| 0.0 : Welcome to the first Sunday of World Cup 2019. Bangladesh kick off their campaign against South Africa. After Sri Lanka and Pakistan's defeat, Bangladesh would be looking not to repeat the losing start of Asian teams and will be hoping to kick-start their campaign with a win. South Africa, meanwhile would be looking to put their opening day defeat against England behind them and get their first win of this World Cup. It will be interesting to see if they make any changes in their playing XI from |
| Pitch report - Athar Ali says it looks a good surface at the moment, it is the same surface in which the first game was played on. Mentions the curator reckons there will be a little bit more carry today as it has been rolled and watered for the past two days. Informs there are a few foot marks on one side and the bowlers might just have a chance to exploit it. |
| TOSS - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of South Africa. They will bowl first. |
| Faf du Plessis says they are playing an extra seamer so they hope they can make use of the first 15 overs. Reckons they did well to restrict England to 300 and they were one partnership away from putting pressure on them. Informs they are playing a different side today, Amla is out due to an injury, Miller comes in. Also adds, Morris comes in to bring in some extra pace. Ends by saying you have to remind yourself and stay calm, it is a long tournament and they are oping to put a strong performan |
| Mashrafe Mortaza says he is fine. Mentions they are confident heading into this game, South Africa's loss does not matter to them. States he was not sure what to do as it is a used wicket, batting first is what he felt he should be doing. Informs everyone is fit to play, Tamim Iqbal is playing, all the important players are fit to play. |
| South Africa (Playing XI) - Quinton de Kock (WK), Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis (C), Rassie van der Dussen, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller (IN FOR AMLA), Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris (IN FOR DWAINE PRETORIUS, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir. |
| Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza (C), Mustafizur Rahman. |
| Out walk the two set of players for their respective national anthems. First up, it will be Bangladesh's national anthem followed by South Africa's. We aren't far away from the start. |
| Done and dusted with national anthems. South Africa skipper, Faf du Plessis is having a talk with his team in the huddle before they take their respective position in the field. Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar walk out to open the batting for Bangladesh. For South Africa, it will be Lungi Ngidi who will take the first new ball. The umpire says play and so we shall begin. |
| 0.1 : L Ngidi to T Iqbal, A little movement there for Ngidi. Around off and it goes away. Tamim lets it be. |
| 0.2 : L Ngidi to T Iqbal, Corrects his line and bowls it on the stumps, Tamim is off the mark as he works it through square leg for one. |
| 0.3 : L Ngidi to S Sarkar, Good confident drive! Length and on off, Sarkar lunges and strokes it to the man at covers. |
| 0.4 : L Ngidi to S Sarkar, Almost chops it on! Slightly short and just outside off, Sarkar looks to cut but the ball was too close to play that shot. The ball takes the inside edge and bounces ahead of the stumps and then goes to the keeper. |
| 0.5 : L Ngidi to S Sarkar, FOUR! Sarkar is off the mark in style! He looks to have come out with an attacking approach as all the three shots he has played, he has played with intensity. Short and on middle, Sarkar plays the pick up shot over square leg and the ball races away. |
| 0.6 : L Ngidi to S Sarkar, A dot to end a good first over for Bangladesh! Back of a length on off, Sarkar defends it out. |
| Kagiso Rabada to bowl from the other end with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, Back of a length on off, Iqbal keeps it out. |
| 1.2 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, WIDE! Down the leg side, Iqbal looks to flick but misses. It has been wided. |
| K Rabada to T Iqbal, Goes very full and on off, looking for some swing but there ain't any. Tamim strokes it back to the bowler. |
| 1.3 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, A muted appeal but it is pitching outside leg. Length and it comes back in. Tamim looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads. |
| 1.4 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, Good change in length and a very good take as well! Short and it is well-directed. Tamim ducks under it at the end. Quinton behind leaps and takes it with one hand. |
| 1.5 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, Short and on the body again, Tamim looks to flick but misses to get hit on the thigh pad. For a second he does not know where the ball is but then spots it as it rolls towards the leg side. |
| 1.6 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, A single to end a tight over by Rabada. Full and outside off, Tamim goes hard at it. The ball flies off the outside edge and down to third man for a single. |
| 2.1 : L Ngidi to T Iqbal, BEATEN! Good use of the angle there. Length and on off, it slants away. Tamim plays inside the line and gets beaten. |
| 2.2 : L Ngidi to T Iqbal, Back of a length and on off, Tamim getsright behind the line this time and defends it onto the ground. |
| 2.3 : L Ngidi to T Iqbal, Through the gap! It does not go to the boundary as it was not perfectly timed. Full and on off, Tamim leans into it and strokes it, off the bottom part but through covers for two. |
| 2.4 : L Ngidi to T Iqbal, Slightly closer to the off pole this time. Tamim throws his bat at it. It goes off the inner half towards square leg. Ended up playing outside the line there did Iqbal. |
| 2.5 : L Ngidi to T Iqbal, Loose shot! This was behind a driving length and outside off, Tamim still goes for a drive but luckily for him, the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 2.6 : L Ngidi to T Iqbal, Continues bowling it on a driving length on off, Tamim strokes it right off the middle to covers. |
| 3.1 : K Rabada to S Sarkar, Nicely played! Back of a length on off, Sarkar plays it late and guides it down to third man for one. |
| 3.2 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, Another single! Back of a length on off, Iqbal works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3.3 : K Rabada to S Sarkar, Length and outside off, again. Sarkar throws his bat at it but it goes off the inner half towards mid off. |
| 3.4 : K Rabada to S Sarkar, Down the leg side, Sarkar looks to flick but misses. The ball hits the pads and rolls towards the leg side. A leg bye taken. |
| 3.5 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, A couple! Not off the middle again! Full and outside off, Tamim goes after it but it hits the inner half. Goes past square leg and the batters take two. |
| 3.6 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, Length and outside off, it is left alone. A watchful start by Bangladesh here. |
| 4.1 : L Ngidi to S Sarkar, Plays it with the angle, opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man for one. |
| 4.2 : L Ngidi to T Iqbal, Good running! This is worked to the left of mid on and the batters take one. |
| 4.3 : L Ngidi to S Sarkar, FOUR! Smashed! That has been dismissed! Short and on middle, Sarkar goes back and hammers the pull through mid-wicket. It races away to the fence. |
| 4.4 : L Ngidi to S Sarkar, FOUR! Powered again! Short and outside off, this time Sarkar drags his pull through mid-wicket and bags another boundary. Consecutive ones. This was even better than the previous one. |
| 4.5 : L Ngidi to S Sarkar, Ngidi bowls it fuller this time. Sarkar nicely plays it onto the ground. Good batting, putting away the bad balls and respecting the good balls. |
| 4.6 : L Ngidi to S Sarkar, EDGY FOUR! That has come between the two slip fielders. Third boundary in the over. The change of angle almost does the trick for Ngidi. He comes from around the wicket and lands it on off, it straightens a touch. Sarkar pokes at it. The ball takes the outside edge and goes in between first slip and second. Both go after it half-heartedly till then though it sneaks through and goes to the third man fence. |
| 5.1 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, Good length ball on the pads. It shapes away from the southpaw. Tamim looks to flick but gets hit on the front pad. |
| 5.2 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, Pulls back his length and pitches it on off. The ball goes away with the angle. Tamim just leaves his bat hanging on off stump. |
| 5.3 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, FIVE WIDES! The bouncer bounces too high! It is short on the body, Tamim ducks under it. The ball keeps rising and goes over Quinton de Kock and to the fence. |
| K Rabada to T Iqbal, Good length ball on off, Tamim blocks it with soft hands and looks to take a quick run which was not there. Soumya sends him back and the fielder has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. Had he hit then too Tamim would have been safe one feels. |
| 5.4 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, FOUR! Right off the middle. Length ball on off, Tamim gets on his front foot and drives it beautifully through covers for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, Good length ball outside off, Tamim leaves it alone. |
| 5.6 : K Rabada to T Iqbal, Back of a length ball on off, Tamim looks to defend it but the ball lobs off what looks like his glove. Quinton de Kock comes running in but cannot get to the ball. Tamim later though points at his arm indicating that it was hitting him there. |
| 6.1 : L Ngidi to S Sarkar, FOUR! Another one to the third man fence. This time it is off the outside edge. Length and outside off, Sarkar ends up playing inside the line. The ball goes off the outside edge and past second slip for a boundary. Runs flowing for Bangladesh here. |
| 6.2 : L Ngidi to S Sarkar, FOUR! Once again, back-t0-back boundaries for Sarkar. Full and on off, Sarkar hits it right off the middle and past the bowler for a boundary. |
| 6.3 : L Ngidi to S Sarkar, A single now! Again it is off the edge though. Full and on off again. Sarkar drives it away from his body. The ball takes the inside edge and goes to fine leg for a run. |
| 6.4 : L Ngidi to T Iqbal, Good length and on middle, it is kept out. |
| 6.5 : L Ngidi to T Iqbal, Aggression from Ngidi. Not sure if that was needed. Tamim is not happy. He strokes this full ball back towards the bowler. Ngidi collects it and throws it back towards the stumps. Tamim, to protect himself, puts his bat in the way. |
| 6.6 : L Ngidi to T Iqbal, FOUR! Smashed! Perfect response from the batter! 50 up for Bangladesh and South Africa are under pressure. Short and on the body, Tamim goes back and powers it through mid-wicket. Another good over for Bangladesh. |
| 7.1 : K Rabada to S Sarkar, Back of a length on off, it is kept out. |
| 0.0 : Change of bat for Sarkar. Not sure why as the ball was flying off that blade. |
| 7.2 : K Rabada to S Sarkar, FOUR! STREAKY AGAIN! Sarkar's edges are working overtime today. Another length ball and outside off, Sarkar hangs his bat out but the ball flies off the outside edge and to the third man fence. Dealing in boundaries are Bangladesh. |
| 7.3 : K Rabada to S Sarkar, BEATEN! For once, the outside edge is not found of Sarkar's bat. Length and otuside off, SS hangs his bat out but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 7.4 : K Rabada to S Sarkar, FOUR! Caressed! Full and on off, Sarkar creams it through covers and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 7.5 : K Rabada to S Sarkar, Well fielded! Saves a run there. Length and around off, Sarkar guides it towards second slip. Faf there dives to his left and stops it. |
| 7.6 : K Rabada to S Sarkar, Good length and outside off, it has been left alone. Another productive over for Bangladesh. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is on now! |
| 8.1 : A Phehlukwayo to T Iqbal, Down the leg side, Tamim misses his flick. It goes off the pads down towards fine leg for two. Leg byes signaled. |
| 8.2 : A Phehlukwayo to T Iqbal, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Phehlukwayo strikes first blood! A much-needed one as the two were going great guns. Excellent bowling change by Faf. Phehlukwayo lands it on a length and around off, it pitches and then moves away. Tamim plays inside the line and the ball kisses the outside edge and goes into the mitts of de Kock. AP is delighted. Can South Africa build on this now? |
| Shakib Al Hasan walks out at number 3. |
| 8.3 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, This is angled into the batter, Shakib lunges and keeps it out. |
| 8.4 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Fantastic from Duminy! Length and around off, Shakib drives it square on the off side. Duminy dives to his left and saves a boundary. |
| 8.5 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, On the shorter side and on the body, Shakib works it towards square leg. |
| 8.6 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Another length ball and on off, Shakib guides it to point. End of a successful over for South Africa. 2 runs and a wicket from it. |
| 9.1 : K Rabada to S Sarkar, Loose stroke again! This is full and outside off, the sucker ball. Sarkar goes after it but the ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 9.2 : K Rabada to S Sarkar, On the shorter side on off, Sarkar guides it down to third man and takes one. |
| 9.3 : K Rabada to Al Hasan, FOUR! You need not run for those! Length and outside off, Shakib stands tall and slaps it through cover-point. It races away. He is off the mark. |
| 9.4 : K Rabada to Al Hasan, OHHH! Shakib gets carried away there. It is short and outside off, this time Rabada bends his back on this one. Shakib goes after it away from his body but is beaten due to the extra bounce. |
| 9.5 : K Rabada to Al Hasan, On the off pole, it is kept out. |
