South Africa played at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Created history by defeating Bangladesh by four runs in the 21st match of (ICC T20 World Cup 2024). Batting first, South Africa scored 113 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs and gave Bangladesh a target of 114 runs to win. In response, Bangladesh could score only 109 runs. After this win against Bangladesh, South Africa has succeeded in reaching the Super-8. to south africa Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal and Sri Lanka in Group D Has been placed with. South Africa has played 3 matches so far and has won all three, after which it has 6 points and has confirmed its place in the Super-8. After successfully defending the target of 113 runs against Bangladesh, South Africa has also made a big record in its name.
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat first in the match against Bangladesh. However, this decision of the captain proved wrong and the team lost four wickets at the score of 25 in the power play. But after this, Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller together took charge of the African team’s innings and took the team to the score of 113 in 20 overs. In response to this, Bangladesh at one time seemed to be winning the match easily. But Keshav Maharaj snatched victory from the jaws of Bangladesh by taking two wickets in the last over. Let us tell you, this is the lowest score successfully defended by any team in the T20 World Cup. Earlier this record was in the name of Sri Lanka, who had successfully defended 120 runs against New Zealand in Chattogram in 2014. Whereas in the current World Cup itself, India won after giving a target of 120 runs to Pakistan.
Successfully defends lowest score in T20 World Cup
114, South Africa vs Bangladesh, New York 2024*
120, Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, Chattogram 2014
120, India vs Pakistan, New York 2024
124, Afghanistan vs West Indies, Nagpur 2016
127, New Zealand vs India, Nagpur 2016
If we talk about the match, after the fighting innings of Heinrich Klaasen, due to the excellent performance of the bowlers led by left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj, South Africa defeated Bangladesh by four runs in the low-scoring match of Group D of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup on Monday. Chasing South Africa’s target of 114 runs, Bangladesh scored fifth between Tauheed Hriday (37 runs, 34 balls, two sixes, two fours) and Mahmudullah (20 runs, 27 balls, two fours). Despite a wicket partnership of 44 runs, only 109 runs could be scored for seven wickets in 20 overs. For South Africa, Maharaj took three wickets for 27 runs while Enrich Norkia took 17 wickets and Kagiso Rabada took two wickets for 19 runs each. Marco Yansen also bowled economically and gave 17 runs in four overs but did not get any wicket.
Earlier, apart from the fighting innings of Klaasen (46 runs, 44 balls, two fours, three sixes), South Africa had a 79-run partnership for the fifth wicket with David Miller (29 runs, 38 balls, one six, one four). Was successful in scoring 113 runs for six wickets. Both of them came together at the crease when the team was in trouble after losing four wickets for 23 runs. For Bangladesh, Tanzim Hasan Shakib took three wickets for 18 runs while Taskin Ahmed took two wickets for 19 runs.