Bangladesh registered an impressive 21-run win over South Africa to win their opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC 2019). With this win, Bangladesh move to fifth place on the ICC CWC 2019 points table. Meanwhile, South Africa slip to their second defeat in as many matches in the tournament. Set a target of 331 to win, South Africa managed 309 runs. Fans Miss AB de Villiers As South Africa Lose to Bangladesh in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Bangladesh registered their highest ODI total and then made sure it stays out of South Africa’s reach. It was the experienced duo of Shakib Al Hasan (75) and Mushfiqur Rahim (78) who set the tone for Bangladesh’s victory. The duo added 142 for the third wicket to take Bangladesh to a good total.

Openers Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar added 60 runs for the first wicket before Andile Phehlukwayo struck to remove Tamim. Sarkar, however, kept the attack going and after his dismissal Shakib and Mushfiqur took over. Bangladesh vs South Africa Highlights of ICC World Cup 2019 Match.

Towards the end it was the pair of Mahmudullah and Mosaddek Hossain (26 off 20 balls) which provide Bangladesh with the much-needed impetus. Mahmudullah finished unbeaten on 46 off 33 balls to take Bangladesh to a mammoth total.

Here are Some Stat Highlights from BAN vs SA CWC 2019 Match

# This was Bangladesh’s second win over South Africa in World Cup.

# At 40 years and 67 days old Imran Tahir becomes the oldest South African to play at ICC Cricket World Cup.

# 330/6 is now Bangladesh’s highest team total in ODIs.

# Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan’s century stand was their fifth, the joint-most for Bangladesh in ODIs

# Shakib Al Hasan now becomes the fifth player to score 5000 runs and take 250 wickets in ODIs. He is also the quickest (199 ODIs) to reach the feat.

# This the first time in South Africa’s history that they have lost the first two games in a World Cup.

In response, South Africa kept losing wickets as the required run-rate crept up. Barring skipper Fan du Plessis none of the South African batsman looked convincing. The Proteas skipper was top-scorer for his side with 62 runs. Aiden Markram and JP Duminy managed 45 each as well. SA vs BAN Full Scorecard.

For Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman picked three wickets while Mohammad Saifuddin scalped two wickets. Spinners Shakib and Mehidy Hasan chipped in with one wicket each.

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