<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Rilee Rossouw blasted 109 and shared in the highest stand in Twenty20 World Cup history Thursday with Quinton de Kock as South Africa amassed 205-5 against Bangladesh in Sydney.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The pair came together after opener and captain Temba Bavuma again failed with the bat, out for two in the first over.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">From there it was all South Africa with the pair putting on 168 for the second wicket, surpassing the 166 that Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara made against the West Indies in 2010.</div><div style="text-align: justify; ">De Kock fell for 63 the next ball but Rossouw powered on, bringing up the first century of the Australian tournament and only the 10th ever at a T20 World Cup.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">He was eventually out going for another big hit, ending a 56-ball knock in which he smashed eight sixes and seven fours. It was the fifth highest score at a T20 World Cup.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The blitz put the Proteas on track for victory after their opening match on Monday against Zimbabwe in Hobart was washed out and the points were shared.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">In contrast, Bangladesh opened their campaign with a nine-wicket win over the Netherlands and currently sit on top of Group 2 on two points with India.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">But they have a poor record against top teams at World Cups, and have not won any of their seven T20s against South Africa.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Bavuma won the toss and batted first but the South African skipper was out cheaply again as his awful form continued.</div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Speedster Taskin Ahmed was coming off career-best figures of 4-25 against the Dutch and coaxed an edge with his raw pace that carried to Nural Hasan behind the stumps.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">But that was as good as it got for Bangladesh as De Kock and Rossouw attacked Ahmed in his next over, pummelling 21 to assert their authority.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The pair were bludgeoned fours and sixes around the ground, bringing up their 50-partnership in four overs.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Their blitz was interrupted at 60-1 in the sixth over when light rain began falling.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">But they resumed after a 22-minute break, with no overs lost, and carried on where they left off.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Rossouw reached his 50 first, off 30 balls, with De Kock taking four balls longer.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">They went on to demolish the Bangladesh attack, setting the new partnership record before De Kock was caught at long-on off Afif Hossain for 63 off 38 balls.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Rossouw carried on and brought up three figures before ballooning a catch to Liton Das. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>