Match Coverage

Soumya, Sabbir, Litton look for answers
Having been faced with the first hurdles of their international careers, Bangladesh's most promising young batsmen need to find a quick solution to show their mettle and prove doubters wrong all over again
Used eight-batsmen strategy to boost confidence - Mashrafe
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has said that the side employed an eight-batsmen strategy in the first ODI against South Africa to bolster the sagging confidence of the line-up
Rabada's warning shot, and the weak slog
Plays of the day from the first ODI between Bangladesh and South Africa in Mirpur
Rabada razes down Bangladesh
'Didn't dream of a start like this' - Rabada
After finishing with the best-ever figures on ODI debut, Kagiso Rabada said he hadn't dreamt of a start like this to his ODI career

Downhill after the peak

16.91

SA's ave opening stand since the last time their openers put on a century stand - a record 247-run partnership between Amla and Rossouw.

6/16

Rabada's bowling figures in this match - the best in ODIs by a South Africa bowler and the best by a debutant ever.

1991

The last time a SA bowler took a five-for on ODI debut: Allan Donald against India. Rabada is only the second SA bowler to achieve this.

2034

Runs scored by Shakib Al Hasan in Mirpur; he is the first Bangladesh batsman to score 2000-plus runs at any venue.

No. of times before this match Bangladesh have had 3 ducks form their top-four batsmen. That was against SL in the 2003 World Cup.

No. of bowlers who have taken a hat-trick on debut in ODIs before this match - Taijul Islam. Kagiso Rabada becomes only the 2nd bowler to do so.

Number of ODI debutants younger than Kagiso Rabada for South Africa. He is 20 years and 46 days old today.