| 9.6 : K Rabada to Al Hasan, A dot to end Powerplay 1! Full and wide outside off, Shakib jams it out to point. Bangladesh are off to an excellent start. They are 65 for 1 after it. |
| Time for Powerplay 2! Now maximum of 4 fielders can be placed outside the 30-yard circle. |
| Review Time! It is for a LBW. Soumya Sarkar is the man in question. Andile Phehlukwayo started celebrating as he went up in appeal. He is dead sure he has got his man. Let's see if the replay agrees with him. |
| 10.1 : A Phehlukwayo to S Sarkar, NOT OUT! Umpire' call. That is very close! Could have gone either way that. A good review by South Africa, they retain it. This is on a length and around middle, comes back in. Sarkar is beaten as he looks to flick. The ball hits the pads. Phehlukwayo is almost celebrating as he appeals. The umpire though shakes his head. Andile wants it reviewed and his skipper does so. Replays show that the ball was clipping the top of leg stump. The batsmen had taken a leg bye |
| 10.2 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, The batsman opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. They pick up a single. |
| 10.3 : A Phehlukwayo to S Sarkar, FOUR! Up and over! Length delivery on off, Sarkar hits it on the up and over covers for a boundary. |
| 10.4 : A Phehlukwayo to S Sarkar, Good bouncer! Short and down the leg side, Sarkar looks to pull but misses. Not wided. |
| 10.5 : A Phehlukwayo to S Sarkar, Just outside off, Sarkar opens the face and guides it down to third man for one. |
| 10.6 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Slips this one down the leg side and this has been wided. |
| A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Lands it on a length and around off, this is guided to point. |
| Chris Morris has been brought on now. |
| 11.1 : C Morris to S Sarkar, Back of a length on off, Sarkar guides it to point. |
| 11.2 : C Morris to S Sarkar, Angled in on the pads, this is worked to fine leg for one. |
| 11.3 : C Morris to Al Hasan, Another delivery on the pads, this is flicked to fine leg for a single. |
| 11.4 : C Morris to S Sarkar, OUT! In the air... taken! Good catch by Quinton de Kock. Once again, the change of bowling works for South Africa. Morris makes an impact straightaway after being brought into the XI. A good short ball and it is very well-directed. Sarkar looks to pull but the ball hurries onto him. It hits the glove and lobs behind towards the keeper. De Kock runs in, dives forward and takes it brilliantly. Sarkar trudges off slowly after getting a start. Both the openers now back in |
| Mushfiqur Rahim is the new man in. |
| 11.5 : C Morris to M Rahim, Shorter on off, Rahim defends it onto the ground. |
| There is a slight delay. There is something going around the sightscreen. Chris Morris and the umpire have gone towards the rope to sort it out. |
| 11.6 : C Morris to M Rahim, FOUR. |
| 12.1 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Good length on middle, Shakib pulls it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 12.2 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Good length ball on off, Shakib defends it off the front foot. |
| 12.3 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, On the pads, Shakib turns it to square leg and gets a single. |
| 12.4 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, Back of a length ball on off, Mushfiqur pulls it towards backward square leg for one. |
| 12.5 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Length ball outside off, Shakib runs it down to third man and rotates the strike. |
| 12.6 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, Fuller on the pads, Rahim flicks it slightly uppishly but wide of mid-wicket and gets a run. He'll keep the strike. |
| 13.1 : C Morris to M Rahim, Full on off, Rahim drives it to the fielder at mid on. |
| 13.2 : C Morris to M Rahim, Straighter ball outside off, Mushfiqur leaves it alone. The ball rises when it reaches de Kock. |
| 13.3 : C Morris to M Rahim, On the stumps this time. It is on middle and leg, Mushfiqur defends it from within the crease. |
| 13.4 : C Morris to M Rahim, Length ball outside off, Mushfiqur slaps it to JP Duminy at backward point. |
| 13.5 : C Morris to M Rahim, This time he cuts it wide of backward point but there is a man at deep point so he gets just one. |
| 13.6 : C Morris to Al Hasan, Shorter on the body, Shakib pulls it to deep square leg and keeps the strike. |
| 14.1 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Good length ball on off, Shakib blocks it off the front foot. |
| 14.2 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Oh! Full on off, Shakib goes for the drive but gets an inside edge which misses the stumps and goes to fine leg for a single. |
| 14.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, Length ball outside off, MR nudges it down to third man and gets a run. |
| 14.4 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Dangerous. Back of a length ball pitching on middle and leg. It goes away with the angle. Shakib looks to pull but it just about misses his glove down the leg side. Shakib asks for a wide but the umpire is happy with the ball. |
| 14.5 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, On the pads, Shakib flicks it to the on side and gets a single. |
| 14.6 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, Very full, just short of yorker on off. Rahim strokes it to the man at mid on. Just the three singles off the over. |
| DRINKS! South Africa have come back well into the game after the Bangladesh openers were off to a flier. Two quick wickets have pulled things back and now South Africa are looking to choke the runs. Bangladesh's most reliable players are batting out there and they would hope the two continue. South Africa on the other hand, will know they need to get the two as quickly as possible. |
| 15.1 : C Morris to Al Hasan, Good shot! Full on off, Shakib drives it past the cover fielder. The man from sweeper cover comes in and mops it up as they take two. |
| 15.2 : C Morris to Al Hasan, SIX! Not the most convincing ways to get the first six of the game but they will take it. A very well directed short ball on the body, Shakib is early in his pull and for a moment it looks like the fine leg fielder can get it. He runs to his right but he cannot get there and the ball just goes over the ropes. |
| 15.3 : C Morris to Al Hasan, This time pulls it with control towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 15.4 : C Morris to M Rahim, Good length ball outside off, Rahim taps it down to third man for one. |
| 15.5 : C Morris to Al Hasan, Back of a length ball on off, SAL pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 15.6 : C Morris to M Rahim, 100 comes up for South Africa with that single. Morris sticks to the plan of bowling short. He bowls it on middle and leg, Rahim pulls it in a controlled manner to fine leg and keeps the strike. |
| Aiden Markram is on now. |
| 16.1 : A Markram to M Rahim, Starts with a floated ball on the pads, Mushfiqur flicks it but to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 16.2 : A Markram to M Rahim, This time flicks the ball off his pad towards square leg and gets one. |
| 16.3 : A Markram to Al Hasan, Short and wide outside off, Shakib cuts it wide of sweeper cover and gets a couple, |
| 16.4 : A Markram to Al Hasan, Flighted on off, Shakib taps it back to the bowler. |
| 16.5 : A Markram to Al Hasan, FOUR! Cut and cut hard! Short and wide outside off once again from Markram. Shakib this time does not miss out on it and cuts it through backward point for a boundary. |
| 16.6 : A Markram to Al Hasan, On the stumps, Shakib blocks it. |
| Time for some leg spin of Imran Tahir now... |
| 17.1 : I Tahir to M Rahim, Starts with a tossed up leg spinner on middle, Rahim turns it to the man at backward square leg. |
| 17.2 : I Tahir to M Rahim, Flatter on off, Mushfiqur blocks it. |
| 17.3 : I Tahir to M Rahim, On the pads, Mushfiqur flicks it towards mid-wicket and takes off for a quick single. Morris has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 17.4 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Short on off, Shakib drives it towards point and gets one. |
| 17.5 : I Tahir to M Rahim, On middle and leg, Rahim flicks it to the man at mid-wicket. |
| 17.6 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Tossed up on off, Shakib looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge which goes to point on a bounce. |
| 18.1 : A Markram to M Rahim, Full and outside off, Rahim drives it but finds covers. |
| 18.2 : A Markram to M Rahim, A little too straight, this is worked through square leg for one. |
| 18.3 : A Markram to Al Hasan, On the shorter side, this is pushed down to long off for one. |
| 18.4 : A Markram to M Rahim, Rahim dances down the track but does not get to the pitch of it. He hits it hard towards mid off for a single. |
| 18.5 : A Markram to Al Hasan, FOUR! Pierces the gap nicely! Shortish and just outside off, Shakib waits for the ball to come to him and then cuts it past the diving point fielder for a boundary. |
| 18.6 : A Markram to Al Hasan, A dot to end! Flatter and on off, Shakib pushes it to the right of Markram who runs and then dives to his right. Saves a run. |
| 19.1 : I Tahir to M Rahim, FOUR! Oh, dear! That is poor from Morris. Tossed up on middle, Rahim plays the sweep. It goes towards Morris at short fine leg but Morris lets it go through him and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 19.2 : I Tahir to M Rahim, Flighted ball outside off, Rahim looks to play the paddle shot but he misses it and the ball hits his pad and lobs over the keeper. Quinton de Kock and Imran Tahir go up in huge appeal as they take a leg bye but the umpire is unmoved. Faf du Plessis does not take the review and a good decision too as it was pitching outside off as confirmed by Hawk Eye later on. |
| 19.3 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Shorter on off, Shakib blocks it. |
| 19.4 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Shorter on off, Shakib punches it wide of cover and gets one. |
| 19.5 : I Tahir to M Rahim, Floated on off, Mushfiqur milks it to long off and gets a single. |
| 19.6 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Shorter on off, this time Shakib punches it straight to the man at cover. |
| 20.1 : A Markram to M Rahim, Floated full ball on middle, flicked in the gap through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 20.2 : A Markram to Al Hasan, This one skids into the batsman from around middle, Shakib turns it in front of square leg and crosses for a single. |
| 20.3 : A Markram to M Rahim, Continues to toss it up in the air but the line stays around leg, Rahim works it through square leg for one. |
| 20.4 : A Markram to Al Hasan, Fires one down the leg side, Shakib tries flicking but misses and it goes off his pads to short fine leg. |
| 20.5 : A Markram to Al Hasan, Identical to the last delivery, once again Shakib fails to flick and it rolls in front of square leg. Quinton goes to collect it. |
| 20.6 : A Markram to Al Hasan, Pitches it full and on off, Shakib drives it through mid off for a run. |
| 21.1 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, FOUR! When it goes your way, it just goes your way. Flatter outside off, Shakib intentionally runs it down past the first slip fielder and gets a boundary. |
| 21.2 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Tossed up on off, Shakib nudges it to long off and gets a run. |
| 21.3 : I Tahir to M Rahim, Floated on off, Rahim drives it wide of sweeper cover and gets a couple. |
| 21.4 : I Tahir to M Rahim, Slower through the air on off, Mushfiqur defends it off the front foot. |
| 21.5 : I Tahir to M Rahim, Slower through the air on middle and off, Rahim sweeps it wide of deep square leg and gets a couple. |
| 21.6 : I Tahir to M Rahim, Floated on off, Rahim blocks it off the front foot. |
| 22.1 : A Markram to Al Hasan, Full and on middle, this is hit back to the bowler. |
| 22.2 : A Markram to Al Hasan, On the shorter side and on off, Shakib pulls it down to long on for a single. |
| 22.3 : A Markram to M Rahim, FOUR! Not off the middle but Rahim won't care. He uses his feet and then looks to go inside out. He does not get it off the middle but hits it over covers for a boundary. |
| 22.4 : A Markram to M Rahim, Rahim again uses his feet and then jams it down to long on for one. |
| 22.5 : A Markram to Al Hasan, Shakib now strokes it down to long on for one. Good batting. |
| 22.6 : A Markram to M Rahim, Another single! Rahim works it towards mid-wicket. 8 from this over as well. |
| Chris Morris is back on! |
| 23.1 : C Morris to M Rahim, Good length ball on off, Rahim taps it to the man at mid on. |
| 23.2 : C Morris to M Rahim, Good fielding in the deep by Miller. Length ball outside off, Mushfiqur cuts it hard wide of sweeper cover. Miller runs to his left and sweeps it up with a dive as the batsmen take two. |
| 23.3 : C Morris to M Rahim, Good length ball outside off, Mushfiqur runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 23.4 : C Morris to Al Hasan, Good length ball on off, Shakib defends it off the front foot. |
| 23.5 : C Morris to Al Hasan, Length ball on the pads, Shakib flicks it to fine leg and gets a single. |
| 23.6 : C Morris to M Rahim, Length ball on off, Rahim pulls it to deep square leg and keeps the strike with one. |
| JP Duminy is brought into the attack. |
| 24.1 : JP Duminy to M Rahim, FOUR! Not the start Duminy would have wanted. He bowls it short on off, Mushfiqur punches it through covers for a boundary. |
| 24.2 : JP Duminy to M Rahim, Now follows it up with a single by dropping it in the gap on the off side. |
| 24.3 : JP Duminy to Al Hasan, Floated on off, Shakib defends it off the front foot. |
| Just an update on Lungi Ngidi. He is off the park receiving some treatment on his left hamstring. Hoping there is nothing serious. |
| 24.4 : JP Duminy to Al Hasan, On the pads, Shakib flicks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 24.5 : JP Duminy to M Rahim, Tossed up on the pads, Mushfiqur looks to flick it but gets a leading edge which goes to point. |
