Mohammad Ashraful

Graeme Smith, the South African captain, is likely to return to the side for the second ODI against Bangladesh on Sunday

Dale Steyn laid down a marker for the season ahead and showed he is back to full health as he took a career-best 4 for 16 to help South Africa to a 61-run victory in the opening ODI

Cricinfo previews the first one-day international between South Africa and Bangladesh

South Africa eased past a plucky Bangladesh by 12 runs in the Twenty20 at Johannesburg

Bangladesh have only beaten South Africa once in their history but their captain, Mohammad Ashraful, was cheerily optimistic about his side's fortunes in the forthcoming series

Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, said that his team played "really well" but added that New Zealand's ability to avoid their first-innings mistakes made the difference during their chase of 317

Jacob Oram's series-winning performance with both bat and ball against Bangladesh has propelled him to the top of the ICC ODI allrounder rankings, ahead of England's Andrew Flintoff and Pakistan's Shoaib Malik

A series that started on a winning note ended in disappointment for Bangladesh, and coach Jamie Siddons blamed his batsmen

Daniel Vettori has breathed a sigh of relief after New Zealand leveled the three-match series 1-1 yesterday in Mirpur

Any victory for Bangladesh is significant, but the seven-wicket win over New Zealand in Mirpur was even more special as it was first major win for both their captain and coach

The match will be the first time the new Powerplay rules come into place

Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, has denied being the "mastermind" behind 13 players joining the ICL

Jamie Siddon's role as coach under scrutiny after comments on Mohammad Ashraful's captaincy on the tour of Australia

The expectations of fans back home may get "out of control" but Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, wants his team to be among the top five in the world

Jamie Siddons has warned the Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful that he could soon face the axe unless he quickly turns around his dismal batting form

Bangladesh will rework their top order for the final ODI against Australia as they aim to avoid another sub-par performance

It was yet another batting failure for Bangladesh - they were skittled for 117 - and Mohammad Ashraful, the captain, said his side weren't performing to potential

Jamie Siddons, the Bangladesh coach, believes several of his batsmen were scared of Mitchell Johnson's speed and he blamed their "silly shots" for the team's dismal effort against Australia in Darwin

Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, has stressed the need to be competitive after his side arrived in Darwin for their three-match one-day series against Australia