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Hasan, Liton Das and Yasir Ali, all of whom were undone by the extra bounce and pace generated by the right-armer, as the Tigers were reduced to 34 for five inside 13 overs.

However, a resilient Afif fought on, stitching pivotal stands of 60 and 86 runs with Mahmudullah Riyad (25 off 44) and Mehedi Hasan Miraz (38 off 49) for the sixth and the seventh wickets respectively.

But when Bangladesh needed to accelerate near the end, both Afif and Miraz were removed by Rabada as the pacer ended with a five-wicket haul, finishing with figures of five for 39 in 10 overs.

Meanwhile, with any sort of scoreboard pressure non-existent, Janneman Malan (26 off 40) and De Kock stitched together a quick-fire 86-run opening stand to set South Africa up for a dominant victory.