Fizz likely out for rest of tour

There is no end to the bad news for Bangladesh as the humiliating 10-wicket loss against South Africa in the first ODI yesterday was followed by skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza saying that Mustafizur Rahman will miss the rest of the series, and will likely miss the rest of the tour as well. The pacer twisted his ankle badly during warm-up on Saturday.

"It is seeming like that," said Minhajul Abedin, chief selector and team manager for this tour, when asked about the chances of Mustafizur missing the rest of the tour, which will end on October 30 with the second T20I in Potchefstroom. "As far as the rest of the ODI series is concerned he will miss it."

If that were not enough, Mushfiqur Rahim, who was the lone bright spot with a century yesterday, has, according to Minhajul, tweaked his hamstring and did not field during South Africa's innings. "He has pulled a hamstring," informed Minhajul. "We can't say anything now; we'll know more when we go to Cape Town."

The Bangladesh team will reach Cape Town in the afternoon today for the second ODI in Paarl on Wednesday. Mustafizur will undergo a scan today in Cape Town, and it is expected that Mushfiqur will also be assessed.

Bangladesh's star opener Tamim Iqbal is also yet to recover from a thigh muscle tear, ehich caused him to miss the second Test and yesterday's first ODI.