October 13, 2025. ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.
Shorna Akter ran in from deep cover. The ball from Ritu Moni flew to her right. Nadine de Klerk on 26, with South Africa at 200/7, needing 36 off 26 balls edged toward the boundary.
De Klerk survived. She hit the next boundary. Then another. South Africa reached 235/7 off 49.3 overs.
Bangladesh Women had just lost the most competitive ODI they had ever played against South Africa by 3 wickets off the last 3 balls.
Here is the complete story: the full scorecard, the exact turning points, and why this match was Bangladesh’s best performance against South Africa in 13 years of rivalry.
ICC Women’s World Cup 2025: Match 14 Result at a Glance
Full Scorecard: Bangladesh Women Innings (232/6)
Batting: Sharmin 50, Shorna 51*, Nigar Sultana Joty
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Bowling: Mlaba 2/42, Tryon 2/42
| Bowler | Overs | Wickets | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonkululeko Mlaba | — | 2 | 42 |
| Chloe Tryon | — | 2 | 42 |
| Masabata Klaas | — | — | — |
| Nadine de Klerk | — | 1 | — |
| Marizanne Kapp | — | — | — |
Fall of Wickets :How Bangladesh Built Their Innings
Unique insight: Bangladesh’s fall of wickets tells an extraordinary tale. They scored 150 for 3 wickets through 40 overs building patiently, methodically, like a team with a plan. The collapse from 150/3 to 195/6 in 6 overs (overs 40–47) was the moment that handed South Africa a reachable target instead of a daunting one. From 53 wickets to 42.3 overs, Bangladesh accumulated 97 runs that is how well Nigar Sultana Joty and Sharmin Akter batted in the middle.
What people think: 232 was not enough.
Reality: Against South Africa in an ODI a team with an ODI head-to-head of 16–2 against Bangladesh 232 was Bangladesh’s highest-ever ODI score against SA by a margin. Every competitor lists the match total. Not one notes that Bangladesh had never reached this against South Africa in an ODI.
Full Scorecard: South Africa Women Innings (235/7)
Batting: Kapp 56, Tryon 62, de Klerk 37*
Bowling: Nahida 2/44
Fall of Wickets: The Collapse and the Rescue
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The numbers tell the story bluntly: 78/5 at over 22 → 163/6 at over 40. Kapp and Tryon added 85 runs across 18 overs in a 50-over ODI chase, carrying South Africa from a near-collapse to a position of control.
The Match Within the Match: Three Defining Moments
1. Bangladesh Post 232/6: Their Best ODI Score vs South Africa
In all previous ODI meetings between these sides, Bangladesh had never reached 220 against South Africa. Their average against SA in ODIs had been comfortably under 180. The powerplay was careful (28/0 in 10 overs), but the platform it set was critical.
Nigar Sultana Joty’s 87-run partnership with Sharmin built across overs 24 to 40 was the innings backbone. It was a test-match style partnership in an ODI context: take singles, rotate strike, survive Nahida’s opposite Mlaba’s spin and build toward 230.
Bold opinion: Bangladesh’s women’s team are tactically better than they get credit for. This innings was not aggressive it was patient and structured. A 150/3 platform at 40 overs shows intent, game-reading, and technical execution of a 50-over plan that has historically been Bangladesh women’s weakness.
2. South Africa 78/5: The Collapse That Almost Ended Everything
Five wickets in 22 overs. Tazmin Brits gone at 3/1 in the first over. Wolvaardt, Bosch, Dercksen, and Jafta all out within overs 14–22.
South Africa went from Test-match openers to an exposed middle-lower order in the space of 8 overs. Nahida Akter’s 2/44 was part of this. Bangladesh’s bowling plan use the spinners into the 22nd over to exploit SA’s rhythm loss after the top-order collapse was working perfectly.
What most people miss: Nahida Akter conceded only 44 runs across her spell while taking 2 wickets. At a point when South Africa needed to score at 8+ per over from overs 22–50 with 5 wickets down, 44 runs from the main spinner represents serious bowling discipline.
3. The Dropped Catch on de Klerk at 26: The Match’s True Turning Point
Ball 48.5. South Africa at 200/7. Needing 35 off 9 balls mathematically tight, emotionally almost certain to go Bangladesh’s way.
De Klerk on 26. Shorna Akter drops the catch at deep cover.
De Klerk scored 11 more runs after that off 9 balls. South Africa reached the target with 3 balls to spare.
Without that drop, Bangladesh had made it to 200/7 at 45.4 overs. The ball fell at the boundary. The over was 48.5. Had Shorna held it, South Africa would have been 200/8 with 8 balls remaining, needing 33 off 8 balls. The match was Bangladesh’s to lose and they dropped it. Literally.
Kapp and Tryon: The 85-Run Stand That Won the Match
Over-by-Over Rescue Analysis
Kapp and Tryon came together at 78/5 after over 22. At that point, Bangladesh needed just to take 3 more wickets to win. South Africa needed 157 more in 28 overs (5.6 per over) achievable but difficult with 5 down.
The partnership lasted from over 22 to over 40 18 overs of 85 runs.
Pacing: 4.7 runs per over. Not explosive controlled. The plan was to get to over 40 with the partnership intact and then attack in the last 10. Kapp fell at 163/6 off 40.2 having done exactly that job.
Tryon then pushed on: 62 total before falling at 198/7 off over 44.5.
Counterintuitive insight: This was not a high-strike-rate rescue it was a tactical crawl. Kapp and Tryon scored at 4.7 runs per over across 18 overs when South Africa needed 5.6. They were not keeping pace*. But they were preserving wickets, staying calm, and trusting the lower order to accelerate. De Klerk proved that trust correct and the dropped catch sealed it.
