WC cricket 2011 match 39: Bangla crash out; India assured of Q/F berth

By Team Bellevision
Bellevision Media Network

Dhaka, 19 March 2011: A formidable South Africa thrashed co-hosts Bangladesh by 206-run in their final group B encounter of the World Cup at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday. Bangladesh thus bow out of the competition with the second worst net run-rate among the seven teams.

 

Chasing a stiff victory target of 285, Bangladesh were shot out for a paltry 78 in 28 overs. This was Bangladesh`s second score of less than 100 after they were bowled out for 58 against West Indies in an earlier group league game.

 

After their 284 for eight in 50 overs was aided by three half-centuries from Hashim Amla (51), Jacques Kallis (69) and Francois du Plessis (52), Lonwabo Tsotsobe (3/14) blazed through the top-order, picking up Tamim Iqbal (5), Imrul Kayes (4) and Shahriar Nafees (5) before Smith took a great low catch off Robin Peterson`s first ball to dismiss Mushfiqur Rahim (3) as the Tigers plunged to 36 for five in the 16th over.

 

 

 

The procession was ongoing and while the crowd sarcastically cheered the team crossing 58 (their score against West Indies), the hopes of a fight ended when skipper Shakib Al Hasan edged one to Morne van Wyk for 30. Shakib`s 30 was the only double-digit score of the innings, Peterson picking up three wickets as the Tigers were crushed out for only 78 all out in 28 overs. Tsotsobe`s first spell ensured that Proteas comfortably topped the group B with 10 points from six games.

 

South Africa`s batting was a proficient routine. Amla, Kallis and Du Plessis picking up solid half-centuries and just as the Bangladesh bowlers almost got the run flow under control, Robin Peterson and Johan Botha snatched away that
glimmer of hope with a flurry of boundaries towards the end.

 

But it was the Graeme Smith-Amla opening partnership that laid the foundation for the big score on a slow and low track. The two put on 98 for the first wicket, Smith coming back to some form with his steady 45 off 68 balls. There was hardly a ball that found the edge or beat the bat with Shakib desperately shifting his bowlers in a bid to unsettle the pair early on.

 

 

 

Mahmudullah Riyad, the off-spinner, had Smith stumped in the 21st over with Amla following in the next over bowled by left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak. The fluent knock by Amla had some attractive cover drives, the right-hander making 51 off 59 balls with the help of six boundaries.

 

After Jean-Paul Duminy gloved one to wicketkeeper Rahim, Kallis and Du Plessis added 87 for the fifth wicket before both batsmen fell early during the third Powerplay. Kallis was his typical classic self, hammering five boundaries and a six in his 76-ball knock of 69.

 

Du Plessis too played a solid hand, making a run-a-ball 52 with the help of a six and four boundaries, the two making way for Peterson to smash four boundaries in a short time during his 9-ball 22. For Bangladesh, Rubel Hossain took three for 56 while Shakib picked up two wickets and there was one each for Razzak and Riyad.

 

Match Summary 

ICC World Cup 2011 Bangladesh vs South Africa, 39th Match, Group B Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, March 19, 2011

Match Information Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) & Aleem Dar (Pak) Third Umpire: Rod Tucker (Aus) Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (NZ) Toss: South Africa (Elected to bat) Match Status: South Africa won by 206 runs

Batting: South Africa Innings

Batsmen South Africa (284/8 in 50 ovs) Runs Balls 4’s 6’s SR Hashim Amla b A Razzak 51 59 6 0 86.44 Graeme Smith (c) st M Rahim b Mahmudullah 45 68 4 0 66.18 Jacques Kallis c & b S Hasan 69 76 5 1 90.79 Jean-Paul Duminy c M Rahim b R Hossain 17 22 1 0 77.27 Faf du Plessis c T Iqbal b R Hossain 52 52 4 1 100.00 Morne van Wyk (wk) b S Hasan 5 5 0 0 100.00 Johan Botha run out (R Hossain) 12 6 2 0 200.00 Robin Peterson not out 22 9 4 0 244.44 Wayne Parnell b R Hossain 0 1 0 0 0.00 Lonwabo Tsotsobe not out 4 2 1 0 200.00 Imran Tahir             Extras: b - 0, w - 4, nb - 0, lb - 3 7   Total:(284 for 8 in 50 overs) 284 Run Rate: 5.68

Fall Of Wickets

1/98 (Graeme Smith, 20.4 ov.), 2/107 (Hashim Amla, 22.3 ov.), 3/141 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 29.6 ov.), 4/223 (Jacques Kallis, 44.3 ov.), 5/245 (Morne van Wyk, 46.4 ov.), 6/249 (Faf du Plessis, 47.3 ov.), 7/273 (Johan Botha, 49.1 ov.), 8/280 (Wayne Parnell, 49.4 ov.)

