Dhaka: Bangladesh beat South Africa by seven wickets in the second one-day international to square the three-match series 1-1 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday.
Asked to bowl first, Bangladesh dismissed South Africa cheaply for 162 runs in 46 overs before reaching 167-3 with 22.2 overs in hand. The third and final match of the series will be held in Chittagong on July 15.
Earlier, Nasir Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman claimed three wickets each as Bangladesh dismissed South Africa cheaply for 162 runs.
Seeking to stay alive in the three-match series after going down by eight wickets in Friday’s opening match, a spirited Bangladesh made regular breakthroughs to keep the visitors in check.
Nasir finished with a career best 3-26 while Mustafizur grabbed 3-38 as South Africa were bowled out to their lowest score against Bangladesh on a slow pitch at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Left-arm pacer Mustafizur struck first in the fifth over when he forced a leading edge from opener Quinton de Kock as Sabbir Rahman took a simple catch at backward point. Rubel Hossain, who made a comeback to the starting lineup for Jubair Hossain, made an instant impact by knocking the off stump off Hashim Amla (22).
Scorecard:
South Africa: H. Amla b Rubel 22, Q. de Kock c Sabbir b Mustafizur 2, F. du Plessis c Sarkar b Nasir 41, R. Rossouw b Nasir 4, D. Miller c Mortaza b Mahmudullah 9, J. Duminy c Sabbir b Mustafizur 13, F. Behardien c Nasir b Mortaza 36, C. Morris lbw b Rubel 12, K. Rabada b Mustafizur 10, K. Abbott lbw b Nasir 5, I. Tahir (not out) 1. Extras (lb-4, w-3) 7. Total (in 46 overs) 162.
FoW: 1-16, 2-45, 3-59, 4-74, 5-93, 6-100, 7-116, 8-138, 9-160.
Bowling: Mustafizur 10-1-38-3, Mortaza 5-0-17-1, Shakib 10-0-30-0, Rubel 9-2-34-2, Nasir 8-0-26-3, Mahmudullah 4-0-13-1.
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal b Rabada 5, Soumya Sarkar (not out) 88, Litton Das b Rabada 17, Mahmudullah c Amla b Abbott 50, Shakib Al Hasan (not out) 0. Extras (w-5, nb-2) 7. Total (for three wickets in 27.4 overs) 167.
FoW: 1-5, 2-24, 3-159.
Bowling: Abbott 5-0-22-1, Rabada 7-0-45-2, Morris 3-0-29-0, Imran 8.4-1-40-0, Duminy 2-0-20-0, Behardien 2-0-11-0.
