2007 Twenty20 World Championship: South Africa vs Bangladesh
{{date|September 15, 2007}}

[[w:South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] have beaten [[w:Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] by seven wickets in Group A of the [[w:2007 ICC World Twenty20|2007 ICC World Twenty20]] at [[w:Newlands Cricket Ground|Newlands Cricket Ground]], [[w:Cape Town|Cape Town]], [[South Africa]].

Bangladesh started their [[w:innings|innings]] quickly, and had reached fifty [[w:run (cricket)|runs]] by the start of the fourth [[w:over (cricket)|over]]. However they had also lost three wickets, as Nazimuddin fell [[w:leg before wicket|lbw]] to Makhaya Ntini's first delivery. Both Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Ashraful, who scored ten runs off three balls, were [[w:caught|caught]] by Graeme Smith. Aftab Ahmed was [[w:bowled|bowled]] by Morne Morkel after hitting 36 runs off 14 balls. Shakib Al Hasan only made 19 before being [[w:run out|run out]], and Bangladesh were restricted to 144 all out by some effective South African fielding.

South Africa comfortably reached the target with seven balls remaining, and had made 65 runs before Abdur Razzak trapped Jean-Paul Duminy lbw for 36. Graeme Smith was caught behind on 41, and Albie Morkel had also made 41 runs when he was caught at [[w:Fielding (cricket)#Fielding position names and locations|long-off]].

'''Toss:''' South Africa won, and chose to field first.

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-8 (Nazimuddin, 1.1 ov), 2-24 (Tamim Iqbal, 2.1 ov), 3-34 (Mohammad Ashraful, 2.4 ov), 4-58 (Aftab Ahmed, 4.2 ov), 5-77 (Shakib Al Hasan, 7.2 ov), 6-101 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 10.4 ov), 7-119 (Alok Kapali, 15.3 ov), 8-131 (Farhad Reza, 17.2 ov), 9-134 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 18.3 ov), 10-144 (Syed Rasel, 19.3 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Johan van der Wath|J J van der Wath]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=13|wickets=1|econ=3.25}}
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{{Cricket match box end}}

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player='''Total'''|status=('''3 wickets'''; 18.5 overs)|runs='''146'''|balls=|4s=15|6s=4|strike_rate=}}
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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-65 (Duminy, 8.4 ov), 2-108 (Smith, 13.4 ov), 3-123 (JA Morkel, 16.1 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' M V Boucher, S M Pollock, J J van der Wath, V D Philander, M Ntini, M Morkel

{{Cricket match bowling box begin|title='''[[Image:Flag of Bangladesh.svg|20px]] [[w:Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh bowling]]'''}}
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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Syed Rasel|Syed Rasel]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=28|wickets=0|econ=7.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzak]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=26|wickets=2|econ=6.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Mohammad Ashraful|Mohammad Ashraful]]|overs=2|maiden=0|runs=17|wickets=0|econ=8.50}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Shakib Al Hasan|Shakib Al Hasan]]|overs=4|maiden=0|runs=28|wickets=1|econ=7.00}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Farhad Reza|Farhad Reza]]|overs=1|maiden=0|runs=13|wickets=0|econ=13.00}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''South Africa:''' [[w:Graeme Smith|G C Smith]] (capt), [[w:Jean-Paul Duminy|J P Duminy]], [[w:Abraham de Villiers|A B de Villiers]], [[w:Mark Boucher|M V Boucher]] (wkt), [[w:Justin Kemp|J M Kemp]], [[w:Shaun Pollock|S M Pollock]], [[w:Albie Morkel|J A Morkel]], [[w:Johan van der Wath|J J van der Wath]], [[w:Vernon Philander|V D Philander]], [[w:Makhaya Ntini|M Ntini]], [[w:Morne Morkel|M Morkel]]

'''Bangladesh:'''[[w:Tamim Iqbal|Tamim Iqbal]], [[w:Nazimuddin|Nazimuddin]], [[w:Aftab Ahmed|Aftab Ahmed]], [[w:Mohammad Ashraful|Mohammad Ashraful]] (capt), [[w:Shakib Al Hasan|Shakib Al Hasan]], [[w:Alok Kapali|Alok Kapali]], [[w:Farhad Reza|Farhad Reza]], [[w:Mushfiqur Rahim|Mushfiqur Rahim]] (wkt), [[w:Mashrafe Mortaza|Mashrafe Mortaza]], [[w:Syed Rasel|Syed Rasel]], [[w:Abdur Razzak (cricketer)|Abdur Razzak]]

'''Man of the Match:''' [[w:Morne Morkel|M Morkel]] (South Africa)<br>
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'''Umpires:''' [[w:Asad Rauf|Asad Rauf]] (Pakistan) and [[w:Tony Hill (umpire)|A L Hill]] (New Zealand)<br>
'''TV Umpire:''' [[w:Ian Howell|I L Howell]] (South Africa)<br>
'''Match Referee:''' [[w:Ranjan Madugalle|R S Madugalle]] (Sri Lanka)<br>
'''Reserve Umpire:''' M Erasmus (South Africa)

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==Sources==
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South Africa have beaten Bangladesh by seven wickets in Group A of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa.

Bangladesh started their innings quickly, and had reached fifty runs by the start of the fourth over. However they had also lost three wickets, as Nazimuddin fell lbw to Makhaya Ntini's first delivery. Both Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Ashraful, who scored ten runs off three balls, were caught by Graeme Smith. Aftab Ahmed was bowled by Morne Morkel after hitting 36 runs off 14 balls. Shakib Al Hasan only made 19 before being run out, and Bangladesh were restricted to 144 all out by some effective South African fielding.

South Africa comfortably reached the target with seven balls remaining, and had made 65 runs before Abdur Razzak trapped Jean-Paul Duminy lbw for 36. Graeme Smith was caught behind on 41, and Albie Morkel had also made 41 runs when he was caught at long-off.

'Toss:' South Africa won, and chose to field first.

'Fall of wickets:' 1-8 (Nazimuddin, 1.1 ov), 2-24 (Tamim Iqbal, 2.1 ov), 3-34 (Mohammad Ashraful, 2.4 ov), 4-58 (Aftab Ahmed, 4.2 ov), 5-77 (Shakib Al Hasan, 7.2 ov), 6-101 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 10.4 ov), 7-119 (Alok Kapali, 15.3 ov), 8-131 (Farhad Reza, 17.2 ov), 9-134 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 18.3 ov), 10-144 (Syed Rasel, 19.3 ov)


'Fall of wickets:' 1-65 (Duminy, 8.4 ov), 2-108 (Smith, 13.4 ov), 3-123 (JA Morkel, 16.1 ov)

'Did not bat:' M V Boucher, S M Pollock, J J van der Wath, V D Philander, M Ntini, M Morkel


'South Africa:' G C Smith (capt), J P Duminy, A B de Villiers, M V Boucher (wkt), J M Kemp, S M Pollock, J A Morkel, J J van der Wath, V D Philander, M Ntini, M Morkel

'Bangladesh:'Tamim Iqbal, Nazimuddin, Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful (capt), Shakib Al Hasan, Alok Kapali, Farhad Reza, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mashrafe Mortaza, Syed Rasel, Abdur Razzak

'Man of the Match:' M Morkel (South Africa)

'Umpires:' Asad Rauf (Pakistan) and A L Hill (New Zealand)
'TV Umpire:' I L Howell (South Africa)
'Match Referee:' R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
'Reserve Umpire:' M Erasmus (South Africa)
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