Rilee Rossouw scores a century using 52 balls and shares a record partnership of 168 with Quinton de Kock for the T20 World Cup. Rilee Rossouw smashed the first hundred of this year's T20 World Cup as his 52-ball ton and Anrich Nortje's four-wicket haul saw South Africa defeat Bangladesh by 104 runs in Sydney. Tigers rolled for 101 in response to South Africa's massive 205-5 in Group 2 match at SCG. The left-hander and Quinton de Kock's 168-run partnership for South Africa's second wicket (63 off 38) is the highest in men's T20 World Cups, surpassing the 166 Sri Lanka legends Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara amassed against West Indies in Barbados in 2010. Rossouw scored an unbeaten 100 against India earlier this month. His second century in as many T20I innings lifted the Proteas to 205. Nortje destroyed three of Bangladesh's top four batsmen, including Najmul Hossain Shanto (9), Soumya Sarkar (15), and captain Shakib Al Hasan (1), to send Bangladesh reeling for 101 in 16.3 overs. The Tigers fell to 47-4 in the powerplay. After that, Nortje won by bowling Taskin Ahmed (10) for 10, and South Africa showed their credentials as potential title contenders after losing to Zimbabwe on Monday because of the rain. Rossouw stated later: “It's fantastic to score a hundred in a cause that wins. While I'm pleased with my performance, the fact that we earned two points is more significant.” Both Rossouw and Nortje played important roles in the victory. Rossouw scored his 10th ton in all Men's T20 World Cups, the first by a South African, and Nortje hit a blistering shot. After captain Temba Bavuma (2) fell to the final ball of Taskin's first over, Rossouw, who started at No. 3 early, helped his team reach 58-1 in five overs before a brief rain delay. After being held to 33 runs in the subsequent five overs, South Africa exploded and scored 80 runs in overs 11 to 15. Only 34 runs and three wickets were scored in overs 16-20, with Rossouw being caught at cover by Shakib's bowling. After that, fast bowler Nortje took over. In his first over, the third of the innings, he caught Sarkar and castled Shanto before trapping Shakib lbw. Bangladesh had a strong start to their response, scoring 17 runs off Kagiso Rabada's first over and 10 runs off Wayne Parnell's second, but by the sixth over, they were reeling even more after Afif Hossain (1) chipped Rabada to Parnell at mid-off. The South African spinners Tabraiz Shamsi (3-20) and Keshav Maharaj (1-24) then took over the wicket-taking duties, with Shamsi taking out Liton Das (34), the game's leading scorer, before Nortje struck Taskin in the leg stump to put an end to the tie. What follows? On Sunday, India takes on South Africa in a massive match in Perth at 11 a.m. U.K. time. Bangladesh plays Zimbabwe in Brisbane earlier that same day at 3 a.m. U.K. time. Cricket fans are furious as a World Cup match turns into a "farcical" drama. On Monday, the T20 World Cup match between Zimbabwe and South Africa turned chaotic after rain stopped the game and injured players fell. After putting themselves in a good position to win the T20 match, officials in Hobart were forced to abandon the game on Monday night because of rain, despite the Proteas needing only 13 runs. This may have left South Africa feeling let down. Rain disrupted the crucial group match, requiring South Africa to reach the Duckworth-Lewis target of 64 in seven overs. After Quinton de Kock struck 47 off just 18 balls in three overs, the Proteas were in a fantastic position. However, as the pitch was affected by the rain, disaster struck both teams. After slipping during his follow-through in the wet conditions, Zimbabwe's quick Richard Ngarava, who bowled the second over, limped off the field with an injury to his ankle. In the wet, wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva also slipped while standing up to the stumps and trying to field a ball down the leg side. Before umpires Ahsan Raza and Michael Gough pulled the pin with South Africa 0-51 after three overs, play had been halted several times throughout the evening. The match was declared ineffective, and each team received one point. However, Zimbabwe coach David Houghton was dissatisfied with the decision to continue play despite the heavy rain, which caused some players to slip over. He stated, "The rain had gotten so heavy at one point, it was ridiculous." "It was cloudy for the majority of the evening.But it got to the point where the dugout could hear it thudding on the roof. "It's time to leave the field now that it's no longer drizzle.Both teams had difficult conditions, but as we bowled, it just got more and more wet." Many South African fans were offended by the quirky rule, which caused the cricket world to erupt over absurd World Cup scenes. In accordance with the Duckworth-Lewis method, the Proteas had received the required score. However, five overs had not yet been played, and the match was declared a draw, with each team receiving one point. The group could be greatly affected by this. After Pakistan's weekend defeat to India, according to Nasser Hussain, the rain helped. Additionally, the matches between Pakistan, Zimbabwe, and South Africa are now more significant. Hussain stated, "A significant group result." “I think Pakistan will be pretty happy with the rain coming down here because they would not have wanted one of these teams to get two points last night because they lost. "The group felt the shockwaves." Shaun Pollock, a great South African, agreed that it was right to call off the match. The cricket community agreed that it was unfortunate for South Africa that the Hobart match was affected by the rain. While others concurred with Houghton and were appalled by Zimbabwe's continued bowling in difficult conditions, The conditions were difficult, according to South Africa coach Mark Boucher, but teams had to accept the decisions made by officials. "It appears that both captains desired to play from the beginning. He added, "I believe we also bowled with a ball that was quite wet." "We were extremely fortunate. They would have preferred to continue playing if Zimbabwe were in our position. Quinton de Kock, the South African opener, hit a blistering 47 from 18 balls to almost get his team over the line. After showers postponed play's start, Zimbabwe scored 5-79 from nine fewer overs. They did well to recover from 4-19 in the fourth over thanks to Wessly Madhevere's unbeaten 18-ball 35. After the first round, India and Bangladesh trail South Africa by one point, and only two teams made it to the semi-finals.