The Bangladesh cricket team don’t see themselves as paper tigers, so for captain Mashrafe Mortaza, beating South Africa by 21 runs wasn’t an upset – just a result. No one can argue, however, that it was the World Cup’s most exciting result so far. After its opening fixtures delivered a run of one-sided games, the tournament got its first nerve-jangler when Bangladesh set Faf du Plessis’s men a World Cup record run-chase to win. By the end, the only thing in danger of being broken was du Plessis’s spirit. “I’m not even going to try and make excuses,” said the captain, looking grim, as he con...
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