Bangladesh made history on Wednesday in the final game of the three-match series against South Africa after beating the Proteas by nine wickets to bag their first series win in the country.
Having won the first game at Centurion, Bangladesh were humbled by the hosts in the second match of the series at Johannesburg.
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On their return to Centurion however, Bangladesh prevailed and in some style.
Batting first South Africa had a decent start with an opening partnership of 46 runs. But once the stand was broken the hosts fell like a pack of cards.
Taskin Ahmed was the destroyer in chief ripping through the batting order with 5 wickets to his name.
Keshav Maharaj held the inning together with 28 runs to his name but his run out ended any chance of South Africa getting to a respectable total. The hosts were bundled out for a meagre 154 runs.
In response Bangladesh got off to a flying start, Tamim dealt in boundaries while Liton farmed the strike to frustrate the hosts. They struck to dismiss Liton who missed out on a fifty by just two runs.
Tamim would go onto score 87 not out, while Shakib ensured a memorable and easy victory for the visitors.
With this win Bangladesh have finally broken the mould of being a strong home side only. A win in South Africa doesn’t come easy and Bangladesh truly deserve every plaudit they receive.
Brief scores:
South Africa 154 in 37 overs (Janneman Malan 39, Keshav Maharaj 28; Taskin Ahmed 5-35)
Bangladesh 156/1 in 26.3 overs (Tamim Iqbal 87*, Liton Das 48).