South Africa vs Bangladesh
SA beat Tigers by seven wickets to get first Test win in Asia since 2014
South Africa clinched a convincing seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first of the two-Test series, wrapping the game up inside the first session on Day 4 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur today.
‘Look down at surface, not up’ the mantra for Proteas
South Africa flew into the Cricket World Cup a little under the radar but the awesome range of their power hitting has seen the side post the top three scores in the tournament, which stand-in captain Aiden Markram puts down to their adaptability.
Was Mahmudullah’s celebration just to prove a point?
Mahmudullah Riyad's inclusion to the Bangladesh World Cup squad had been a dramatic one as the experienced campaigner got back into the side during the New Zealand series at home.
South Africa will never 'clip wings' of 'free spirit' De Kock
De Kock has now surpassed Virat Kohli as the tournament's leading scorer with 407 runs to the India star's 354.
‘I’ve seen a lot of ups and downs’: Mahmudullah after his statement ton
Before being dismissed for a run-a-ball 111, the veteran helped Bangladesh avoid humiliation in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Bangladesh outclassed despite Riyad ton
At one point in the World Cup pool game between Bangladesh and South Africa in Mumbai on Tuesday, many Tigers’ fans back home must have wondered whether Shakib Al Hasan’s troops would be able to surpass Quinton de Kock’s individual score of 174 off 140 deliveries.
De Kock powers South Africa to 382
Quinton de Kock hit a brilliant 174, his third century of the World Cup, as South Africa piled up 382-5 against Bangladesh at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Hapless Tigers running out of hope
The word ‘humiliation’ feels insufficient in describing the ordeal Bangladesh suffered at the hands of South Africa yesterday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
A big innings was needed, Soumya insists
Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar insists that Bangladesh needed a big innings from one of their number 3 to 6 batsmen to win the first T20 against South Africa.
Tigers struggle in the second innings
Bangladesh struggle at 92/4 at lunch on the third day of the second Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at Bloemfontein.