In the end, Bangladesh lost

That's bad luck! Otherwise, why would the umpire raise his finger as soon as the ball hit the pad of Tawhid Hriday, who was playing great. Couldn't live with the review because of the umpire's call. After Hriday got out, Bangladesh could not match the equation of 20 runs in 17 balls. The Proteas advanced to the Super Eight of the T20 World Cup by defeating Shantavahini by 4 runs in a match full of tension.

In the T20 against South Africa, the ninth match did not win. The batsmen couldn't hold their nerve at the end despite getting their opponents in the hole on the World Cup stage. Zaker Ali's dot ball procession after Hriday's dismissal put Bangladesh on the backfoot. The 11-run equation in the last over on the Nassau County Stadium wicket in New York became very difficult to match.

Batting for a target of 114 runs, Bangladesh could not score more than 107 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. If Bangladesh, with 6 wickets in hand, could score 31 runs in the last 30 balls, the road to Super Eight in the World Cup could have been smooth. Victory was just out of reach. There is no way for Bangladesh to go to the next round except to beat the Netherlands and Nepal in the last two matches.

Losing 4 wickets for 50 runs, Hridoy took Bangladesh close to 100. The team broke the partnership with Mahmudullah for 94 runs due to the controversial decision of the umpire. The hero of the previous match scored 37 runs off 34 balls with two fours and sixes.

With Mahmudullah at one end, there was hope of finishing. But like the Sri Lankan match, the end was not colorful this time. 6 runs were needed off the last 2 balls. Mahmudullah was caught on the boundary line with a big shot. He scored 20 runs off 27 balls.

Taskin Ahmed failed to time Keshav Maharaj's foul delivery properly. He had to leave the field regretting the loss.

There was no pressure even though the power play did not get many runs. Liton Das (9), who was batting cautiously, became the aggressor after 6 overs. Increase the danger by returning to the dressing room with a cover catch.

Shakib Al Hasan also gave away wickets. He returned with 3 runs from 4 balls in the important match. Nazmul Hossain Shanto caught the short ball when faced with the challenge of scoring runs in parallel with the ball. The Bangladesh captain scored 14 runs from 23 balls with the help of a six.

Before that, Bangladesh opener Tanjid Hasan Tamim caught Kagijo Rabada behind the wicket after scoring 9 runs off 9 balls in two boundaries. In the absence of Soumya Sarkar, Tanjid was accompanied by a quiet opening.

Liton Das was also batting cautiously at number three. The top order batsmen were in no rush as the target was not too big. Keshav Maharaj was caught driving forcefully to get inside.

Bangladesh's bowling has been amazing. Now only good batting can bring the taste of victory against South Africa in T20 for the first time. After 8 defeats comes the chance to beat the Proteas on the World Cup stage.

Team Tigers restricted the opponent to 113 runs at the Nassau County Stadium in New York. This is the Proteas' lowest team total against Bangladesh.

Mostafizur Rahman dot the first four balls in the last over. South Africa could not take more than 4 runs in the 20th over. They stopped at 113 after losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. Henrik Klaassen scored the maximum 46 runs. 29 runs came from the bat of David Miller. Mahmudullah Riyad's ball got life and finally got out with the wicket of Rishad Hossain.

Bangladesh put South Africa under a lot of pressure in the fight to get a place in the Super Eight of the T20 World Cup. Protea team lost 4 wickets for 23 runs. Klassen and Miller added 79 runs for the fifth wicket partnership. Liton Das could have broken the pair if he had deposited the catch in Miller's gloves.

Mahmudullah's first delivery in the 11th over was edged, caught by the Bangladesh keeper. Liton could not clap. South Africa's collection was 57 runs.

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