Wed, Jul 15, 2026
Wed, Jul 15, 2026
Rossouw, Nortje power South Africa to huge win over Bangladesh
Rilee Rossouw smashed the first hundred of this year’s Men’s T20 World Cup as South Africa completed a statement 104-run win over Bangladesh in Sydney.
Rossouw flogged 109 from 56 balls, including eight sixes and seven fours, as South Africa posted 205-5.
He put on 163 with Quinton de Kock in a second-wicket partnership, the highest stand in the tournament’s history.
Fiery quick Anrich Nortje then took 4-10 as Bangladesh were bowled out for 101 in 16.3 overs.
Rossouw’s score was the fifth-highest in the Men’s T20 World Cup and South Africa’s first hundred.
He repeatedly cleared the leg-side boundary and reached his fifty in 30 balls and three figures in 52.
Rossouw did not play for the Proteas between 2016 and July this year after taking a Kolpak deal, but having hit 100 not out against India earlier this month, has centuries in back-to-back competitive T20s.
The only other player to achieve that feat in men’s internationals is Gustav McKeon of France. (BBC Sport)