RESULT
1st ODI, Chattogram, March 09, 2008, South Africa tour of Bangladesh
(36.5/50 ov, T:179) 180/1

South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 79 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
103* (118)
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Bangladesh crash to another loss after their batsmen turn in yet another poor performance. They won the toss, batted but only eked out 178. Smith and Gibbs shared a 143-run opening partnership to charge the visitors to a facile win. That's it from us. Thanks for logging in. Bye.

36.5
4
Shakib to Smith, FOUR runs

Smith gets his hundred and SA seal the win. His 7th ODI ton. He came down the track, was beaten in the flight but lunged forward to chip it over the infield and it rolls over to the long-on boundary.

36.4
Shakib to Smith, no run

sweeps this time but sends it again to that man at square leg

36.3
Shakib to Smith, no run

shuffles to the off side and whips a delivery to square leg, but straight to the fielder

36.2
Shakib to Smith, no run

spins in from outside off and he is struck on the pad

36.1
Shakib to Smith, no run

leans forward, on drives to left of short midwicket where Ashraful makes a neat diving stop

end of over 363 runs
SA: 176/1CRR: 4.88 RRR: 0.21
Hashim Amla9 (19b 1x4)
Graeme Smith99 (113b 13x4 1x6)
Abdur Razzak 8-0-42-0
35.6
Razzak to Amla, no run

fires it quick, at the blockhole, dug out to the leg side

35.5
Razzak to Amla, no run

full and straight, dead-batted away.

Smith needs one run for his ton and SA need 3 to win. Amla on strike.

35.4
1
Razzak to Smith, 1 run

comes down the track, the bowler pushes it flat and its turned past square leg

35.3
Razzak to Smith, no run

tossed up full outside off, Smith goes for a cut - perhaps, not the length for it - and misses

35.2
2
Razzak to Smith, 2 runs

stays back to pull a short of length delivery to right of deep midwicket

35.1
Razzak to Smith, no run

spins from outside off, beats the intended sweep and goes down leg

end of over 354 runs
SA: 173/1CRR: 4.94 RRR: 0.40
Hashim Amla9 (17b 1x4)
Graeme Smith96 (109b 13x4 1x6)
Shakib Al Hasan 8-0-25-1
34.6
Shakib to Amla, no run

he allows SMith to take the strike next over by offering the full face of the bat in defense. Smith needs 4 to get to his ton

34.5
Shakib to Amla, no run

stays back and pushes a spinning delivery to point

34.4
Shakib to Amla, no run

leans forward to dead-bat

34.3
Shakib to Amla, no run

floated full, pushed to covers

34.2
Shakib to Amla, no run

leans forward to push it to backward point

34.1
4
Shakib to Amla, FOUR runs

Amla gets four of 'em. He rocked back and cut to cover boundary. SA need 6 to win, Smith needs 4 of 'em to get to his ton but he is not on strike.

end of over 348 runs
SA: 169/1CRR: 4.97 RRR: 0.62
Graeme Smith96 (109b 13x4 1x6)
Hashim Amla5 (11b)
Abdur Razzak 7-0-39-0
33.6
Razzak to Smith, no run

on the stumps, worked to midwicket

33.5
Razzak to Smith, no run
33.4
6
Razzak to Smith, SIX runs

There he goes. He just lunged forward and swung a tossed-up delivery over the long-on fielder