Explained: Why South Africa were rewarded with 5 penalty runs in the T20 World Cup match vs Bangladesh. cricket news

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South Africa cricket team was given a bonus of 5 runs in the T20 World Cup 2022 match against Bangladesh on Thursday. The extra runs came as penalties as what the Bangladesh captain did in the 11th over of South Africa’s batting Shakib Al Hasan was bowling. Before the start of the 12th over, a major confusion emerged, prompting the umpires to negotiate, following which the bowling side was reprimanded, with the batting side being awarded 5 runs.

Umpire punished Bangla Tigers after wicketkeeper Nurul Hassan Walked away while Shakib Al Hasan was on his way to deliver the ball. As per the rules, the wicketkeeper is not allowed to move during the bowler’s run-up.

South Africa were 112/1 at the end of 11 overs but 5 runs were added to their total, making it 117/1 before the start of the 12th over.

Earlier, in the match played between South Africa and Zimbabwe, the Proteas were given a penalty for touching the wicketkeeper’s ball. quinton de kockThe glove which was lying on the ground behind the stump. This time, however, it was the Proteas team that was rewarded.

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The 5 penalty runs that South Africa scored against Bangladesh helped them reach a total of 205/5 in 20 overs. Riley Rossouw He was a star with the bat for South Africa, scoring a brilliant 109 off 56 balls.

Quinton de Kock also played a crucial knock of 63 off 38 balls to take South Africa to a colossal total.

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