Rossouw ton powers SA to 205-5 against Tigers

Sydney, 27 Oct  - Rilee Rossouw became the first batter to hit a back to back century in T20 International cricket as South Africa racked up a mammoth 205-5 against Bangladesh in their crucial T20 World Cup game at Sydney Cricket Ground today.

 
The score could have been bigger had Bangladesh not come back strongly in the last five overs. The Tigers, led by Shakib Al Hasan curbed the aggression of the South African batters in this period to take three wickets for just 34 runs.
 
Shakib who gave away 21 runs in his first over, bowled two overs in the death overs, to finally finish with 2-33.
 
But the damage was done before that as Rossouw and Quinton de Kock put up a record breaking 163 runs of just 83 balls to pave a platform of huge total. This is now the highest partnership by any wicket in the T20 World Cup history.
 
As South Africa chose to bat first, Bangladesh got the breakthrough in the first over when Taskin Ahmed forced Proteas captain Temba Bavuma edge behind the wicket for 2.
 
But Bangladesh probably had to regret for dismissing Bavuma early.
 
Rossouw came in and made impact immediately, taking Bangladeshi bowlers in sheer disdain. He hit the bowlers all corner of the park to bring up his fifty off just 30 balls. The next fifty came up off just 22 balls, meaning he played 52 balls for his second fifty.
 
Earlier before the World Cup, he got his maiden century against India and later didn't bat against Zimbabwe in South Africa's first game in the T20 World Cup as the match was washed out due to rain.
 
Quinton de Kock however matched the aggression of Rossouw to leave Bangladesh in further trouble. He raised his fifty off 34 balls, before going for more carnage. However he miscued one off Afif Hossain to be out for 63 off 38, an innings designed with seven fours and three sixes.
 
After his dismissal, Rossouw completed his century but denied going far as Bangladesh bowlers bowled well in tandem in the last powerply to keep him tame. In a bid to rotate the scoreboard quickly, he played a forced shot off a wide delivery of Shakib to be out for 109 off 56. He smote seven fours and eight sixes in his knock.
 
South Africa batter then were strangled but somehow managed to get past 200.