Delhi: In the 14th match of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, South Africa defeated Bangladesh by 3 wickets in a thrilling match. This match was played at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. At the beginning of the match, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 232 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs.

bangladesh innings

Batting first, Bangladesh scored 232 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs. The team had scored 28 runs in the powerplay and then gradually increased the run rate. Sharmin Akhtar and captain Nigar Sultana played important innings. Sharmin scored 50 and Nigar scored 32 runs. Shorna Akhtar played an unbeaten inning of 51 runs, which included 3 fours and 3 sixes. In the end, Ritu Moni scored unbeaten 19 runs with the help of 3 fours in 8 balls and took the team beyond 230.

For South Africa, Nonkululeko Mlaba took two wickets, while Nadine de Klerk and Chloe Tryon got one wicket each.

South Africa’s important victory

In reply, South Africa had a very poor start. Opener Tazmin Britts was out in the very first over without opening the account. After this, a misunderstanding between Wolwart and Anneke Bosch resulted in the wicket of Wolwart. Bosch also could not last long and Derksen, who was debuting, also returned to the pavilion early.

At such a time, the South African team seemed to be in trouble. But, Marizanne Cap (56) and Chloe Tryon (62) handled the innings. Both of them made an excellent partnership. Along with running, he batted systematically. However, when Cap was out and Tryon was run out, Bangladesh once again got a chance to make a comeback.

When the pressure increased in the last overs, Nadine de Klerk and Masabata Klass played with patience. Bangladesh fielders also dropped an easy catch of Nadine, which proved costly. Nadine scored an unbeaten 37 runs and Klaus scored 10 runs to help the team win.

For Bangladesh, Nahida Akhtar took two wickets, while Ritu Moni, Fahima Khatoon and Rabeya Khan got one wicket each.

In this match, Bangladesh team gave a tough fight, but in the end, South Africa’s experience and patience won.