SA vs BAN 2nd ODI Commentary - Johannesburg (20 March 2022)

This is pushed well outside off. Kyle Verreynne looks to drive but gets an inside edge past the off stump and picks up a single.

FOUR! That's it! Rassie van der Dussen has finished things off in style and South Africa have made it 1-1! This is short and wide, Rassie hangs back and slaps it through covers for a boundary. The hosts win comfortably by 7 wickets!

On middle and leg, flicked towards mid-wicket.

Afif slides one across the off stump and this one keeps low. Verreynne looks to cut but misses.

Short and wide, slapped away to cover. The fielder over there fumbles and allows the single.

On the pads, turned through square leg for one more.

Shorter but slower. Verreynne makes room to cut but edges it back onto the deck.

On middle, pushed down the ground for one.

Shorter and on middle. Verreynne makes room and punches it towards extra cover.

On middle and leg, pushed away off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for one.

On off, defended out by van der Dussen.

Sliding onto off, pushed off the inner half of the bat back to the bowler.

On the pads, swept away to deep backward square leg for one more. Single digits required now for South Africa.

On the pads, eased through wide mid on for a single.

Around leg stump, this is tucked away to square leg.

On off, Verreynne reaches out and pushes it towards mid off for a quick single.

Drifted onto the pads, this is wristed away through square leg for a single.

On leg stump, flicked straight to the man at short mid-wicket.

Down the leg side, this is tickled down to fine leg for one more.

Quicker one, on middle and leg. Rassie van der Dussen gets pushed onto the back foot but keeps it out. South Africa just playing out the overs now and not looking to end the match with a flourish.

Quicker and fuller, on off. This is pushed away towards cover.

Fuller again, driven straight to the man at cover by Rassie.

Around off, Rassie van der Dussen keeps it out on the off side.

A bit slower and around middle. Blocked.

Flatter one, on off. Rassie van der Dussen edges it down towards point.

On middle and turning away. Rassie van der Dussen watchfully blocks it out. Shakib Al Hasan ends his spell with another maiden.

OUT! CAUGHT! Temba Bavuma was looking a bit edgy out there and eventually ends up giving away his wicket. On the pads, Bavuma gets down on one knee and sweeps it away. He plays it aerially but doesn't have enough timing on it to clear the fence. Shoriful Islam takes a fine catch at the backward square leg fence and Afif Hossain has a wicket. He's had a brilliant game but it's just a consolation wicket in the end.

Rassie is off the mark straightaway. On the pads, tucked away off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for one.

Around middle and leg, nudged off the inner half of the bat towards short fine leg.

FOUR! Gets this one through does Kyle Verreynne and brings up his fifty as well. A very well-compiled innings from him today. Shorter and outside off. Verreynne stands tall and thumps it through covers for a boundary.

Shorter and quicker, on off. Punched away off the back foot towards covers.

Flatter one, around off. Verreynne cuts it hard but straight towards cover. Just 14 more required now.

Shorter and on off. Verreynne looks to cut but gets it off the bottom edge towards the bowler.

On off, stroked away to long off for a single.

Nicely drifted into middle and leg. Temba Bavuma watchfully keeps it out.

On off, nudged away towards cover.

Around off, a slight shuffle from Bavuma but blocks it out in the end.

Full and straight, driven down to long off for one.

On leg stump and turning into the pads. Verreynne hangs back and tucks it away towards square leg.

Fuller and around middle. Pushed back to the bowler.

This is slid across off, Verreynne taps it onto the off side.

On middle, turned through mid-wicket for a run.

Tossed up, around leg. Bavuma goes for the hard sweep behind square but misses and gets hit on the pads.

And again! Around leg, Bavuma sweeps and makes no connection. Just one run off the last 2 overs. 21 needed now off 19 overs.

It's the arm ball! This one slides into off. Bavuma keeps it out.

On middle, flicked away leg side.

Tossed up, on off. Bavuma drives but can't beat the fielder at cover-point.

Quicker one, on off. Blocked out.

Around off, stroked away towards cover.

Flatter this time, again on off and Bavuma defends it towards covers. Maiden!

Floated up, across the off stump. Bavuma shuffles and works it through square leg for a single.

On off, dipping on the batter. Verreynne keeps it out.

 Verreynne steps out and Afif pushes it a bit wider. Verreynne manages to steer it through wide mid on for a single.

Temba Bavuma getting a bit too excited now. Tossed up on middle and turning in. Bavuma dances down the track and looks to hit it out of  the ground over the mid-wicket fence but gets no contact on it.

