Visakhapatnam: Marizanne Kapp (56) and Chloe Tryon (62) scored half-centuries and overshadowed similar efforts by Sharmin Akhter (50) and Shorna Akter (51*) as South Africa prevailed over Bangladesh by three wickets with three balls to spare in a well-fought encounter in the Women’s ODI World Cup in Visakhapatnam on Monday.

With eight needed from the last six balls, Nadine de Klerk, dropped at long-off by Shorna in the 49th over, sealed victory for the Proteas, hammering a four and a six in three balls, repeating a similar act against India in their previous match at the same Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium.

After Bangladesh elected to bat first, Sharmin Akhter, brought in for this match, scored 50 off 77 balls (6×4) to lay the foundation, while Shorna Akter hammered

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