VISAKHAPATNAM, India (AP) — Nadine de Klerk completed a thrilling chase by South Africa to beat Bangladesh in the final over at the Women’s Cricket World Cup on Monday.

Needing eight runs off the last six balls, de Klerk smacked a four and a six to finish the chase with three deliveries remaining. She scored 37 not out off 29 balls, taking South Africa to victory by three wickets at 235-7.

Bangladesh made a competitive 232-6 after opting to bat first.

The Proteas were a precarious 78-5 before Chloe Tryon scored 62 off 69 balls and Marizanne Kapp 56 off 71 in a momentum-changing sixth-wicket partnership of 85 off 109.

Tryon was named the player of the match.

“I wanted to take the game as deep as possible, knowing Nadine was there at the back end to do what she does best,” Tryon said. “

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