Rabada, De Kock star in South Africa's series-levelling win over Bangladesh

Johannesburg: Riding on Kagiso Rabada's sensational bowling spell (5/39) and Quinton de Kock's attacking fifty (62 off 41), South Africa thrashed Bangladesh by seven wickets in the second ODI to level the three-match series 1-1 at the Wanderers Stadium, here on Sunday.

The win helped South Africa jump a spot in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League table where they now occupy the ninth spot with 49 points. Bangladesh still remain on top with 110 points.

Chasing a target of 195 to win, Quinton de Kock looked in a hurry to finish the game. After a quiet first three overs, he smashed two fours and a six off Taskin Ahmed to get the ball rolling. The introduction of spin didn't slow him down as he raced off to his 28th ODI fifty off just 26 in the 8th over to kill the game off in the Powerplay.

Earlier in the day, Kagiso Rabada ran through the Bangladesh batting order, getting wickets upfront and in the death to complete his second ODI five-for.

Rabada used the short ball effectively in his extended opening spell of seven overs and reaped rewards with the wickets of Liton Das and Yasir Shah. Parnell, playing just his second ODI since 2017, struck in his second over to trap Mushfiqur Rahim leg before wicket, leaving Bangladesh reeling at 34/5, an ICC report said.

Brief scores: Bangladesh 194/9 in 50 overs (Afif Hossain 72; Kagiso Rabada 5-39) lost to South Africa 195/3 in 37.2 overs (Quinton de Kock 61, Kyle Verreynne 58 not out) by seven wickets.

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