Kagiso Rabada took 3/20 and skipper Temba Bavuma made an unbeaten 31 as South Africa beat Bangladesh by six wickets at the Twenty20 World Cup on Tuesday to edge closer to the semi-finals.
Rabada and fellow quick Anrich Nortje shared six wickets between them to skittle out Bangladesh for 84 in 18.2 overs in Abu Dhabi.
South Africa lost four wickets but Bavuma steered the team home in 13.3 overs to boost their semi-final hopes with three wins from four Super 12 matches.
Bangladesh officially bowed out of the race for the final four after losing all their four matches.
Here's the updated points table after 30 matches:
Super 12:
Group 1
Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Net RR | Points |
1 | England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +3.183 | 8 |
2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +0.742 | 6 |
3 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.627 | 4 |
4 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -0.590 | 2 |
5 | West Indies | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1.598 | 2 |
6 | Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.435 | 0 |
Group 2
Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Net RR | Points |
1 | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.638 | 6 |
2 | Afghanistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3.097 | 4 |
3 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.765 | 2 |
4 | Namibia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1.287 | 2 |
5 | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.609 | 0 |
6 | Scotland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.562 | 0 |
Take a look at the leading run-scorer, the top wicket-taker and the team standings after Wednesday's first game:
Most Runs: Jos Buttler - England (214 runs)
Most Wickets: Wanindu Hasaranga - Sri Lanka (14 wickets)
Round 1 Group Stage:
Group A
Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Net RR | Points |
1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3.754 | 4 |
2 | Namibia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.523 | 4 |
3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.853 | 2 |
4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.460 | 0 |
Group B
Position | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Net RR | Points |
1 | Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.775 | 6 |
2 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1.733 | 4 |
3 | Oman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.025 | 2 |
4 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.655 | 0 |
With inputs from agencies
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