‌SA vs BAN | Twitter reacts to Klaasen-Maharaj heroic eclipse Bangladesh to confirm Proteas Super Eight chance

06/10/2024

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South Africa edge past Bangladesh in a low-scoring thriller by four runs and almost confirmed their chance of Super Eight. A 79-run stand between David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen revived a possible Proteas collapse before their bowlers kept the Tigers in bay in a hunt of 114-run target.

Brief Scores: SA: 113/6 [Klaasen: 46, Miller: 29; Sakib: 4-0-18-3] defeat BAN: [Shanto: 37, Mahmadullah: 20; Maharaj: 4-27-3] by four runs

Winning the coin-flip and electing to bat first backfired for South Africa captain Aiden Markram as they lost four wickets inside the powerplay, courtesy of a fiery spell from Taskin Ahmed and Tanzim Hasan Sakib. Quinton de Kock’s charge did not last long as the pace duo left the Proteas reeling at 25/4 in six overs. Subsequently, David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen stepped up, and soaked the pressure to stabilise the stage with the latter peppering back-to-back sixes to take South Africa to 57/4 in ten overs. They could add 27 runs in the next five overs and the run rate pressure resulted in a much-needed Bangladesh breakthrough as Taskin Ahmed cleaned up Klaasen in the 18th over. David Miller followed suit in the next over and the lower order could end up taking the tally to just 113 in 20 overs.

In response, Bangladesh incurred an early blow as Tanzid Hasan Tamim edged one to the keeper off Kagiso Rabada in the second over. Litton Das and Najmul Hossain Shanto played through the 29-run powerplay before Anrich Nortje and Keshav Maharaj made further inroads, reducing Bangladesh to 50/4 midway through the chase. Towhid Hridoy and Mahmadullah Riyad added 33 runs in the next five overs with the former negating dot ball pressure with periodic boundaries. Subsequently, Nortje conceded just four runs to finish off a brilliant spell of 4-0-17-2 before Kagiso Rabada removed Towhid Hridoy in the 18th over and reduced the equation to 18 required off 12 balls. Excellent running between the wickets helped the Tigers bring it down to eleven off six before Markram’s only reliable option, Keshav Maharaj baited Jaker Ali on the third ball of the final over. With seven needed from three, a leg bye and Mahmadullah’s wicket followed with Maharaj handing a four-run win to almost steal a Super Eight spot.

Tragedy

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— Bill Jax (@jax_bill74377) June 10, 2024

One more low scoring match

This #t20USA is low scoring tournament no 200 yet. #BANvSA #BANvsSA #SAvBAN #SAvsBAN #Rabada #Nortje #Klaasen #Shakib #Hridoy #Littondas #Shanto #Jansen #Kesavmaharaj
— jigar saraswat (@jigar31) June 10, 2024

Missing

You miss the sun when it's starts to snow 🥹❣️#Bavuma #SAvsBAN pic.twitter.com/Zp7pgQTs4m
— Malay 🇮🇳❤ (@malay_chasta) June 10, 2024

Producing thrillers

#SAvsBAN is also going down the wire.

All hail the Nassau New York Pitch for producing thrillers 😂👍
— aman (@bilateral_bully) June 10, 2024

No enough runs

South Africa simply did not put enough runs on the board. #SAvsBAN #t20USA
— Taz Cas (@Taz_Cassim) June 10, 2024

Choke or win?

27 Runs from 24 Balls now the question is not 'Who will win the Match?' it's actually 'Who will choke first?' #SAvsBAN #BANvsSA
— Steven (@CgDroput) June 10, 2024

Lesson learned

Bangladesh has learnt how not to chase from Pakistan.#T20WorldCup24 #T20CricketWorldCup #T20WorldCup #BANvsSA #T20WORLDCUP #BanVsSa #SAvsBan
— Vikram Palakurthi (@vpalakur) June 10, 2024

Showing his class

23-year-old Towhid Hridoy is showing his class under pressure against South Africa.#tapmad #HojaoADFree #T20WorldCup #SAvsBAN pic.twitter.com/DOMTU5NVmS
— Nomadic Nerd (@NomadicNerdd) June 10, 2024

Hail New York

Is it going to be a low scoring thriller again in New York or It will be a easy win for Bangladesh?? #ICCT20WC2024 #SavsBan pic.twitter.com/p5mOCtpEh6
— Nived Khandekar (@TriTopicTalks) June 10, 2024

Familiar