South Africa 284/8 (50 ov.)
Bangladesh 78 (28 ov.)
Bangladesh were not favourites to win their virtual pre-quarterfinal against the might of South Africa, especially after the visitors breezed away to 284, but it was the meek manner of their abject batting surrender that would have jarred even their most faithful fan.
Eight overs in to the tall chase, and the heart of their batting line-up had been ripped out by Lonwabo Tsotsobe, causing the substantial crowd at the Shere Bangla Stadium to quickly start dwindling. They never recovered from the initial blows, and all they managed was to beat their lowest total of 58 achieved against West Indies earlier in the tournament by 20 runs, before being put out of their misery by Robin Peterson’s fourth wicket.
Recent Highlights
RJ Peterson 6-3-8-3
LL Tsotsobe 4-2-6-3
F du Plessis c Tamim Iqbal b Rubel Hossain 52 (52b 4×4 1×6) SR: 100.00
MN van Wyk b Shakib Al Hasan 5 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00
F du Plessis: 50 off 48 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
JH Kallis c & b Shakib Al Hasan 69 (76b 5×4 1×6) SR: 90.78
South Africa: 200 runs in 41.5 overs (251 balls), Extras 6
JH Kallis: 50 off 64 balls (4 x 4)
South Africa: 150 runs in 31.1 overs (187 balls), Extras 4
JP Duminy c †Mushfiqur Rahim b Rubel Hossain 17 (22b 1×4 0x6) SR: 77.27
HM Amla b Abdur Razzak 51 (59b 6×4 0x6) SR: 86.44
GC Smith st †Mushfiqur Rahim b Mahmudullah 45 (68b 4×4 0x6) SR: 66.17
HM Amla: 50 off 56 balls (6 x 4)
South Africa: 100 runs in 21.1 overs (127 balls), Extras 3
| Bangladesh team | |
| Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Shahriar Nafees, Shakib Al Hasan*, Mushfiqur Rahim†, Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam, Shafiul Islam, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain | |
| South Africa team | |
| GC Smith*, HM Amla, MN van Wyk†, JH Kallis, JP Duminy, F du Plessis, J Botha, RJ Peterson, WD Parnell, Imran Tahir, LL Tsotsobe | |
Toss: Smith calls and wins the toss. He’s decided to bat. Ganguly was right then? Two changes: Parnell and Tsotsobe are playing, Steyn and Morkel are not. They’ve been rested. Bangladesh won’t mind that. Imran Tahir’s also been picked, an extra spinner in place of Colin Ingram. One change for Bangladesh, Naeem Islam comes in for Suhrawadi Shuvo. Allrounder for spinner. No AB de Villiers, still, for South Africa.
SA 280 / 8
SA 284 / 8 after their 50 overs
Bangladesh must get 285, if we had Steyn and Morkell there it would have been save to bet your house on a win for SA. Now it might be wise to bet only your car on it.
South Africa may have lost a few wickets at the end but they’ve posted a tough target here. They’re playing with three spinners, the track is keeping slow and low and despite a depleted bowling attack, with no Steyn or Morkel, they’ll back themselves to defend this. Bangladesh have a big task ahead of them to stay in this competition. South Africa were helped by a series of partnerships and useful contributions, and some cameos towards the end. “It’s a tough wicket, the pitch is a little slow and the ball was gripping a bit,” says Faf du Plessis.
LL Tsotsobe 4-2-6-3
Peterson to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT
Shakib Al Hasan c †van Wyk b Peterson 30 (49b 4×4 0x6) SR: 61.22
Shakib left. The highest scorer. Second highest on the score card is 7.. Extras…”
RJ Peterson 6-3-8-3
RJ Peterson 7-3-12-4
Peterson to Naeem Islam, OUT, Castled! The implosion is complete. A sorry end to their campaign. It was the quicker one that skidded on towards the middle, the batsman went for the cut shot but missed. They collapsed against West Indies, came back to pull off a thriller against England but have surrendered very meekly here. That’s that
“It was only the 8th over of the Bangladesh chase but at 21 for 4, the dream was crashing fast. Lonwabo Tsotsobe had exposed too many weaknesses and what lay before the fans, a raw batting line-up, was too painful for them to see. Rows of seats became empty and dozens of people were making their way to the exit. The dream was dying and they weren’t hanging around to see it splutter and struggle its way to the inevitable end.”
Whoever doubted Peterson must swallow their words Brilliant bowling by him
RJ Peterson 7-3-12-4
Shakib: “We missed a big opportunity in this World Cup. We thought we will qualify for the next round but we haven’t played good cricket in this tournament. We haven’t finished this tournament in the way we wanted. It can happen in cricket. We need to look back and see what we have done wrong. The crowd supported us today; the wicket wasn’t bad, they batted brilliantly.” And Shakib says, “Sorry” to the fans when Manjrekar asks him if he has anything to say to the crowd.
Smith: “We gave few guys extra two days to rest it was exciting to see the new guys coming in and doing so well. Lopsy (Lonwabo) has been terrific for us. We just have named the team depending on the opposition we play. It was difficult to leave him out. Robbie (Petersen) has been playing really well for a while now. he is coming on to his own now. The bowling unit is bowling really well. We got to take a step at a time and with a bit of luck we shall get there (world cup)
Man of the match Lopsy (Lonwabo Tsotsobe):: “I have been picking up wickets with the new ball. Its a team game. There are 15 good guys in the team. I have supported whenever some one else has played. I have played in Bangladesh before; I came in with the A side last year. “
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