Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan put together a record partnership as Bangladesh reached 330 for six wickets to set South Africa a formidable victory target. The pair scored 142 runs for the third wicket to notch up Bangladesh’s highest World Cup partnership. This was their highest ODI score.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to field first. South Africa might have thought they would try to run through the Bangladesh top order early on.
The 142-run third wicket partnership between senior pros Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib al Hasan was the partnership which turned the momentum of the match in the Asian side’s favour.
South Africa got the chase off to a positive start, with the first blow coming courtesy a mid-pitch confusion and Quinton de Kock’s subsequent run out. However, they kept losing regular wickets and wrapped up their innings at 309/8.
Bangladesh beat South Africa by 21 runs. BRIEF SCORES: BAN 330/6 (50.0) | SA 309/8 (50)
