South Africa vs Bangladesh 1st ODI Highlights: Bangladesh Win By 38 Runs

We are back for the chase! Bangladesh players are out there in the middle. Kyle Verreynne and Janneman Malan are the openers for South Africa. Shakib Al Hasan to start with the ball for Bangladesh. Here we go...

...THE RUN CHASE…

Now the target is a big one. South Africa need to bat really well if they are to chase this down. Bangladesh have variety in their bowling and will back themselves to defend it. Chase in a bit…

Yasir Ali is down for a quick chat. He says that he is very happy with the innings. He mentions that Tamim and Das did the hard job early on and the pitch became better later on and they just backed themselves. He mentions that he was prepared for the short ball and says that he liked his straight shot against Ngidi the most. He says they are confident of defending this total but adds that they need to bowl well.

The bowling was good to begin with but post the 35th over, it all went wrong for South Africa. Their bowlers were taken to the cleaners. Lungi Ngidi had a day to forget. The others too were on the expensive side. Maharaj though bowled decently and so did Jansen but overall it was not a good performance.

It was the openers who led the way for the visitors as they added 95. They went about things slowly but it wasn’t easy to bat against the new ball. Then, there was a time where they lost 3 in quick succession but then came the stand which turned the game in the visitors’ favor. Yasir Ali and Shakib Al Hasan added more than 100 with both scoring half tons. Both though fell in quick succession but a few handy innings down the order has taken them to a score which is just above par.

End of an excellent batting performance from the visitors and they will be extremely pleased with where they stand in the game at the moment. South Africa on the other hand, look a little deflated as they walk off as they know they have a big task ahead of them.

Dot to end the innings! Ngidi finally nails a yorker. It is outside off. Hasan looks to get a bat on it but misses. Bangladesh finish with 314/7 after their alloted 50 overs!

SIX! Now he connects and a big one! A slower length ball, oaround off. In the slot and Hasan heaves it towards deep square leg for a biggie.

Now they steal a bye! A length delivery, outside off. Slower in pace. Ahmed goes for a big heave across the line but misses. The ball goes off the bounce to the keeper and batters take a bye is the meanwhile.

Goes slightly shorter on middle. Hasan pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Two runs now! In the air..but safe!  A length delivery on off. Hasan goes for a big heave across the line but miscues it. The ball goes in the air and falls short of the long on fielder. Couple of runs taken.

Dot to start the final over! A fullish delivery, outside off. Mehidy Hasan dances down the track and looks to go big towards the leg side but misses.

Lands this on a length again, around off. Hasan dabs it to point and takes a quick single.

SIX! 300 up in style! A length delivery on off. At a comfortable height for Hasan to go for a big one. He heaves it over deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

A length delivery, on off. Taskin Ahmed goes for a big heave across the line but gets this to fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Boundary now, they are inching close to 300! Slightly shorter on middle. Ahmed pulls it to deep square leg for a boundary.

WIDE! This is full and way outside off. Ahmed throws his bat at it but misses.

Single off an overthrow! A slower length delivery, around off. Hasan pushes it towards point and they think of a single initially but decides against it. There is a shy at the batter's end but missed. A run taken in the end off an overthrow.

A length delivery, around off. Ahmed pushes it to sweeper cover for a single.