| 24.6 : JP Duminy to M Rahim, FOUR! Started the over with a boundary and it has been ended with a boundary too. Duminy flights it up on off, Rahim gets on his front foot and drives it through covers for a boundary. Expensive start for JP Duminy. 10 runs off his first over. |
| 25.1 : C Morris to Al Hasan, Good length and on off, Shakib pushes it to covers. |
| 25.2 : C Morris to Al Hasan, Shorter and on off, that takes off after pitching. Shakib does really well to get on top of the bounce and guide it towards point for a single. |
| 25.3 : C Morris to M Rahim, On the shorter side, Rahim swivels and pulls it through square leg for a run. |
| 25.4 : C Morris to Al Hasan, Slower one on middle, Shakib pushes it to covers. |
| 25.5 : C Morris to Al Hasan, Another dot! Full and on off, Shakib pushes it to mid off. |
| 25.6 : C Morris to Al Hasan, FOUR! Top edge and a boundary! Luck favors the brave! Short and on the body, Shakib looks to pull but gets a top edge to the fine leg fence. Fifty up for Shakib. His 43rd in ODIs. A very important knock and he knows the job is not done as of now. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is back into the attack now. |
| 26.1 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, Nicely played! Opens the face of the bat and guides it down to third man for a single. |
| 26.2 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, On the pads, this is flicked towards square leg for a single. |
| 26.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, On the bounce! Short and on the body, Rahim helps it on its way to fine leg for another single. |
| 26.4 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, An appeal but the umpire straightaway signals there is bat involved! Length ball and it is angled into the pads. Shakib looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto his pads. |
| 26.5 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Gets away with one there does Andile. Short and on off, Shakib cuts hard but finds point. |
| 26.6 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, A single to end a decent over by Andile. He ends with a short ball and Shakib belts it through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep does well to keep it down to one. |
| 27.1 : C Morris to Al Hasan, FOUR! Dragged away! Slower one and on off, Shakib swings but is a touch early in the shot, also one hand comes off the bat. He manages to get it over mid-wicket and a boundary results. Perfect start to the over. |
| 27.2 : C Morris to Al Hasan, Good comeback by the bowler. Bowls a yorker on off, Shakib jams it out to point. |
| 27.3 : C Morris to Al Hasan, 100-run stand up! Vital stand as the two joined association when they lost two in quick succession. It has come up in good time as well. Need to continue though. Shakib pulls this short ball through square leg and takes one. |
| 27.4 : C Morris to M Rahim, Slower one on the pads, it is worked to square leg. |
| 27.5 : C Morris to M Rahim, Down the leg side and it has been wided. |
| C Morris to M Rahim, This is angled into the pads, Rahim works it once again to square leg. |
| 27.6 : C Morris to M Rahim, Uppish but away! Short and on middle, Rahim pulls it down to fine leg and takes a single. So despite going for a boundary, only 7 from the over. |
| 28.1 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, On the stumps, Rahim taps it towards cover and sets off. Shakib though sends him back. |
| 28.2 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, Well stopped by de Kock! Short and slightly outside off, Rahim looks to cut but there is not enough width. It goes off the bottom edge to the left of de Kock who gets down low and stops it. |
| 28.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, Three dots in a row! Slower one on off, Rahim defends it towards point. |
| 28.4 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, FOUR! Up and over! Releases the pressure that was building. Also brings up his fifty in style. Short and wide outside off, Rahim hops, gets on top of the bounce and cuts it over point. 34th ODI fifty for him. He too will look to make it big. |
| 28.5 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, Mistimed! Short and on middle, Rahim looks to pull but is a touch late in the shot. It goes to mid on. |
| 28.6 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, A single to end! Full and on the pads, this is worked through mid-wicket for a run. |
| Imran Tahir is back into the attack. |
| 29.1 : I Tahir to M Rahim, Flatter and on off, Rahim plays it late towards short third man. |
| 29.2 : I Tahir to M Rahim, The bowler gives it a lot of air and lands it on off, Rahim strokes it through covers for one. |
| 29.3 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Shakib now eases this down to long on for a single. |
| 29.4 : I Tahir to M Rahim, FOUR! Easy pickings for Rahim. Down the leg side, Rahim sweeps it through short fine leg and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 29.5 : I Tahir to M Rahim, Now looks to play the reverse sweep, just about gets bat on it. It rolls towards short third man for a single. |
| 29.6 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, The googly outside off, this is slapped through covers for a run. 8 of this over as well. South Africa just can't stop the flow of runs here. |
| 30.1 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Shortish and outside off, this is hit down to third man for a single. |
| 30.2 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, Lovely shot! Slightly short and outside off, this is cut hard through point. The fielder in the deep runs to his left and keeps it down to two. |
| 30.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, Slower ball on off, Rahim waits for it and then guides it down to third man for one. |
| 30.4 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Angled into the batsman, Shakib works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 30.5 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Good bumper! Bends his back on this one and bangs it short and on the body. Shakib looks to pull but is done in by pace. |
| 30.6 : A Phehlukwayo to Al Hasan, Slightly shorter and outside off, Shakib cuts it hard but to Duminy at point. |
| 31.1 : I Tahir to M Rahim, This is on the pads, it is flicked through square leg for one. |
| 31.2 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Slower through the air outside off, Shakib looks to smash it down the ground but it goes off the inner half back to the bowler. |
| 31.3 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Flatter this time on off, it is guided to backward point. |
| 31.4 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Mix-up but no damage done! A low full toss, this is mistimed towards mid on. Duminy from mid-wicket runs towards the ball but fumbles. Shakib wants a run but is sent back in time by Rahim. The throw is a wayward one by the fielder and Shakib senses another opportunity for a single but is sent back again. |
| 31.5 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, FOUR! Another poor ball to release all the pressure that was building. A full toss and Shakib whips it over mid-wicket and bags a boundary. |
| 31.6 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Sensible batting now as he eases it down to long on and takes one. 200 up for the batting side. 18 more overs to go. |
| Kagiso Rabada is back into the attack. |
| 32.1 : K Rabada to Al Hasan, Shorter and on off, this is guided down to third man for a single. |
| 32.2 : K Rabada to M Rahim, Another single as Rahim this time guides it down to third man. |
| 32.3 : K Rabada to Al Hasan, On the fuller side on off, Shakib hits it nicely but to mid off. |
| 32.4 : K Rabada to Al Hasan, A direct hit and it would have been tight! Shakib drops it towards point and Rahim wants a run. Shakib hesitates at first but then goes for it. Duminy picks the ball up and has a shy but misses. Shakib's dive would have saved him though. |
| 32.5 : K Rabada to M Rahim, FOUR! All going Bangladesh's way here today. Shorter and on off, Rahim stands tall and looks to poke at it. But the ball gets big on him and it flies off the outside edge to the third man fence. |
| 32.6 : K Rabada to M Rahim, A bumper to end the over! Rahim ducks under it. |
| Drinks Break! Bangladesh are cruising at the moment. The experienced duo of Shakib and Mushfiqur are going strength to strength here and are scoring at a very good rate without taking any risk. South Africa have been poor both, with the ball and in the field. They are missing Lungi Ngidi's services at the moment. They need to break this partnership if they want to stem the flow of runs. |
| 33.1 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Tosses it up outside off, Shakib looks to it towards mid on but gets an outside edge which goes to backward point on a bounce. |
| 33.2 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Floated on middle and leg, Shakib taps it back to the bowler. |
| 33.3 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, Flighted on middle, Shakib sweeps it to deep square leg and gets one. |
| 33.4 : I Tahir to M Rahim, On off, Rahim drives it towards cover and rotates the strike. |
| 33.5 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, A very low full toss on off, Shakib lofts it over mid off and wide of long off for a brace. |
| Injury Update - We have just heard that Lungi Ngidi will not be able to bowl any further in this game due to his hamstring injury. HUGE BLOW for the Proteas in their death overs! |
| 33.6 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, FOUR! The rub of green going Bangladesh's way. Short outside off, Shakib looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge, The man at short third man is standing wide and cannot do much but just get the ball after it has hit the rope. |
| 34.1 : K Rabada to M Rahim, Shorter and on middle, Rahim guides it to point. |
| 34.2 : K Rabada to M Rahim, Shortish again and on the body, Rahim works it towards square leg. |
| 34.3 : K Rabada to M Rahim, Good running! Rahim taps this towards cover and quickly gets to the other end. |
| 34.4 : K Rabada to Al Hasan, On the fuller side, Shakib hits it towards cover where the fielder makes a lovely stop. |
| Review time! An appeal for a caught behind has been turned down. South Africa review. There was no sound though. |
| 34.5 : K Rabada to Al Hasan, NOT OUT! A flat line on Ultra Edge and South Africa lose their only review. It was a desperate one to be honest. Rabada bangs it short and outside off, Shakib looks to pull but misses. De Kock takes it and appeals. The umpire shakes his head. After a chat with the bowler and the keeper, Faf reviews. Replays roll in and it shows nothing. |
| 34.6 : K Rabada to Al Hasan, A full toss. Shakib creams it but to the man in the deep at covers. A single. |
| 35.1 : I Tahir to Al Hasan, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Imran Tahir strikes! Produces the magic his skipper needed so desperately. End of the 142-run stand. Shakib moves right across and looks to sweep but the ball is very full to do so. He misses and the stumps behind is disturbed. Tahir is off in his celebratory run. Shakib walks back after playing a lovely knock. He has set the platform for the batters coming. South Africa though have a good chance now to pull things back. |
| 0.0 : Mohammad Mithun walks out at no. 5. |
| 35.2 : I Tahir to M Mithun, Flatter and on middle, Mithun pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 35.3 : I Tahir to M Mithun, Slower through the air on off, Mithun keeps it out. |
| 35.4 : I Tahir to M Mithun, FOUR! A gift and Mithun puts it away! A full toss on middle, Mithun slog sweeps it over mid-wicket and bags a boundary. Nice way to get off the mark. |
| 35.5 : I Tahir to M Mithun, Clever batting! Mithun pushes it through covers and follows the boundary with a single. |
| 35.6 : I Tahir to M Rahim, A dot to end! This is full and it is pushed back to the bowler. |
| 36.1 : K Rabada to M Mithun, Peach of a delivery. Rabada hits the length hard outside off. The ball nips back in after hitting and dissects Mithun in half as it goes between his bat and body. |
| 36.2 : K Rabada to M Mithun, Length ball on off, Mithun defends it off the back foot. |
| 36.3 : K Rabada to M Mithun, WIDE! Rabada misses his line and bowls one down the leg side. Mithun looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled. |
| K Rabada to M Mithun, Good length ball on off, Mithun defends it strongly. |
| 36.4 : K Rabada to M Mithun, Back of a length ball on off, Mithun gets on his toes and taps it down to the ground. |
| 36.5 : K Rabada to M Mithun, Length ball outside off, asking the batsman to go for the drive but Mithun says no thank you and leaves it alone. |
| 36.6 : K Rabada to M Mithun, Yorker on off, Mithun defends it off the front foot. |
| Aiden Markram is back on. |
| 37.1 : A Markram to M Rahim, Comes round the wicket and bowls it short outside off, Rahim looks to cut but misses. |
| 37.2 : A Markram to M Rahim, On the pads, Mushfiqur turns it away to fine leg and gets one. |
| 37.3 : A Markram to M Mithun, On off, Mithun taps it back to the bowler. |
| 37.4 : A Markram to M Mithun, SIX! That was six the moment it left the bat. Short on middle, it was nothing more than a 'hit me' delivery. Mithun obliges and whacks it over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 37.5 : A Markram to M Mithun, FOUR! Six followed by a four now. Mithun over-corrects his length and bowls it full on off, Mithun was waiting for it and smashes it through mid on for a boundary. |
| 37.6 : A Markram to M Mithun, Tossed up on middle and off, Mithun paddles it to fine leg and gets a single. |
| Chris Morris is back! |
| 38.1 : C Morris to M Mithun, On the shorter side, this is pulled through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 38.2 : C Morris to M Rahim, Well bowled! Slower one and outside off, Rahim looks to slap it but misses. |
| 38.3 : C Morris to M Rahim, Back of a length on off, Rahim pushes it towards cover for one. |
| 38.4 : C Morris to M Mithun, On the shorter side, Mithun pulls it through square leg for a couple. |
| 38.5 : C Morris to M Mithun, This is angled into the batter, Mithun looks to work it on the leg side but it goes off the leading edge to covers. |
