South Africa vs Bangladesh Highlights, Women's World Cup 2025: South Africa beat Bangladesh by three wickets

Nadine De Klerk to Mst Ritu Moni, Ritu will feel that she has missed out here! Low full toss, on off, Moni backs away to access the off side but ends up slicing it straight to backward point. They cross.

Nadine De Klerk to Mst Ritu Moni, Attacking the stumps, on a length, Ritu walks across her stumps and is deep in the crease. Flicks it to the right of deep backward square leg. It is mopped up in the deep by Nonkululeko Mlaba. Two runs taken.

Nadine De Klerk to Mst Ritu Moni, Full and just outside the off pole. Moni backs away to force it through the off side but is beaten on the outside edge. Sharp collection from Sinalo Jafta standing up to the stumps.

Nadine De Klerk to Shorna Akter, Full and slanting in at the leg stump, Akter clears her front leg and swipes it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Nadine De Klerk (8-0-28-1) to bowl the penultimate over.

Marizanne Kapp to Mst Ritu Moni, FOUR! A hat-trick of boundaries to end the over! Kapp goes searching for the yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss, outside off. Moni just guides it with an angled bat face to beat the diving backward point fielder to her right for another boundary. 17 runs off the over!

Marizanne Kapp to Mst Ritu Moni, FOUR! Two in two for Mst Ritu Moni! Kapp goes short, but the line is around the left shoulder. Moni gets inside the line and rises with the bounce. Helps the pull to the left of short fine leg for four more.

Marizanne Kapp to Mst Ritu Moni, FOUR! Nicely done! On a back of a length, around off, Mst Ritu Moni waits on the back foot and uses the pace on the ball. Opens the bat face and glides it between short third and backward point for a boundary.

Marizanne Kapp to Shorna Akter, 200 comes up for Bangladesh! On a good length, on off, swatted towards wide long on for a single.

Marizanne Kapp to Shorna Akter, And again! On a length, on middle, Shorna flicks it between deep mid-wicket and long on and once again, the batters push for the second run. The throw comes in from the deep and Moni is struggling to reach the bowling end but the throw lacks the power and it reaches Kapp on a couple of bounces. As a result, Ritu reaches home safely.

Marizanne Kapp to Shorna Akter, Tight second run! On a back of a length, on off, Shorna nudges it off the back foot in front of deep mid-wicket. Tumi Sekhukhune swoops in from the deep and gets rid of the ball quickly but the throw is wayward at the batting end. It is well wide of the keeper to her left and that allows Shorna to get home.

Mst Ritu Moni is in at 8. Marizanne Kapp (5-0-10-0) is back into the attack, replacing Tumi Sekhukhune.

Nadine De Klerk to Rabeya Khan, OUT! CASTLED! Two wickets in the over! Nadine nails the yorker from over the wicket, right at the base of the off stump. Khan tries to get her bat down but is late in doing so. The ball sneaks under the vertical blade and clatters into the stumps. Nadine has her first wicket. Rabeya Khan departs without troubling the scorers. Bangladesh Women are 195/6 in 47 overs.

Nadine De Klerk to Rabeya Khan, Almost in the blockhole, outside off, Khan swings across the line but fails to connect.

Rabeya Khan is in at number 7.

Nadine De Klerk to Shorna Akter, OUT! SOBHANA MOSTARY IS RUN OUT! Direct hit from Tumi Sekhukhune! Full and drifting onto the pads, Akter clips it off the pads in front of short fine leg. Tumi at short fine leg gets low, picks the ball up cleanly and fires in a throw on the bounce at the batting end. Mostary is struggling to make her ground and she puts in a desperate dive but still falls short. Sobhana Mostary departs for 9 (8) and Bangladesh Women are 195/5 after 46.4 overs.

Nadine De Klerk to Shorna Akter, Very full, around off, Akter gets her bat down and squeezes it out with an open bat face to backward point.

Nadine De Klerk to Shorna Akter, Around off, full in length, Akter backs away and carves it over cover for a couple of runs. Laura Wolvaardt gives it a chase and cuts it off.

Nadine De Klerk to Shorna Akter, Lands it on a length, on off, Shorna gets her bat out in front and drops it to the right of the bowler. She wants to pinch in a quick single but Nadine De Klerk gets to the ball quickly.

The last two overs have gone for 20 runs, with 18 alone coming in the previous over. Nadine De Klerk (7-0-26-0) is back on.

Tumi Sekhukhune to Sobhana Mostary, On middle and leg, on a length, Sobhana clears her front leg and smears it to the left of deep backward square leg for a brace.

