2019 Cricket World Cup | SA vs BAN scorecard: Bangladesh beats South Africa by 21 runs

Bangladesh posted a record 330-6 in the Cricket World Cup after being made to bat first against South Africa, which then lost fast bowler Lungi Ngidi to injury.

Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim (left) celebrates after scoring a half-century as teammate Shakib Al Hasan looks on during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between South Africa and Bangladesh at The Oval in London on June 2, 2019.

Bangladesh smothered a lackluster South Africa to begin the Cricket World Cup with an easy 21-run victory at the Oval.

Bangladesh posted its highest one-day international total of 330-6 after being made to bat first, then restricted South Africa to 309-8 in front of an ecstatic crowd who made the atmosphere feel more like a home game in Dhaka than suburban London.

 

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South Africa collapsed while chasing for the second time in two World Cup matches, after losing its opener to England by 104 runs. And its injury woes deepened when paceman Lungi Ngidi, who opened the bowling on Sunday, limped away with a left hamstring problem after delivering only four overs.

Bangladesh launched its campaign in style on the back of its biggest World Cup partnership of 142 by Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan, the world’s top-ranked allrounder.

They casually took apart the South Africans until they were gone by the 43rd over, after which Mahmudullah and Mosaddek Hossain hit 60 off the last seven overs to rush Bangladesh past 300 and to its biggest total in its 33-year history in ODIs.

(Inputs from agencies)

Published - June 02, 2019 02:44 pm IST