Bangladesh national cricket team

 Bangladesh national cricket team

ICC ODI World Cup 2023 South Africa vs Bangladesh 2023 Highlights:

South Africa has defeated Bangladesh in the 23rd match of ODI World Cup 2023. With this victory, the African team has moved to second place in the points table and strengthened its claim for the semi-finals. In this match, South Africa won the toss and batted first and scored 382 runs. In response, Bangladesh could score only 233 runs and lost the match by 149 runs.

South Africa defeated Bangladesh

South Africa has defeated Bangladesh by 149 runs. This is South Africa's fourth win in this tournament. With the victory in this match, the African team has come to second place in the points table. South Africa won the toss and batted first and scored 382 runs losing five wickets in 50 overs. In response, Bangladesh team could score only 233 runs in 46.4 overs and lost the match by 149 runs. Mahmudullah Riyad scored 111 runs for Bangladesh, but his innings could not help the team. For South Africa, Quinton de Kock scored 174 and Heinrich Klaasen scored 90 runs. Captain Markram contributed 60 runs.

What happened in the match?

The African team had a bad start after winning the toss and batting first. Reese Hendricks was out after scoring 12 runs and Rassie Van der Dussen was out after scoring one run. Hendrix was dismissed by Shoriful and Duquesne's Mirage. After this, Quinton de Kock made a partnership of 131 runs with captain Aiden Markram for the third wicket. De Kock scored the 20th century of his ODI career and the third century of this World Cup. At the same time, Markram scored the ninth half-century of his ODI career. Shakib broke this partnership. Markram was out after scoring 60 runs in 69 balls with the help of seven fours. At the same time, in his 150th ODI, De Kock played an inning of 174 runs in 140 balls with the help of 15 fours and seven sixes. This is the highest individual score in this World Cup. Earlier this record was in the name of David Warner. He played an inning of 163 runs against Pakistan. After this Heinrich Klaasen completed his half-century in 34 balls. There was a partnership of 141 runs between Klaasen and De Kock. Klaasen played an inning of 90 runs in 49 balls with the help of two fours and eight sixes. David Miller remained unbeaten after scoring 34 runs in 15 balls with the help of one four and four sixes. Whereas, Marco Jansen remained unbeaten after scoring one run.

Bangladesh team never looked in rhythm while chasing the huge target of 383 runs. Tanjid Hasan and Liton Das got off to a slow start. The pair added 30 runs in six overs and Tanjid Hasan was out on this score. Nazmul Hasan was also out on the very next ball. Captain Shakib was out after scoring one run and Mushfiqur Rahim was out after scoring eight runs. Liton Das also departed after scoring 22 runs in 44 balls. Bangladesh had lost six wickets for 81 runs. Mahmudullah held one end and Mehdi Hasan-Nasum supported him by scoring a crucial 19 runs. Hasan Mahmood scored 15 runs and Mushtafizur scored 11 runs. Meanwhile, Mahmudullah kept scoring runs rapidly and completed his century. He was out on the score of 111 runs. At this time Bangladesh's score was 227/9. After this the entire team was reduced to 233 runs. Gerald Kotze took three wickets for South Africa. Marco Yansen, Kagiso Rabada and Lizard Williams got two wickets each. Keshav Maharaj took one wicket.