Half centuries from Chloe Tryon and Marizanne Kapp guided South Africa to a thrilling three-wicket victory over Bangladesh at the ICC Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In pursuit of 233, the Proteas were reduced to 78 for five, but Tryon (62) and Kapp (56) fought back to swing momentum back in their team\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bangladesh pushed hard throughout the contest, but Nadine de Klerk was on hand to hit the winning runs \u2013 a huge six over deep square leg – with just three balls remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Tigresses had earlier posted 232 for six thanks to the fastest half-century of the ICC Women\u2019s Cricket World Cup 2025 from 18-year-old Shorna Akter off just 34 balls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having elected to bat first in Visakhapatnam, Bangladesh\u2019s openers battled hard early on in swinging conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sixth over saw Fargana Hoque claim her first two boundaries as the 32-year-old advanced down the track and punted Masabata Klaas first through mid-off before swivelling superbly to pull behind square two balls later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first pairing went on to bring up their fifty partnership in the 16th over but Tryon struck soon after, as Rubya Haider dragged an attempted slog-sweep to De Klerk at mid-on for 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Africa\u2019s bowlers succeeded in stifling Bangladesh\u2019s efforts with the bat and Fargana was next to go for 30 to Nonkululeko Mlaba after attempting a sweep shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sharmin Akhter and captain Nigar Sultana Joty looked to accelerate the innings and put on 77 for the third wicket to take Bangladesh to 150 with 10 overs to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Joty looked set to kick on, Mlaba had her caught for 32 in the covers after drilling a tossed-up delivery straight to Laura Wolvaardt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The arrival of Shorna brought the first six of the Bangladesh innings over long-on as Sharmin went to her first World Cup fifty \u2013 and her ninth in ODIs overall – in the 42nd over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the latter was runout for 50 following a mix-up to leave the score on 164 for four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both Sobhana Mostary \u2013 runout with a direct hit from Tumi Sekhukhune – and Rabeya Khan went cheaply thereafter, but late fireworks from Shorna, who reached her maiden ODI fifty in the final over, and Ritu Moni helped their side post a competitive total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Africa\u2019s reply got off to a shaky start as Tazmin Brits chipped straight back to Nahida Akter for a golden duck, but captain Laura Wolvaardt and Anneke Bosch rallied to put on 55 for the second wicket after the former was dropped on 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A mix-up in communication led to Wolvaardt\u2019s departure as she was run out for 31 when attempting to come back for a second run to leave South Africa 58 for two after 15 overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That triggered a partial collapse as the Proteas fell to 78 for five after Bangladesh\u2019s spinners turned the game in their favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ritu Moni removed Bosch for 28 after she skewed the ball to mid-off before Rabeya and Fahima Khatun both produced exquisite deliveries to bowl Annerie Dercksen and Sinalo Jafta respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Kapp held her nerve in the middle overs, bringing up a patient half-century by dispatching Shorna for six down the ground at the start of the 40th over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the other end, Tryon provided able support to the 35-year-old as the pair put on 85 to get South Africa back into the contest, but Kapp\u2019s dismissal \u2013 caught mistiming an attempted slog for 56 \u2013 left their pursuit at 163 for six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tryon plundered 15 out of the 16 runs from an eventful 44th over \u2013 which saw her dropped, go to fifty and hit three boundaries – to get to within 37 runs of victory with six overs left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ritu Moni\u2019s direct hit to see the back of Tryon for 62 kept the match on a knife edge but De Klerk, who finished unbeaten on 37 after being dropped on 26, was once again there at the end to see her country home alongside Klaas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wolvaardt praised the way South Africa\u2019s middle order held their nerve as her side secured a third consecutive victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The South African captain highlighted the efforts of Tryon (62) and Kapp (56) as the turning point in the match after the Proteas found themselves 78 for five after 22.1 overs chasing 233 runs to beat Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The pair put on 85 for the sixth wicket to wrestle back control of proceedings in Visakhapatnam and that partnership teed up Nadine De Klerk to win the game by three wickets with a six over deep square leg with just