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Rampant Bangladesh Add to South Africa's World Cup Agony

Rampant Bangladesh Add to South Africa's World Cup Agony

MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2019 16 shock S Africa Rampant Bangladesh add to South Africa’s World Cup agony

Bangladesh Bangladesh posted Tamim c De Kock b Phehlukwayo 16 a• record 330-6 in the c De Kock b Morris 42 b Tahir 75 World Cup after Mushfiqur c Dussen b Phehlukwayo 78 being made to bat first b Tahir 21 46 AFP | London Hossain c Phehlukwayo b Morris 26 Mehedi Hasan not out 5 Extras (lb9, w12) 21 angladesh made the per- Total (six , 50 overs) 330 fect start to their World South Africa (target 331) Cup campaign as their Q. de Kock (Mushfiqur) 23 B A. Markram b Shakib 45 highest one-day international score inspired a 21-run win over F. du Plessis b Mehidy 62 a beleaguered South Africa yes- D. Miller c Mehidy b Mustafizur 38 terday. R. van der Dussen b Saifuddin 41 ’s side post- JP Duminy b Mustafizur 45 ed 330 for six as Mushfiqur Ra- A. Phehlukwayo c Shakib b Saifuddin 8 C. Morris c Soumya b Mustafizur 10 him (78) and Shakib Al Hasan K. Rabada not out 13 (75) laid the foundations of their I. Tahir not out 10 impressive display at the Oval. Extras (b4, nb1, w9) 14 Mahmudullah’s boisterous 46 Total (eight wickets, 50 overs) 309 not out from 33 balls pushed Bangladesh past their previous highest one-day international balls, reaching the milestone total of 329 for six against Paki- with a six off . stan in 2015. But that blast got du Plessis’ Attempting to become the first adrenaline flowing too fast and team to successfully chase more a charge at Mehidy saw him than 330 to win a World Cup bowled after he misjudged the match, South Africa’s bid to re- flight. write the record books fell short David Miller’s lofted shot was at 309 for eight. dropped by Soumya Sarkar at Proteas skipper Faf du Ples- mid-off and he escaped again sis scored 62 from 53 balls, but when Mahmudullah couldn’t Bangladesh seamer Mustafizur celebrates with his teammates after taking JP Duminy’s grab his mistimed drive. Rahman took three wickets and However, Miller’s luck ran out economical spinners Shakib and With the World Cup just four spiralling towards defeat. when he was caught by Mehidy wrapped up a days old, they have already lost off Mustafizur for 38 to leave the memorable victory. twice in south London -- this Adrenaline flowing Proteas in disarray. After reaching the World Cup disappointing performance De Kock was run out for 23 af- The required run-rate was at quarter-finals in 2015, Bangla- coming hot on the heels of their ter being rashly called for a sin- 10 an over by the time Rassie van desh once again look capable of 104-run thrashing by hosts gle by Markram, whose partner’s der Dussen’s agricultural swipe shaking up cricket’s established England in the tournament edge was fumbled by Mushfiqur saw him bowled by Mohammad order, much to the delight of opener. before the wicket-keeper recov- Saifuddin for 41. their army of vociferous sup - South Africa, who have nev- ered to throw out the opener. porters who packed the Oval. er won the World Cup, are left That brought du Plessis to Today’s matches “It will be one of our top wins,” with little margin for error in the the crease and together with said Shakib at the presentation rest of the 10-team group stage, Markram he put on 53 in 60 ceremony. which sees each country play balls. “We have done some upsets nine matches. But Shakib curtailed that at World Cups but we want to It won’t get any easier for Du when his perfect- prove something at this tour- Plessis’ troubled side in their ly-flighted bowled nament.” next match when they face title Markham for 45 to leave South In contrast, South Africa are in contenders India on Wednesday. Africa 102 for two in the 20th turmoil after du Plessis’ decision and Aiden over. to bowl first backfired despite Markram needed to get South That made Shakib just the two wickets from veteran spin- Africa’s chase off to a fast start fifth player to score 5,000 runs ner in his 100th ODI and they reached 49 before a and take 250 wickets in ODIs. England vs Pakistan appearance. disastrous blunder sent them Du Plessis got to fifty off 45 (12:30pm) plays a shot

ODI Ranking: 1 England vs Pakistan ODI Ranking: 6 World Cup best: Runner up in World Cup best: Winner in 1992 1979, 1987, 1992 Pakistan had plenty of issues to resolve before coming into the tournament England are considered firm favourites to win their maiden title this year. They and going by their performance in the opening match, those issues have only got their campaign off to a cracking start on Thursday where they comfortably magnified. They lost to England 4-0 in a bilateral series prior to the World Cup defeated the Proteas in the opening contest of the tournament. While the and their start has been far from convincing in this tournament as they lost Proteas were not in the list of favourites, English win over them has certainly to West Indies in their first match. kick-started the hosts’ campaign and helped the nerves, if there were any. The issues around their were highlighted profoundly as none of their With almost everyone capable to bat and win the match on his own, England Sarfraz Ahmed batsmen managed to stay at the wicket. The of which was a small have one of the best batting lineups in the tournament. They have Liam target to chase for the Windies which didn’t really require much effort from Plunkett and coming in at number ten and eleven who both are the Caribbean side. pretty good with the bat. This depth came to their rescue in the last match as Pitch Report well where they somehow managed to cross 300 after the start and stop kind Squad: of batting. There were plenty of good partnerships, but The forecast is for a cloudy but dry day in Nottingham so there may be some swing early on. The pitch at is said to be Sarfraz Ahmed Squad: amongst the most run-laden in the world cricket right now, there (), Asif Ali, , could be a high score here if one of these teams fires with the bat. Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, , , Facts (c), , Imad Ben Stokes, Jos 1. Pakistan are coming off a deflating loss where there vulnerabilities against Wasim, Imam-ul- Buttler, , the short ball were clearly highlighted by the Windies bowlers Haq, Mohammad , Liam Amir, Mohammad Plunkett, , Jofra Archer 2. England have a terrific batting lineup which goes down till number eleven, Hafeez, Mohammad , Jofra often being a difference between a win and a loss Hasnain, Shadab Archer, , Khan, , , James 3. Not long ago, England posted a massive 4-0 win over Pakistan which will be , Wahab Vince. fresh in the minds of both the sides Riaz.

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