The Proteas in a huddle. Photo AAP
T20 World Cup result: Proteas thump Bangladesh in record win
South Africa crushed Bangladesh to kick-start their Twenty20 World Cup title charge in Sydney on Thursday.
The Proteas in a huddle. Photo AAP
Rilee Rossouw blasted 109 and shared in a 168-run stand with Quinton de Kock as South Africa crushed Bangladesh to kick-start their Twenty20 World Cup title charge in Sydney on Thursday.
The pair came together after Temba Bavuma fell in the first over and powered them to 205/5, with Bangladesh dismissed for just 101 in the 17th over.
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South Africa were cruelly denied victory by the weather in their opening match of the competition against Zimbabwe on Monday.
TEAMS:
South Africa
Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma (captain), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
Bangladesh
Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Shanto, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Nurul Hasan, Mossadek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud
Umpires: Langton Rusere (ZIM), Rod Tucker (AUS)
TV Umpire: Ahsan Raza (PAK)
Match Referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
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South Africa T20 World Cup squad:
Temba Bavuma (captain, Lions), Quinton de Kock (Titans), Reeza Hendricks (Lions), Marco Jansen (Warriors), Heinrich Klaasen (Titans), Keshav Maharaj (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Titans), David Miller (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Titans), Anrich Nortje (Warriors), Wayne Parnell (Western Province), Kagiso Rabada (Lions), Rilee Rossouw (Knights), Tabraiz Shamsi (Titans), Tristan Stubbs (Warriors)
Fixtures
Monday, 24 October
South Africa vs Zimbabwe – No result
Thursday, 27 October
South Africa vs Bangladesh – South Africa won by 104 runs
Sunday, 30 October
India vs South Africa – Perth Stadium, Perth – 13:00
Thursday, 3 November
Pakistan vs South Africa – SCG, Sydney – 10:00
Sunday, 6 November
South Africa vs Netherlands – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide – 02:00