Around leg, this is eased down to long on for a run.

NOT OUT! Afif Hossain slides this one across off. Kyle Verreynne doesn't pick up the length and reaches out to drive. He misses and the bails are take off by the keeper. The umpires go upstairs. The catch is checked first but there's a flat line on UltraEdge. The replays show that Verreynne never had his foot out of the crease and he survives.

Slowed up, on a length and on off. Verreynne waits for it and taps it through covers for a single.

Around off, Temba Bavuma goes for the reverse sweep but gets it off the gloves towards short third man. They do go for the risky single and get it.

On leg stump, eased towards mid on.

Around off, stroked to deep cover for one more by Verreynne.

FOUR! Picked up and dispatched! This is dragged down on middle and leg. Bavuma rocks back and lifts it over mid-wicket and picks up a boundary.

On off, nudged towards extra cover for an easy single.

Pitched up, on off. Bavuma drives it without much timing and towards mid off.

WIDE! Mustafizur Rahman comes over the wicket and spills it down the leg side. Bavuma looks to whip it off his hips but misses. Wided.

Nicely bowled! Slower ball, pushed well outside off. Bavuma looks to cut but gets completely undone by the lack of pace and the lack of bounce as well.

Slower again, this time bowled into the pitch and Bavuma taps it towards point. There's a direct-hit at the keeper's end but Temba Bavuma has hi bat inside the crease. The umpire doesn't take it upstairs and rightly so.

A slower short ball, around off. Bavuma awkwardly keeps it down towards backward point.

Edged and four! Mustafizur Rahman goes seam up this time and bowls it outside off. Temba Bavuma goes hard at it and gets a thick outside edge that runs down to the third man fence.

Around off, dabbed down towards cover-point. Ths hosts need 33 more runs now.

Sliding into middle, pushed onto the off side.

Flatter, on off. Verreynne hangs back and cuts it really late, past short third man for a couple.

On off, blocked.

Sliding into the pads, Verreynne flicks it leg side but can't fine the gap.

Nicely flighted, on off. Verreynne nudges it towards short cover.

FOUR! Floated up, a bit outside off. Kyle Verreynne cover drives through the line and gets it through covers. The man running in from the point fence can't cut it off. Boundary. In touching distance now South Africa.

On off and turning into the batter. Kyle Verreynne works it behind square on the off side for a single. 50 partnership comes up!

FOUR! Ohh...now a misfield from Shoriful Islam and Bavuma gets a boundary! On middle. Bavuma sweeps it towards the backward square leg region. Islam runs to his left and dives to stop it but the ball goes through him for a boundary.

Fuller on middle. Bavuma flicks it through mid-wicket for a couple.

Quicker and flatter on middle. Bavuma works it towards short mid-wicket.

Flatter around leg again. Bavuma works it towards the leg side.

WIDE! This one pitches on leg and turns further down the leg side. Bavuma looks to clip it but misses.

Pushed quicker on middle. Bavuma defends it out. Just 44 runs needed from 150 balls!

Fuller on middle. Kyle Verreynne drives it to short cover.

On off and full again. Kyle Verreynne drives it to long off for a single.

Pushed quicker on middle. Bavuma pushes it to mid on.

Darted on middle and leg. Bavuma looks to work it towards the leg side but misses.

On the shorter side on off. Bavuma punches it to mid on for a single.

Goes fuller on off. Kyle Verreynne pushes it to long off for a single.

Slower in the air, on middle. Bavuma works it towards square leg.

Goes fuller, outside off. Bavuma drives it to covers.

On middle and flatter. Bavuma works it towards mid-wicket.

On off and fuller. Bavuma paddle-sweeps it towards the fine leg region for a single.

Slightly shorter on middle and keeps it a tad low. Kyle Verreynne goes deep in his crease and works it away watchfully towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller on middle and leg. Bavuma works it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

On a good length, on off at 132 kph. Kyle Verreynne pushes it to mid off.

On a length, around off. Kyle Verreynne drives it on up towards covers.

FOUR! Good shot! Taskin Ahmed has been expensive today! On the shorter side on off, at a comfortable height. Kyle Verreynne pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Goes fuller on off at 141 kph. Kyle Verreynne drives it to short cover.

SIX! South Africa are in mood to finish this off quickly! Another short ball and punished again. Taskin Ahmed is not learning, he bangs this short on off. Kyle Verreynne is expecting it and pulls it over deep square leg for a biggie.

SIX! This time a flat bullet! Taskin Ahmed contnues with his short stuff. Goes short on off. Kyle Verreynne hangs on the back foot and slams it flat over deep square leg fence for a maximum.

