3rd ODI: SA v. Bang: Match Abandoned! SA win Series 2-0!

The third and final ODI between South Africa and the touring Bangaldesh was abandoned due to rain without a ball bowled. With the final match washed out, South Africa win the series 2-0!

Match: 3rd ODI
Date: November 12, 2008
Venue: Buffalo Park, East London
Teams: South Africa and Bangladesh
Captains: Greame Smith and Mohammad Ashraful
Toss: No Toss
Match Result: Match Abadoned
Series Result: South Africa win series 2-0 (last match abandoned)
Player of the Series: HM Amla (South Africa)

2nd ODI: SA v. Bang: South Africa Register second Win and also Claim Series!

SA beat the tourist Bangladesh by a big margin of 128 runs and also seal the series 2-0. The final ODI is meaningless, but Bangladesh should win and take away some pride.

Match: 2nd ODI
Date: November 9, 2008
Venue: Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Teams: South Africa and Bangladesh
Captains: Greame Smith and Mohammad Ashraful
Toss: Bangladesh
Match Result: South Africa won by 128 runs
Series: South Africa lead the 3 ODI series 2-0
Man of the Match: Amla (South Africa)

Scoreboard:

South Africa 358 for 4 in 50 overs (HM Amla 140, GC Smith 65, JH Kallis 49, AB de Villiers 54 not out, MV Boucher 6, JA Morkel 37 not out, Extras--7 (lb 1, w 6), Mashrafe Mortaza 1 for 54, Syed Rasel 1 for 75, Abdur Razzak 1 for 88, Naeem Islam 1 for 64, Shakib Al Hasan 0 for 67, Mohammad Ahsraful 0 for 9) beat Bangladesh 230 all out in 49.2 overs (Tamim Iqbal 41, Imrul Kayes 14, Junaid Siddique 47, Mohammad Ashraful 5, Raqibul Hasan 4, Shakib Al Hasan 17, Naeem Islam 16, Mushfiqur Rahim 2, Abdur Razzak 20 not out, Mashrafe Mortaza 34, Syed Rasel 1, Extras--29 (b 1, lb 3, w 23, nb 2), DW Steyn 3 for 48, J Louw 1 for 45, M Morkel 1 for 61, JA Morkel 1 for 37, J Botha 3 for 27, JP Duminy 0 for 8)

1st ODI: SA v. Bang: South Africa win 1st ODI!

South Africa won the first ODI match by 62 runs and lead the series 1-0.

Match: 1st ODI
Date: November 7, 2008
Venue: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Teams: South Africa and Bangladesh
Captains: Greame Smith and Mohammad Ashraful
Toss: South Africa
Match Result: South Africa won by 62 runs
Series: South Africa lead the 3 ODI series 1-0
Man of the Match: Dale Steyn (South Africa)

Scoreboard:

South Africa 283 for 8 in 50 overs (HM Amla 35, JL Ontong 27, JH Kallis 50, AB de Villiers 35, JP Duminy 36, MV Boucher 8, JA Morkel 32 not out, J Botha 23, J Louw 23, M Morkel 6 not out, Extras--8 (lb 3, w 3, nb 2), Mashrafe Mortaza 1 for 52, Syed Rasel 1 for 56, Shakib Al Hasan 2 for 48, Abdur Razzak 0 for 55, Naeem Islam 3 for 60, Junaid Siddique 0 for 9) beat Bangladesh 222 all out in 44.2 overs (Tamim Iqbal 24, Imrul Kayes 1, Junaid Siddique 2, Mohammad Ashraful 73, Mushfiqur Rahim 1, Shakib Al Hasan 51, Raqibul Hasan 0, Naeem Islam 25 not out, Mashrafe Mortaza 0, Abdur Razzak 0, Syed Rasel 7, Extras--38 (lb 11, w 25, nb 2), DW Steyn 4 for 16, J Louw 0 for 50, JA Morkel 3 for 40, M Morkel 2 for 44, J Botha 0 for 30, JH Kallis 0 for 31)

T20: SA v. Bang: SA win by D/L Method!

