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(c)Cricinfo en-gb After the satisfaction of seeing his team on top of the ODI rankings, Graeme Smith had a personal milestone to celebrate as well, as he went past Sachin Tendulkar to take the No. 1 spot in the ICC's ODI rankings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/342576.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/342576.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342576 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, has said that it is important to be No. 1 in the one-day rankings but what his team really wants is to beat India in the upcoming three-Test series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/342464.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/342464.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342464 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A comprehensive all-round rout of Bangladesh in the third and final one-dayer in Mirpur not only sealed a 3-0 series win for South Africa but also propelled them to the top of the ICC one-day rankings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/342381.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/342381.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342381 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have already clinched the series, and much of the focus rests on whether they can complete the sweep that will take them past as Australia as the best ODI side in the world https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/342302.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/342302.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342302 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, said his batsmen needed to perform better to give their team a chance of winning https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/342183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/342183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa came one step closer to usurping Australia as the No. 1 one-day side in the world with a comfortable seven-wicket victory in Mirpur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/342070.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/342070.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342070 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh will once again employ three spinners as they head to Mirpur for the second ODI against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/342015.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/342015.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-342015 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tamim Iqbal was Bangladesh's top scorer with 82. Disappointed with the result, Tamim said he got out at the wrong moment https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/341761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/341761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341761 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Subcontinental conditions and the presence of three left-arm spinners did nothing to scare off the South Africans as their openers, Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs, added a century opening stand to help South Africa go 1-0 up in the three-match series https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/341620.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/341620.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341620 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Spin has always been Bangladesh's potent weapon at home and not surprisingly, Ashraful hinted at continuing with the policy of fielding a three-pronged left-arm spin attack https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/341559.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/341559.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341559 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A Bangladesh Cricket Board XI pulled off a thrilling tie against a South African side in a one-day warm-up game in Chittagong https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/341423.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/341423.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341423 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, said trying out youngsters would be the focus during the upcoming three-match series against Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/341160.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/341160.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341160 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Vernon Philander, the South Africa allrounder, has been ruled out of the one-day series against Bangladesh with a hamstring injury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/341017.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/341017.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-341017 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh have omitted the wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim from the 14-member squad for the three-match series against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340969.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340969.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-340969 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Robin Peterson's five-wicket haul hastened South Africa's big win over Bangladesh in the second Test in Chiggagong https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340761.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340761.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-340761 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh fought bravely in the first half of the day but were then swept away by a tidal wave of South Africa pace https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340626.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340626.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-340626 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was another day of domination by South Africa who, backed up by a total of 583 for 7, left Bangladesh limping on 60 for 3 for by stumps https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340457.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340457.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-340457 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the eve of this match Ashwell Prince called on his batting team-mates to step up and post at least 400 on the board and his words clearly didn't fall on deaf ears https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340259.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340259.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-340259 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Habibul Bashar, Bangladesh's most experienced batsman, has been dropped for the second Test against South Africa, starting on Friday. Rajin Saleh, who was rested for the first Test, has been drafted into the 12-man squad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340164.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340164.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-340164 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's selectors have handed Test specialists Paul Harris and Hashim Amla their maiden one-day call-ups while announcing a 14-man squad for the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340149.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/340149.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-340149 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Arthur said there would be opportunities for younger players in the one-day side, especially since the next World Cup is in the subcontinent and the Champions Trophy is in Pakistan later this year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339993.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339993.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339993 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Following their five-wicket defeat to South Africa, Jamie Siddons, the Bangladesh coach, said he does not expect his side to beat South Africa unless a miracle occurs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339860.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339860.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339860 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their five-wicket win over Bangladesh in Dhaka https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339749.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339749.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339749 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa took 10.5 overs to knock off the 27 runs needed to clinch a hard-fought five-wicket in the first Test in Mirpur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339687.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339687.