SA set 370 for Bangladesh in final ODI

Sports Desk: The host South Africa, thanks to skipper Faf Du Plessis' 91 runs, have set a target of 370 runs for Bangladesh in the third and final ODI of the three-match series at Buffalo Park of East London in the country on Sunday.

Protean captain Faf Du Plessis won the toss and opted bat first. The match started at 2:00pm (Bangladesh time).

Before returning to the pavilion as retired hurt, skipper Du Plessis scored 91 runs off 67 balls which include 10 fours and a six. Opener Quinton de Kock (wk) bagged 73 runs off 68 balls with 9 fours and a six.

Another opener Temba Bavuma hit 48 runs of 47 balls with five fours while Aiden Markram scored 66 off 60 balls with four fours and two sixes.

AB de Villiers, Farhaan Behardien and Kagiso Rabada scored 20, 33 and 23 runs respectively.

Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taskin Ahmed shared two wickets each while Rubel Hossain took a wicket.


risingbd/Dhaka/October 22, 2017/A K Azad