| 38.6 : C Morris to M Mithun, A bumper on the body, Rahim pulls it to fine leg for one. |
| Imran Tahir is back on! |
| 39.1 : I Tahir to M Mithun, Floated on off, Mithun blocks it off his front. |
| 39.2 : I Tahir to M Mithun, On the pads, Mithun flicks it to the on side and gets one. |
| 39.3 : I Tahir to M Rahim, Tossed up on middle and leg, Rahim strokes it towards mid-wicket and gets a run. |
| 39.4 : I Tahir to M Mithun, OUT! Bowled! The 40-year young man is up and running again! Tahir gets his second wicket in his 100th ODI. The leggie bowls a wonderful top spinner on off, Mithun looks to slog sweep but gets an inside edge onto the leg pole. Tahir pulling things back for his side here. He did not start off well but has bounced back strongly. Bangladesh still have their main man, Mushfiqur Rahim out in the middle and they would hope he stays there till the end. |
| Mahmudullah is the new man in. |
| 39.5 : I Tahir to Mahmudullah, Tossed up on off, Mahmudullah milks it to long off and gets a single. |
| 39.6 : I Tahir to M Rahim, Flighted outside off, Rahim plays it to point and keeps the strike. End of a good over from Tahir. 4 runs and a wicket off this. |
| Powerplay 3 has been signaled! Now 5 fielders can be placed outside the ring till the end of the innings. |
| 40.1 : C Morris to M Rahim, Shorter and outside off, Rahim looks to flat-bat it past the bowler but it goes off the inner half towards the bowler. |
| 40.2 : C Morris to M Rahim, On the shorter side, this is pulled down to fine leg for a single. |
| 40.3 : C Morris to Mahmudullah, Beaten! Shortish and outside off, Mahmudullah looks to cut but misses. |
| 40.4 : C Morris to Mahmudullah, Goes short now and this is closer to the off pole. Mahmudullah evades it. |
| 40.5 : C Morris to Mahmudullah, Another dot as this length ball is guided towards point. |
| 40.6 : C Morris to Mahmudullah, Another dot to end! Just the single from the 41st. It is a bouncer on middle, the ball skids through. Mahmudullah mistimes his shot to square leg. |
| 41.1 : I Tahir to M Rahim, This is angled on the pads, it is worked through square leg for one. |
| 41.2 : I Tahir to Mahmudullah, Good running! This is worked with soft hands through mid-wicket and the batters take two. |
| 41.3 : I Tahir to Mahmudullah, Floated up on off, Mahmudullah strokes it through covers and a run is taken. |
| 41.4 : I Tahir to M Rahim, Full and on the pads again, Rahim works it through mid-wicket for one. 250 up for Bangladesh. |
| 41.5 : I Tahir to Mahmudullah, A huge shout there by Tahir but the umpire is unmoved. South Africa have no review left. The googly on middle, Mahmudullah looks to defend but misses. He gets hit on the pads. Seems to be missing leg. |
| 41.6 : I Tahir to Mahmudullah, Two dots in a row to end! Another googly on off, Mahmudullah keeps it out. Back-to-back tight overs for South Africa. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is back on! |
| 42.1 : A Phehlukwayo to M Rahim, OUT! TAKEN! Another set batsman walks back at the wrong time for Bangladesh. 320 looks farfetched now. All the pressure built in the previous two overs has paid off. Andile Phehlukwayo gets his second. He sees the batsman coming down the track and bangs it short. Rahim had also made room so he cuts it hard but does not keep it down. It goes towards deep point where Rassie takes a neat catch. A fine knock comes to an end and Rahim is looking dejected as he didn't |
| 0.0 : Mosaddek Hossain replaces Mushfiqur Rahim out in the middle. |
| 42.2 : A Phehlukwayo to Mahmudullah, Back of a length on off, Mahmudullah guides it down to third man for one. |
| 42.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hossain, Play and a miss! Short and outside off, Mosaddek looks to cut but misses. |
| 42.4 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hossain, FOUR LEG BYES! Poor ball! Welcome boundary for Bangladesh. Down the leg side, Hossain looks to flick but misses. The ball his the pads and rolls to the fine leg fence. |
| 42.5 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hossain, Back of a length on off, Hossain stands tall and pushes it through covers for one. |
| 42.6 : A Phehlukwayo to Mahmudullah, Short again down the leg side, Mahmudullah looks to pull but it goes off the glove down to fine leg for one. End of a successful over for South Africa. |
| 43.1 : I Tahir to Mahmudullah, Tossed up on off, Mahmudullah looks to defend but the ball goes to left of third man off the outside edge and gets a single. |
| 43.2 : I Tahir to M Hossain, On off, Hossain defends it off the front foot. |
| 43.3 : I Tahir to M Hossain, Good running but good effort from Tahir too. Tossed up ball on off, Hossain looks to stroke it to long on but Tahir gets down to his right and looks to stop the ball but he cannot and the ball goes behind allowing them to take one. Tahir gets to the ball and has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. |
| 43.4 : I Tahir to Mahmudullah, Stands tall and punches it wide of cover for a single. |
| 43.5 : I Tahir to M Hossain, Floated on off, Hossain defends it off the front foot. |
| 43.6 : I Tahir to M Hossain, Tossed up outside off, Hossain looks to defend but gets hit on the pads. The ball goes to the on side but there is a man. Tahir is the only one who goes up in appeal but the umpire in uninterested. Another good day for Tahir. He did not start well but has comeback like a champion. He finishes with the figures of 10-0-57-2 in his 100th ODI. |
| 44.1 : A Phehlukwayo to Mahmudullah, Length and outside off, this is guided down to third man for one. Singles won't harm South Africa. |
| 44.2 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hossain, A good bumper, hurries onto the batsman. Mosaddek is late on the pull, it goes through mid-wicket for one. |
| 44.3 : A Phehlukwayo to Mahmudullah, Slower one and outside off, Mahmudullah was looking to go big but due to the change in pace, he ends up pushing it back to the bowler. |
| 44.4 : A Phehlukwayo to Mahmudullah, Very full and on the pads, it is clipped through square leg for one. |
| 44.5 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hossain, FOUR! Nowhere near where it was intended but Bangladesh won't care. Short and outside off, Hossain looks to flat-bat it. He is very late in the shot. It hits the lower portion and goes over the keeper for a boundary. |
| 44.6 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hossain, FOUR! Picked his spot well there. Short and on off, Mosaddek smashes it down to the long on fence. Two boundaries to end the over and a much-needed good over for Bangladesh. |
| Kagiso Rabada is back for another burst! |
| 45.1 : K Rabada to Mahmudullah, Very full on middle and leg, Mahmudullah flicks it to deep square leg and gets one. |
| 45.2 : K Rabada to M Hossain, Length ball on off, Hossain taps it to the man at point. |
| 45.3 : K Rabada to M Hossain, Slower delivery. Bowled at 116 kph on off, Mosaddek does well to defend it. |
| 45.4 : K Rabada to M Hossain, A very low full toss on middle and leg, Hossain hits it towards mid-wicket. Tahir at short mid-wicket misfields which allows them to take two. |
| 45.5 : K Rabada to M Hossain, Back of a length ball on the body, Mosaddek taps it down to third man and gets one. |
| 45.6 : K Rabada to Mahmudullah, Just 5 runs off the over as the last ball is on the pads and Mahmudullah plays it to deep mid-wicket and keeps the strike. |
| Chris Morris is back! |
| 46.1 : C Morris to Mahmudullah, DROPPED AND FOUR! An easy chance and it goes abegging! It has not been a good day in the field for South Africa. Morris bowls a good slower one and on middle. He is way too early in the shot. Ends up hitting it high in the air towards deep square leg. Rabada there is not exactly at the ropes. He has to turn back and run behind. He gets two hands to it but fails to hang on. The ball rolls over the fence. This could be a costly miss. |
| 46.2 : C Morris to Mahmudullah, A yorker and Mahmudullah jams it out towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 46.3 : C Morris to M Hossain, Shortish and on middle, Hossain slaps it down to mid on for one. |
| 46.4 : C Morris to Mahmudullah, Good length ball on off, Mahmudullah runs it down to third man and gets a single. |
| 46.5 : C Morris to M Hossain, FOUR! Pulled and pulled hard. Length ball on off, Hossain pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 46.6 : C Morris to M Hossain, FOUR! Two in two! Full on off, Hossain clears his front foot and smashes it over covers to finish the over with a boundary. 15 off the over, just what Bangladesh wanted. |
| Andile Phehlukwayo is on now! |
| 47.1 : A Phehlukwayo to Mahmudullah, Length ball on off, Mahmudullah slaps it to cover and takes one. |
| 47.2 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hossain, Well played! Good length ball on off, Mosaddek strokes it through point and gets a couple. |
| 47.3 : A Phehlukwayo to M Hossain, Good fielding! Slower ball outside off, Mosaddek drives it to the right of cover. Substitute Dwaine Pretorius dives to his left and saves a certain boundary. Just a run taken. |
| 47.4 : A Phehlukwayo to Mahmudullah, Surprise ball. It is a full toss which takes Mahmudullah by surprise. He cannot make the most of it and misses completely. Looks at the square leg umpire for a waist high full toss but nothing doing. |
| 47.5 : A Phehlukwayo to Mahmudullah, WIDE! It is outside off. On the wrong side of the tramline and wide signalled. |
| A Phehlukwayo to Mahmudullah, WIDE! Knuckle ball gone wrong! Phehlukwayo bowls it way outside off. It is just on the pitch and Mahmudullah plays no stroke to it. Wide signalled. |
| A Phehlukwayo to Mahmudullah, On the pads, Mahmudullah flicks it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 47.6 : A Phehlukwayo to Mahmudullah, 300 comes up for Bangladesh. This is the first time they have scored 300 in the World Cup batting first. Good length ball on off, Mahmudullah lofts it over covers. Duminy runs to his left from long off and puts in a brilliant dive to save runs for his side. The batsmen come back for the third run. |
| 48.1 : C Morris to Mahmudullah, Good running! Smart batting! Mahmudllah comes down the track and works it towards square leg with soft hands and take two. |
| 48.2 : C Morris to Mahmudullah, Another couple! This is squeezed out through the gap in the mid-wicket region for a brace. |
| 48.3 : C Morris to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Runs leaking now! Down the leg side, Mahmudullah looks to pull but it goes off the glove and to the fine leg fence. |
| 48.4 : C Morris to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Over! Back-to-back boundaries! Bangladesh finishing on a high here. Short and on middle, Mahmudullah pulls it hard towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder there is was inside the boundary. It goes over him to find the fence. |
| 48.5 : C Morris to Mahmudullah, WIDE! Keeps getting better for Bangladesh. This is down the leg side. Mahmudullah looks to pull but misses. |
| C Morris to Mahmudullah, Just a single! Uses his feet and then creams it through covers just for a run. |
| 48.6 : C Morris to M Hossain, OUT! Morris finally has something to smile about. A handy innings from Hossain comes to an end. A low full toss on middle, Mosaddek looks to go over mid off but it goes off the bottom part of his blade to Phehlukwayo at the edge of the circle. A wicket to end but 14 from the over too. |
| Mehedi Hasan is the new man in. |
| 49.1 : K Rabada to Mahmudullah, SIX! What a start to the final over for Bangladesh. Full on off, Mahmudullah smokes his flick over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 49.2 : K Rabada to Mahmudullah, Slower ball on off, Mahmudullah pushes it to point and takes a single. |
| 49.3 : K Rabada to M Hasan, FOUR! Slapped and slapped hard. He does not have time to settle and he needs none. Length ball outside off, Mehedi smashes it over covers for a boundary. |
| 49.4 : K Rabada to M Hasan, Play and a miss! Length ball outside off, Mehedi swings his bat at it but does not connect. |
| 49.5 : K Rabada to M Hasan, Bouncer on off, Hasan pulls it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 49.6 : K Rabada to Mahmudullah, Good shot but brilliantly fielded too. Good length ball on off, Mahmudullah drives it through covers. It looks like it will beat the sweeper in the deep but David Miller runs to his right and saves the ball from going to the ropes with a full length dive. The batsmen take two. BANGLADESH FINISH ON 330/6! |
| What an outstanding performance by Bangladesh! They will be mighty pleased with where they stand in the game at the moment. After being inserted, it was their openers who set the tone for them as they got the Bangla Tigers off to a flier. The two fell in quick succession but then the experienced heads of Rahim and Shakib added a massive 142-run stand and that laid the foundation for a big score. Both got to their fifties. However, once Shakib fell the scoring seemed to have slowed down. Banglade |
| Not a lot to write about the South African bowling! They were dealt a blow early on as Ngidi suffered a hamstring injury which saw him walk off and not play any further part in the game. The rest were also quite inconsistent with their lines and lengths and were made to pay for it. Andile Phehlukwayo though was the pick of the bowlers as he was the most economical and also took two wickets. He was well supported by Imran Tahir who also scalped two. |
| 331 is the target! It is a huge one! The wicket seems to be a good one to bat on but South Africa will need to bat well. They are coming on the back off a poor outing versus England and it will be interesting to see if their batters have recovered. Bangladesh, on the other hand, know if they bowl the right lines and lengths, they will come out on top. Who will win this game? We'll find that out later, for now, Shakib is seen giving an interview. |