Tumi Sekhukhune to Shorna Akter, Very full, on off, drilled to deep cover for one.

Tumi Sekhukhune to Shorna Akter, FOUR! Just over! Shorna Akter is turning it on for Bangladesh! Off-cutter from Tumi, on a good length. Shorna gets the width to free her arms and she knows that mid off is inside the circle. Stays low and clubs it over the leaping mid off fielder for a boundary. 15 runs off the over so far.

Tumi Sekhukhune to Shorna Akter, FOUR! Off the edge! Pace off by Tumi, on a length, outside off, Akter gets down on a knee and has a hack across the line. Gets a top edge that sails over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Tumi Sekhukhune to Shorna Akter, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Pitched up by Tumi, on off, Akhter collapses her back knee and gets under the ball. With a clean swing of the arms, she pumps it over long on for a six.

Tumi Sekhukhune to Sobhana Mostary, A waist-high full toss, on off, Mostary is rushed in the shot and swings across the line. The ball gets spooned back over the bowler's head for a single. 

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Shorna Akter, Excellent delivery to finish the spell! Into the blockhole, on middle. Shorna Akter does well to jam her bat down in time and squeeze it back to the bowler. Nonkululeko Mlaba finishes with figures of 10-0-42-2.

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Shorna Akter, Floated fuller, on off, Shorna Akter taps off the front foot to cover.

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Shorna Akter, On the off stump, full in length, spinning away. Shorna Akter tries to slog it across the line, but inside edges onto the front pad.

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Shorna Akter, Quicker one, drifting on middle. Shorna Akter chop-cuts the length ball to the off side, behind square.

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Shorna Akter, Serves it full and around the fourth stump. Shorna Akter pumps it over the bowler. Chloe Tryon from long on runs to her left and intercepts the ball with a timely dive. Two taken.

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Shorna Akter, Full and on off, Shorna Akter shimmies ahead and drives it back to the bowler.

Chloe Tryon to Sobhana Mostary, Closer to the stumps on a length. Sobhana Mostary is rushed on the back foot and chops it to cover-point.

Chloe Tryon to Shorna Akter, Around off, on a fractionally fuller length. Shorna Akter steps down the track and drills it down to long off for a single.

Chloe Tryon to Sobhana Mostary, Drags the length again, outside off, Sobhana Mostary cuts off the back foot to deep point for a single.

Chloe Tryon to Shorna Akter, Sharp away turn from middle, on a length. It stays low and Akter drags it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Chloe Tryon to Sobhana Mostary, Drops short and outside off, Sobhana Mostary steers it to deep point for a single.

Chloe Tryon to Shorna Akter, Full toss, on the leg stump. Shorna Akter heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sobhana Mostary, Spins away from middle, on a length. Sobhana Mostary gets squared up and manages to fend it on the crease.

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sobhana Mostary, Mostary nudges this length ball to short mid-wicket with soft hands.

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sobhana Mostary, FOUR! Expertly played! Slides one down leg, on a fullish length. Sobhana Mostary delicately tickles it and finds the fence at deep fine leg.

The extras count is up to 16.

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sharmin Akhter, OUT! SHARMIN AKHTER IS RUN OUT! Bangladesh Women have lost both their set batters in the span of a few overs. A terrible mix-up in the middle and the South Africans are very confident. Eventually, the confirmation comes from the leg umpire as well. Mlaba drops it short and around off, Sharmin backs away and cuts it late to short third and looks to pinch in a single, but Shorna sends her back and is stationary at the other end. Due to that, Sharmin has to retreat but Bosch from short third, releases a flat throw towards the keeper and Jafta collects it cleanly before whipping the bails off. The replay confirms that Sharmin is clearly short of her crease. Sobhana Mostary comes out to bat.

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sharmin Akhter, WIDE! Slides it way down leg, on a length. Sharmin shapes to paddle but misses.

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sharmin Akhter, Sliding on middle and leg, Akhter pushes it to the right of the bowler.

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sharmin Akhter, Short and outside off, cut to point.

Chloe Tryon to Shorna Akter, SIX! SAILS AWAY! The first biggie of the match comes off the bat of Shorna Akter. This is served up, full and into the slot, around middle and off. Shorna Akter shimmies down the track and smashes it over long on for a six.

Chloe Tryon to Shorna Akter, Drags the length back, outside off. Shorna Akter punches it to cover-point.

Chloe Tryon to Shorna Akter, Full and sliding on the leg stump. Shorna Akter tries to sweep and misses.

Chloe Tryon to Shorna Akter, Too full, around off, carved out to mid off.