Twenty20 World Championship 2007

South Africa vs Bangladesh

South Africa Coast To Seven-Wicket Win Over Bangladesh

Hosts South Africa scored a comfortable seven wicket victory over Bangladesh in the final group A game of World Twenty20 in Cape Town. Graeme Smith struck some fierce shots in 41 and Albie Morkel fired two sixes in his 41, before Justin Kemp sealed victory in the 19th over with a six.
Earlier, Bangladesh made an explosive start and reached 50 in the fourth over, but had lost too may wickets then to lose their way. The first 38 runs in the innings came from boundaries, with Aftab Ahmed leading the charge as he made 36 off 14 balls, with five fours and two sixes. However Bangladesh were all out for 144 with three balls left.

South Africa after topping the group, will be happy to find themselves grouped with New Zealand, England and India in Group E, instead of the more unpredictable elements of the other group, which has Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan. That is where Bangladesh is going.

ICC World Twenty20, BAN vs SA, Group A: South Africa 146-3 (18.5 ovs) bt Bangladesh 144 (19.3 ovs) by 7 wkts

Twenty20 World Championship 2007

South Africa vs Bangladesh

Scorecard

Bangladesh Innings 144 all out (19.3 overs)

South Africa Innings 146 for 3 (18.5 overs)

			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Tamim	c Smith	b Pollock	8	7	2	0
Nazimuddin	lbw	b Ntini	0	1	0	0
Aftab		b M Morkel	36	14	5	2
Ashraful	c Smith	b Pollock	10	3	1	1
Saqibul	run out		19	14	3	0
Kapali	c de Villiers	b M Morkel	14	35	0	0
Mortaza	c Duminy	b Philander	12	8	0	2
Reza	c Kemp	b Philander	19	21	0	2
Rahim	c Pollock	b van der Wath	4	6	0	0
Razzak	not out		2	6	0	0
Rasel		b Pollock	6	3	1	0
Extras		1nb 3w 10lb	14
Total		all out	144	(19.3 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Pollock 3.3 0 40 3 Ntini 2.0 0 31 1 M Morkel 4.0 0 21 2 van der Wath 4.0 0 13 1 Philander 4.0 0 23 2 A Morkel 2.0 0 6 0

Fall of wicket   8 Nazimuddin 24 Tamim 34 Ashraful 58 Aftab 77 Saqibul 101 Mortaza 119 Kapali 131 Reza 134 Rahim 144 Rasel

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			Runs	Balls	4s	6s
Smith	c Rahim	b Saqibul	41	34	6	0
Duminy	lbw	b Razzak	36	28	4	1
A Morkel	c Reza	b Razzak	41	29	3	2
de Villiers	not out		14	15	1	0
Kemp	not out		12	7	1	1
Extras		1w 1lb	2
Total		for 3	146	(18.5 ovs)

Bowler O M R W Mortaza 3.5 0 33 0 Rasel 4.0 0 28 0 Razzak 4.0 0 26 2 Ashraful 2.0 0 17 0 Saqibul 4.0 0 28 1 Reza 1.0 0 13 0

Fall of wicket   65 Duminy 108 Smith 123 A Morkel

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Umpires: Asad Rauf, A L Hill

Twenty20 Schedule, South Africa

World Twenty20 2007

Group A:

11 September: South Africa vs West Indies at Johannesburg
13 September: West Indies vs Bangladesh at Johannesburg
15 September: South Africa vs Bangladesh at Cape Town

Group B:

12 September: Australia vs Zimbabwe at Cape Town
13 September: Zimbabwe vs England at Cape Town
14 September: Australia vs England at Cape Town

Group C:

12 September: New Zealand vs Kenya at Durban
14 September: Sri Lanka vs Kenya at Johannesburg
15 September: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Johannesburg

Group D:

12 September: Pakistan vs Scotland at Durban
13 September: India vs Scotland at Durban
14 September: India vs Pakistan at Durban

Super Eight phase:

16 September: New Zealand vs India at Johannesburg
16 September: Australia vs Bangladesh at Cape Town
16 September: South Africa vs England at Cape Town
17 September: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg
18 September: New Zealand vs England at Durban
18 September: Australia vs Pakistan at Johannesburg
18 September: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Johannesburg
19 September: South Africa vs New Zealand at Durban
19 September: England vs India at Durban
20 September: Australia vs Sri Lanka at Cape Town
20 September: Bangladesh vs Pakistan at Cape Town
20 September: South Africa vs India at Durban

Semi-finals:

22 September: New Zealand vs Pakistan at Cape Town
22 September: India vs Australia at Durban

Final:

24 September at Johannesburg