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Rabada razes down Bangladesh

Bangladesh didn't begin well after electing to bat, losing Tamim Iqbal to debutant Kagiso Rabada in the fourth over  AFP
Things would only get worse as Litton Das departed the very next delivery. Rabada was on a hat-trick...  AFP
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... And he went on to complete it, trapping Mahmudullah in front. Bangladesh were reduced to 17 for 3 by the end of the fourth over  AFP
The hosts lost Soumya Sarkar soon after, leaving them tottering on 40 for 4. It was left to Shakib Al Hasan, who scored 48 off 51 balls, to revive the innings  AFP
With Mushfiqur Rahim for company, Shakib added 53 runs for the fifth wicket, the highest partnership of the innings  AFP
However, after JP Duminy removed Mushfiqur, things went downhill for the home side, as Sabbir Rahman and Shakib fell in quick succession  AFP
Rabada came back to dismiss Mashrafe Mortaza and Jubair Hossain to finish with 6 for 16. Nasir Hossain's blows towards the end of the innings eventually helped Bangladesh reach 160 before they were bowled out in the 36.3 overs  AFP
Bangladesh would have had their hopes up when Hashim Amla was dismissed for 14 in the sixth over  AFP
Faf du Plessis, however, weathered the tough overs at the start and his unbeaten 63 drove South Africa to an eight-wicket win in the 32nd over  AFP
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