Bjorn: "IPL stint has done Nortjie wonders in terms of his confidence. He's up for it this tournament that's for sure!"
PK: "It's like a football tournament where every match is 5-0 at half time....." -- Harsh, but a grain of truth in there. This South African performance, though, has only little to do with the toss, so far.
Anrich Nortje: "We've just been doing the basics. KG was really good today as well. Simple plans, we just tried to bowl a hard line and length. There was a bit of swing today as well, and we utilised it well. I've just been focusing on my lines - where I'm running to, where my arms are going to. [On the NRR calculations] We don't want to take the foot off the gas, so well done to the boys, we did that well."
3.40pm A terrific bowling display from South Africa on a pitch that had something in it for the quicks. Three wickets each for Rabada and Nortje, and one for Pretorius. Tabraiz Shamsi was excellent with his changes of pace as well, and he picked up two wickets including an absolute beauty to dismiss Liton Das. As for Bangladesh, there was really no point during their innings where they looked like they could soak up the pressure and put some back on their opponents. South Africa will now want to go in and finish this quickly to push their net run rate as far up as it can go, and in that might lie a tiny sliver of a chance for Bangladesh. We'll be back very soon with the chase, stay tuned.
Nasum Ahmed hit wicket b Nortje 0 (10m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Shoriful Islam is the last man for Bangladesh, but he won't be on strike. Nortje stays over the wicket.
Mahedi Hasan c & b Nortje 27 (34m 25b 2x4 1x6) SR: 108.00
Loses his action just as he's about to release his first ball, and pulls away in his delivery stride.
Nortje.
END OF OVER:18 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 84/8 | RR: 4.66
- Mahedi Hasan27 (24b)
- Nasum Ahmed0 (0b)
- Tabraiz Shamsi4-0-21-2
- Dwaine Pretorius3-0-11-1
Nasum Ahmed is in at No. 10.
Taskin Ahmed run out 3 (11m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00
AlistairDiamond: "On this showing it looks like SA have the bowling firepower to take the wicket of the Universe Jos, which is what they have to do to make the semis. That match is set fair to be a cracker!" -- While we're looking that far ahead, Bangladesh could still make a match of this if they can scrabble a few together here.
END OF OVER:17 | 6 Runs | BAN: 77/7 | RR: 4.52
- Taskin Ahmed3 (3b)
- Mahedi Hasan20 (20b)
- Dwaine Pretorius3-0-11-1
- Tabraiz Shamsi3-0-14-2
Stays around the wicket to the left-hander.
Pretorius. Around the wicket to the right-hander.
Kamran: "What if SA and Australia both get superior run rates in their upcoming matches (SA beats England)? We could end up with a situation where England is the side left behind. I realize the odds are slim, but who knows!"
END OF OVER:16 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 71/7 | RR: 4.43
- Mahedi Hasan16 (16b)
- Taskin Ahmed1 (1b)
- Tabraiz Shamsi3-0-14-2
- Kagiso Rabada4-0-20-3