South Africa defeated Bangladesh by simply 4 runs in one other low-scoring recreation on the T20 World Cup on Monday, a consequence more likely to spark contemporary debate over the suitability of the pitch being utilized in New York.
South Africa have been restricted to 113-6 of their 20 overs with Heinrich Klaasen topscoring on 46 whereas quick bowler Tanzim Hasan Sakib returned a career-best 3-18.
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Nevertheless, Bangladesh may solely handle 109-7 in reply as South Africa wrapped up a 3rd win in three Group D video games.
“It was not a pleasant one to look at, it was good that the boys acquired it over the road,” mentioned Klaasen.
“The wicket is just not too nice for stroke play.”
Chasing simply 114 to win on the controversial drop-in strip on the Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Bangladesh initially struggled within the face of the Proteas’ tempo battery.
They have been 50-4 on the 10-over mark having misplaced Tanzid Hasan (9) to Kagiso Rabada whereas Anrich Nortje accounted for skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (14) and Shakib Al Hasan (three).
Spinner Keshav Maharaj despatched again Liton Das for simply 9.
Nevertheless, Towhid Hridoy, who topscored with 40 when Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka of their opener, and 38-year-old Mahmudullah steadied the ship for the Tigers.
The pair placed on 44 for the fifth wicket earlier than Hridoy was lbw to Rabada for 37, an innings which took up 34 balls and featured two fours and two sixes.
Controversy quickly erupted within the seventeenth over when an Ottneil Baartman supply flicked the pads of Mahmudullah and raced away to the rope at advantageous leg.
Regardless of the ball showing to go down the leg facet, the umpire raised his finger for LBW.
Mahmudullah reviewed the choice and it was overturned.
Nevertheless, DRS guidelines state that if a batsman is given out by the on-field umpire the ball is said useless, with the rule additionally maintained even when the choice is overturned.
It meant the 4 leg byes have been voided and given the Proteas gained by 4 runs, Bangladesh may really feel onerous accomplished by.
Apart from the leg bye controversy, Bangladesh can have felt that they had an opportunity of victory after they required 20 runs off the final 18 deliveries with 4 wickets in hand.
They managed to hit seven off the penultimate over, requiring 11 runs from the ultimate six balls of the day.
That turned seven off 4 balls. With the strain constructing each Jaker Ali and Mahmudullah have been caught by Aiden Markram going for giant heaves over lengthy on.
Needing six off the ultimate ball, Taskin Ahmed may solely produce a scrambled single.
“I feel this can be a match we should always have gained. Within the final couple of overs they bowled effectively, however this will occur in cricket,” mentioned Shanto.
Earlier, Bangladesh restricted South Africa to 113-6 with Tanzim backed up by Taskin’s 2-19 after Proteas skipper Markram gained the toss and opted to bat.
South Africa have been struggling at 23-4 at one stage earlier than Klaasen and David Miller, celebrating his thirty fifth birthday, got here to their group’s rescue with a partnership of 79 for the fifth wicket.
Klaasen’s 46 got here off 44 balls with two fours and three sixes earlier than he was clean-bowled by Taskin, slogging throughout the road within the 18th over with the rating on 102.
Miller, who made a match-winning undefeated 59 within the nervy win over the Netherlands, went 4 runs later, bowled by Rishad Hossain.
His innings of 29 got here from 38 deliveries with a boundary and one six. The Proteas had been 12-4 towards the Dutch on the identical pitch on Saturday. On Monday, they have been shortly 4 down for simply 23 runs within the fifth over due to Tanzim and Taskin.
Tanzim, taking part in in solely his eighth T20 worldwide, began the collapse, having out-of-form opener Reeza Hendricks lbw for nought off his first ball.
Star batsman Quinton de Kock was the following to go, clean-bowled by the 21-year-old for 18 with the overall on 19.
Taskin uprooted the stumps of Markram (4) earlier than Tanzim grabbed the third of his opening spell when he pressured Tristan Stubbs to spoon a catch to Shakib Al Hasan within the covers with out scoring.
Miller may have been dismissed on 13 however wicket-keeper Liton Das dropped an edge off Mahmudullah’s first ball.
With South Africa just about sure of a spot within the second spherical Tremendous Eight part, Bangladesh, with two factors, are nonetheless well-placed to affix them.
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