Bangladesh Women v South Africa Women - South Africa Women tour of Bangladesh - 2nd ODI - Match Update
Bangladesh Women 179/7 (50 ov) v South Africa Women 180/6 (49.2 ov) - South Africa Women won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Bangladesh on Friday lost the 2nd One Day International (ODI) against South Africa by four wickets in the South Africa Women tour of Bangladesh.
After winning the toss at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh chose to bat first as they wanted to post a big total on the board to take the three-match series after already having won the opening match against the tourists.
However, South Africa had other plans and drew first blood with only three runs on the board when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shukhtara-c90152 Rahman, was run out on one.
Then after posting 19 runs, the batting side lost their second wicket with Nuzhat Tasnia perishing after scoring only five runs off eleven deliveries.
Sharmin Akhter and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lata-Mondal-c72230 then forged a daunting partnership, toying with the South African bowlers, and taking the score to 43 before Akhter had her stumps shattered by D van Niekerk on a score of 14.
Mondal and Farzana Haque then crafted a brilliant resistance against their opponents, as the two hammered the South African girls out of town, steering the tally to 113 before Mondal, became the fourth wicket of the day, getting stumped by Chetty off S Loubser. The batswoman hit a staggering knock of 52 before finding her way off the field.
Farzana Haque then kept the scoreboard ticking as she hammered an innings of 55 runs before her demise. Later, the hosts ended the innings by posting a tough total of 179 for the loss of seven wickets in 50 overs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472heir run chase when they lost star performer T Chetty for seven, at a time when the team was sitting on a total of 17.
Then with 21 runs on the board, opener SA Fritz also perished after having hammered an innings of 11 runs off 13 deliveries.
Nonetheless, skipper AL Hodgkinson (33), M Kapp (39) and Player of the Match D http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Robert-Cowdrey-c60631 Niekerk (45) batted enough runs to earn their side a series equalizer.
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