South Africa's gigantic total of 353 runs for 6 wickets in restricted overs, better by career-best innings of 176 runs by returning batsman AB de Villiers, Bangladesh as they fall short by 104 runs to their target and lose the series. After a good opening partnership by South Africa. De Villiers added 136 runs for the third wicket with Hashim Amla to drive the innings from 90 for 2. Once Amla who missed another hundred was out for 85, de Villiers went glorious, striking six of his seven sixes in 17 balls. The six-storm raised hopes of a double ton and South Africa's 400. But that wasn't to be as de Villiers holed out at deep-square in the 48th over. Bangladesh lost openers Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das by the 11th over. Imrul Kayes and Mushfiqur Rahim added 93 runs for the third wicket thereafter, but they hardly threatened South Africa as the required run-rate spiral above eight an over by the 19th.
Imrul reached his maiden half-century across formats in 2017, but he couldn't convert, falling to Imran Tahir for 68. Shakib Al Hasan followed in Tahir's next over, while Mushfiqur became Dwaine Pretorius' second victim in the 34th over when he reached out too far to a slower, wide bouncer. He could only slice an easy catch to JP Duminy at cover.
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