Shakib Al Hasan serves this fuller on off. Bavuma drives it back to the bowler. Shakib Al Hasan fumbles a bit and a run is taken.

Shorter around off. Kyle Verreynne goes back and cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

Nicely played! On off. Bavuma paadle-sweeps it towards long leg for a couple.

Bit of bounce and turn! On off and it turns away with bounce. Bavuma gets the top of his blade as he looks to defend and the ball goes towards point.

Shorter in length, on off and turning away again. Bavuma looks to pull but misses.

Slower in the air, fuller on off. Bavuma blocks it off the front foot.

A bit of width on offer, Verreynne strokes it to the man at sweeper cover and picks up a single.

This is pushed wider and banged into the deck. Temba Bavuma goes after it but gets beaten due to the steep bounce. There's an appeal from the bowler and the keeper but Bangladesh have no more reviews remaining.

SIX! This is a shot of authority from the skipper! Banged in halfway. Temba Bavuma stands tall and pulls it nonchalantly over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

A length ball, nipping back in from off stump. Bavuma stays solid in defense.

On a good length, angled into off. Bavuma plays it on the up and through covers for a single.

This is pitched up on off. Verreynne gets pushed back into the crease but blocks it out.

Really slow, on off. This one turns in a long way. Bavuma waits for it and tucks it onto the leg side.

On middle, this is eased down to long on for a single.

One more. Shorter and on middle. Verreynne half-pulls it to long on.

Fuller and on off, worked off the leading edge towards covers for another single.

This is darted into middle. Verreynne manages to keep it down towards a catching mid-wicket.

On the pads, turned through mid-wicket for a single this time. South Africa smartly playing out the Bangladeshi spinners.

Sliding down leg, nicely tucked 'round the corner for a single by Bavuma.

Floated up, sliding on with the arm and into leg stump. Verreynne works it onto the leg side.

Quicker one, on off. This is cut away late, through short third man for a couple of runs.

Slowed up, on a length and around off. The ball turns away a bit and Verreynne blocks it off the back foot.

On off, driven straight to the man at cover.

A tad shorter, around off. Verreynne taps it towards cover-point.

On off, this one turns and bounces as well. Verreynne does well to dab it down on the leg side.

On middle and turning in, nudged past short leg for a single. The 100 is up for South Africa.

Tossed up, on middle and there's plenty turn again. Bavuma flicks it off the inner half of the bat towards backward square leg for a run.

Quicker one, on off. Verreynne keeps it out on the off side.

On middle, this is pushed towards mid on.

Nicely flighted, around middle. Verreynne nudges it towards short mid-wicket.

Flatter one, around off. De Kock pushes it towards short mid on.

OUT! TAKEN! What a catch that is from Afif Hossain! Tossed up, on off. Quinton de Kock gets down on one knee and goes for the slog sweep. He hits it towards the long boundary and it seems to be just sailing over the fielder. Hossain picks it up nicely, pouches it and he has the presence of mind to push it back up in the air as he is going over the boundary. He comes back in and takes it safely, astonishing! Quinton de Kock has to walk back after a fiery knock but Shakib Al Hasan has provided the breakthrough Bangladesh needed. 100 required now off about 35 more overs.

FOUR! Floated up, on leg stump. Kyle Verreynne just pushes it through the gap between mid on and mid-wicket and picks up a boundary.

This one slides on with the arm. Around off, Verreynne keeps it out.

Quicker one, darted into middle and leg. Verreynne does well to make room and push it out on the off side.

On middle, pushed towards mid-wicket for a quick single.

Shorter and turning down the leg side. Kyle Verreynne pulls it to fine leg for a single.

Slower in the air, on off and fuller. Quinton de Kock drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Turn again, it pitches on off and turns into middle. Kyle Verreynne goes back and pushes it to long on for a single.

On the shorter side again, outside off. Quinton de Kock cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

He needs to be fuller, this is slightly short on off. Kyle Verreynne goes back and knocks it down to long on for an easy single.

Six singles in the over! Outside off and keeps a bit low. Quinton de Kock pushes it to long on for a single.

Slightly shorter and flatter on middle. Quinton de Kock works it to square leg for a single.

Slower in the air, on off. Kyle Verreynne drives it towards short cover. Well-fielded there.

Slower in the air, on off. Kyle Verreynne pushes it to covers again.

Nicely bowled, loopy delivery, outside off. Kyle Verreynne reaches for it and gets a thick outside edge to point.

