T20 World Cup 2024: Match 21, SA vs BAN Today Match: Live Updates, Commentary, Scores, and More
South Africa will take on Bangladesh in Match 21 of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Nassau County Stadium in New York.
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Winning skipper Aiden Markram said:
"That was not nice on the heart but good that we got over the line. The wicket is not too great for strokeplay. We got some good information from the last game and applied it today, we got a decent score. Luckily we’ve got experience in the change room, we almost had a One-Day mindset. Three pressure games now but I think we’re through so that’s good," Klaasen said.
Winning skipper Aiden Markram said:
"You're always going to be nervous in a final over finish like that. It can make you mentally quite tired but it’s great to be a part of games like these. (The catch) It could’ve gone anywhere but a few things went our way today so was great to be on the right side of that and get the win. You want to drag the game out as long as you can, it’s all conditions dependent so we wanted to drag the game out. We put him under quite a bit of pressure but David (Miller) has done it back to back to get us to decent scores," Markram said.
Losing skipper Najmul Shanto said:
"We were bit nervous but we were confident we could get over the line but unfortunately it did not happen. (Tanzim Hasan) He worked really hard last couple of days, we wanted wickets with the new ball and he showed character today. This is the match we should have won, last couple of overs they bowled really well. It can happen in cricket. (Rishad) He is very good, the way we bowled last couple of series, he practiced very hard. We’ve struggled with leg-spinners over the last 10-15 yrs so we’re lucky we got one. Hopefully he can continue. Thanks to all the supporters, hopefully they'll come to the West Indies as well," Shanto said.
South Africa beat Bangladesh by four runs
South Africa defeated Bangladesh by four runs to remain top of the points table.
Mahmudullah departs
Mahmudullah tried to hit a six on a full-toss delivery but Aiden Markram picked up a good catch near the boundary. Bangladesh need six runs to win in the final delivery.
Crucial breakthrough!
Jaker Ali departed for eight runs. Keshav Maharaj picked up the wicket. Seven runs needed in three balls. Bangladesh are 107/6
Final over
11 runs needed to win in the final over.
Two overs remaining
18 runs needed to win in the remaining two overs.
Towhid Hridoy departs
Towhid Hridoy departed after scoring 37 runs. Kagiso Rabada picked up the wicket. Bangladesh are 94/5
Bangladesh can smell victory now
Bangladesh are 94/4 after 17 overs. They should win the game now.
Four runs off the over
Bangladesh are 87/4 after 16th over. The game is getting closer.
End of the 15th over
Bangladesh are 83/4
Bangladesh are cruising
Bangladesh are 75/4 after 14 overs. They need 39 runs to win in six overs.
End of the 13th over
Four runs off the over. Bangladesh are 68/4
Seven runs off the over
Nortje gave away seven runs in the over. Bangladesh are 64/4
With two back-to-back wins, South Africa are currently on top of Group D in the points table. The Aiden Markram-led side will challenge Bangladesh in their next match on June 10 at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. Bangladesh, meanwhile, are second on the points table, with Netherlands being in third. Nepal and Sri Lanka are yet to open their accounts which leaves the group wide open.
To progress to the next round, Bangladesh need to register a win. It will accelerate their chances to make it to the Super 8 but beating South Africa won’t be an easy task. In their last match against Sri Lanka, the Najmul Hussain Shanto-led side was close to defeat but managed to turn things around at an important time. Litton Das and Towhid Hridoy delivered with the bat and need to do that again to protect Bangladesh against South Africa’s quality bowling unit.
The Proteas can’t be relaxed as well. They had a tough time against Netherlands in the last match and could have suffered a defeat had David Miller not saved them. The 34-year-old made 59 balls in 51 deliveries and rescued South Africa from a difficult position in a small chase. Youngster Tristan Stubbs supported him well, which helped South Africa pick up a four-wicket victory. However, their openers have failed to perform so far, which is concerning.
Probable Playing XI of South Africa and Bangladesh:
South Africa - Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman
Bangladesh - Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib
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