The SA team now need England to beat West Indies in the final match of their group on Tuesday to secure a spot in the semifinals.
Keeping their semifinals hopes alive, South Africa cruised to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Saturday in their last group game of the T20 Women’s World Cup in Dubai.
After winning the toss and choosing to bat, Bangladesh managed to hold on to wickets but were unable to gain momentum as they were well contained by the Proteas bowling attack.
Sobhana Mostary was the best of Bangladesh’s batters, making 38 runs, as they reached 106/3 in their 20 overs.
None of the bowlers in the Proteas team took more than one wicket, but seamer Marizanne Kok (1/10) and spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba (1/11) were superb in preventing their opponents from scoring quickly, bowling four overs each and giving away minimal runs.
In response, Proteas opener Tazmin Brits hit 42 runs off 41 deliveries to lay a solid foundation, with South Africa compiling 107/3 to win with 16 balls to spare.
While the SA team climbed to top spot in Group B with six points, they now need England to beat West Indies in the final match of their group on Tuesday to secure a spot in the semifinals.