| Shakib Al Hasan says that he and Mushfiqur knew it was a good wicket and just wanted to build a partnership. He also adds that they were just looking to settle first and were confident about putting the bad balls away. On the target set, Shakib says that if they bowl well then they can defend it and he's very confident about doing the same. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the chase! Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram are seen walking down the stairs and onto the field as the South African openers. They are followed by the Bangladesh team who head out to their positions. All in readiness, the brand new white ball is in the hands of Mustafizur Rahman. De Kock to face, with a slip in place. Let's play! |
| 0.1 : M Rahman to de Kock, Oooh! That ball could have gone anywhere. On a length outside off, de Kock looks to keep it out from the crease. The ball goes off the inside half and bounces next to the stumps. Quinton had to be careful where it was heading. |
| 0.2 : M Rahman to de Kock, Much better from QdK. A fuller length ball on middle, punched back towards the bowler. |
| 0.3 : M Rahman to de Kock, Bowled on the pads this time, de Kock looks to flick this away but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. The ball was striking down leg though and hence there is no appeal. |
| 0.4 : M Rahman to de Kock, Pushed off the front foot towards mid on this time by the southpaw. |
| 0.5 : M Rahman to de Kock, FOUR! Off the mark in style is de Kock. A bit of width outside off, Quinton crunches this drive away through point. Easy pickings for a batsman of this caliber. |
| 0.6 : M Rahman to de Kock, This one is on the pads again, de Kock looks to flick but misses. The ball rolls back down the ground to the bowler. A decent first over from the Fizz! |
| Mehedi Hasan will bowl with the other new ball. |
| 1.1 : M Hasan to A Markram, Bowled fuller on middle, driven back down to long on for a single by Markram as he gets off the mark. |
| 1.2 : M Hasan to de Kock, Edged and FOUR! Lucky there is de Kock! A flighted off spinner outside off, Quinton looks to cover drive this ball but gets a thick outside edge that flies well past slip and runs away to the fence. |
| 1.3 : M Hasan to de Kock, Eased down much more confidently this time to long off for a run by the southpaw. |
| 1.4 : M Hasan to A Markram, Bowled flatter on the pads, turned away to deep mid-wicket for a run by Markram. |
| 1.5 : M Hasan to de Kock, This time seeing the slip dropping back to short third man, de Kock angles this off the back foot down to the fielder at the edge of the circle for an easy single. Good batting. |
| 1.6 : M Hasan to A Markram, Played with soft hands as this ball is on middle and leg. Markram picks up a run and keeps strike for the next over. 9 off this one! |
| 2.1 : M Rahman to A Markram, On a length outside off, pushed from the crease towards cover by Aiden. That ball pinged off the bat. |
| 2.2 : M Rahman to A Markram, Good fielding. A fuller length ball outside off, Markram drives this to the right of point where Mossadek runs and fields the ball with a slide and using one hand. |
| 2.3 : M Rahman to A Markram, Defended off the back foot back down to the bowler this time by AM. |
| 2.4 : M Rahman to A Markram, Patted again very watchfully by Markram on the off side. |
| 2.5 : M Rahman to A Markram, That was a risky defense. A length ball just outside off, Markram looks to defend but doesn't bring the bat down fully and it is slightly angled. Luckily for him, the ball bounces just wide of the off stump. |
| 2.6 : M Rahman to A Markram, Good fielding by Mithun! A fuller length ball outside off, driven by Markram through covers. Mohammad gives chase and pulls the ball back just inside the rope. 2 runs are taken. |
| 3.1 : M Hasan to de Kock, Fired in flatter on the pads, de Kock works it towards mid-wicket in the circle. |
| 3.2 : M Hasan to de Kock, QdK comes well ahead and defends this one solidly to cover. |
| 3.3 : M Hasan to de Kock, FOUR! Chopped away in the gap. Excellent shot. Flatter on off, not so short or wide but such is the class of de Kock that he rocks back and cuts it away in the gap wide of point. Such caliber! |
| 3.4 : M Hasan to de Kock, Flighted on middle, Quinton comes ahead and defends it calmly back to the bowler. |
| 3.5 : M Hasan to de Kock, Another front foot defense by the southpaw to cover. |
| 3.6 : M Hasan to de Kock, A dot ball to end the over. A flatter one on off, pushed to cover by the South African wicket-keeper. A decent over from the off-spinner other than the boundary. |
| 4.1 : M Rahman to A Markram, On a length on off, Markram defends solidly towards mid off. |
| 4.2 : M Rahman to A Markram, Driven off the back foot towards the cover fielder. Dot ball. |
| 4.3 : M Rahman to A Markram, Not a good shot! Bowls an away swinger outside off does Mustafizur, Markram looks to drive this away but the ball goes past the outside edge. Loose stroke. |
| 4.4 : M Rahman to A Markram, FOUR! Shot! Just a mere punch. A back of a length ball on off, Markram uses his class and solidity. He just uses the timing to get this ball through cover-point. The ball reaches the fence easily after beating the infield. |
| 4.5 : M Rahman to A Markram, FOUR! Mustafizur changes the angle but the result remains the same as the previous ball. A short ball on the middle and leg stump line, Aiden pushes this wide of mid on. The timing from Markram is so good that the ball wins the race against the mid on fielder with ease. |
| 4.6 : M Rahman to A Markram, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 5.1 : M Hasan to de Kock, Almost snuck through! A flatter one bowled from a wide angle by Mehedi, de Kock comes ahead to defend and luckily gets an inside edge that goes on to the pad. Had he missed, he would have been a dead duck! |
| 5.2 : M Hasan to de Kock, QdK has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 5.3 : M Hasan to de Kock, A low full toss on the pads, driven down to mid on by the southpaw. The ball travels fast to the fielder and hence a single cannot be stolen. |
| 5.4 : M Hasan to de Kock, De Kock rocks back and chops this ball to backward point. 4 dot balls in a row! |
| 5.5 : M Hasan to de Kock, Flatter outside off, de Kock drives this ball down through mid off for a single. |
| 5.6 : M Hasan to A Markram, Markram gets behind the line of this flatter arm ball on middle and tries to punch this away but the ball goes straight to mid-wicket in the circle. |
| 6.1 : M Rahman to de Kock, This is worked with the angle through square leg for a single. |
| 6.2 : M Rahman to A Markram, Markram plays it late once again and it off the back foot but straight to point. |
| 6.3 : M Rahman to A Markram, Direct hit and Markram was gone for all money! There was never a run on there. Aiden pushes it to mid off quite firmly and sets off. Mahmudullah has a shy at the non-striker's end but luckily for AM, he misses. |
| 6.4 : M Rahman to de Kock, Howzzat? The answer to that question is not out. Full and tailing back in on the pads, de Kock looks to work it on the leg side but misses. It hits him on the pads. An appeal but the umpire shakes his head. |
| 6.5 : M Rahman to de Kock, Misfield now! Bangladesh won't want this at the moment. They are doing well. QdK strokes it nicely towards mid off. Mahmudullah does not stop it cleanly and a run is taken. |
| 6.6 : M Rahman to A Markram, EDGY FOUR! Spoils the whole over! Excellent delivery this. It is the cutter on off, Markram looks to go hard at it but then he looks to draw back. Till then, the ball takes the outside edge, goes through the vacant first slip region for a boundary. |
| 7.1 : M Hasan to de Kock, Flatter on middle, driven along the ground to long off by the left-hander for a run. |
| 7.2 : M Hasan to A Markram, Firmly pushed down to long on by Markram for a single. |
| 7.3 : M Hasan to de Kock, De Kock wants to run this down fine but the ball goes straight to third man. |
| 7.4 : M Hasan to de Kock, Misses out there does Quinton! Short ball outside off, cut away by de Kock but goes straight to the backward point fielder. Could have easily got more there. |
| 7.5 : M Hasan to de Kock, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They have run through for a single as the fielder there fumbles. |
| 7.6 : M Hasan to A Markram, Markram flicks this ball away to deep mid-wicket for a run. He will keep strike for the next over. |
| Mohammad Saifuddin is into the attack. |
| 8.1 : M Saifuddin to A Markram, Short of a length outside off, Markram looks to punch this through covers on the back foot but does not find the timing he needed to get the ball through. |
| 8.2 : M Saifuddin to A Markram, FOUR! This time he finds the gap! Back of a length outside off, such a classy punch by Markram through covers. The ball beats the ring of fielders on the off side and runs away to the rope. Such a pleasing sight to watch when he bats well. |
| 8.3 : M Saifuddin to A Markram, A similar shot again but this time there is a fielder in the deep which allows only for a single. |
| 8.4 : M Saifuddin to de Kock, Back of a length on off, defended towards cover off the back foot. |
| 8.5 : M Saifuddin to de Kock, Driven back towards the bowler this time by the southpaw to this ball on a length and on the middle and leg stump line. |
| 8.6 : M Saifuddin to de Kock, Leading edge and FOUR! That could have so easily gone to hand but the luck is going the batsman's way here! A back of a length ball on off, de Kock looks to flick this away on the leg side but the ball takes the leading edge as he closed the bat face too early. The ball though flies over point and runs away to the fence. The bowler cannot believe his luck! |
| 9.1 : M Hasan to A Markram, Flatter one on middle and leg, pushed towards mid-wicket calmly by Markram. |
| 9.2 : M Hasan to A Markram, Run down to long on for a single by Aiden. |
| 9.3 : M Hasan to de Kock, Bowled really full on the pads, Quinton rushes down the wicket before flicking this ball straight to the square leg fielder. |
| 9.4 : M Hasan to de Kock, OUT! Run out! That too after a dropped catch! Rahim would be a really happy person here. A flatter ball outside off, de Kock looks to cut this away but gets a feather behind which Rahim cannot hold on to. The ball goes fine on the leg side and de Kock is watching his partner who initially calls him for a run. But seeing the keeper reach the ball quickly, Markram sends de Kock back. By that time though, Quinton is too far down the ground and has no chance of making it bac |
| Faf du Plessis is the new man in. The skipper has to lead from the front here. South Africa need a big knock from him. |
| 9.5 : M Hasan to du Plessis, Turned away through mid-wicket for a single by du Plessis. He gets off the mark and also brings up the 50 for South Africa. |
| 9.6 : M Hasan to A Markram, Oooh! Almost confusion again. Markram pushes this to the right of mid-wicket and runs through for a quick single. Luckily the throw is a weak one and the batsmen make it home easily. Too many nerves right now there in the middle. An even Powerplay this, even though as Bangladesh might be the happier side very slightly! |
| Powerplay 2 has been signaled! Now a maximum of 4 fielders can be placed outside the ring till the 40th over. Also, Shakib Al Hasan is brought on. |
| 10.1 : Al Hasan to A Markram, Flatter on off, punched off the back foot towards cover. |
| 10.2 : Al Hasan to A Markram, Flatter on middle this time, Markram pushes this off the inner half towards mid on. |
| 10.3 : Al Hasan to A Markram, Slower through the air outside off, Markram calmly plays it towards point. Dot ball, 3 in a row now. |
| 10.4 : Al Hasan to A Markram, Pushed off the back foot by Aiden down to long off now. A single is picked up and the skipper comes back on strike. |
| 10.5 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Flighted ball on off, du Plessis drives this from the crease towards cover. |
| 10.6 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Flatter on off, angled away to the point fielder by Faf. Just 1 run off this over, excellent stuff from Shakib. |
| Mashrafe Mortaza is on now! |
| 11.1 : M Mortaza to A Markram, Back of a length outside off, punched hard by Markram to deep point for a single. |
| 11.2 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, Driven away from the body but along the ground by du Plessis to deep cover for a single. |
| 11.3 : M Mortaza to A Markram, A good firm back foot punch to the deep cover fielder. 3 singles off the 3 balls of this over so far, all to the same fielder. |
| 11.4 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, On a length and on leg, flicked off the pads through square leg by du Plessis for yet another single. Mortaza being handled easily so far by the South Africa batsmen. |
| 11.5 : M Mortaza to A Markram, A dot ball now. Pushed off the back foot towards point by Markram as this ball is outside off and slightly shorter. |
| 11.6 : M Mortaza to A Markram, The single business resumes again. Pushes this one on a length back down to long on does Markram and picks up a run, also retaining strike for the next over. 274 needed off 228 now. |
| 12.1 : Al Hasan to A Markram, Flighted on middle, Markram drives this one off the inside half back to the bowler. |
| 12.2 : Al Hasan to A Markram, Flatter on middle, pushed back to long on for a run by Aiden. The ball went slightly uppishly but was well away from the mid-wicket fielder. |
| 12.3 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Watchfully defended towards mid-wicket by Faf on this occasion. |
| 12.4 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Really flighted and full on middle by Shakib now, du Plessis drives this along the ground to long on for a single. |
| 12.5 : Al Hasan to A Markram, Pushed to the deep cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 12.6 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Another single to end the over. Driven down to long off by the South African skipper for a run. 4 singles off this over. |
| 13.1 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, On a length and on off, tucked towards mid-wicket by du Plessis for a single. |
| 13.2 : M Mortaza to A Markram, Punched by Markam slightly towards the left of mid off. A single is taken by the batsmen. |
