Bangladesh crush S Africa to win ODI series

 

 

 CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh crushed South Africa by nine wickets to win the three-match one-day international series 2-1 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong Wednesday. Set an easy target of 170 runs in 40 overs according to the Duckworth/Lewis Method after South Africa were restricted to 168-9, Bangladesh reached home with nine wickets and 83 balls to spare. The teams will now play a two-Test series, with the first Test starting in Chittagong on July 21.  Latest score: Bangladesh 170/1 (D/L) in [26.1/40 overs] v South Africa 168/9 in 40 overs. 2015 is for Bangladesh cricket what 1971 was for its independence-loving people.  It was early Eid for 160 million people as Bangladesh ushered in a new dawn in their cricketing history with a nine-wicket series over South Africa at Chittagong Wednesday. With three back-to-back ODI series wins at home against Pakistan, India and now South Africa , the Tigers turned the summer of 2015 into the most glorious period in the nation's sporting history, according to a news agency.