T20 World Cup 2022: Why was South Africa awarded five penalty runs against Bangladesh?

The T20 World Cup 2022 has turned out to be very unpredictable, and even the tournament favorites have struggled to make a mark. The tournament, so far, has witnessed some close games, some hard-fought games, some upsets, and many more things. And, the Super 12 contest between South Africa and Bangladesh saw a rare incident taking place.

In the first innings, where the Proteas were batting, a mistake by the Bangladesh wicketkeeper led to the opposition getting five penalty runs. In the last delivery of the 11^th over, when Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan was about to deliver the ball, keeper Nurul Hasan moved to his left before the ball was bowled, which as per the rules of the game, is not permitted.

When Shakib was coming to bowl, Nurul was spotted moving behind the stumps. The on-field umpires Rod Tucker and Langton Rusere had a lengthy discussion about the same and arrived at the decision to offer five additional runs to South Africa as a result of Nurul Hasan’s mistake. Proteas, who already had been notching up the big runs, got five more bonus runs.

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Speaking of South Africa’s innings, the Proteas did not have the desired start as their skipper Temba Bavuma, yet again, was dismissed cheaply in the game. His wicket brought Rilee Rossouw into the game as he joined wicketkeeper-batter, Quinton de Kock. The duo shared a brilliant 163-run stand for the second wicket before De Kock found his way back to the pavilion.

Wickets kept falling thereon, but amid all that, Rossouw brought up a fine century off just 52 deliveries, which was also his second consecutive century in T20Is. Thanks to his knock, South Africa continued to be in a very dominating position in the innings. Bangladesh bowlers picked up wickets thereon, as Tristan Stubbs, Rossouw, and Aiden Markram walked back in the death overs, but nevertheless, South Africa ended the innings with a big total of 205/5.

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