Bowling: Bangladesh

Bowler O M R W Nb Wd ER Shafiul Islam 5 0 44 0 0 1 8.8 Rubel Hossain 8 0 56 3 0 0 7.0 Abdur Razzak 10 1 47 1 0 1 4.7 Naeem Islam 7 0 42 0 0 1 6.0 Mahmudullah 10 0 46 1 0 1 4.6 Shakib Al Hasan 10 0 46 2 0 0 4.6

Batting: Bangladesh Innings

Batsmen Bangladesh (78/10 in 28 ovs) Runs Balls 4’s 6’s SR Tamim Iqbal c M Wyk b L Tsotsobe 5 14 1 0 35.71 Imrul Kayes b L Tsotsobe 4 15 1 0 26.67 Junaid Siddique lbw b J Botha 2 7 0 0 28.57 Shahriar Nafees b L Tsotsobe 5 12 1 0 41.67 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) c G Smith b R Peterson 4 21 0 0 19.05 Shakib Al Hasan (c) c M Wyk b R Peterson 30 49 4 0 61.22 Mahmudullah run out (J Botha/M Wyk) 5 17 0 0 29.41 Naeem Islam not out 9 20 2 0 45.00 Shafiul Islam b R Peterson 0 2 0 0 0.00 Abdur Razzak c R Peterson b I Tahir 0 2 0 0 0.00 Rubel Hossain b R Peterson 7 9 1 0 77.78 Extras: b - 0, w - 3, nb - 0, lb - 4 7   Total:(78 for 10 in 28 overs) 78 Run Rate: 2.79

Fall Of Wickets

1/14 (Tamim Iqbal, 3.3 ov.), 2/15 (Imrul Kayes, 5.4 ov.), 3/21 (Junaid Siddique, 6.6 ov.), 4/21 (Shahriar Nafees, 7.6 ov.), 5/36 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 15.1 ov.), 6/58 (Mahmudullah, 21.3 ov.), 7/61 (Shakib Al Hasan, 23.4 ov.), 8/61 (Shafiul Islam, 23.6 ov.), 9/62 (Abdur Razzak, 24.6 ov.), 10/78 (Rubel Hossain, 27.6 ov.)

Bowling: South Africa

Bowler O M R W Nb Wd ER Johan Botha 7 1 23 1 0 0 3.3 Lonwabo Tsotsobe 5 2 14 3 0 1 2.8 Wayne Parnell 4 1 5 0 0 0 1.2 Robin Peterson 7 3 12 4 0 0 1.7 Imran Tahir 5 0 20 1 0 2 4.0

 

 

Points Table

 

 

Schedule of Future Matches:

Match 40: 19 March (14.30) – Australia vs Pakistan – R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Match 41: 20 March (09:30) – Zimbabwe vs Kenya – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match 42: 20 March (14.30) – India vs West Indies – M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match 43: 23 March (14.30) – First Quarterfinal (Group A1 vs Group B4) – Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

Match 44: 24 March (14.30) – Second Quarterfinal (Group A2 vs Group B3) – R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Match 45: 25 March (14.30) – Third Quarterfinal (Group A3 vs Group B2) – Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

Match 46: 26 March (14.30) – Fourth Quarterfinal (Group A4 vs Group B1) – Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Match 47: 29 March (14.30) – First Semifinal (Winner of Match 43 vs Winner of Match 45) – R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Match 48: 30 March (14.30) – Second Semifinal (Winner of Match 44 vs Winner of Match 46) – Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

Match 49: 02 April (14.30) – Final (Winner of Match 47 vs Winner of Match 48) – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai