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Quinton de Kock hit a brilliant 174, his third century of the World Cup, as South Africa hammered Bangladesh by 149 runs in Mumbai on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Proteas were briefly in trouble at 36-2 after winning the toss but rallied strongly, taking 144 runs off the last 10 overs to finish on 382-5 amid a barrage of boundaries.<\/p>\n
It was a total Bangladesh never looked like chasing down as they collapsed to 58-5.<\/p>\n
That they were eventually dismissed for 233 was largely due to Mahmudullah\u2019s run-a-ball 111.<\/p>\n
But by the time the 37-year-old veteran completed just his fourth one-day international century in 195 innings, the match had long since ceased to be a contest, with no other Bangladesh batsman making more than 22.<\/p>\n
South Africa have now won four of their opening five World Cup matches, with the only blot a shock loss to the Netherlands<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bangladesh, by contrast, are struggling to qualify for the semi-finals following four defeats in five games and sit rock-bottom of the 10-team group.<\/p>\n An early double strike gave them brief hope of a fourth win in five ODIs against South Africa.<\/p>\n But left-handed opener De Kock responded with a third hundred in five World Cup innings \u2014 after scores of 100 and 109 against Sri Lanka and Australia \u2014 as he continued his superb start to what the 30-year-old has said will be his last major one-day tournament.<\/p>\n Heinrich Klaasen followed up with a rapid 90 just days after his 109 in South Africa\u2019s 229-run thrashing of reigning champions England at the Wankhede on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u201cI am a bit more tired than satisfied,\u201d said man-of-the-match De Kock.<\/p>\n \u201cEveryone did their part and it is nice to get another two points on the board.\u201d<\/p>\n As for Klaasen, he added: \u201cHe has been amazing, I need some of the juice he is having! He has been really special this year and long may it carry on.\u201d<\/p>\n A seven-strong Bangladesh attack, without the injured Taskin Ahmed, all suffered with pacemen Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam both conceding 76 runs from their nine-over spels.<\/p>\n Fit-again Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, appearing in his fifth World Cup, was not spared either during a return of 1-69 in nine overs.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought we bowled well for the first 25 overs, got three wickets and they were going at five-an-over,\u201d said Shakib.<\/p>\n \u201cThen they kicked on, I thought Quinton de Kock batted really well and the way Heinrich Klaasen finished it off, we didn\u2019t have any answers to it.\u201d<\/p>\n South Africa left-arm quick Marco Jansen then struck twice in two balls before Shakib survived the hat-trick.<\/p>\n Star all-rounder Shakib, however, had made just one when he was well caught by wicketkeeper Klaasen, off World Cup debutant Lizaad Williams.<\/p>\n It was Klaasen\u2019s third catch of the innings as he deputised behind the stumps for cramp victim De Kock.<\/p>\n Bangladesh were now in dire straits at 31-3 inside eight overs and were soon 58-5.<\/p>\n Mahmudullah, dropped on 75 when a back-pedalling Williams floored an awkward chance in the deep, delayed the inevitable loss with 11 fours and four sixes.<\/p>\n Earlier, Aiden Markram, again leading South Africa in place of ill regular skipper Temba Bavuma, unsurprisingly batted first upon winning the toss given the Proteas had posted a mammoth 399-7 after being sent in by England.<\/p>\n South Africa were faltering after Reeza Hendricks and Rassie van der Dussen fell in quick succession.<\/p>\n But Markram made a stylish 60 while helping De Kock turn the tide in a third-wicket stand of 131 before he tamely chipped Shakib to long-off.<\/p>\n De Kock, however, powered on and was in sight of becoming just the third batsman to score a World Cup double century when he sliced Hasan Mahmud to deep backward point.<\/p>\n He faced 140 balls in total, including 15 fours and seven sixes hat were a mixture of elegant strokeplay and sheer brute force.<\/p>\n Klaasen ensured there was no respite for Bangladesh with eight sixes in his 49-ball innings before he holed out in the last over.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Quinton de Kock hit a brilliant 174, his third century of the World Cup, as South Africa hammered Bangladesh by 149 runs in Mumbai on Tuesday. 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