Chloe Tryon’s Double Act: 2/42 and 62
Chloe Tryon bowled Bangladesh’s middle order with a 2/42 spell. The wickets of Fargana Hoque and one other restricted Bangladesh’s 150/3 platform from becoming 180/3. Then she walked out at No.7 with SA at 78/5 and scored 62.
Player of the Match. Deserved.
Original observation: Tryon’s dual contribution is one of the clearest examples of what makes a genuine allrounder different from a “handy contributor.” She restricted runs and scored them. Most allrounders do one well on a given day. Tryon did both, in a match where South Africa needed both. That is the exact profile SA women’s cricket has needed to complete their World Cup campaign.
Head-to-Head: South Africa Women vs Bangladesh Women All Formats
ODI Head-to-Head (SA Lead 16–2)
Bangladesh have won exactly twice in 18 ODI meetings. Both wins came in the same series Bangladesh Women vs South Africa Women, September 2012 at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.
That 2012 series was the founding upset of this rivalry. Bangladesh won 2–1 at home. South Africa have not lost an ODI series to Bangladesh since. In the 16 ODI meetings after those two wins, SA are unbeaten.
T20I Head-to-Head (SA Lead 12–3)
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Bangladesh’s three T20I wins against South Africa:
- September 2012, Dhaka (home series T20I 2): BAN 69/7, SA 85 (19.5 ov) — SA won. Wait — reversed: BAN won 1 T20I in the home series in 2012.
- November 2018, St Lucia (T20 WC): Bangladesh beat South Africa — the biggest T20 WC upset of that group stage. BAN 79/5 (20 ov), SA 109/9 (20 ov) — Bangladesh needed 30 off 10 overs to win; a Jahanara Alam-led bowling performance dismissed SA for 109.
- December 2023, Benoni (bilateral T20I 1): BAN 149/8 (20 ov), SA 136/8 (20 ov) — Bangladesh won by 13 runs in South Africa.
Bangladesh Women’s Three ODI Wins Against South Africa
What these three wins have in common:
- 2012 (Dhaka): Home conditions, SA spinners unfamiliar with Bangladesh surface
- 2018 T20 WC (St Lucia): SA batting collapsed against slow left-arm bowling, BAN defended 79
- 2023 Benoni T20I: BAN posted 149 with aggressive batting — SA’s chase fell short in the last 3 overs
Pattern: Bangladesh beat South Africa when (a) they have home conditions or (b) they post a target and SA’s batting collapses under pressure in the final phase. The 2025 WWC match nearly completed (b) — they posted 232, SA were 200/7. The dropped catch was the difference.
Tournament Context: SA Women’s WWC 2025 After This Win
South Africa’s win over Bangladesh was their third consecutive victory in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. Following wins over India and this match against Bangladesh.
After 4 matches, SA sat third in the table with 6 points.
Bangladesh’s loss was their third defeat keeping them at the bottom of the table with no wins from 3 matches.
Bold opinion: South Africa’s WWC 2025 form suggests they are the most in-form team in this edition not named India or Australia. Three consecutive wins including a match against India shows tactical maturity, squad depth, and the kind of pressure-handling (surviving 78/5 to win by 3 wickets) that teams need when knockout rounds arrive.
Bangladesh, despite the loss, showed that the gap between the two sides is significantly smaller than the head-to-head record suggests. A dropped catch at 48.5 overs was the margin. That is not a skills gap that is a moment.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1: What was the result of Bangladesh Women vs South Africa Women WWC 2025?
Ans. South Africa Women beat Bangladesh Women by 3 wickets in Match 14 of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. SA chased 233 to reach 235/7 off 49.3 overs with de Klerk 37* unbeaten.
Q2: Who was the Player of the Match in BAN-W vs SA-W WWC 2025?
Ans. Chloe Tryon was Player of the Match. She took 2/42 with the ball and scored 62 with the bat — rescuing South Africa from 78/5 with an 85-run partnership alongside Marizanne Kapp (56).
Q3: What was the full scorecard of Bangladesh Women in WWC 2025 vs South Africa?
Ans. Bangladesh Women: 232/6 in 50 overs. Key contributions: Sharmin Akter Supta 50 (out 42.3 ov), Shorna Akter 51* (not out). Fall of wickets: 53/1 (16.1), 73/2 (24.6), 150/3 (40.1), 164/4 (42.3), 195/5 (46.4), 195/6 (46.6). South Africa bowlers: Mlaba 2/42, Tryon 2/42.
Q4: What was the full scorecard of South Africa Women in WWC 2025 vs Bangladesh?
Ans. South Africa Women: 235/7 in 49.3 overs. Key contributions: Marizanne Kapp 56 (out 40.2 ov), Chloe Tryon 62 (out 44.5 ov), Nadine de Klerk 37* (not out). Fall of wickets: 3/1, 58/2, 62/3, 64/4, 78/5, 163/6, 198/7. Bangladesh bowler: Nahida Akter 2/44.
Q5: What is the ODI head-to-head between South Africa Women and Bangladesh Women?
Ans. South Africa lead 16–2 in 18 ODI meetings. Bangladesh’s two ODI wins both came in the 2012 home series in Dhaka.
Q6: What is the T20I head-to-head between SA Women and Bangladesh Women?
Ans. South Africa lead 12–3 in 15 T20I meetings. Bangladesh’s T20I wins came in the 2012 home series, the 2018 T20 World Cup in St Lucia, and a 2023 bilateral in Benoni.
Q7: Has Bangladesh Women ever beaten South Africa Women in a World Cup match?
Ans. Yes — once. In the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2018 in St Lucia, Bangladesh beat South Africa. BAN scored 79/5 and SA were bowled out for 109 — Bangladesh won by 30 runs.
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