A flatter delivery on middle. Kyle Verreynne goes deep in his crease and blocks it.

Darted on middle and leg. Kyle Verreynne works it to fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Nicely played! On middle and turning into leg. Malan goes deep in his crease and works it  through square leg for a boundary.

On middle and flatter. Malan goes back and blocks it.

OUT! BOWLED! Mehidy Hasan provides the first breakthrough! Malan departs and have to say, this is a poor shot selection from him. A fuller delivery pitching around off and turning into middle. Malan gets across and looks to sweep it but misses as the ball turns into him. It shatters the stumps and Malan has to walk back now. Can Bangladesh get back into this game now?

Slower in the air, on middle. Kyle Verreynne skips down the track and fails to reach the pitch of the ball. He works it uppishly towards short mid-wicket but luckily for him, it falls just short.

A flatter delivery on middle. Kyle Verreynne defends it towards the leg side.

Leading edge! Slower in the air, on middle. Kyle Verreynne looks to work it towards the leg side. The ball catches the leading edge of his blade as he plays it tad early. Good over by Mehidy Hasan.

Goes fuller on off. Malan drives it to mid off.

On a length, around off and a bit of extra bounce. Malan defends it as the ball hits him high on the bat.

Back of a length, around off. Malan steps out and steers it through point for a single.

FOUR! Supreme timing yet again! Rahman lands it on a length, around off. Quinton de Kock just creams it past point for a boundary.

Serves a length ball, on off. Quinton de Kock mistimes his drive to mid on.

WIDE! Full and down the leg side. Quinton de Kock looks to flick it but misses.

A length delivery and slower in pace outside off. Quinton de Kock goes for a big mighty swing across the line but misses.

Slower in the air, on middle. Quinton de Kock makes a bit of room but ends up defending it towards the off side.

Slightly shorter on middle. Quinton de Kock pushes it to long on for a single.

NOT OUT! Tossed up around off. Malan looks to for a big slog-sweep but misses. The ball hits his back leg. There is a huge appeal from Mehidy Hasan but the umpire is not interested. Bangladesh decide to take review. The replays roll in and the UltraEdge shows no bat involved. The Ball Tracker rolls and it shows that the impact is outside off. So Malan will continue.

A flatter delivery on middle. Malan works it towards the leg side.

Goes fuller on middle. Malan pushes it to long on for a single.

Ohh...dropped by Rahim! Costly miss this! On off and turning away from the batter. Quinton de Kock looks to drive it away but gets a thick outside edge. Rahim behind the stumps fails to grab it and the batters run couple behind square on the off side.

This is pitched up on middle and leg. Malan stays solid in defense.

This is pushed through on leg stump. Malan jabs it towards wide mid on for a quick single.

Short ball, outside off and this one zips through. Quinton de Kock looks to whack it over the point fence but gets undone by the steep bounce.

On off, steered down towards third man for a single.

Nicely bowled! A slower from Mustafizur Rahman on off stump. Malan manages to jam it out.

A dot to end the first over from Mustafizur Rahman. This is angled into middle and leg, pushed towards mid on. At the end of the Powerplay, South Africa are 72/0! They now need 123 runs from 40 overs.

FOUR! Quinton de Kock is unstoppable at the moment! Floated up, around off. De Kock shuffles a bit and sweeps it into the gap again, through square leg and collects another boundary.

FOUR! Quinton de Kock is in T10 mode, not even T20 mode! Tossed up, on off. This is whacked over mid on for another boundary. Moves to 49 now does de Kock.

Shorter, on off. De Kock works it towards wide mid on for a single and that will be his fifty. What a blistering knock this has been!

On middle, turned onto the leg side.

On the pads, flicked away to mid-wicket for a single by Malan.

Quicker one, on off. De Kock cuts it towards cover-point.

Back of a length, outside off. Quinton de Kock hangs back and slaps it straight to the man at point. De Kock will feel he missed out on that one.

FOUR! This is short and on the body. De Kock pulls it aerially towards the vacant square leg fence and picks up another boundary. 50 up for the hosts in no time!

FOUR! Quinton de Kock in full flow. Good-length but there's width on offer. De Kock stands tall and thumps it through cover-point for a boundary.

FOUR! Make that three in a row! Full and wide, smokes over the cover fielder for yet another boundary. He's raced into the 40s.

Around off, dabbed down on the off side for an easy single.

Pitched and angling across off. Malan bunts it out towards point.

The reverse sweep is out! Sliding onto middle and leg, de Kock sweeps it straight towards point.

