Bangladesh were left with a mountainous task to hit back to a winning mode after South Africa racked up a mammoth 382- at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, report agencies.
Bangladesh scored 200/ 8 at the over 41 till filing the report (10:11 pm).
Just a matter of two wickets for South Africa, but Mahmudullah Riyad (88) is not going to let this one go just like that.
He is throwing his bat around, he is collecting boundaries, and he has inspired No. 10 Mustafizur Rahman (9) as well.
South Africa's Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj took two wickets each and Lizaad Williams took one.
Earlier, Quinton de Kock hit a brilliant 174, his third century of the World Cup, as South Africa piled up 382-5.
The Proteas were briefly in trouble at 36-2 after winning the toss but rallied strongly, taking 144 runs off the last 10 overs.
But left-handed opener De Kock responded with a third hundred in five World Cup innings -- after scores of 100 and 109 against Sri Lanka and Australia -- as he continued his superb start to what the 30-year-old has said will be his last major one-day tournament.
Heinrich Klaasen followed up with a blistering 90 just days after his 109 in South Africa's 229-run thrashing of reigning champions England at the Wankhede amid soaring heat and humidity on Saturday.
All of Bangladesh's seven-stong attack suffered as Bangladesh bowling coach and former South Africa spearhead Allan Donald looked on, none more so than new-ball paceman Mustafizur Rahman whose nine wicketless overs cost 76 runs.
Fit-again Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, appearing in his fifth World Cup, was not spared either during a return of 1-69 in nine.
South Africa briefly faltered after Bangladesh's early double strike but De Kock and stand-in captain Aiden Markram (60) then shared a stand of 131.
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