Proteas set tigers 210-run target

DHAKA: South Africa have set Bangladesh a target of 210 runs to win the second match of the Twenty20 tri-series at Harare Sports Club Tuesday.

Till filing the report, tigers collected 29 for one in 3.4 over.

Earlier, winning the toss, South Africa chose to bat on what Hashim Amla called “a good wicket.”

South Africa scored 209 for three in the stipulated over and RE Levi, HM Amla and CA Ingram scored 37, 88 and 29 runs respectively.

Mashrafe Mortaza and Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh bagged one wicket each.

Bangladesh made one change to the side that lost to Zimbabwe on Sunday in the series opener.

Tamim Iqbal was ruled out with a quadricep tear and has been replaced by 19-year Anamul Haque.

The Tigers failed to chase down 155 against Zimbabwe on a slow pitch at Harare Sports Club in the first match of the series.

South Africa Team: Hashim Amla (capt), Richard Levi, Colin Ingram, JP Duminy, Justin Ontong, Albie Morkel, Robin Peterson, Dane Vilas (wk), Wayne Parnell, Marchant de Lange, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.

Bangladesh Team: Anamul Haque, Mohammad Ashraful, Ziaur Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, Jahurul Islam, Mashrafe Mortaza, Elias Sunny, Abdur Razzak, Abul Hasan.

BDST: 1932 HRS, JUN 19, 2012
Edited by: Abul Kalam Azad, Newsroom Editor