Every match is a must-win game for South Africa going forward: Kobus Olivier

After a blistering start to their match against Zimbabwe, South Africa were on the verge of registering their first win of the campaign but unfortunately, the rain-affected match saw no clear winner as the onfield umpires abandoned the match which eventually saw the teams sharing a point each.

Being in the same group as India and Pakistan, the result will definitely not favour the Proteas. Now, this is not the first time when South Africa suffered because of rain in ICC tournaments. It struck them multiple times but the former cricketer Kobus Olivier has asked the players not to think about things which are not in their control. He also went on to say that all the remaining games are now a must-win for South Africa and they should instead focus on that.

“I would say South Africas World Cup is very much starting today (against Bangladesh). They would put the result of Thursday (against Zimbabwe) behind them. You know you can only control the controllable. Weather you can’t control. South Africa will go today with a clean slate and they know what is required now,” said Kobus Olivier on  'BatBricks7 presents Run Ki Runneeti show on CricTracker'.

“From here on, it’s basically a must-win game match for them - every game onwards. Keep an eye on the Net Run Rate (NRR) and today South Africa knows exactly what to do. They have to win this match against Bangladesh,” he added.

Rilee Rossouw stuns Bangladesh, hits fourth fastest century in T20 World Cup history

With a blazing century against Bangladesh, Rilee Rossouw has made it to the record books as he became the first South African to score a century in the T20 World Cup. His 52-ball hundred is also the fourth fastest in the tournament's history and also the first in the eighth edition of the tournament.

His back-to-back century in the shortest format of the game also made him the second player ever to do it. Gustav McKeon of France was the only player to do it until Rossouw joined him on the elite panel.

With that blistering knock, South Africa put 205 on board after 20 overs as Bangladesh bowlers were smashed all across the park. Quinton De Kock too played a mature knock of 63 off 38 deliveries but couldn’t convert it into a big score. Now, despite a rock-solid start, the Proteas failed to capitalize on the death overs as they ended up a few runs short. 

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