South Africa Vs Bangladesh Highlights, ICC T20 World Cup: SA Hold Their Nerve To Win New York Thriller

South Africa Vs Bangladesh, T20 World Cup Highlights: It was drama all over as the cat and mouse game went on for 40 overs. The pendulum kept swinging both ways but eventually swung towards Markram's men. After posting only 113 on the board on an very unpredictable surface, South Africa won the game in the last ball of the 20th over, with Keshav Maharaj holding his nerve. The fast bowlers have used the short ball to their advantage as lone spinner Maharaj picked up three wickets and continued adding pressure and misery in the final over. Mahmudullah and Hridoy's efforts went in vain as Bangladesh lost the contest at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium by just four runs. Catch the highlights of the SA vs BAN match at T20 WC 2024, right here. (Scorecard)

Aiden Markram called it right in New York and has opted to bat first on a used wicket.

Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (w), Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman

Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das (w), Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Jaker Ali, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman

The cameras are out and the fans are buzzing.

The match No. 21 of the ICC T20 World Cup is underway in New York.

Quinton de Kock has deposited one over mid-wicket off Tanzid Sakib.

And that's hitting middle and off. Hendricks knows it and does not take the review after a quick chat with Quinton. South Africa are one down in the first over.

Quinton de Kock has come out with some intent. Can he go big for himself and South Africa?

It is that man again. Sakib has two, and this time off a dangerous looking de Kock. South Africa, two down.

Another one bites the dust. What a start for Bangladesh. South Africa are 23 for three in under four overs.

Tanzim Sakib is running in, breathing fire, bowling rockets and has South Africa on the backfoot. Four down now for not many.

David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen look to calm the nerves after a chaotic 30 odd minutes in New York.

South Africa are 57 for four after ten overs. Can they hit the 130 mark?

Bangladesh have taken four wickets in the powerplay, four times in T20 World Cups.
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And that's a very important fifty partnership for Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller and South Africa. The platform for launch is set. But can they?

With only four overs left to play, South Africa have scored 90 for the loss of four.

On the back of a fantastic rebuild, South Africa have reached 100. 30 in the last three and give their bowlers something to work with?

Heinrich Klaasen looks disappointed after getting dismissed for 46, failing to finish the innings. Clever stuff from Taskin Ahmed. Slower and on a length does the trick.

Brave captaincy from Shanto and it pays off. A wrist spinner against David Miller and the South African falls for the trap. Bangladesh all over.

An excellent bowling display from Bangladesh saw South Africa score 113 just in their 20 overs.

Najmul Hossian Shanto and Tanzid Hasan out there in the middle for Bangladesh's chase 114-run chase.

Kagiso Rabada under the pump in his first over

Rabada has the last laugh after Tanzid nicks one to de Kock. One down, Bangladesh.

Bangladesh have looked to show intent, but the South African pacers have been super disciplined.

Keshav Maharaj gets South Africa an important breakthrough.

Bangladesh lose Shakib cheaply as the Tigers are three down for 37.

The short ball continues to do the damage as Nortje picks one more, this time the skipper Shanto for 14.

The win predictor has 54% for South Africa. New York surface and chasing totals, not been a happy love story.

Anrich Nortje inching towards the 155-click mark.. serious heat.

Maharaj giving the ball some air making Hridoy hit across with the longer boundary. The youngster goes after it and collects six.

The equation is gettable, but can Bangladesh hold their nerve?

Mahmudullah has been given out. Nerves in the Bangladesh camp. He's reviewed the decision. We wait.

Relief for Mahmudullah, relief for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh lose Towhid Hridoy at a very crucial time in the game. 20 from 17 now.

18 from 12. Baartman and Maharaj to bowl the last two?

Bangladesh need 11 from the last over. No boundary for 14 balls. Who's game is it going to be?

That was in the slot but Ali has hit it straight to long on. 7 from 3, six for a Super Over.

Inches away from the boundary as Markram holds Mahmudullah's hit. Talk about margins in the game. Comes down to the last ball. Drama, drama all over. Unbelievable.

Keshav Maharaj somehow holds his nerve to get the job done for South Africa in a nail-biter of a contest in New York. Agony one one side, ecstasy on the other. Scenes in New York.

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"That was not nice on the heart but good that we got over the line. The wicket is not too great for strokeplay. We got some good information from the last game and applied it today, we got a decent score. Luckily we’ve got experience in the change room, we almost had a One-Day mindset. Three pressure games now but I think we’re through so that’s good."

"We were bit nervous but we were confident we could get over the line but unfortunately it did not happen. (Tanzim Hasan) He worked really hard last couple of days, we wanted wickets with the new ball and he showed character today. This is the match we should have won, last couple of overs they bowled really well. It can happen in cricket. (Rishad) He is very good, the way we bowled last couple of series, he practiced very hard. We’ve struggled with leg-spinners over the last 10-15 yrs so we’re lucky we got one. Hopefully he can continue. Thanks to all the supporters, hopefully they'll come to the West Indies as well."

"You're always going to be nervous in a final over finish like that. It can make you mentally quite tired but it’s great to be a part of games like these. (The catch) It could’ve gone anywhere but a few things went our way today so was great to be on the right side of that and get the win. You want to drag the game out as long as you can, it’s all conditions dependent so we wanted to drag the game out. We put him under quite a bit of pressure but David (Miller) has done it back to back to get us to decent scores."

And that brings us to the end. Thank you once again for joining as cricket in America is starting to give and give thrillers. Until next time, goodbye!