{"id":325882,"date":"2011-03-21T07:35:10","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T07:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/21\/south-africa-nation-breaks-bangladeshs-heart\/"},"modified":"2011-03-21T07:35:10","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T07:35:10","slug":"south-africa-nation-breaks-bangladeshs-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/21\/south-africa-nation-breaks-bangladeshs-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa: Nation Breaks Bangladesh&#8217;s Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"52.7803738318\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buanews.gov.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BuaNews<\/a> (Tshwane)\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p>Kemantha Govender<\/p>\n<p>20 March 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Durban \u2014 South Africa ended their final Group B match by crushing Bangladesh with a 206-run victory at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh needed to win the game in order to qualify for the quarterfinals, but only managed to reach a dismal 78 in pursuit of victory.<\/p>\n<p>The South Africans won the toss and elected to bat and posted a gigantic 284, with the top order offering some strong performances.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>Hashim Alma made 51 runs while skipper Graeme Smith contributed 45. Jacques Kalllis made 67 before being bowled and caught by Shakib Al Hassan.<\/p>\n<p>Faf du Plessis also boosted the South African score card with his constructive 52.<\/p>\n<p>Lonwabo Tsotsobe was electrifying with his 3-14 and the reliable Robin Peterson was once again superb with his 4-12 at the end. Tsotsobe was picked ahead of Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel who were rested for their upcoming quarterfinal.<\/p>\n<p>The Bangladesh scorecard looked dismal with skipper Al Hasan being the only batsmen to reach double figures.<\/p>\n<p>Tsotsobe led the assault by dismissing Tamim Iqbal in the third over for just five runs. Two overs later he struck again, bowling Imrul Kayes for four runs.<\/p>\n<p>Shahriar Nafees became Tsotsobe&#8217;s final victim.<\/p>\n<p>Only batting for 28 overs, Bangladesh found themselves at 58-6 by the 22nd over.<\/p>\n<p>Peterson claimed the wickets of Naeem Islam, Shafiul Islam and Abdur Razzak.<\/p>\n<p>Safiul and Abdur were both dismissed for ducks.<\/p>\n<p>Tsotsobe was awarded the man of the match for his heroic bowling display.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa&#8217;s win means that India and England are into the quarterfinals with the West Indies looking to take the final spot in Group B.<\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>See more here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201103210120.html\" title=\"South Africa: Nation Breaks Bangladesh's Heart\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Africa: Nation Breaks Bangladesh&#8217;s Heart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> BuaNews (Tshwane) Kemantha Govender 20 March 2011 Durban \u2014 South Africa ended their final Group B match by crushing Bangladesh with a 206-run victory at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium on Saturday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-325882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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