| 13.3 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, FOUR! In the air... but safe! Runs away to the fence. A short ball on middle, du Plessis decides to take it on and get a boundary. He pulls this but still does not get the elevation he would have wanted. It is just enough to clear the mid-wicket fielder who held out a right hand to take the catch. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 13.4 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, Smart batting. A quick single after the boundary. On a length on middle, pushed back to mid on by Faf and he sets off for a run. Completes it with ease. |
| 13.5 : M Mortaza to A Markram, Punched off the back foot by Markram to the same fielder at mid on and another quick single is stolen. |
| 13.6 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, Turned away through square leg off the back foot by FdP for a run. 9 runs off this over. |
| 14.1 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Flighted on the pads by Shakib, du Plessis turns this towards square leg with soft hands and picks up a single. |
| 14.2 : Al Hasan to A Markram, Flatter on middle, pushed off the back foot by Markram for a run towards cover. |
| 14.3 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, The batsman has punched that ball through the off side towards cover. |
| The wind has picked up here... |
| 14.4 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Driven along the ground for a single down to long on by the South Africa skipper. |
| 14.5 : Al Hasan to A Markram, Markram eases this flatter one on middle down to long on for a single. |
| 14.6 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Faf pushes this ball slightly uppishly down to long on for a single. 5 singles off this over. South Africa playing things smartly and safely here. |
| 15.1 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, Back of a length on off, Faf goes back and pushes it towards mid on for a single. |
| 15.2 : M Mortaza to A Markram, A little too straight, Markram looks to flick but it goes off the inner half down to fine leg for one. |
| 15.3 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, FOUR! Lovely placement! You need not run for those! Full and on off, Faf leans into it and strokes it past mid off for a boundary. |
| 15.4 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Through covers this time. Short and on off, it sits up to be hit. Faf goes back and punches it through covers. This is turning out to be another expensive over from Mash. |
| 15.5 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, A dot! Slower one and fuller in length on middle, Faf works it towards mid-wicket. |
| 15.6 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, Two dots to end but a good over for South Africa. Full and on middle again, this is worked to mid-wicket. 246 more needed in 204 balls. |
| 16.1 : Al Hasan to A Markram, Floats it up outside off, Markram strokes it wide of cover and takes one. |
| 16.2 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Good running! Faf plays it late towards point and takes one. |
| 16.3 : Al Hasan to A Markram, Gives it a lot of air on off, Markram strokes it down to long off and gets to the other end. |
| 16.4 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Flatter and on middle, Faf works it on the leg side. The batters think of a run but then bail out. |
| 16.5 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Another single as this is stroked down to long off,. |
| 16.6 : Al Hasan to A Markram, A dot to end! Shakib is doing a really nice job here. Once again a tight over from him. On the stumps, Markram stays leg side of the ball and guides it to point. |
| Mohammad Saifuddin is back into the attack. |
| 17.1 : M Saifuddin to du Plessis, Back of a length on middle, Faf works it to mid-wicket. The bowler is down on the ground after delivering the ball. |
| 17.2 : M Saifuddin to du Plessis, Shortish and it is the slower one. Du Plessis works it through square leg for a single. |
| 17.3 : M Saifuddin to A Markram, Fullish again and on middle, Markram strokes it down to long on and gets to the other end. |
| 17.4 : M Saifuddin to du Plessis, FOUR! Caressed! Nothing wrong with the delivery but such is the class of Faf. Slightly outside off and on a length. Faf strokes it on the up through covers and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 17.5 : M Saifuddin to du Plessis, Takes an easy single now by working it through square leg. |
| 17.6 : M Saifuddin to A Markram, A single to end! Full and o middle, Markram works it down to long on and gets to the other end. |
| Drinks break! This has been a solid start to the chase from South Africa even though they have lost Quinton de Kock. They are slightly behind the pace at the moment but with the power-hitters they have in their camp, they need to just concentrate on keeping wickets and getting closer. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will look to pick a couple of wickets quickly here which would really put them on top in this game! An exciting phase coming up now. |
| Mossadek Hossain comes on to bowl now after the break. |
| 18.1 : M Hossain to A Markram, Starts off with a flatter ball on the pads, it is worked to mid-wicket. |
| 18.2 : M Hossain to A Markram, Good fielding! This is pushed towards mid on but mid-wicket dives to his left and saves a run. |
| 18.3 : M Hossain to A Markram, This time it is hit away from that fielder and down to long on for one. |
| 18.4 : M Hossain to du Plessis, Faf goes back and works this through mid-wicket for one. Also, the 50-run stand is up. The due need to continue though as there is still a long way to go in this game. |
| 18.5 : M Hossain to A Markram, Very full, Markram strokes it nicely towards the bowler who stops it. |
| 18.6 : M Hossain to A Markram, Uses his feet but does not get to the pitch of the ball. He adjusts and works it through mid-wicket for one. 100 up for South Africa. A tight start by Hossain. |
| Shakib Al Hasan with a change of ends. |
| 19.1 : Al Hasan to A Markram, Flights it on off, Markram guides it towards point who makes a good stop. |
| 19.2 : Al Hasan to A Markram, Slightly shorter on off, this is pushed down to long off for one. |
| 19.3 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Slower through the air and on off, Faf eases it to the left of long off and gets to the other end. |
| 19.4 : Al Hasan to A Markram, OUT! Straight through him! 250TH ODI WICKET FOR SHAKIB! And what a time to get it. His team needed a wicket and he has provided it. It is the slider and it lands on middle and comes in with the angle. Markram makes the mistake of staying back and trying to whip it. He misses and the stumps are disturbed. He walks back disappointed after getting off to a start. Game once again evenly poised. 229 more needed in 182. |
| David Miller walks out at number 4. |
| 19.5 : Al Hasan to D Miller, Straightaway gets off the mark as he works it past mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 19.6 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Overthrow! Wayward that from the fielder. This was worked towards mid-wicket and the batters go for a quick run. Mehedi picks the ball up and as he dives looks to throw it but it is a wayward one and the batters take another run. End of a successful over for Bangladesh. |
| 20.1 : M Hossain to D Miller, Flatter and outside off, Miller guides it past point and a run is taken. |
| 20.2 : M Hossain to du Plessis, FIVE WIDES! Poor bowling! He bowls it down the leg side and it turns away further. Misses the gloves of Rahim and races to the fine leg fence. Bonus runs for the batting side. |
| M Hossain to du Plessis, Cleverly works it around the corner and takes one. |
| 20.3 : M Hossain to D Miller, On the pads again, Miller works it to short fine leg. |
| 20.4 : M Hossain to D Miller, A full toss, Miller is not quite set to take full toll of it so he eases it down to long off for one. |
| 20.5 : M Hossain to du Plessis, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. |
| 20.6 : M Hossain to du Plessis, Floated on middle, this is pushed back to the bowler. So despite the five wides, only 8 from the over. |
| 21.1 : Al Hasan to D Miller, Tries defending off the front foot but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 21.2 : Al Hasan to D Miller, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 21.3 : Al Hasan to D Miller, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 21.4 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Nicely flighted and too full outside off, it's stroked off the front foot to deep cover for one. |
| 21.5 : Al Hasan to D Miller, Full floated on off, turning back in, Miller leans forward and defends it near his front pad. |
| 21.6 : Al Hasan to D Miller, Skidding back in from around off, Miller moves back and turns it on the leg side. Finds square leg. |
| 22.1 : M Hossain to du Plessis, Another misfield! This is worked towards short fine leg. He dives over the ball and the batters take two. |
| 22.2 : M Hossain to du Plessis, Dances down the track and eases it through covers for one. |
| 22.3 : M Hossain to D Miller, Very full on off, it is creamed through covers but only for a single. |
| 22.4 : M Hossain to du Plessis, Flatter and on middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 22.5 : M Hossain to D Miller, Fired in on the stumps, the batter gets his bat down in time and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 22.6 : M Hossain to D Miller, Slows it up this time and bowls it on the stumps, blocked. |
| 23.1 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, From over the wicket it is bowled on the stumps, Faf pushes it to covers. |
| 23.2 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Uses his feet but does not get to the pitch of the ball, it is worked towards mid-wicket. |
| 23.3 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Slightly shorter and on off, it is worked through mid-wicket for one. |
| 23.4 : Al Hasan to D Miller, It is played with a straight bat down to long on for one. |
| 23.5 : Al Hasan to du Plessis, Uses his feet and then with the turn strokes it down to long off for one. |
| 23.6 : Al Hasan to D Miller, Slightly shorter and on middle, Miller goes back and pulls it nicely but towards deep mid-wicket. Only a run. |
| 24.1 : M Hossain to D Miller, Flatter and on off, this is punched through covers for a run. Dealing in singles are South Africa at the moment. |
| 24.2 : M Hossain to du Plessis, Faf makes room and Mosaddek follows him. FdP pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 24.3 : M Hossain to du Plessis, Faf dances down the track and works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 24.4 : M Hossain to D Miller, Flicks it with the angle and through mid-wicket for one. |
| 24.5 : M Hossain to du Plessis, SIX! What a way to get to your fifty! Leading from the front is the skipper but still a long way to go. Faf makes room and Hossain lands it short and on off. Faf lofts it off the back foot and over covers for a biggie. Shows how strong this guy is, not easy to hit that all the way. |
| 24.6 : M Hossain to du Plessis, Goes again! This time off the front foot. Not a boundary but two. Full and on off, Faf lofts it over covers and takes a brace. 11 from this one. A much-needed good one. 196 is what is needed in the last 25 overs. |
| Mashrafe Mortaza is back on. |
| 25.1 : M Mortaza to D Miller, Clever batting from Miller. He guides it down to third man gives the strike to Faf who is striking it really well. |
| 25.2 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, FOUR! Faf du Plessis may have decided to step on the gas here. He gets into position early and then plays paddle scoop to the fine leg fence. 5 from the first two balls. |
| 25.3 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, A dot now! Back of a length on off, Faf pushes it to covers. |
| 25.4 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, A single now! On the pads, it is worked through square leg for a single. |
| 25.5 : M Mortaza to D Miller, Miller once again plays sensibly as he guides it down to third man and takes one. |
| 25.6 : M Mortaza to du Plessis, Stays back and works it down to long on for one. 8 from this over. Slightly more than the rate they need to go at. |
| Mehedi Hasan is back into the attack. |
| 26.1 : M Hasan to du Plessis, Works it with the turn through mid-wicket. It is in the gap, they run the first one hard and then complete the second. |
| 26.2 : M Hasan to du Plessis, This time it is hit very close to the fielder at deep mid-wicket so only a run. |
| 26.3 : M Hasan to D Miller, Full and on the pads, this is worked through square leg for another run. |
| 26.4 : M Hasan to du Plessis, OUT! TIMBER! Mehedi Hasan has turned the game on its head here! A huge wicket this. The South African skipper who was looking so good out there is taking the long walk back. Mehedi is very delighted and the Bangladesh players are ecstatic! The bowler slows this up and lands it on off. Faf dances down the track and looks to play a big shot but misses as the ball spins back in to hit the leg stump. Faf walks back after a top knock but his team needed him to stay longer |
| Rassie van der Dussen is the new man in. |
| 26.5 : M Hasan to van der Dussen, Tosses it up on off, it is blocked out. |
| 26.6 : M Hasan to van der Dussen, On the off pole and once again it is blocked. |
| 27.1 : M Mortaza to D Miller, On a length and on middle, this is pushed down to long on for one. |
| 27.2 : M Mortaza to van der Dussen, Good length again and on off, Rassie strokes this to the left of the sweeper cover fielder. The batsmen go for the second. The fielder throws it to the bowler who disturbs the stumps with his leg. 150 up for South Africa. |
| 27.3 : M Mortaza to van der Dussen, Slower one on off, Rassie pushes it to covers. |
| 27.4 : M Mortaza to van der Dussen, On the off pole again, this is kept out. |
| 27.5 : M Mortaza to van der Dussen, Good running again! Once again Rassie strokes it through covers and the batters take two. Mortaza is not a happy man with that effort. |
| 27.6 : M Mortaza to van der Dussen, Another two! Third in the over. On the pads, this is worked through backward square leg for a brace. 7 from the over with not a lot of risk taken. |
| 28.1 : M Hasan to D Miller, Tucks it on the leg side and finds the gap for a run. |
