Overview

• South Africa reached 235 for 7 to beat Bangladesh’s 232 for 6 by three wickets with three balls remaining.
• Nadine de Klerk finished 37 not out off 29 balls, striking a four and a six in the final over for the second straight match.
• From 5 for 78, Chloe Tryon (62) and Marizanne Kapp (56) put on 85 for the sixth wicket, with Tryon earning player of the match.
• Bangladesh’s total was built on Shorna Akter’s unbeaten 51 and Sharmin Akhter’s 50 after a slow start, while Nonkululeko Mlaba led South Africa’s bowlers with 2 for 42.
• A dropped catch of de Klerk in the penultimate over proved costly for Bangladesh, and the teams now turn to Sri Lanka vs South Africa on Friday in Colombo and Bangladesh vs Australia on Thursday at the same venue.