ENG vs SL, 3rd Test: Ollie Pope's historic ton, Ben Duckett's 86 keep England in good stead at 221/3 on opening day against Sri Lanka
SA vs BAN: South Africa choke Bangladesh to complete hat-trick of wins in New York and book berth in Super 8
T20 World Cup 2024: Aiden Markram trusted Keshav Maharaj in the final over and he delivered with two wickets to help South Africa win by four runs.
![SA vs BAN: South Africa choke Bangladesh to complete hat-trick of wins in New York and book berth in Super 8 South Africa players celebrate a wicket against Bangladesh (Getty Images)](https://image.thesportstak.com/images/cms/articles/20240610T181101787Z964583/20240610T181101787Z964583_400_225.webp?width=180&quality=60)
In yet another low-scoring encounter at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, South Africa completed a hat-trick of wins. After posting 113/6 on the board with the help of Heinrich Klaasen’s 46-run knock, South Africa bowlers strangled Bangladesh batters and won the game by four runs. South Africa became the first side to book their berth in Super 8 stage of the tournament.
Another collapse in powerplay overs
Earlier, Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bat first. South Africa top-order failed to perform once again on New York pitch. Quinton de Kock got off the mark with a six. On the last ball of the over bowled by Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Reeza Hendricks got out lbw for a golden duck. De Kock hit Taskin Ahmed for a six as well. Sakib in his third over dismissed De Kock who scored 18 runs from 11 balls. In the next over bowled by Taskin Ahmed, Markram got bowled after scoring just one boundary. Tristan Stubbs failed to make a mark as well. He got out for a five-ball duck to Sakib. South Africa were 25/4 after powerplay overs.
Klaasen-Miller’s partnership
After a cautious start, Heinrich Klaasen went after Risad Hossain in the 10th over hitting him for two consecutive sixes. David Miller had a reprieve as his catch was dropped by Litton Das. Miller hit the first six of his knock in the 14th over off Mustafizur Rahman. The fifth-wicket partnership was broken in the 18th over. He got bowled by Taskin for a 44-ball 46. Klaasen and Miller shared a 79-run stand. In the penultimate over, Miller got bowled by Rishad. He scored 29 runs from 38 balls. Just four runs were scored in the final over as South Africa posted 113/6.
Scratchy start
In the run chase, Tanzid Hasan hit two fours before falling to Kagiso Rabada in the second over. Najmul Hossain Shanto hit the first six of the innings. After powerplay overs, Bangladesh had 29 runs on the board. Keshav Maharaj was introduced into the attack and delivered with Das' wicket. In the next over, in-form Anrich Nortje dismissed Shakib Al Hasan. Twohid Hridoy hit a six in the ninth over to release pressure. In the 10th over, Shanto's slow knock was ended by Nortje. He scored just 14 runs from 23 balls. Bangladesh were 50/4 after the halfway stage.
Maharaj holds his nerves
In Nortje's next over, Mahmudullah's catch was dropped by Marco Jansen. Maharaj came back into the attack and Hridoy hit him for another six. In the 18th over, Rabada got the prized wicket of Hridoy. He scored 37 runs from 34 balls. In the last two overs, 18 runs were needed. Baartman conceded seven runs and left 11 runs to defend in the final over. Maharaj was tasked to bowl the final over by Markram. He got the wicket of Jaker Ali on the third ball. On the penultimate ball, Mahmudullah was caught just inside the boundary. In the end, South Africa won by four runs.
MORE ON SPORTS TAK:
Popular Posts
![](https://image.thesportstak.com/images/cms/articles/20240906T180929715Z943541/20240906T180929715Z943541_400_225.webp)
![](https://image.thesportstak.com/images/cms/articles/20240906T172055750Z653238/20240906T172055750Z653238_400_225.webp)
Josh Inglis' record-breaking ton, Marcus Stoinis' 4-fer power Australia to series-clinching 70-run win over Scotland in 2nd T20I
![](https://image.thesportstak.com/images/cms/articles/20240906T165014673Z447607/20240906T165014673Z447607_400_225.webp)
'PCB is a circus, there are jokers...': Ex-Pakistan cricketer's hard-hitting rant following recent Men in Green's fiasco
![](https://image.thesportstak.com/images/cms/articles/20240906T162616566Z071018/20240906T162616566Z071018_400_225.webp)
'If Mohammad Rizwan is made captain...': Ex-Pakistan cricketer proposes unique idea for Babar Azam to come out of lean patch
![](https://image.thesportstak.com/images/cms/articles/20240906T155214805Z996496/20240906T155214805Z996496_400_225.webp)
SCO vs AUS: England-born Aussie star scripts history, breaks Glenn Maxwell's record of fastest T20I century for Australia
![](https://image.thesportstak.com/images/cms/articles/20240906T152806866Z759844/20240906T152806866Z759844_400_225.webp)
'You have to make sure you...': Yashasvi Jaiswal opens up on World Test Championship ahead of Bangladesh series
![](https://image.thesportstak.com/images/cms/articles/20240906T145847819Z819616/20240906T145847819Z819616_400_225.webp)
Dinesh Karthik ignores Hardik Pandya-Jasprit Bumrah, tips two young guns as India's future all-format captain
![](https://image.thesportstak.com/images/cms/articles/20240906T145747495Z834744/20240906T145747495Z834744_400_225.webp)
Ravindra Jadeja to Gautam Gambhir: Here are cricketers who pursued politics
![](https://image.thesportstak.com/images/cms/articles/20240906T140006930Z057727/20240906T140006930Z057727_400_225.webp)
Duleep Trophy: Shreyas Iyer-Devdutt Padikkal's fifties take India D to 202-run lead on Day 2 against Ruturaj Gaikwad's side
![](https://image.thesportstak.com/images/cms/articles/20240906T133454611Z278235/20240906T133454611Z278235_400_225.webp)
Not Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma, Nathan Lyon in awe of this India star ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy, says 'he's absolute master in the craft'