‘Proud’ Rilee Rossouw guides Proteas to big win

SA’s Rilee Rossouw celebrates his century yesterday. Pic/AP; PTI

Rilee Rossouw blasted 109 and shared in a record-breaking stand with Quinton de Kock as South Africa crushed Bangladesh to kickstart their T20 World Cup title charge in Sydney on Thursday.

The pair came together after Temba Bavuma fell in the first over and powered their team to 205-5. Bangladesh were dismissed for just 101 in the 17th over with Anrich Nortje taking 4-10. Rossouw and De Kock amassed 168 for the second wicket - the highest-ever T20 World Cup partnership - surpassing the 166 that Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara made against the West Indies in 2010.

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De Kock fell for 63, but Rossouw charged on, bringing up the first century of the tournament and only the 10th scored at any T20 World Cup. He was eventually out going for another big hit, ending a 56-ball knock which included eight sixes and seven fours. It was the fifth-highest score at a T20 World Cup. "Sometimes things go your way. And this year has been like an unbelievable rollercoaster ride for me," said Rossouw. "So happy. So proud to be sitting here. Never thought about it [a century] in a million years."

Brief scores
SA 205-5 in 20 overs (R Rossouw 109, Q de Kock 63; Shakib 2-33) beat Bangladesh 123-9 (L Das 34; A Nortje 4-10, T Shamsi 3-20) by 104 runs

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