114: The objective On Monday, South Africa successfully defended against Bangladesh. In a 20-over game, it is the lowest total that any side has successfully defended in the Men’s T20 World Cup. The previous lowest was 120, achieved by Sri Lanka against New Zealand in the 2014 edition and by India the day before against Pakistan.
Bangladesh’s failure to reach the objective of 114 in the men’s T20 in New York is a record low. at a complete chase when 20 overs were allowed, their lowest unsuccessful chase total was 129 against New Zealand at Mirpur in 2021.
The goal of 114 runs is also the lowest that South Africa has successfully defended in men’s T20 (in matches that were not shortened), surpassing their previous best of 116 against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 2013.
In a complete 20-over men’s T20, the number of targets not pursued by a full-member squad that are lower than Bangladesh’s 114. Twenty20 international last year, Zimbabwe lost by eight runs against Namibia when chasing 102, while in a 2010 match, the West Indies lost by 26 runs against Zimbabwe when chasing 106 runs. 2011, England lost at The Oval as they were chasing a 114-run mark against the West Indies.
South Africa’s men’s T20 record versus Bangladesh is 9-0. With nine victories against one opponent in this format, South Africa is second only to the United States in this regard. The most lopsided head-to-head record in men’s T20 Internationals is Portugal’s 10-0 record versus Gibraltar.
22 – The total runs scored on Monday by the top four hitters in South Africa. At the men’s T20 World Cup, these are the fewest runs scored by the top four hitters in a winning cause. The previous lowest was 24 runs in the 2007 tournament, when New Zealand played England.
Heinrich Klassen and David Miller share a partnership of 79 runs for the fifth wicket. It surpasses Rassie van der Dussen and Wiaan Mulder’s 77-run partnership against the West Indies last month as South Africa’s greatest stand for the fifth wicket or lower in men’s T20Is.
222: The number of runs that Bangladesh and South Africa scored in New York. When both sides played the whole 20 overs without losing no more than seven wickets each, it is the lowest total for a men’s T20I.
Additionally, in a men’s T20 World Cup match when both sides played the whole 20 overs, these are the fewest runs recorded overall. The previous low was set in 2016 at Nagpur between Afghanistan and the West Indies with 240 runs.
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