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South Africa defeat Bangladesh by six wickets
South Africa beat Bangladesh by six wickets at the T20 World Cup. Kagiso Rabada (3-20) and Anrich Nortje (3-8) shared six wickets to skittle out Bangladesh for 84 before an unbeaten 31 from Temba Bavuma helped South Africa chase the target in 13.3 overs.
Rabada got his three wickets inside the Powerplay. The Bangladesh innings never gathered momentum, and they were bowled out for 84. South Africa, too, lost both openers, Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks, early in the chase. Aiden Markram fell cheaply as well, but Bavuma's 31 was enough to win the game.
Pakistan register their fourth successive win
Pakistan beat Namibia by 45 runs to qualify for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. They rode on a 113-run opening partnership between Mohammad Rizwan (79*) and Babar Azam (70) to post 189/2, and restricted Namibia to 144/5. A late surge from Mohammad Hafeez (32* off 16) helped them reach a daunting total.
Namibia lost Michael van Lingen early in response, but Craig Williams (40) and Stephan Baard added 47 for the second wicket. David Wiese remained unbeaten on 43.
Rathour reapplies for India men's team batting coach
Vikram Rathour has reapplied for the role of the batting coach of India men's senior team. His current tenure will come to an end after the ICC T20 World Cup. Rathour had replaced Sanjay Bangar in 2019. As per PTI, Paras Mhambrey has applied for the bowling coach, and Ajay Ratra for the fielding coach.
'The experience has been great. It has been a great learning experience. It's great to work with a team of such highly motivated and skilful players. So, it has been a good experience,' said Rathour in the press conference.
Tamim likely to make a comeback against Pakistan
Tamim Iqbal, who early withdrew his name from the ongoing T20 World Cup, is eyeing a comeback. He recently suffered a fracture in his left thumb that ruled him out of the Everest Premier League.Tamim is likely to be a part of the squad for the two-match Test series against Pakistan. The series will be a part of the World Test Championship.
'I met the doctor and they have advised me to start my batting from November 7 against spin and now I am eyeing to play in the fifth round of NCL,' Tamim told Cricbuzz.