South Africa Women vs Bangladesh Women, 29th Match, Group A, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player HighlightsRSAW vs BANW, 29th Match, Group A, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sharmin Akhter, out Bowled!! The partnership has finally been broken. Gives it a lot of loop at close to 68kph and brings Akhter forward. The right-hander was planning to go down the ground but fails to get close to the pitch of the ball. It turns a bit and beats the outside edge of the bat before hitting the top of the off-stump. Sharmin Akhter b Nonkululeko Mlaba 22(29) [4s-1]

Chloe Tryon to Sharmin Akhter, 2 runs, makes room and taps it to the left of the backward point for a couple of runs

Chloe Tryon to Sharmin Akhter, no run, almost a replica of the previous delivery. Drifts into the pads and the batter once again fails to put any bat to it while attempting a sweep

Chloe Tryon to Sharmin Akhter, wide, slanting down the leg side as Akhter misses out on a sweep

Chloe Tryon to Sharmin Akhter, no run, comes down the track and almost yorks herself. Mistimes a heave to her left

Ayabonga Khaka to Sharmin Akhter, no run, Akhter moves across to work it fine, but find the fielder at short fine

Ayabonga Khaka to Sharmin Akhter, no run, change-up delivery on the pads and the batter misses to put any bat to it, gets hit on the thigh pad

Ayabonga Khaka to Sharmin Akhter, 1 run, turns this one to mid-wicket and the partnership between them is now 50

Ayabonga Khaka to Sharmin Akhter, no run, slightly wider and Akhter glides it straight to the fielder at short third

Ayabonga Khaka to Sharmin Akhter, no run, on the stumps and Akhter works it to the leg side, no run on offer though

Nadine de Klerk to Sharmin Akhter, 1 run, gets the room outside off and pushes it square of the wicket for a single

Nadine de Klerk to Sharmin Akhter, 2 runs, another one down the leg side and the misfield from the short fine leg fielder allows them to take two. This was glanced fine and the fielder dived to her left but couldn't stop the ball

Ayabonga Khaka to Sharmin Akhter, 1 run, slanting into the pads, Akhter turns her bat and works it to deep square leg for a single

Ayabonga Khaka to Sharmin Akhter, no run, gets closer to the stumps from wide of the crease, Akhter comes forward and defends it to the right of the bowler

Ayabonga Khaka to Sharmin Akhter, 2 runs, short and wide at just over 106kph, Akhter throws her bat at it and beats the backward point fielder to collect a brace

Ayabonga Khaka to Sharmin Akhter, no run, full and a bit of width on offer, should have gone for the drive but instead tries to cut it, and ends up getting beaten

Ayabonga Khaka to Sharmin Akhter, no run, the keeper is close to the stumps and be starts her spell with a full delivery outside off, Akhter digs it to her right

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sharmin Akhter, 1 run, drifting in on leg, Sharmin sweeps nicely but is denied by a diving effort from Khaka at short fine

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sharmin Akhter, no run, gets forward and defends

Chloe Tryon to Sharmin Akhter, 2 runs, ordinary over from Tryon! Too many loose balls, including this one which is down the leg-side. Sharmin gets low and paddles it fine past the keeper

Chloe Tryon to Sharmin Akhter, 1 run, driven off the back foot to deep point

Chloe Tryon to Sharmin Akhter, no run, floated up on a good length, defended forward

Chloe Tryon to Sharmin Akhter, FOUR, now this one is on a platter! Short, wide, asking to be hit and Sharmin slaps it through backward point

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sharmin Akhter, no run, slow and loopy on off, defended forward

Nonkululeko Mlaba to Sharmin Akhter, 1 run, round the wicket, drifting down leg, Sharmin gets low and sweeps through square leg

Marizanne Kapp to Sharmin Akhter, 1 run, hard length in the channel, Sharmin opens the face and steers it down to deep third

Marizanne Kapp to Sharmin Akhter, 1 run, straying in line, Sharmin swivels across and pulls it down to fine leg

Marizanne Kapp to Sharmin Akhter, no run, four overs in one go for Kapp! Pitched up and shaping away from off, Sharmin gets forward and pushes to mid-off

Shabnim Ismail to Sharmin Akhter, 1 run, dug in short, Sharmin swivels across and pulls it through square leg. Not much timing and it's only a single

Shabnim Ismail to Sharmin Akhter, 1 run, some width outside off, back of a length, Sharmin reaches out and steers it through the gully region. Excellent work from Kapp as she runs across to her left in the deep. Makes a sliding effort and cuts it off