South Africa win the only T20 of the series by beating the tourist Bangladesh by 12 runs. The match was reduced to 14 overs a side due to rain.

Match: T20
Date: November 5, 2008
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Teams: South Africa and Bangladesh
Captains: J Botha and Mohammad Ashraful
Result: South Africa won by 12 runs through D/L method
Man of the Match: Abdur Razzak (Bangladesh)

South Africa 118 for 7 in 14 overs (LL Bosman 28, HH Gibbs 18, JL Ontong 6, AB de Villiers 36, JP Duminy 6, JA Morkel 6, RK Kleinveldt 3 not out, J Botha 1, J Louw 1 not out, Extras--13 (lb 7, w 6), Syed Rasel 1 for 36, Shahadat Hossain 0 for 19, Abdur Razzak 4 for 16, Shakib Al Hasan 2 for 21, Naeem Islam 0 for 19) beat Bangladesh (target 122 in 14 overs) 109 for 8 in 14 overs (Tamim Iqbal 25, Junaid Siddique 4, Mohammad Ashraful 21, Raqibul Hasan 3, Shakib Al Hasan 4, Naeem Islam 15, Mushfiqur Rahim 12, Mehrab Hossain Jr. 6 not out, Abdur Razzak 0, Shahadat Hossain 4 not out, Extras--15 (lb 5, w 10), DW Steyn 2 for 18, J Louw 0 for 18, RK Kleinveldt 1 for 20, M Morkel 1 for 15, J Botha 2 for 15, JA Morkel 0 for 18)

Bangladesh tour to South Africa - 2008-09

The Bangladesh team is touring South Africa in November 2008. The one month starts with a T20 game and then 3 ODIs. The Bangladesh team is also playing in a two-day practice match against the South African Airways Challenge XI which is followed by two test matches. The Bangladesh team is lead by Mohammad Ashraful and SA is lead by Greame Smith.

South African Team List:

T20 Squad: Johan Botha (Captain), Loots Bosman, AB de Villiers (Wicket-Keeper), Jean-Paul Duminy, Hershelle Gibss, Rory Kleinveldt, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Greame Smith, and Dale Steyn

ODI Squad: Greame Smith (Captain), Johan Botha (Vice-Captain), Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher (Wicket-Keeper), AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Jacques Kallis, Johann Louw, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Dale Steyn, and Monde Zondeki

Test Squad: Greame Smith (Captain), Ashwell Prince (Vice-Captain), Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher (Wicket-Keeper), AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Paul Harris, Jacques Kallis, Neil McKenzie, Morne Morkel, Makhaya Ntini, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, and Monde Zondeki

Bangladesh Team List:

ODI Squad: Mohammad Ashraful (Captain), Mashrafe Mortaza (Vice-Captain), Abdur Razzak, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Mahbubul Alam, Mehrab Hossain Jr., Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicket-Keeper), Naeem Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Raqibul Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan, Syed Rasel, and Tammim Iqbal

Test Squad: Mohammad Ashraful (Captain), Mashrafe Mortaza (Vice-Captain), Abdur Razzak, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Mahbubul Alam, Mehrab Hossain Jr., Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicket-Keeper), Naeem Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Raqibul Hasan, Sajidul Islam, Shahadat Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan, and Tammim Iqbal

Schedule:

Wed Nov. 05, 2008 - D/N - T20: South Africa v. Bangladesh - Johannesburg

Fri Nov. 07, 2008 - D/N - 1st ODI: South Africa v. Bangladesh - Potchefstroom
Sun Nov. 09, 2008 - Day - 2nd ODI: South Africa v. Bangladesh - Benoni
Wed Nov. 12, 2008 - D/N - 3rd ODI: South Africa v. Bangladesh - East London

Sat Nov. 15-16, 2008 - Day - Practice Game: South African Airways Challenges XI v. Bangladesh - Kimberly

Wed Nov. 19-23, 2008 - 1st Test: South Africa v. Bangladesh - Bloemfontein
Wed Nov. 26-30, 2008 - 2nd Test: South Africa v. Bangladesh - Centurion