three balls remaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Africa sit third in the group stage table after the result and Wolvaardt paid tribute to her match-winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She said: \u201cKappy and Chloe were amazing. It definitely wasn\u2019t the start we wanted. We had a slower start, just trying to be watchful, knowing their spinners are quite skilful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe were trying to build a partnership, but unfortunately, we lost wickets early. That partnership between Kappy and Chloe was crucial in getting us back into the game and Nadine finishing it off was fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Tigresses gave themselves a competitive total to defend after posting 232 for six from their 50 overs, which had seen 18-year-old Shorna Akter hit the fastest half-century at this year\u2019s World Cup \u2013 which was also her maiden international fifty \u2013 from just 34 balls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In reply, South Africa\u2019s top order came unstuck against Bangladesh\u2019s spinners who accounted for Tazmin Brits (0), Anneke Bosch (28), Annerie Dercksen (2) and Sinalo Jafta (4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And while Wolvaardt, who was run out for 31, knows winning is the most important thing, she hopes those coming in early on will find form soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She continued: \u201c[Our starts] haven\u2019t been ideal, but we\u2019re getting over the line. In past series and games, we might have ended up on the losing side, so it\u2019s positive we\u2019re winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur middle order is scoring a lot of runs, which is good. I\u2019m sure there will be a game where our top order fires. We just need to keep believing and stay confident. Some bowlers have stepped up with the bat too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tryon was awarded the Player of the Match award for her exploits, but the 31-year-old couldn\u2019t overstate the impact of having Kapp at the other end during their timely partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s easier with her at the other end, but I\u2019m happy we got the win today,\u201d said Tryon. \u201cWe just kept it nice and simple. We just wanted to take it ball by ball and wait for the bad balls to come. We needed a good partnership, especially to take it to the last 10 overs. We backed ourselves to get through, and we did. I\u2019m happy we got over the line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bangladesh\u2019s captain Nigar Sultana Joty could not fault the efforts of her team as they nearly succeeded in producing one of the biggest upsets in women\u2019s cricket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And while the result did not go their way, the skipper vowed her team would be back stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She added: \u201cI\u2019ve told [my players] to be proud of what they\u2019ve done in the middle. This is not the last game we\u2019ll play. We have three more games left, and we should keep our heads high because we\u2019ve given [South Africa] a tough time on the field. We should keep doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RESULT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bangladesh 232\/6 from 50.0 overs (Shorna Akter 51*, Sharmin Akhter 50; Nonkululeko Mlaba 2\/42, Nadine de Klerk 1\/39)<\/p>\n\n\n\n South Africa 235\/7 from 49.3 overs (Chloe Tryon 62, Marizanne Kapp 56; Nahida Akter 2\/44, Ritu Moni 1\/29)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Result: South Africa won by 3 wickets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Half centuries from Chloe Tryon and Marizanne Kapp guided South Africa to a thrilling three-wicket victory over Bangladesh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[69],"class_list":["post-4581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat","tag-cricket"],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RSA-cricket_compressed.jpg",1932,828,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RSA-cricket_compressed-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RSA-cricket_compressed-300x129.jpg",300,129,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RSA-cricket_compressed-768x329.jpg",640,274,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RSA-cricket_compressed-1024x439.jpg",640,274,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RSA-cricket_compressed-1536x658.jpg",1536,658,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RSA-cricket_compressed.jpg",1932,828,false],"morenews-large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RSA-cricket_compressed-825x575.jpg",825,575,true],"morenews-medium":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RSA-cricket_compressed-590x410.jpg",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"Newsbeat<\/a>","tag_info":"Newsbeat","comment_count":"0","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RSA-cricket_compressed.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4581"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4584,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4581\/revisions\/4584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}