| 28.2 : M Hasan to van der Dussen, Goes back to slap it on the off side but fails to beat the diving effort of the cover fielder. |
| 28.3 : M Hasan to van der Dussen, Full and on off, driven back to the bowler. |
| 28.4 : M Hasan to van der Dussen, A touch short and on off, van der Dussen moves back and forces it to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 28.5 : M Hasan to D Miller, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 28.6 : M Hasan to van der Dussen, Too full in length outside off, Rassie drives but finds the cover fielder. |
| Shakib Al Hasan is back on! |
| 29.1 : Al Hasan to D Miller, Whips this down to long on for a single. |
| 29.2 : Al Hasan to van der Dussen, Waits for the ball to come to him and then pushes it through covers for one. |
| 29.3 : Al Hasan to D Miller, DROPPED! How costly is this going to prove? That was a big, big wicket. Shakib tosses it up on off, Miller looks to go over mid off but then seems to bail out of the shot. In the end it hits the middle and goes towards the fielder there. Sarkar leaps and stretches his hands upwards but the ball hits the fingers and goes down towards the long off fence for two. A difficult chance but could have been taken. |
| 29.4 : Al Hasan to D Miller, Miller now steps out and eases it down to long on for one. |
| 29.5 : Al Hasan to van der Dussen, FOUR! Dragged wide! Not off the middle. Rassie comes down the track and looks to go over mid on. It goes off the inner half and through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 29.6 : Al Hasan to van der Dussen, In the air... but safe! Rassie is going after Shakib here. He uses his feet again and this time looks to go with the turn over long off. It is not off the middle though. It goes high up in the air but lands in no man's land in the cover region. Two taken, the throw is a wayward one and another run is stolen. 12 from the over. 162 more needed in 120 balls. |
| Mosaddek Hossain replaces Mehedi into the attack. |
| 30.1 : M Hossain to van der Dussen, Slips a full ball down the leg side, Rassie works it in front of square leg and picks up a single. |
| 30.2 : M Hossain to D Miller, Gets forward to a full ball outside off and drives it to covers. |
| 30.3 : M Hossain to D Miller, Loopy and on off, Miller this time beats the cover fielder with his drive and takes a couple of runs. |
| 30.4 : M Hossain to D Miller, Hossain pulls his length back a bit and delivery it on off, Miller moves back and punches it to long off for one. |
| 30.5 : M Hossain to van der Dussen, Quicker one, fired in on middle, forced down to long on for a single. |
| 30.6 : M Hossain to D Miller, Hits a full ball down through mid off for yet another single in this over. |
| Mehedi Hasan is back on from the other end. |
| 31.1 : M Hasan to D Miller, Miller looks to move around the crease to disturb the line and length of the bowler. Hasan continues bowling it on the stumps. It is eased down to long on for one. |
| 31.2 : M Hasan to van der Dussen, On the pads, this is worked to short fine leg. |
| 31.3 : M Hasan to van der Dussen, This time he works it in the gap in the mid-wicket region and a single is taken. |
| 31.4 : M Hasan to D Miller, Slower through the air on off, Miller pushes this through covers for one. |
| 31.5 : M Hasan to van der Dussen, Slower through the air on off, Miller pushes this through covers for one. |
| 31.6 : M Hasan to D Miller, FOUR! Hit firmly and it races away. Miller goes down on one knee and nails the sweep through square leg. It gets to the fence in no time. The last ball once again spoils the over. |
| 32.1 : M Hossain to van der Dussen, Quicker one skidding down the leg side, it's worked to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 32.2 : M Hossain to D Miller, Very full in length on off, Miller eases it down the ground to long off for a single. |
| 32.3 : M Hossain to van der Dussen, Floated one on off, Rassie drives it to long off and rotates the strike. |
| 32.4 : M Hossain to D Miller, Flatter and shorter on off, punched off the back foot past the diving extra cover fielder for one. |
| 32.5 : M Hossain to van der Dussen, That missed everything! FOUR BYES! Flighted delivery landing around off and spinning back in with some extra bounce, Rassie rocks back to punch but misses and it sneaks past the left side of the keeper for a boundary. Bonus runs. |
| 32.6 : M Hossain to van der Dussen, Van der Dussen has driven it through mid on. One run added to the total. 9 from the over, 17 in the last two, the required rate is just over 8 at the moment. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is back into the attack. |
| 33.1 : M Rahman to van der Dussen, Starts his new spell with a good length delivery on off, angling away from the batsman, van der Dussen stays back and punches it through covers for a run. |
| 33.2 : M Rahman to D Miller, Back of a length ball around off, Miller goes on his toes and taps it down towards point. |
| 33.3 : M Rahman to D Miller, AERIAL BUT SAFE! Miller is so lucky here. Short in length and outside off, Miller stands back to whack it over the point region but it takes the top edge and balloons in the air towards third man. Mahmudullah in the deep takes a start but then stops and that little moment of indecision means that the ball falls in front of him. A single is taken. |
| 33.4 : M Rahman to van der Dussen, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 33.5 : M Rahman to D Miller, Shortish and on middle, Miller stays back to punch it down but gets an inside edge through his legs to short fine leg. |
| 33.6 : M Rahman to D Miller, Angling down the leg side, Miller flicks it behind square leg and keeps strike with himself by taking a run. A tidy over by Mustafizur! |
| Mohammad Saifuddin is back into the attack. |
| 34.1 : M Saifuddin to D Miller, A touch short and on middle, Miller plays it down from the crease to covers. Dot ball to begin a new spell for Saifuddin. |
| 34.2 : M Saifuddin to D Miller, FOUR! Poor delivery with fine leg up in the circle. It's short and down the leg side, Miller turns inside the crease and pulls it powerfully wide of the fielder inside the ring for a boundary. 200 up for South Africa along with the 50-run partnership between these two batsmen. |
| 34.3 : M Saifuddin to D Miller, On and around off, Miller taps it down from the back foot to point. |
| 34.4 : M Saifuddin to D Miller, Miscued! A length ball wide outside off, Miller throws his bat at it and plays it off the inside half past the bowler for a run at long on. |
| 34.5 : M Saifuddin to van der Dussen, Wicket to wicket line on this occasion, Rassie keeps it out from the crease to the on side. The mid-wicket fielder comes running in and stops the ball with a dive. |
| 34.6 : M Saifuddin to van der Dussen, Shout for an lbw! Saifuddin slants in a length ball on middle and it goes down with the angle. Van der Dussen fails to flick and is hit on the pads. They put in an unsuccessful appeal. Missing leg. A couple of tidy overs on the bounce for Bangladesh, pushing the required rate close to 9! |
| 35.1 : M Rahman to D Miller, Wide called for height! Effort ball by Mustafizur, he bends his back to bowl a bouncer but it goes well over the head of the batsman. |
| M Rahman to D Miller, OUT! Gone! Massive, massive breakthrough for Bangladesh and the crowd is going mad! Mustafizur this time angles in a length ball around off and Miller stretches forward to flick it on the leg side. But he closes the face of his bat early and the leading edge flies straight into the hands of Mehedi at point. He makes no mistake and this match continues to keep everyone on the edge. 129 needed off 89 balls. |
| Drinks break. Evenly poised at the moment although Bangladesh would like to feel that they are ahead in this match. South Africa bat deep but they will need to bat very carefully from hereon. |
| JP Duminy has joined Rassie in the middle. |
| 35.2 : M Rahman to JP Duminy, Wrong line to the new batsman. Drifting down the leg side, Duminy clips it down to fine leg and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 35.3 : M Rahman to van der Dussen, Nearly a run out there! Ooohhh...nerves here shown by the South African batsmen. Rassie taps a length ball in front of square on the off side and comes out of the crease in search of a run. Seeing Mehedi make a diving stop, Duminy sends his partner back and van der Dussen reaches safely as the fielder misses his shy at the striker's end. |
| 35.4 : M Rahman to van der Dussen, A leg cutter by the bowler, it's full and on middle, Rassie slices his drive past the cover fielder for a run. |
| 35.5 : M Rahman to JP Duminy, Shortish and on middle, JP goes on his back foot and works it in the gap at mid-wicket for a run. |
| 35.6 : M Rahman to van der Dussen, A seam up delivery this time, on a length around middle and off, van der Dussen keeps it out from the crease to cover-point. Top over from the Fizz, a prized wicket and four runs off it. |
| Mehedi Hasan is back on. |
| 36.1 : M Hasan to JP Duminy, Gets forward to a full ball and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 36.2 : M Hasan to JP Duminy, Full and outside off, Duminy drives it past the cover fielder for a run. |
| 36.3 : M Hasan to van der Dussen, Flatter and on middle, it's eased down to long on for a run. |
| 36.4 : M Hasan to JP Duminy, Quicker and shorter on off, Duminy packs a punch but finds the cover fielder inside the ring. |
| 36.5 : M Hasan to JP Duminy, Good stop, Mehedi! Full and floated on middle, JP drives it back firmly and the bowler dives to his right to stop the racing ball. |
| 36.6 : M Hasan to JP Duminy, Uses his feet to come down the track and then flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. Bangladesh doing well here to choke the flow of run. The RRR is almost touching 10 now. |
| OUT! The Fizz strikes again. JP Duminy has been given out lbw. He has a chat with his partner and then takes the DRS. Is height a factor here? |
| 37.1 : M Rahman to JP Duminy, IT'S HIGH! Duminy survives. Great review for South Africa. Mustafizur gets a good length ball to angle into the left-hander from over the wicket. Duminy sticks back to work it on the leg side but fails to close the face of his bat in time. He mises the ball completely to get rapped on the pads and the finger goes up after the appeal is made. JP consults his partner before taking the referral and the Ball Tracker finds the ball to be heading over the stumps. |
| 37.2 : M Rahman to JP Duminy, Wide! Wrong line, way down the leg side, Duminy tries flicking but misses. |
| M Rahman to JP Duminy, Goes on the back foot to play the square cut but ends up chopping it down off the bottom edge to third man. A single to bring Rassie on strike. |
| 37.3 : M Rahman to van der Dussen, A length ball on middle and leg, van der Dussen top edges his attempted pull shot over square leg. A couple of runs taken. |
| 37.4 : M Rahman to van der Dussen, SIX! This has gone the distance! Right from the meat of the bat this time. Rahman serves it right in the zone for the batsman, Rassie lines up the delivery and smashes it over long on for a biggie. South Africa need more. |
| 37.5 : M Rahman to van der Dussen, FOUR! Looking to play his shots now, van der Dussen. Plenty of width on offer outside off, Rassie exercises his arms and whacks it over point. |
| 37.6 : M Rahman to van der Dussen, Rahman goes back to his cutters and lands it on a length around middle, Rassie pushes it a bit aerially towards mid off and picks up a single, 15 from the over, a much-needed one for South Africa. 108 needed off 12 overs. |
| 38.1 : M Hasan to van der Dussen, Spinning down the leg side, Rassie tickles it behind square leg and runs the first run hard. A little bit of misfield in the deep but still only a single results. |
| 38.2 : M Hasan to JP Duminy, Smartly played! Flighted and outside off, Duminy doesn't try to hit it hard and just chips it over covers for a couple of runs. He attempted a similar shot against England in the previous game also but then he ended up giving a simple catch to wide long off. |
| 38.3 : M Hasan to JP Duminy, Walks down the track and then defends it back. |
| 38.4 : M Hasan to JP Duminy, Picks it out from around off and drags his sweep shot through square leg for one. |
| 38.5 : M Hasan to van der Dussen, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 38.6 : M Hasan to JP Duminy, Presses forward and pushes it defensively to covers. Looks for a run but he is sent back. |
| Mohammad Saifuddin to bowl the last over of Powerplay 2. |
| 39.1 : M Saifuddin to van der Dussen, OUT! Timberrrrr! Yet another bowled dismissal in this innings and this is a body blow to South Africa. Full in length and in the line of the stumps, Rassie winds up for a big hoick across the line over the leg side but misses the ball completely. The stumps are shattered! Not a very smart shot attempted, must say. 103 needed off 65 balls. |
| 0.0 : Andile Phehlukwayo is the new batsman. |
| 39.2 : M Saifuddin to A Phehlukwayo, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 39.3 : M Saifuddin to A Phehlukwayo, Short and wide outside off, cut through the line but straight to point. |
| 39.4 : M Saifuddin to A Phehlukwayo, Good length ball on off, punched from the back foot but straight to covers. |
| 39.5 : M Saifuddin to A Phehlukwayo, Phehlukwayo has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 39.6 : M Saifuddin to A Phehlukwayo, Aerial but safe! Saifuddin lands it on a length around middle and off, Andile is early into his shot and pushes it in the air towards mid off. Doesn't carry to the fielder. A wicket maiden at this stage is gold! |
| Powerplay 3 begins! A maximum of five fielders are now allowed outside the ring till the end of this match. 103 needed more. This is heading towards an interesting finish. |
| Mashrafe Mortaza is back on. |
| 40.1 : M Mortaza to JP Duminy, A little bit short and outside off, Duminy goes back and punches it to deep point for one. |
| 40.2 : M Mortaza to A Phehlukwayo, FOUR! Rocketed away! A shade overpitched and outside off, Phehlukwayo drills his drive through covers and the fielder in the deep can do nothing about it. |
