SA on brink of Super 8s with tense win over Bangladesh

T20 World Cup, Group D, New York

South Africa 113-6 (20 overs): Klaasen 46 (44); Tanzim 3-18

Bangladesh 109-7 (20 overs): Hridoy 37 (34); Maharaj 3-27

South Africa won by 4 runs

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Heinrich Klaasen deed a captious 46 arsenic South Africa claimed a nervy four-run triumph complete Bangladesh that put them connected nan brink of securing a spot successful nan T20 World Cup Super 8s.

A operation of nan pitch, mediocre changeable action and bully bowling from Bangladesh saw South Africa teetering connected 23-4 aft they won nan toss, arsenic Tanzim Hasan Sakib snaffled 3-18.

Klaasen deed 3 fours and 2 sixes successful his 44-ball innings arsenic he shared a 79-run business pinch nan dependable David Miller to thief South Africa retrieve to compile a defendable 113-6.

Bangladesh made a decent fist of nan tally pursuit and astatine 94-4 pinch 3 overs remaining were astir apt flimsy favourites.

However, erstwhile Kagiso Rabada took nan cardinal wicket of Towhid Hridoy for 37 nan momentum swung backmost to nan Proteas.

Bangladesh required six disconnected nan last 2 balls and a sizable contingent of their fans momentarily thought they had done it erstwhile Mahmudullah heaved a Keshav Maharaj afloat flip down nan ground, only for Aiden Markram to pouch a drawback inches from nan boundary.

Offered different chance pinch a afloat flip from Maharaj disconnected nan last shot of nan match, Taskin Ahmed could only portion it for a single.

South Africa, who person won each 9 of their T20 internationals against Bangladesh, are unbeaten successful nan tourney truthful acold pinch 3 victories.

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