FOUR! This time the conventional sweep and de Kock gets it away. Down the leg side, swept away behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

SIX! Carnage! Tossed up, around off. Quinton de Kock skips down the track, hits it inside out over extra cover and the ball flies well over the fence. Classy shot!

Flatter one, on off. Blocked out by de Kock.

Around off and turning away, de Kock looks for the reverse again but misses. The ball hits the pads and goes towards first slip. Shout from the bowler and the keeper but it's hitting outside the line of off stump.

Around off, pushed down to long off for a single.

Beaten! On a length, in that channel around off. There's steep bounce on offer and the ball nips back in a bit as well. Malan looks to drive on the up but is comprehensively beatem.

On off, punched towards extra cover.

FOUR! As easy as you like! Fullish ball, outside off. This is driven on the up through point and the ball races along the ground to the fence.

Angled across on off stump. Malan blocks it out.

Full toss, on the pads. This is flicked away towards fine leg for a brace. Good running!

Around the top of off, Malan keeps it down towards point.

Floated, on a length and around off. Malan defends it towards short cover.

This one slides onto middle, Malan blocks it back to the bowler.

Just a hint of turn there. On middle and turning in. Malan looks to flick it leg side but gets a leading edge onto the off side.

On off, turning in a fair bit. Malan plays it nicely towards mid-wicket and scampers through for one.

Really good fielding! Tossed up, on off. Quinton de Kock goes inside out over extra cover but Mahmudullah does well to race across from long off and cut it out. Two taken.

Around off, pushed onto the off side off the front foot.

Pitched up, on off. De Kock with a solid front foot defensive shot towards short cover.

Length, around leg. De Kock walks towards the ball but can't get it past the fielder at mid-wicket.

FOUR! First boundary of the day for de Kock! On a good length, outside off. De Kock stands tall and just punches it sweetly through point for a glorious boundary.

SIX! Wow! Pitched up, around off. Quinton de Kock picks up the length early, just shuffles across and smokes it all the way over the long on fence for a biggie. Tamim Iqbal has to get into the stands and pick up the ball as the crowd is not allowed to touch the ball due to covid protocols. Some extra work here for the Bangladeshi skipper.

Taskin comes 'round the wicket now, hurls across a length ball on off. De Kock hangs back and defends it out.

FOUR! Quinton de Kock looks in excellent touch now. Full and straight, drilled hard and low, right back past the bowler for another boundary. 14 off the over and South Africa are off to a flier.

Around off, pushed away towards covers by Malan.

FOUR! A bit of width on offer and Janneman Malan takes full advanatge. Malan shimmies down the track a bit and drives it on the up through cover-point for the first boundary of the innings.

FOUR! Up and over! Banged in short on middle. Janneman Malan rides the bounce and pulls it aerially to the left of deep backward square leg fence to make it back-to-back boundaries.

Length this time on middle. Malan blocks it out.

On the top of middle, Malan covers the line of the ball and punches it back to the bowler.

Nicely bowled! Slightly fuller, closer to the off pole and sliding across the batter. The ball holds its line at the last moment and Malan is beaten past the outside edge.

WIDE! Ahmed starts off with a wayward delivery, wide of off stump. Wide signalled.

In the air...safe! Taskin Ahmed bangs it in hard on off stump. The ball just pops off the surface and Quinton de Kock is caught off guard. The ball goes off the splice of the bat but lands safely around the cover region.

NOT OUT! A length ball, pitching around leg stump. Quinton de Kock looks to flick it away leg side but misses and gets rapped on the pads. Taskin Ahmed is certain it's out and eventually Tamim Iqbal reviews. UltraEdge shows that there's no bat involved and Ball Tracker confirms that it is pitching outside leg. The onfield decision stands and de Kock escapes. Bangladesh though will feel they are in the game with the extra bounce.

Quinton de Kock is away! Good-length, on off. De Kock drops it on the off side and scampers through for a single.

Around the top of off. Malan defends it under the eye line.

Fullish ball on middle, Malan clips it through square leg for a single.

On a good length, on off and this one nips back in late. De Kock looks to flick but gets hit on the gloves and he is in some pain. 

A fullish delivery on off to start. Malan leans forward and he drives it through covers for a couple of runs. Janneman Malan and South Africa are underway!

Lands it on a length, around off. Malan defends it towards point.

Back of a length, around off. Malan dabs it towards point.

Goes fuller this time, on off. Malan drives it to covers.

On a good length and angling across the batter. Malan defends it towards the off side solidly.

He goes fuller on middle. Malan drives it to mid on. So just two runs from the first over and a decent start from Shoriful Islam.