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Bangladesh set 279-run target for South Africa

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Published: 11:49, 15 October 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Bangladesh set 279-run target for South Africa

Sports Desk: Mushfiqur's ton helps Bangladesh to set 279-run target for host South Africa in the first of the three-game ODI series at De Beers Diamond Oval in Kimberle on Sunday.

Mushfiq hit an unbeaten 110 off 116 deliveries thanks to 11 fours and two sixes while Imrul scored 31 runs facing 43 balls.

Openers Imrul Kayes and Liton Das made 43 in the first wicket before Kagiso Rabada removed Liton, who made 21 with four fours.

Proteas bowler Kagiso Rabada bagged four Bangladeshi wickets while Dwaine Pretorius and Imran Tahir took two and one wicket each respectively.

Earlier, Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss and decided to bat first.

Bangladesh Squad:
Mohammed Saifuddin, Imrul Kayes, Liton Das (wk), Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (C), Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed.

South Africa Squad :
Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis (C), JP Duminy, AB de Villiers, David Miller, Dane Peterson, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir.



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