Shorna Akter completely rattled South African batting line-up by picking up five-wicket haul as Bangladesh women’s team clinch their first-ever win on South African soil.
The Tigresses beat the Proteas by 13 runs in the first game of the three-match T20 series in Benoni on Sunday. This has been Bangladesh’s first win against South Africa since 2012.
Opting to bat first, Bangladesh posted 149-2 on the board, with an unbeaten 62 from opener Murshida Khatun alongside skipper Nigar Sultana Joty’s quickfire 34 runs off 21 balls.
In reply, South Africa started well as Anneke Bosch (67) and Tazmin Brits (30) added 69 runs in 9.3 overs.
Then Rabeya Khan brought the first breakthrough as she dismissed the latter, and then the havoc began from Shorna. She picked up Sune Luus (18) in her second over, and then the dangerous Bosch alongside Nondumiso Shangase in her next.
The 16-year-old came to bowl the final over with 24 runs to defend and picked up two wickets, giving away just 10 runs to seal the historic win.
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