| 40.3 : M Mortaza to A Phehlukwayo, Back of a length ball on middle, pulled down to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 40.4 : M Mortaza to JP Duminy, Pitches it up and outside off, Duminy drives it to the left of the sweeper cover fielder and picks up a couple of runs. |
| 40.5 : M Mortaza to JP Duminy, Mortaza goes short this time and JP pulls it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 40.6 : M Mortaza to A Phehlukwayo, Phehlukwayo drives this through the covers. One run added to the total. 10 from the over. |
| Shakib Al Hasan is back into the attack. |
| 41.1 : Al Hasan to A Phehlukwayo, Flatter and on off, Phehlukwayo walks down the track but punches it straight back to the bowler. |
| 41.2 : Al Hasan to A Phehlukwayo, Play and a miss! Tossed up ball outside off, Andile tries a fancy reverse sweep but fails to connect. |
| 41.3 : Al Hasan to A Phehlukwayo, Goes on the back foot and punches it aerially towards covers. Mashrafe collects it on the bounce at covers. They cross for a run. |
| 41.4 : Al Hasan to JP Duminy, FOUR! Poor delivery, skidding down the leg side, Duminy swings his bat and nails his sweep shot behind square leg for a boundary. |
| 41.5 : Al Hasan to JP Duminy, Beaten! Quicker one, short and outside off, JP tries to cut but fails to connect. |
| 41.6 : Al Hasan to JP Duminy, Taps it down to covers and steals a run. |
| Mohammad Saifuddin is back on again. Mashrafe utilizing his resources smartly. Not allowing the batsmen to settle down against a single bowler. |
| 42.1 : M Saifuddin to JP Duminy, FOUR! Good start to the over for South Africa. A very full ball outside off, Duminy brings his bat down just in time and squeezes it out from the outside edge to the third man fence. |
| 42.2 : M Saifuddin to JP Duminy, Back of a length ball on middle, Duminy pulls it powerfully to deep square leg for a single. |
| 42.3 : M Saifuddin to A Phehlukwayo, Wide called for height! Slower bumper outside off, Andile lets it go. 250 up for South Africa. |
| M Saifuddin to A Phehlukwayo, Follows the batsman down the leg side with a fuller length ball, Phehlukwayo forces it down to long on for a single. |
| 42.4 : M Saifuddin to JP Duminy, Shortish and on off, Duminy goes on his toes and punches it to deep cover for one. |
| 42.5 : M Saifuddin to A Phehlukwayo, OUT! Outstanding catch under pressure by Shakib Al Hasan. The Bangla star shines again and Bangladesh are inching towards a win here. Nothing much in the delivery, a rank full toss around off, Phehlukwayo packs a punch through the line but fails to keep it down. Shakib reacts quickly at extra cover and goes down low to his left to take a sharp catch with a tumble. Saifuddin roars in delight! |
| Chris Morris arrives in the middle. He was very dismal with the ball and this is his chance now to make up for it. 79 needed off 43 balls. |
| 42.6 : M Saifuddin to C Morris, Fullish and on off, Morris strides forward and pushes it back to the bowler. 8 runs and a wicket from the over, another good one by Saif. |
| 43.1 : Al Hasan to JP Duminy, Advances down the track to a full ball around off and heaves it off the inner half of his bat to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 43.2 : Al Hasan to C Morris, Morris fetches a full ball from around leg and reverse sweeps it towards deep cover-point for a single. |
| 43.3 : Al Hasan to JP Duminy, Goes on the back foot and punches it towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 43.4 : Al Hasan to C Morris, Skidding away from the batsman, a bit on the shorter side, Morris forces it down to sweeper cover where the fielder makes a diving stop. |
| 43.5 : Al Hasan to C Morris, Flighted one on middle, Morris knocks it down to long on for one. |
| 43.6 : Al Hasan to JP Duminy, JP exposes all his stumps even before Shakib has bowled. The bowler smartly keeps it full and in line of the wickets, Duminy only manages to drag it down to long on for a run. The required rate has now jumped to 12 now. |
| 44.1 : M Saifuddin to JP Duminy, Wide called for height! A slower bouncer outside off, Duminy leaves it untouched. |
| M Saifuddin to JP Duminy, Goes for a yorker this time but it turns out to be a low full toss on the pads, Duminy flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 44.2 : M Saifuddin to C Morris, No ball for overstepping! Once again it's a bouncer that Morris leaves. Would have been a wide anyway. Free Hit coming up... |
| M Saifuddin to C Morris, Just a run from the Free Hit. Too full in length and outside off, Morris drills his drive to deep cover for a run. |
| 44.3 : M Saifuddin to JP Duminy, Width on offer outside off, Duminy throws his bat at it and the bottom hand comes up. It screams through point for a couple. |
| 44.4 : M Saifuddin to JP Duminy, The batsman works it down the leg side. They pick up a single. |
| 44.5 : M Saifuddin to C Morris, Full toss outside off, Morris hits it firmly towards extra cover and picks up a quick single. |
| 44.6 : M Saifuddin to JP Duminy, Rocks on the back foot and slaps it to deep cover-point for a run. 9 from the over, 63 needed off 30 balls. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is back on. 7-0-44-1 so far. |
| 45.1 : M Rahman to JP Duminy, A slower ball, around off, short in length, pulled through square leg for a couple. |
| 45.2 : M Rahman to JP Duminy, Another slower ball, on a length, outside off, Duminy is early into the pull and mistimes it through mid on for a single. |
| 45.3 : M Rahman to C Morris, This was quick, 138 kph, delivered on a length outside off, angling away, Morris looks to slap that with his feet stuck in the crease. Misses. |
| 45.4 : M Rahman to C Morris, FOUR! This time Morris connects! Mustafizur goes for the cutter this time but the length is too short. Morris smashes it through the covers. There is a sweeper in the deep who sweeps the area to his right, dives but cannot get there! |
| 45.5 : M Rahman to C Morris, OUT! Caught in the deep and Morris departs! Mustafizur continues to have a terrific day. Short and around off, it is there to be hit and Morris hits. Pulls this with aplomb and on normal grounds, this would have cleared the ropes. but this side of the Oval is a bit long and Morris finds Soumya Sarkar at deep mid-wicket! Need not be the final nail in the coffin but the target is now looking very steep for the Proteas. |
| Kagiso Rabada walks in as slowly as he possibly can. Is the match gone? |
| 45.6 : M Rahman to JP Duminy, Down the leg side, tickled towards long leg for a single. |
| 46.1 : M Saifuddin to JP Duminy, Fullish and around off, JP drives it down to long on for a run. |
| 46.2 : M Saifuddin to K Rabada, A touch short in length around leg, Rabada stays back and punches it to long off. They cross for another single. |
| 46.3 : M Saifuddin to JP Duminy, FOUR! Saifuddin delivers a full ball around leg, Duminy clears his front leg and whips it through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep rushes across to his right, dives and flicks the ball in also but then it rolls back onto the rope. |
| 46.4 : M Saifuddin to JP Duminy, FOUR! It's not over yet with Duminy still in the middle! Slower delivery, on the shorter side outside off at 104 kph, Duminy cracks it off his back foot through cover-point. |
| 46.5 : M Saifuddin to JP Duminy, Played to the mid-wicket region by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 46.6 : M Saifuddin to K Rabada, Beaten! Angling away from the batsman, Rabada tries to play the cover drive but fails to put bat on ball. 11 from the over, 44 needed off 18 balls. |
| 47.1 : M Rahman to JP Duminy, OUT! Duminy drags it on and it's heartbreak for South Africa. Joy for the Bangladesh supporters. Mustafizur speeds in and digs in a short ball around off, JP walks down the track to play the pull shot but the bounce gets big on him and he ends up dragging it onto the stumps. Third wicket for the Fizz and the Bangla Tigers are roaring in this match. |
| 0.0 : Imran Tahir walks in. Could be the last man in. Not sure Ngidi will bat. |
| 47.2 : M Rahman to I Tahir, Play and a miss! Angling away from the batsman, outside off, Tahir swings his bat at it and misses. |
| 47.3 : M Rahman to I Tahir, Another play and a miss! Mustafizur shows his skills and delivers a slower cutter outside off, Tahir tries his best to put bat on ball but misses. |
| 47.4 : M Rahman to I Tahir, In the channel outside off, Tahir flashes and misses yet again. |
| 47.5 : M Rahman to I Tahir, Back of a length delivery on off, Tahir goes on his back foot and runs it down through backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 47.6 : M Rahman to I Tahir, In the air... SAFE! Fuller in length and on middle, Tahir tries to heave it over the leg side but gets a top edge towards mid off. Tamim charges from the deep to attempt for the catch but it falls wide and runs behind. Shakib then retrieves it by running back from extra cover. Two taken by the batsmen again. |
| 48.1 : M Saifuddin to K Rabada, A low full toss on off, Rabada goes hard at it and gets it away off the bottom edge. It rolls towards short third man and Tahir calls his partner for a run. KG is late to respond but eventually makes it as the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. |
| 48.2 : M Saifuddin to I Tahir, Fullish and on middle, Tahir goes hard at it and the ball goes off the inside half to fine leg for one. |
| 48.3 : M Saifuddin to K Rabada, A near yorker on off, driven through covers for two. |
| 48.4 : M Saifuddin to K Rabada, Aerial but once again it drops safely! Back of a length delivery on middle, Rabada tries powering it over the leg side but gets a top edge. It falls safely in front of square on the off side, between the two fielders, one at backward point, another at covers. Two taken again. |
| 48.5 : M Saifuddin to I Tahir, The batsman has driven it through mid on. One run added to the total. |
| 48.6 : M Saifuddin to K Rabada, Too full in length on middle, Rabada brings down a straight bat and lofts it over the bowler's head. The long off fielder cuts it off and a single is taken. |
| 33 needed off the last over. Impossible task to achieve mainly with two tailenders in the middle. |
| 49.1 : M Rahman to K Rabada, SIX! High and handsome! A slower short ball outside off, Rabada turns on his back leg and dismisses it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Hmm... still some life left? |
| 49.2 : M Rahman to K Rabada, Very full and on off, Rabada drives it straight to mid off. DOT! Celebrations have begun in the stands. |
| 49.3 : M Rahman to K Rabada, Angles in a length ball on middle, Rabada goes hard at it and pushes it down to mid on. One run added to the total. |
| 49.4 : M Rahman to I Tahir, Change in pace, a cutter outside off on a length, Tahir pushes at it half-heartedly and misses. |
| 49.5 : M Rahman to I Tahir, Shortish and around off, angling away, Tahir throws his bat at it and connects finally. It goes flying over covers and the sweeper makes the stop in the deep. Two taken. |
| 49.6 : M Rahman to I Tahir, VICTORY FOR BANGLADESH! They are a growing force and this win has confirmed that. A cutter outside off, Tahir steers it down to deep point for a couple of runs. Bangladesh win by 21 runs and their players are delighted! The crowd is also applauding their effort. |
| Bangladesh have thumped South Africa in their tournament opener. What an outstanding result for the Bangla Tigers! Shouldn't be counted as an upset to be fair. A clinical performance. Kudos to them. Kudos to Mashrafe Mortaza, the skipper. Some smart captaincy, some smart bowling changes and the result is there to cherish. |
| It was a strong batting show by Bangladesh first up to post a big total on the board. Shakib and Rahim played crucial parts with their record century stand and then the late flourish from Mahmudullah powered them to a total which proved to be 21 too much for South Africa. |
| In today's time, a total in excess of 300 has become a norm and teams have chased it down quite often. South Africa started their chase decently with a 49-run opening stand, followed by yet another handy partnership and looked to be on track. Their batsmen kept on getting starts but none managed to play a big knock which was the need of the hour. The top 6 never looked troubled in their stay in the middle and credit should be given to Bangladesh for striking at regular intervals whenever a partn |
| Shakib Al Hasan is the Man of the Match! He rates this win as one of the top wins in his side's World Cup history. He mentions that this is his fourth World Cup and they have done some upsets previosuly but this is the World Cup that they want to prove something. He states that before they arrived in England, they believed that they can play well and this is the start that they wanted and they were lucky to get it. He reckons now they have to build on this. Shakib admits that having played 2 yea |
| South Africa skipper, Faf du Plessis, says that things in this World Cup have not quite gone according to the plan with players getting injured. Admits that 330 was a bit too much and says that it was not an ideal performance. On the pitch, Faf says that the local staff told him there would be more on the surface than what they got. Adds that they have to take the damage inflicted by Bangladesh in the last 5 overs with the bat on the chin. Observes that at the end of the 45th over, both teams we |
| Bangladesh skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza, feels that the first match sets the tone and it was nice to win. He says they were always positive, carrying on from the tour of Ireland. Admits now that it was nice to bat first and also tells that he was slightly confused what to do if they win the toss but there was a belief that batting could be good as this was the second game on this pitch after England versus South Africa in the tournament opener. The skipper states that the batters batted really well |
| Finally a contest in this World Cup! After plenty of one-sided affairs, we witnessed equal fight from two teams and Bangladesh managed to outplay South Africa in the end mainly due to their power-hitting at the death. Trent Bridge is the next stop now. On Monday, England will be facing Pakistan at 1030 local (0930 GMT). Do join us for all the action. Cheers! |
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