Overview

• South Africa reached 235/7 in 49.3 overs to chase down Bangladesh’s 232/6 in Visakhapatnam.
• The chase wobbled at 78/5 before Marizanne Kapp’s 56 and Chloe Tryon’s 62 rebuilt the innings, with Tryon named player of the match.
• Nadine de Klerk closed out the game with late boundaries, finishing the target with a four and a six in the final over.
• Bangladesh’s total was powered by Sharmin Akhter’s 50 and an 18-year-old Shorna Akter’s 51 off 35 balls, recorded as the fastest ODI fifty by a Bangladeshi.
• Captain Nigar Sultana said the young team was in tears and believed they were 10–15 runs short, with their next group match against Australia on October 16.