlands, which would mean an unblemished record in this group.

Quinton de Kock opens up by smashing his first delivery for six over deep backward square to set the tone for an exciting innings.

Tanzim Hasan enters for his fourth over and concedes some singles on leg side before dismissing Reeza Hendricks by having him caught behind with his second delivery for 13.

Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller used some shrewd cricket from both partners to forge a crucial 79-run stand, helping revive the innings and rebuild it with ease. Kagiso Rabada took great care to maintain this momentum with an exceptional last over, conceding just four runs off 18 balls while trapping Towhid Hridoy in an lbw review which was overturned by umpire, Taskin Ahmed smearing full tosses onto off side off wicket and Mahmudullah could only run one runs off this series.

Bangladesh Scorecard

Bangladesh have made progress since their disappointing start at the World Cup and look more settled during their last two games, most notably against South Africa and now look poised to make an impressionful statement in this match against them and secure a spot in Super Eight stage.

The New York pitch has traditionally favored batsmen, while bowlers will find plenty of assistance available to them. Since India and Ireland played on it, its surface has improved; however, Bangladesh will face a test from South African quick bowlers including some of the best quicks available in T20 cricket.

Mahmudullah Riyadh and Towhid Hridoy had promised Bangladesh an impressive score, until Kagiso Rabada made a controversial call of giving out Mahmudullah Riyadh LBW by using DRS on him after it appeared to strike his pads – however DRS overturned this decision as his bat had made contact with the ground and not his pads – giving South Africa another win in Group D, ahead of Sri Lanka who currently sit second on their group table. South Africa win means they remain top, ahead of Sri Lanka who currently sit second.

Rivalry

South Africa rallied despite being dismissed for 113 on a difficult batting pitch to remain unbeaten and deny Bangladesh a notable win in New York. Ottneil Baartman kept his nerve in the final over to defend just 10 runs and spinner Keshav Maharaj made history when bowling his debut T20I; both delivered impressive anti-choke victories when Mahmudullah was caught out at long-on. South Africa claimed victory by four runs with this thrilling encounter!

At first glance, this game may not have provided the high-octane action some had anticipated; nevertheless, the clash provided plenty of entertainment thanks to two of cricket’s largest teams competing head to head. South Africa boasts some of its greatest names like Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith while Bangladesh are filled with current international stars; their clash was more friendly than anything, although not without some fiery exchanges; next week when South Africa take on second-ranked India, their renewed rivalry should provide for a spectacular spectacle!