The Dhaka Times Desk Today was another day of glory for the Bangladesh cricket team. Because today (Wednesday) Bangladesh won the historic series on the soil of South Africa.
In the cricket history of Bangladesh, the historical story of a victory has been added again. Returning to the venue of first success, the way the confident Tigers outclassed their opponents and won, is simply unbelievable. South Africa has one of the toughest conditions in the world. The epic series win was written there.
After a long wait, South Africa's first win on soil came in the first match of the series. Centurion's Super Sports Park is the witness of Bangladesh's biggest achievement after making new history. Team Tigers have won the series 2-1 by 9 wickets in the third ODI.
Tamim Iqbal's team has consolidated their position at the top of the World Cup Super League points table. Today's series will be written in golden letters in the cricket history of Bangladesh. It was in this series that the Proteas got their first win at the ground in three editions. Naturally, this is the first time to win the series on the home soil.
In the last match, Bangladesh chased down an easy target of 155 runs in just 26.3 overs, losing just one wicket. Tamim Iqbal was unbeaten on 87 off 82 balls with 14 fours. Shakib Al Hasan remained unbeaten on 18 runs off 20 balls.
Looking at South Africa's batting start, it didn't seem like anything good was waiting for Bangladesh. Losing the first wicket for 46 runs in 6.5 overs, the Tigers bowled out the hosts for 154 runs. Keeping the target within reach, Bangladesh hopes to win the series. Taskin also made that hope stronger with 5 ukes. Taskin Ahmed has contributed a lot in the third ODI win. This speed star grabbed 5 wickets for the first time outside the country.
Meanwhile, President Mohammad Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina congratulated Bangladesh on this historic victory.