T20 World Cup: Rilee Rossouw smashes century as South Africa thrash Bangladesh

Rilee Rossouw smashed the first hundred of the Men's T20 World Cup as South Africa completed a 104-run win over Bangladesh.

South Africa scored 205-5 on the strength of Rossouw's nine sixes and seven fours.

The highest stand in the tournament's history was between him and de Kock.

Bangladesh were destroyed for 101 in 16.3 overs by Anrich Nortje.

Rossouw's score was the fifth highest in the Men's T20 World Cup.

He hit his fifty in 30 balls and three figures in 52.

Rossouw did not play for the Proteas between 2016 and July this year after taking a Kolpak deal but, having hit 100 not out against India earlier this month, has centuries in back-to- back competitive T20s.

Gustav McKeon of France is the only other player to do that.

After Temba Bavuma was caught behind in the first over, Rossouw showed brutal power in attacking pace and spin before being caught off the bowling of Shakib al Hasan.

South Africa's total is the highest of this year's competition to date but when Rossouw and De Kock, who scored 63 from 38, were batting a score of 236 did not look out of reach, only for the Proteas to add 29 for the loss of three bowling

Bangladesh scored 26 from the first two overs but the introduction of Nortje, who bowls with ferocious pace, settled the contest as he had Soumya Sarkar caught off a bottom edge for 15 and took the other two.

After Tabraiz Shamsi took 3-20 in the middle, Nortje came back to destroy Taskin Ahmed in his fourth over.

The win over Zimbabwe lifts South Africa to the top of the Group 2 table and makes them one of the favorites to win the tournament.