'Underdog' Bangladesh hammer SA to write fairytale story
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Bangladesh cruised to a nine-wicket victory over South Africa at SuperSport Park, Centurion Wednesday and clinched their first-ever ODI series victory on the visitor's soil.
Bangladesh won the World Cup Super League series by two matches to one, consolidating their place at the top of the table.
South Africa were left languishing in ninth place and in danger of missing one of the eight automatic qualifying places for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
After pacer Taskin Ahmed took his second ODI fifer (5-35), skipper Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das made 127 runs opening partnership to create history for Bangladesh. Liton missed his fifty for only 2 runs but Tamim (87*) stayed till the end of the innings. Shakib al Hasan was unbeaten for 18 runs.
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With South Africa defending a low total, Keshav Maharaj dropped Litton Das at backward point off Kagiso Rabada in the first over of the Bangladesh innings before Liton had scored.
It was South Africa’s lowest total against Bangladesh, who had never beaten their opponents in South Africa before winning the first match of the World Cup Super League series at the same venue on Friday.
South Africa hit back by winning the second match in Johannesburg on Sunday and made a fast start on Wednesday, with Janneman Malan and Quinton de Kock putting on 46 for the first wicket inside the first seven overs.
Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan had De Kock caught at long-off for 12 and South Africa crumbled to their lowest total against Bangladesh.
Taskin, 26, produced his best performance since taking five for 28 on debut against India on debut in Mirpur in 2014. He bowled at a lively pace in three spells and troubled all the batsmen.
Bangladesh wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim was so delighted at taking a low edge from Kagiso Rabada for Taskin’s fifth wicket that he hurled the ball high in the air in celebration, seeming to hurt his shoulder in the process. He had to leave the field.
