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RESULT
1st ODI, Chattogram, March 09, 2008, South Africa tour of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh FlagBangladesh
178
South Africa FlagSouth Africa
(36.5/50 ov, T:179) 180/1

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

Player Of The Match
103* (118)
graeme-smith
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South Africa claim series opener

South Africa claim series opener

Mar 09, 2008
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Ashraful defends decision to drop Mortaza

Tamim Iqbal was Bangladesh's top scorer with 82. Disappointed with the result, Tamim said he got out at the wrong moment

Ashraful defends decision to drop Mortaza

Bangladesh v South Africa, 1st ODI, Chittagong

Match home for Bangladesh v South Africa, 1st ODI, Chittagong, March 9, 2008

Bangladesh v South Africa, 1st ODI, Chittagong

Smith ton seals nine-wicket win

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

Smith ton seals nine-wicket win

Bangladesh bank on spinners against new-look South Africa

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

Bangladesh bank on spinners against new-look South Africa
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South Africa Innings
Player NameRB
HH Gibbs
lbw5784
GC Smith
not out103118
HM Amla
not out919
Extras(b 1, w 10)
Total180(1 wkt; 36.5 ovs)
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