"Didn't Have Any Answer To Heinrich Klaasen's Finish": Shakib Al Hasan

25.10.2023 - 04:57 sports.ndtv.com

After Bangladesh suffered its fourth loss in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023, captain Shakib Al Hasan backed his side to return to winning ways and admitted his team had no answer to Heinrich Klaasen's brutal late-hitting.

South Africa's massive first-innings total of 382/5 at the Wankhede Stadium was driven by Quinton de Kock's 20th ODI century and some stormy late hitting from Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller.

The Proteas also garnered a massive net run rate boost with another emphatic 149-run win over Bangladesh. De Kock and Klaasen bossed Bangladesh bowlers while hammering them brutally all around the ground.

De Kock gave his team a solid platform with his knock of 174 from 140 balls, smashing 22 boundaries. Klaasen with his hard-hitting powered Proteas to a mammoth total however he fell narrowly short of his century, departing for 90 from 49 balls.

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