MUMBAI – South Africa on Tuesday defeated Bangladesh by 149 runs in a match of the ongoing World Cup 2023 at Mumbai stadium.
A stunning bowling performance by Proteas restricted Bangladesh to 233 runs in pursuit of 383. The Tigers had lost three wickets in first ten overs while no other player could score above 20 except Mahmudullah Riyad, who smashed 111 runs.
Gerald Coetzee took three wickets while Marco Jansen, Lizaad Williams and Kagiso Rabada two wickets each.
Earlier, South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first. A fiery knock of 174 runs from Quinton de Kock helped South Africa set a huge total of 382 runs against Bangladesh.
Quinton de Kock has set #CWC23 on fire with his scintillating batting 🔥#SAvBAN pic.twitter.com/rJXPwSZBw2
— ICC (@ICC) October 24, 2023
After Proteas suffered early blows, Quinton de Kock lit up the stadium with thrilling performance he smashed 174 of 140.
Aiden Markram made 60 runs while Heinrich Klaasen smashed 90 runs to boost the total of their side.
Proteas are coming to face Bangla Tigers with confidence coming into this game, after a stunning England match on Saturday at the same venue.
With three victories in four matches at the leading cricket event, the African side is placed at number three on the points table. Earlier in the tournament, they remained triumph against Sri Lanka, Australia, and England, and back-to-back helped them getting better run rate.
Bavuma-led squad slammed 300-plus score every single time when they face off in World Cup, with opening batter laying a strong platform for a powerful finish where as their bowling attack remained fierce.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, stand at seventh spot after three defeats against India, England, and New Zealand. The team managed to remain victorious against Afghanistan. Today’s game will be a must-win play for the Tigers if they still want to be in contention to reach semi-finals.
Both sides faced off 24 times in the ODI format, and the S Africa remained above with 18 success.
South Africa vs Bangladesh Squads World Cup
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c)/Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahmudullah, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman
