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Dhaka - South Africa beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in the first one-day international to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla national stadium on Friday.
The Proteas reached 164-2 with 8.5 overs in hand after they were set an easy target after Bangladesh were dismissed for 160 in 36.3 overs in the rain-reduced 40-over-a-side game.
The second and third ODI of the three-match series will be held on July 12 and 15 in Dhaka and Chittagong.
Scoreboard:
Bangladesh:
Tamim Iqbal b Rabada 0
Soumya Sarkar c Duminy b Rabada 27
Litton Das c Behardien b Rabada 0
Mahmudullah lbw b Rabada 0
Shakib Al Hasan lbw b Tahir 48
Mushfiqur Rahim c Tahir b Duminy 24
Sabbir Rahman b Morris 5
Nasir Hossain b Morris 31
Mashrafe Mortaza c de Kock b Rabada 4
Jubair Hossain b Rabada 5
Mustafizur Rahman not out 0
Extras (lb 5, w10, nb1) 16
Total (all out; 36.3 overs) 160
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Tamim), 2-17 (Litton), 3-17 (Mahmudullah), 4-40 (Soumya), 5-93 Rahim, 6-104 (Sabbir), 7-120 (Shakib), 8-133 ( Mortaza), 9-140 (Jubair), 10-160 (Nasir)
Bowling: Abbott 6-0-41-0 (w5), Rabada 8-3-16-6(w3), Morris 6.3-0-32-2(w1), Tahir 8-1-38-1 (nb1, w1), Duminy 8-0-28-1.
South Africa:
Q. de Kock c Sabbir b Nasir 35
H. Amla c Mahmudullah b Mortaza 14
F. du Plessis not out 63
R. Rossouw not out 45
Extras (lb 6, w1) 7
Total (for two wickets; 31.1 overs) 164
Did not bat: D. Miller, J. Duminy, F. Behardien, C. Morris, K. Abbott, K. Rabada, I. Tahir
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Amla) 2-65 (de Kock)
Bowling: Mustafizur 6-2-15-0, Nasir 7-1-28-1, Mortaza 6-0-36-1, Shakib 5-1-27-0 (w1), Jubair 5-0-31-0, Mahumdullah 2-0-17-0, Sabbir 0.1-0-4-0
Result: South Africa won by eight wickets
Series result: South Africa lead three-match series 1-0
Toss: Bangladesh
Umpires: Michael Gough (ENG) and Sharfoudoulla Saikat (BAN)
TV Umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG)
Match Referee: David Boon (AUS).
