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

Chloe Tryon to Fargana Hoque, Full and speared in, on off, Fargana knocks it in front of mid off and calls her partner through. A misfield allows the run to be completed easily.

Chloe Tryon to Rubya Haider, Leg bye! Drags the length back and bowls it outside off, Haider gets low in front for the sweep but misses. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the body wide of short third.

Chloe Tryon to Rubya Haider, FOUR! In the gap! A bit too full from Chloe, on midle, Rubya gets down on a knee and nails the sweep all along the ground. Hits it right between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary.

Chloe Tryon to Rubya Haider, Pushed through, on off, Haider gets behind the line to block.

Chloe Tryon to Fargana Hoque, Short and angled in, on off, Fargana Hoque waits back and glides it with an open bat face wide of short third for a single.

Chloe Tryon to Fargana Hoque, Drops it short, on off, Hoque slaps it to cover.

End of Powerplay! South Africa can now have a maximum of four fielders outside the 25-yard circle for the remainder of the innings, but Laura Wolvaardt might just want to stick with the current field setup and tempt the Bangladeshi openers to take risks and go over the top. This is now the highest opening stand of this year’s World Cup for Bangladesh, so, one box ticked for them, but they’ll need to show a bit more intent, not necessarily through boundaries, but by rotating the strike and keeping the scoreboard ticking. Chloe Tryon is now introduced into the attack, replacing Marizanne Kapp.

Nadine De Klerk to Rubya Haider, Aims the off pole, full in length. Rubya Haider taps it across to short mid-wicket. 

Nadine De Klerk to Rubya Haider, On a length and outside off, punched to short cover.

Nadine De Klerk to Rubya Haider, FOUR! A boundary after a long time for Bangladesh Women! On middle, on a fuller length. Rubya Haider collapses her back knee into the pitch and slogs it through square leg for a cracking boundary. 

Nadine De Klerk to Rubya Haider, Around off and full, Haider smashes it away, but finds mid off.

Nadine De Klerk to Rubya Haider, Full and on off, defended off the front foot.

Nadine De Klerk to Rubya Haider, Nadine De Klerk is into the attack now. Bowls a fuller one, on middle. Rubya Haider flicks it to square leg and denies the single as Fargana Hoque is almost halfway through to pinch a single. But a wide throw towards the bowler allows Hoque to slide her bat back in.  

Marizanne Kapp to Rubya Haider, Nips in from off, on a fuller length. Rubya Haider clips behind to deep fine leg and gets a single. Just 2 singles off this over. Marizanne Kapp's figures are 5-0-10-0.

Marizanne Kapp to Rubya Haider, Full, slanting in on middle. Haider flicks it to short mid-wicket.

Marizanne Kapp to Fargana Hoque, Leg cutter, full and around off. Fargana Hoque drives it wide of mid off for a quick single.

Marizanne Kapp to Fargana Hoque, Fuller than a length, on off, Fargana Hoque prods forward and eases it back to Kapp.

Marizanne Kapp to Fargana Hoque, Slams the deck hard, on middle. Fargana Hoque gets across and nudges it to mid-wicket.

Marizanne Kapp to Fargana Hoque, Attacks the stumps, on a length. Fargana Hoque covers the line and punches it to the right of the bowler.

Masabata Klaas to Rubya Haider, Full in length, on the leg stump line. Rubya Haider drives it uppishly and on the bounce to mid on.

Masabata Klaas to Rubya Haider, Fuller delivery, on off. Rubya Haider leans on and taps it to short extra cover.

Masabata Klaas to Rubya Haider, WIDE! Length-delivery, cutting across the tramline on the off side. Rubya Haider tries to cut it square, but misses. Wide given. A tough call, though.

Masabata Klaas to Rubya Haider, On a good length, just outside off. Rubya drives it on the rise to mid off.

Masabata Klaas to Rubya Haider, Touch fuller and on off. Rubya Haider presses forward and blocks it out.

Masabata Klaas to Fargana Hoque, Full and jagging in a touch from middle. Fargana Hoque clips it behind to deep fine leg for an easy single.

Masabata Klaas to Rubya Haider, Fuller than a length, on the leg stump. Rubya Haider clears the front leg and whips it to deep backward square leg for a single. 