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339687 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kallis' 5 for 30 saw Bangladesh collapse to 182 all out, and solid knocks from Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla got them to within 27 of the 205 needed before the victory push was halted by bad light https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339560.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339560.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339560 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shahadat Hossain and Junaid Siddique were the heroes as Bangladesh had the better of the second day of the opening Test in Mirpur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339430.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339430.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339430 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Bangladesh fought back after being dismissed for 192, reducing South Africa to 76 for 4 at the end of the first day in Mirpur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339208.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339208.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339208 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT With the controversial spat between South African coach Mickey Arthur and Cricket South Africa chairman Norman Arendse over team selection resolved, the action finally shifts to the field as South Africa take on Bangladesh in the first Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339134.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/339134.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-339134 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa coach Mickey Arthur believes his side are shaping up nicely ahead of the first Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/338095.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/338095.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-338095 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh Cricket Board XI took the first-innings lead against South Africa in the warm-up match in Fatullah before the match petered out to a draw https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-337879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Bangladesh have trimmed their original 17-man squad for the two-Test series against South Africa to 14 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-337837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Boucher took his overnight score of 64 to beyond a hundred, but BCB XI made a strong reply, led by Junaid Siddique's century https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337762.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337762.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-337762 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A century from Hashim Amla and Mark Boucher's unbeaten 64 boosted the South Africans to 329 for 8 on the first day of their warm-up match against BCB XI https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337632.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337632.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-337632 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shakib Al Hasan will lead the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in the three-day warm-up match against the visiting South Africans https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337393.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337393.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-337393 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Norman Arendse, the Cricket South Africa (CSA) president, and Gerald Majola, the CEO, have apologised for the way the row over selection for the Bangladesh tour was handled https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337387.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337387.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-337387 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's captain Graeme Smith sought to put aside talk of revenge from their loss in the World Cup to Bangladesh, saying that his team were more interested in focussing on their game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337241.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/337241.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-337241 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Bucknor will return to Test umpiring during the two-Test series between Bangladesh and South Africa this month https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/336757.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/336757.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-336757 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Robin Peterson, the left-arm spinner, has been called-up to the South African Test squad in Bangladesh as a replacement for Paul Harris, who requires surgery for an abscess https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/336550.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/336550.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-336550 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT CSA president Norman Arendse has reportedly alleged that a "minority" had manoeuvred to override his veto of a 14-man South Africa squad for the tour of Bangladesh https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/336346.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/336346.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-336346 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Neil McKenzie and Andre Nel have been passed fit for South Africa's 14-man Test squad for the tour of Bangladesh, but there was no place for Herschelle Gibbs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/336092.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/336092.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-336092 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Norman Arendse reacted sharply to a statement made by the CEO, Gerald Majola, on the CSA general council's resolution to remove the national coach https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/335919.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/335919.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-335919 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket South Africa's general council has "removed" Mickey Arthur from the selection panel. However, it has since become clear that only the CSA's professional arm has the power to remove Arthur https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/335712.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/335712.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-335712 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket South Africa's general council on Saturday reaffirmed it's backing of the transformation policy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/335701.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/335701.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-335701 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South African cricket is on the edge of a crisis with coach Mickey Arthur facing the sack after a row erupted over transformation quotas for the Bangladesh tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/335415.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/335415.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-335415 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Rafique, the veteran left-arm spinner, has informed the Bangladesh selectors that the upcoming home series against South Africa will be the final leg of his 13-year stint with the national squad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/335373.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/335373.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-335373 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket South Africa has delayed announcing the national squad for the tour to Bangladesh, amid reports of a row between board president Norman Arendse and the five-man selection committee https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/335334.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/335334.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-335334 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mohammad Ashraful will lead Bangladesh's 17-man squad in the upcoming series against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/335299.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/335299.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-335299 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A brief history of matches between Bangladesh and South Africa by Will Luke https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/328737.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/content/story/328737.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-328737 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT