That's it! Bangladesh beat South Africa by 21 runs. This is Bangladesh's second win at World Cup over South Africa. The Tigers are off to a great start. A comprehensive performance by Bangladesh. Meanwhile, South Africa slip to their second defeat in this tournament as Bangladesh open their account on the ICC CWC 2019 points table | SA vs BAN Full Scorecard.
Last over coming up and mere formalities remain now as South Africa need 33 more runs to win. Mustafizur Rahman will bowl the final over.
Two overs remaining and South Africa need 40 runs to win. This should go Bangladesh's way from here unless some miracle takes place.
OUT! Mustafizur Rahman strikes! JP Duminy chops the short ball back on the stumps. Bangladesh now heading towards a famous win. Duminy b Mustafizur 45(37)
11 runs from this over as JP Duminy smashed Saifuddin for two boundaries. South Africa needs 44 more runs to win from last three overs. All eyes on JP Duminy.
OUT! Perhaps the last nail in the coffin. Mustafizur Rahman removes Chris Morris, who was looking to clear the deep mid-wicket but is caught there. This should seal the deal for Bangladesh. Chris Morris c Soumya Sarkar b Mustafizur 10(10)
South Africa’s best player is sitting in his home at Warmbad and watching this match !#ABD#CWC19 #ProteaFire #SAvBAN #BANvSA— firozkhanks (@FirozKhanKS) June 2, 2019
We are now down to last five overs now. South Africa need 63 to win from 30 balls. JP Duminy is still out there but he struggling to hit some big shots. Meanwhile, Mustafizur Rahman has three overs up his sleeve.
Shakib Al Hasan has completed his quota of ten overs. He gives away seven runs from his last over and finishes with figures of 1/50. South Africa need 72 runs off 36 balls, that's 12 per over.
So, the equation for South Africa now needs 79 more runs to win from 42 balls. Chris Morris in the new batsman in as the required run-rate has gone over 11 runs per over.
OUT! It is that man saifuddin with the wicket again. He bowls a slower full-toss, Andile Phehlukwayo can't get it away and ends up hitting it towards Shakib Al Hasan at cover. Phehlukwayo c Shakib b Saifuddin 8(13)
After facing a defeat against home side England, Far du Plessis-led South Africa will look to bounce back as they face Bangladesh in the match five of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (CWC 2019). While this is the second match for South Africa, Bangladesh will play their first game of the CWC19. Stay tuned for SA vs BAN CWC 2019 match live score updates. Live Cricket Streaming of South Africa vs Bangladesh Match on Hotstar, Gazi TV and Star Sports: Watch Free Telecast and Live Score of SA vs BAN ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Clash on TV and Online.
South Africa were handed a 104-run defeat by England. In the chase of 312 runs, the Proteas were bowled out for 207 runs. Though South African bowlers did a fine job, it was their batting that let them down. Against Bangladesh, South Africa will be looking to open their account on the ICC CWC 2019 points table and hope for a better batting performance.
Bangladesh is a decent side and have the capability to upset South Africa. Of late the Mashrafe Mortaza-led side have been playing good cricket and come into the tournament with a tri-series win over West Indies. South Africa vs Bangladesh, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Weather Report: Check Out the Weather Forecast and Pitch Report of The Oval Stadium in London.
Meanwhile, this will be the fourth World Cup match between South Africa and Bangladesh. Previously, South Africa have won twice against Bangladesh in the World Cup. However, the Tigers have once defeated South Africa as well. It happened during the 2007 World Cup.