Matches (21)

IPL (2)

ACC Premier Cup (3)

County DIV1 (5)

County DIV2 (4)

Women's QUAD (2)

WI 4-Day (4)

Pakistan vs New Zealand (1)

RESULT • 34th Match • IPL • T20 • Lucknow

CSK

176/6

LSG

(19/20 ov, T:177) 180/2

LSG won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Schedule Table Report Series

RESULT • 2nd semi-final • ACC Premier Cup • T20I • Al Amerat

HKG

130/9

OMA

(19.2/20 ov, T:131) 132/5

Oman won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

Schedule Table Series

Bangladesh vs South Africa, 1st ODI at Chattogram, , Mar 09 2008 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st ODI, Chattogram, March 09, 2008, South Africa tour of Bangladesh

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Bangladesh

178

South Africa

(36.5/50 ov, T:179) 180/1

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

Player Of The Match

Graeme Smith

, SA

103* (118)

Herschelle Gibbs lofts the ball•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Graeme Smith places the ball through the off side•Mar 09, 2008•AFP

Graeme Smith celebrates his hundred•Mar 09, 2008•AFP

Herschelle Gibbs misses the sweep•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Graeme Smith guides one past the first-slip fielder•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Johan Botha readies to deliver the ball•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Tamim Iqbal dives to make his ground•Mar 09, 2008•AFP

Albie Morkel picked up 2 for 30•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Tamim Iqbal flicks behind square leg•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Albie Morkel appeals for Shahriar Nafees' wicket•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith leave the field after sealing the win•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Graeme Smith attempts the sweep shot•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Herschelle Gibbs laces one through the off side•Mar 09, 2008•AFP

Graeme Smith raises his bat on reaching 50•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Tamim Iqbal bends backwards to avoid the bouncer•Mar 09, 2008•AFP

Hashim Amla tries to prevent a boundary•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Johan Botha picks up an lbw appeal•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Andre Nel got his 100th wicket in ODIs•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Tamim Iqbal heaves on over long-off•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Paul Harris is delighted after dismissing Tamim Iqbal for 82•Mar 09, 2008•Getty Images

Match Coverage

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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

Bangladesh v South Africa, 1st ODI, Chittagong

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

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

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

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South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
HH Gibbs	lbw	57	84
GC Smith	not out	103	118
HM Amla	not out	9	19
Extras	(b 1, w 10)
Total	180(1 wkt; 36.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
Syed Rasel	10	33	0	3.3
Abdur Razzak	8	42	0	5.25
Mosharraf Hossain	6	40	0	6.66
Shahadat Hossain	3	31	0	10.33
Shakib Al Hasan	8.5	29	1	3.28
Junaid Siddique	1	4	0	4

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	143	Herschelle Gibbs	Graeme Smith
2nd	37	Hashim Amla	Graeme Smith

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