Bangladesh beat South Africa by 21 runs in their opening match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in The Oval and started their campaign with a bang and on the other hand, South Africa suffered their second consecutive loss.
Earlier Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to field first but their new ball bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi couldn't take wickets with new ball and Bangladesh openers gave a good 60 runs start in just 8 overs. Andile Phehlukwayo broke this stand by removing Tamim Iqbal and after a few overs Sarkar also got out of Chris Morris bowling.
Shakib-Al-Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim took the charge in their hands and continue to play shots and their 132 runs stand for the third wicket set the platform for a big score. In the end, South Africa picked up a few wickets but couldn't stop Mahmudullah and Mosaddek Hossain in the end and Bangladesh finished on 330/6 in 50 overs. Shakib al Hasan scored 75 runs and Mushfiqur Rahim played 78 runs knock.
In reply, South Africa started well and openers Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram added 49 runs for the first wicket. Quinton de Kock got run out in a bizarre way. Markram and Faf du Plessis rebuilt the innings and took the score to over 100 but Shakib dismissed Markram for 45 runs and broke this stand.
Faf du Plessis brought up his fifty with a six but couldn't convert it into a big knock and got out off Mehedi Hasan bowling and at 147/3 South Africa was in trouble. David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen, JP Duminy also got starts but none of them could convert and the team kept losing wickets and eventually they finished on 309/8 and fell short of the target by 21 runs. Shakib al Hasan was named Man of the Match.
All the major stats and facts from match five between South Africa and Bangladesh in The Oval
2 - This was Bangladesh's second win over South Africa in ODI World Cups and they're the only Asian team to beat South Africa twice in ODI World Cups.
4 - Number of wins for Mashrafe Mortaza as a captain in ODI World Cup - the most wins for a Bangladeshi captain in ODI World Cups.
Most wins as Bangladesh captains in ODI World Cups -
4 - Mashrafe Mortaza
3 - Shakib al Hasan
3 - Habibul Bashar
2 - Aminul Islam
5 - Shakib-Al-Hasan became the fifth player to complete the double of 5000 runs and 250 plus wickets in ODI cricket.
Players with 5000 runs and 250 wickets in ODI Cricket -
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) - 13430 runs & 323 wickets
Jacques Kallis (SA) - 11579 runs & 273 wickets
Shahid Afridi (PAK) - 8064 runs & 395 wickets
Abdul Razzaq (PAK) - 5080 runs & 269 wickets
Shakib-Al-Hasan (BAN) - 5792 runs & 250 wickets
330/6 - Runs total is the highest ever total for Bangladesh in ODI Cricket.
Highest totals for Bangladesh in ODI cricket -
330/6 vs South Africa at The Oval, 2019
329/6 vs Pakistan at Dhaka, 2015
326/3 vs Pakistan at Dhaka, 2014
324/5 vs Sri Lanka at Dambulla, 2017
322/4 vs Scotland at Nelson, 2015
Highest totals for Bangladesh in ODI World Cups -
330/6 vs South Africa at The Oval, 2019
322/4 vs Scotland at Nelson, 2015
288/7 vs New Zealand at Hamilton, 2015
283/9 vs India at Dhaka, 2011