Marizanne Kapp to Fargana Hoque, Full and nipping sharply away, outside off. A watchful leave by Fargana Hoque.

Marizanne Kapp to Rubya Haider, Back of a length, on middle, angling down further. Rubya Haider tries to turn it to the leg side, but misses. The ball deflects off her thigh pad and rolls to the right of the keeper. They get a leg bye as Jafta collects the ball.

Marizanne Kapp to Rubya Haider, Swing and a miss! Outside off, on a good length. Rubya Haider has a wild waft at it, with her feet moving nowhere. Gets beaten on the outside edge.

Marizanne Kapp to Rubya Haider, Just short! Shapes into the batter from a length, around off. Rubya Haider gets the ball high on the bat and mistimes the pull shot a bit uppishly. Luckily, it does not have the power to carry towards mid-wicket and lands on the bounce.

Marizanne Kapp to Rubya Haider, WIDE! Reload! Slides across the batter and down leg, on a fuller length. Rubya Haider misses to flick. 

Marizanne Kapp to Rubya Haider, Fractionally full and outside off. Rubya Haider drives it to mid off.

Marizanne Kapp to Rubya Haider, Short of a good length, outside off, Haider punches off the back foot to cover-point.

Masabata Klaas to Fargana Hoque, Full and on middle and leg, clipped with the wrists to square leg. A productive over for Bangladesh. 8 runs off it.

Masabata Klaas to Fargana Hoque, On a good length, jagging into the batter. Fargana Hoque presses forward and defends off the inner half of the bat to the leg side.

Masabata Klaas to Fargana Hoque, FOUR! Gets it through the gap! Short of a length, angling into the bodyline. Fargana Hoque weighs back and pulls it to the right of mid-wicket. The ball teases Annerie Dercksen's sprint all the way to the ropes and wins the race.

Masabata Klaas to Fargana Hoque, Touch full and on off. Fargana Hoque responds with a solid front foot defence.

Masabata Klaas to Fargana Hoque, FOUR! The first boundary of the match! Fuller delivery, on the off stump line. Fargana Hoque shimmies down the pitch and smashes it to the right of the diving mid off fielder for a boundary.

Masabata Klaas to Fargana Hoque, Back of a length, outside off. Fargana Hoque punches off the back foot to mid off.

Marizanne Kapp to Fargana Hoque, Fullish delivery, onto the pads. Fargana Hoque flicks it to the left of deep fine leg for a single.

Marizanne Kapp to Fargana Hoque, A short ball that dies on the bounce, on the leg stump line. Fargana Hoque ducks under it. Sinalo Jafta makes a fumble to gather the ball to her left, and it rolls to the first slip fielder.

Marizanne Kapp to Fargana Hoque, Fuller and inviting the batter to draw the front foot out. Fargana Hoque does that and gets a thick outside edge as the ball rolls to backward point.

Marizanne Kapp to Fargana Hoque, Leg cutter, full and around off. Fargana Hoque carefully watches it before blocking off the front foot.

Marizanne Kapp to Fargana Hoque, Length-delivery on off. Fargana Hoque waits back and taps it to short cover.

Marizanne Kapp to Fargana Hoque, Hard length, nipping back into the batter from the fourth stump. Fargana Hoque is pinned on the crease and before she could bring the bat down, the ball thumped her front thigh pad. A slight appeal for LBW, but clearly height was the issue there.

Masabata Klaas to Rubya Haider, Full and straight, around off. Rubya Haider crisply drives it straight down the ground and the ball is cut off by mid off to her left.

Masabata Klaas to Rubya Haider, Outside off, on a length. It lands and nips away further. Rubya Haider tries to drive that on the rise, but gets no bat on ball.

Masabata Klaas to Rubya Haider, WIDE! Miles outside the tramline on the off side. Rubya Haider leaves it alone. Sinalo Jafta dives low to her left and gathers it.

Masabata Klaas to Rubya Haider, Spotting Rubya dancing down the track, Klaas drags her length, on middle. Rubya Haider is forced to bunt that down the pitch.

Masabata Klaas to Rubya Haider, Fuller delivery, on off. Rubya Haider walks forward to negate the swing and pushes at it, but gets an inside edge onto the front pad.