Nadine de Klerk bought South Africa over the road once more as they recovered from one other top-order collapse to beat Bangladesh by three wickets on the Ladies’s World Cup.
Having been set 233 to win in Visakhapatnam, the Proteas slipped to 78-5 earlier than half-centuries from Chloe Tryon, who made 62 from 69 balls, and Marizanne Kapp, 56 from 71 balls, introduced them again into competition.
Kapp fell with 70 nonetheless wanted to deliver De Klerk – recent from her heroics against India – to the center, and for a time it appeared that she and Tryon would get South Africa house comfortably.
As a substitute, Tryon was run out with 35 required and there have been extra uncomfortable moments to return as De Klerk twice miscued within the penultimate over with match within the stability.
Whereas the primary skied shot landed safely, the second went straight to long-off however Shorna Akter dropped the catch – a very merciless second given it was the 18-year-old’s excellent 34-ball fifty that had earlier taken Bangladesh as much as a aggressive complete.
However having been provided that life, De Klerk – who ended unbeaten on 37 from 29 balls – made certain she completed the job and a mighty six over the leg aspect sealed the victory with three balls to spare.
Whereas South Africa can have a good time a 3rd straight win, and a second in a row through which they’ve battled again from a dropping place, Bangladesh are left to rue numerous essential dropped catches.
Rabeya Khan put down a easy probability off her personal bowling to provide Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt an opportunity early on.
Sub fielder Soumya Akter then dropped Tryon on 46 off Rabeya’s bowling within the forty fourth over, permitting the ball to run away for 4, with the subsequent ball disappearing for six earlier than Shorna’s drop late on.
