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Faf Du Plessis fifty seals win on tough pitch

By the Numbers - du Plessis joins Sangakkara

South Africa's attack out-thought and outflanked Bangladesh's consistently enhancing pack to guard a sum of 148, more than 50% of which was scored by Faf du Plessis, who was unbeaten on 79 off 61 deliveries. On a dry surface that offered no pace and negligible turn, runs must be ground out and nobody other than du Plessis, and to a lesser degree Rilee Rossouw, demonstrated the tolerance needed to do that.

Still, Bangladesh would have at first been satisfied with their endeavors in confining South Africa to under 150. What they didn't can hope for was being skittled out for under 100 after South Africa's second-level assault upheld a stranglehold they could call their own. South Africa's seamers, sans Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander, balanced their strategies to suit conditions and the two spinners - JP Duminy and Aaron Phangiso - profited from the weight they made.

Kyle Abbott reported South Africa's expectation to assault notwithstanding the dead pitch when he started with an over of short balls. Tamim Iqbal got the 4^th one away for four yet just figured out how to glove the 6th to Quinton de Kock to start Bangladesh's slide.

That approach set the tone and Kagiso Rabada, who began off knocking down some pins length, soon acknowledged he expected to imitate up. He conveyed a burning bouncer, Soumya Sarkar couldn't control the draw and JP Duminy at profound square leg had a basic catch.

Abbott and Rabada proceeded with that line of assault to keep Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim decently yet Wayne Parnell offered some discharge. He went full for a large portion of his first over, permitting some relief, however David Wiese set the hold back on with slower balls and back-of-length conveyances.

Not at all like Bangladesh, who had started their playing with twist, South Africa held up until the seventh over to bring Aaron Phangiso on. At in the first place, it appeared that was the place Bangladesh could get once more into the diversion. Mushfiqur and Shakib looted 11 keeps running off Phangiso's first over to show how agreeable they were against slower ball.

However, they may have got excessively agreeable. Mushfiqur attempted to charge Duminy in the same way yet the bowler saw him advancing, let go one in on the cushions and had him gotten at profound midwicket. Duminy additionally represented Sabbir Rahman, for the most part because of de Kock, who took a jumping catch off an endeavored opposite compass, which at first hit the wicketkeeper on the thigh.

Phangiso did not go unrewarded either. Nasir Hossain hit a hurled up conveyance straight to short cover as Bangladesh started the second a large portion of their innings with as yet requiring 92 runs.

The last five wickets succumbed to 25 keeps running as South Arica's seamers were remunerated for their trickiness. Wiese took pace off, Parnell discovered an indication of converse swing and there was even a run-out, achieved by none other than AB de Villiers, who might have needed to compensate for his absence of commitment with the bat.

De Villiers was utilized as a part of the opening position and the analysis may at present oblige some work. He was excessively assaulting from the get-go, even as Arafat Sunny restricted him for room, and just dealt with two keeps running before giving Mashrafe Mortaza a catch at spread.

De Kock was in a comparative rush and assumed control as the attacker against Nasir. On his first endeavor, de Kock figured out how to drag the ball past mid-on for two. On the second, he lifted it over the spreads for six. In any case, on the third, he cut it under the control of spread point to leave du Plessis and Duminy with a harm impediment work.

Amidst the pair's revamping, Bangladesh presented pace surprisingly, in the 6th over. Mustafizur Rahman demonstrated to the rest industry standards to make utilization of conditions which offered practically nothing, by keeping down his length a touch and making utilization of the cutter. He surrendered only two keeps running in that over and South Africa were being secured.

Du Plessis and Duminy raised the stakes quickly after that. They took a four off each of the following four overs and focused on turning strike to lift the run rate to seven an over by the midway stage. All the more essentially, their association stayed in place and South Africa went into the second 50% of their innings with eight wickets close by.

With increasing speed the point, Duminy fell on his sword when he attempted to hit Sunny over mid-on. Nasir took a decent discover after at first misconceiving the heading he needed to keep running in. Du Plessis held structure and four balls later raised his half-century off 35 balls.

David Miller did not figure out how to stay with du Plessis, being caught in front off Shakib, when attempting to hit over the line. Be that as it may, the chief discovered an eager accomplice in Rossouw. Their fifth-wicket stand of 58 was the most noteworthy of the match and the 39 runs they removed the last four overs guaranteed South Africa had the runs they expected to take the arrangement lead.

The new playing situations for Tests, ODIs and T20Is became effective with this match and Mustafizur's no-ball for stature in the fifteenth over honored a free hit to South Africa.

By the Numbers - du Plessis joins Sangakkara