2476dThe Bulletin by Abhishek Purohit

Abject Bangladesh surrender meekly

Bangladesh were not favourites to win against the might of South Africa, especially after the visitors breezed away to 284, but it was the meek manner of their batting surrender that would have jarred even their most faithful fan

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

JH Kallis
69(76) 5x4 - 1x6
Control %89%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 26 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
2 1 16 10 10 6 6 18
F du Plessis
F du Plessis
52(52) 4x4 - 1x6
Control %90%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 20 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
1 8 14 4 8 0 1 16

Best performances - Bowlers

RJ Peterson
O7
M3
R12
W4
Eco1.71
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
LL Tsotsobe
O5
M2
R14
W3
Eco2.80
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: S Balasubramanian | Commentator: Veera

END OF OVER:
28 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 78/10 (207 runs required from 22 overs, RR: 2.78, RRR: 9.40)

  • Rubel Hossain8 (9b)
  • Robin Peterson7-3-12-4
  • Imran Tahir5-0-20-1

Cricinfo's South African correspondent Firdose Moonda writes in her plays of day: "It was only the 8th over of the Bangladesh chase but at 21 for 4, the dream was crashing fast. Lonwabo Tsotsobe had exposed too many weaknesses and what lay before the fans, a raw batting line-up, was too painful for them to see. Rows of seats became empty and dozens of people were making their way to the exit. The dream was dying and they weren't hanging around to see it splutter and struggle its way to the inevitable end."

Please do wait for the quotes from the post-match ceremony.

Shakib: "We missed a big opportunity in this World Cup. We thought we will qualify for the next round but we haven't played good cricket in this tournament. We haven't finished this tournament in the way we wanted. It can happen in cricket. We need to look back and see what we have done wrong. The crowd supported us today; the wicket wasn't bad, they batted brilliantly." And Shakib says, "Sorry" to the fans when Manjrekar asks him if he has anything to say to the crowd.

Smith: "We gave few guys extra two days to rest it was exciting to see the new guys coming in and doing so well. Lopsy (Lonwabo) has been terrific for us. We just have named the team depending on the opposition we play. It was difficult to leave him out. Robbie (Petersen) has been playing really well for a while now. he is coming on to his own now. The bowling unit is bowling really well. We got to take a step at a time and with a bit of luck we shall get there (world cup)

Man of the match Lopsy (Lonwabo Tsotsobe):: "I have been picking up wickets with the new ball. Its a team game. There are 15 good guys in the team. I have supported whenever some one else has played. I have played in Bangladesh before; I came in with the A side last year. "

That's it from us. Good bye and good luck.

27.6
W
Peterson to Naeem Islam, OUT, Castled! The implosion is complete. A sorry end to their campaign . It was the quicker one that skidded on towards the middle, the batsman went for the cut shot but missed. They collapsed against West Indies, came back to pull off a thriller against England but have surrendered very meekly here. That's that. This is their lowest score against South Africa. Who will be the fall guy for this campaign? Jamie Siddons? Shakib's captaincy? The corridors of power are going to be abuzz in the days to come.

Naeem Islam b Peterson 8 (24m 20b 1x4 0x6) SR: 40.00

27.5
0
Peterson to Naeem Islam, no run, leans well forward to defend it back down the track
27.4
4
Peterson to Naeem Islam, FOUR, goes back to force it to the left of mid-off and past Lonwabo
27.3
0
Peterson to Naeem Islam, no run, on the leg and middle line, tapped back to the bowler
27.2
0
Peterson to Naeem Islam, no run, full and on the middle, turned past short -leg
27.1
0
Peterson to Naeem Islam, no run, leans well forward to defend to the off

Bangladesh 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st14Tamim IqbalImrul Kayes
2nd1Junaid SiddiqueImrul Kayes
3rd6Junaid SiddiqueShahriar Nafees
4th0Shahriar NafeesMushfiqur Rahim
5th15Mushfiqur RahimShakib Al Hasan
6th22MahmudullahShakib Al Hasan
7th3Naeem IslamShakib Al Hasan
8th0Naeem IslamShafiul Islam
9th1Abdur RazzakNaeem Islam
10th16Naeem IslamRubel Hossain