A new-look South Africa lost their most prolific batsman and new T20 opener - AB de Villiers - in the first over. The pitch was slow and low from the outset AFP
Faf du Plessis played the spinners - who bowled five overs in the Powerplay - expertly, finding gaps and chipping over the infield to help South Africa recover from the early setback AFP
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South Africa consolidated with a 46-run partnership between du Plessis and JP Duminy AFP
Bangladesh bounced back through the wickets of Duminy and David Miller, leaving South Africa precariously placed at 90 for 4 in the 14th over AFP
The match turned again when Rilee Rossouw played an enterprising cameo - a 21-ball 31. He and du Plessis carried South Africa to 148 for 4, a competitive total on this pitch AFP
Kyle Abbott dismissed Tamim Iqbal - strangled down the leg side - in the first over of the chase and Soumya Sarkar holed out to deep square leg in the next AFP
Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim held the innings together for a while, before Mushfiqur was caught by Miller at deep midwicket as the required run-rate started to rise AFP
The spinners - Aaron Phangiso and JP Duminy - increased pressure on Bangladesh and with the pitch taking plenty of turn, wickets started to fall AFP
Litton Das tried to reduce the asking rate but was unable to do so. With wickets falling regularly, Bangladesh could not recover AFP
The match was over well before the formal conclusion, as South Africa completed a dominant 52-run victory AFP
