Bangladesh Beat South Africa by 9 Wickets, Claim 4th Successive Home Series

Bangladesh won by 9 wickets (with 83 balls remaining) (D/L method)

South Africa 168/9 (40/40 ov)
Bangladesh 170/1 (26.1/40 ov, target 170)

Player of the match - Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh)
Player of the series - Soumya Sarkar (Bangladesh)

Soumya Sarkar struck a 75-ball 90

Bangladesh thrashed South Africa by nine wickets to take a three-match one-day international series 2-1 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Wednesday.

Set an easy target of 170 runs in 40 overs according to the Duckworth/Lewis Method after South Africa were restricted to 168-9, Bangladesh reached home with nine wickets and 83 balls to spare.

It was South Africa's second biggest ODI defeat in its history, having previously lost by 10 wickets to the West Indies and England.

This is also Bangladesh’s 4th successive ODI series win at home within the last eight months after beating Zimbabwe 5-0, Pakistan 3-0 and India 2-1.

"After losing the first match, it was difficult to come back in the second," Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said. "The boys played brilliantly in the third match. The way Soumya was batting was nice to see."

Soumya smashed 90 off 75, clobbering 13 fours and one six. Iqbal was unbeaten on 61, his 31st half-century. His 77-ball knock was designed by seven fours.

"We misjudged the conditions, but credit to Bangladesh," South Africa captain Hashim Amla said. "We were rusty and haven't played good cricket. We have got a good idea of what the wickets would be."

The teams will now play a two-Test series, with the first Test starting in Chittagong on July 21.

Toss - South Africa, who chose to bat
Series - Bangladesh won the 3-match series 2-1
Umpires - MA Gough (England) and Sharfuddoula
TV umpire - RK Illingworth (England)
Match referee - DC Boon (Australia)
Reserve umpire - Enamul Haque

Team Squad: 

Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Litton Das, Arafat Sunny, Jubair Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman.

South Africa: Hashim Amla (capt), Faf du Plessis, JP Duminy, Quinton de Kock, Aaron Phangiso, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Chris Morris, Kyle Abbott, Wayne Parnell, Imran Tahir, Farhaan Behardien, Eddie Leie, Ryan McLaren.

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