India, Oct. 14 -- A spirited Bangladesh were well on course for scripting an upset as South Africa had no answers to the barrage of spin attacks in the Women's World Cup in Visakhapatnam on Monday. Chasing 233, the Proteas were on the ropes at 78-5. But just like in the game against India, the tail refused to throw in the towel, and it was once again Nadine de Klerk, South Africa's crisis player, who took her side over the line.

The gut-wrenching loss, which went down to the final over, left the Bangladesh players shattered. At the post-match presentation, captain Nigar Sultana described an emotional dressing room but said she was proud of the fight her team showed.

"First of all, I'm really proud of the way my girls fight till the last...