09/03Result
1st ODI, South Africa tour of Bangladesh at Chattogram, Mar 9 2008
South Africa won by 9 wkts (79b rem)
Player of the Match
Graeme SmithSouth Africa
09/03Result
1st ODI, South Africa tour of Bangladesh at Chattogram, Mar 9 2008
South Africa won by 9 wkts (79b rem)
Player of the Match
Graeme SmithSouth Africa

Match Centre

Match Details

Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram

Series

South Africa tour of Bangladesh

Toss

Bangladesh , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

South AfricaGraeme Smith

Series result

South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

ODI no. 2690

Season

2007/08

Hours of play (local time)

09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00 Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15

Match days

9 March 2008 (50-over match)

ODI debut

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Umpires

PakistanAleem DarBangladeshEnamul Haque

TV Umpires

BangladeshAFM Akhtaruddin

Reserve Umpire

BangladeshAnisur Rahman

Match Referee

Sri LankaRanjan Madugalle

Bangladesh crash to another loss after their batsmen turn in yet another poor performance. They won the toss, batted but only eked out 178. Smith and Gibbs shared a 143-run opening partnership to charge the visitors to a facile win. That's it from us. Thanks for logging in. Bye.

36.5
4
Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, FOUR, Smith gets his hundred and SA seal the win. His 7th ODI ton. He came down the track, was beaten in the flight but lunged forward to chip it over the infield and it rolls over to the long-on boundary.
36.4
0
Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, no run, sweeps this time but sends it again to that man at square leg
36.3
0
Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, no run, shuffles to the off side and whips a delivery to square leg, but straight to the fielder
36.2
0
Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, no run, spins in from outside off and he is struck on the pad
36.1
0
Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, no run, leans forward, on drives to left of short midwicket where Ashraful makes a neat diving stop

END OF OVER:
36 | 3 Runs | SA: 176/1 (3 runs required from 14 overs, RR: 4.88, RRR: 0.21)

  • Hashim Amla9 (19b)
  • Graeme Smith99 (113b)
  • Abdur Razzak8-0-42-0
35.6
0
Abdur Razzak to Amla, no run, fires it quick, at the blockhole, dug out to the leg side

South Africa tour of Bangladesh 2007-08 News

  • Smith displaces Tendulkar as No. 1 ODI batsman

    After the satisfaction of seeing his team on top of the ODI rankings, Graeme Smith had a personal milestone to celebrate as well, as he went past Sachin Tendulkar to take the No. 1 spot in the ICC's ODI rankings

  • 'Beating India one of our main goals' - Arthur

    Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, has said that it is important to be No. 1 in the one-day rankings but what his team really wants is to beat India in the upcoming three-Test series

  • South Africa No.1 after clean sweep

    A comprehensive all-round rout of Bangladesh in the third and final one-dayer in Mirpur not only sealed a 3-0 series win for South Africa but also propelled them to the top of the ICC one-day rankings

  • Batsmen must deliver - Ashraful

    Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, said his batsmen needed to perform better to give their team a chance of winning

  • Nel and de Villiers star in series win

    South Africa came one step closer to usurping Australia as the No. 1 one-day side in the world with a comfortable seven-wicket victory in Mirpur