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
14/03Result
3rd ODI, South Africa tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Mar 14 2008
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
147/3 (34.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
14/03Result
3rd ODI, South Africa tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Mar 14 2008
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
147/3 (34.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
AB de Villiers
40(37) 7x4 - 0x6
Control %91%
- Productive Shot
- off side drive on front foot
- 9 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
Match Details
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
South Africa won the 3-match series 3-0
Match number
Season
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
14 March 2008 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
BANGLADESH 143 (42.5 OVERS)
- Farhad Reza*20 (47)
- Shahriar Nafees25 (33)
- Johan Botha3/34 (8.5)
- Albie Morkel4/29 (8)
SOUTH AFRICA 147/3 (34.2 OVERS)
- AB de Villiers40 (37)
- Graeme Smith*68 (94)
- Mosharraf Hossain1/26 (6)
- Abdur Razzak1/27 (10)
Man of the Match: Albie Morkel
Player of the series Graeme Smith
Smith: I have been around for a fair bit now obviously the responsibility is on me with a few youngsters coming in the team. This has been a great preparation for the India tour. We have done it the hard way here on slightly under-prepared wickets. We have bowled, batted and fielded well. We have lots of respect for Indian team, they have lots of experience. We have had a great time here.
That's it from us. Thanks for logging on. Alvida!
34.2
6
Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, SIX, Sweeps the series with a six. Emphatic win. He went down the track, getting outside off in the process and lofted it over long-on. With that South Africa move to no 1 position in the ODI rankings.
34.1
0
Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, no run, walks to the off stump and on drives to midwicket
34.1
3w
Shakib Al Hasan to Smith, 3 wides, spins down the leg side and Dhiman can't gather it
END OF OVER:34 | (wicket maiden) | SA: 138/3 (6 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 4.05, RRR: 0.37)
- Jean-Paul Duminy0 (4b)
- Graeme Smith62 (92b)
- Farhad Reza5-1-28-1
- Shakib Al Hasan9-1-38-0
33.6
0
Farhad Reza to Duminy, no run, leans forward to drive to extra cover
33.5
0
Farhad Reza to Duminy, no run, stays back to punch it to mid-on
33.4
0
Farhad Reza to Duminy, no run, just outside off stump, defended to the off side
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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