Bangladesh ended their victory drought in South Africa with a 38-run win in the first one-day international at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday. Shakib Al Hasan led a strong Bangladesh batting effort, hitting 77 off 64 balls as Bangladesh made 314 for seven after being sent in. [caption id=“attachment_10470321” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]  Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and Taskin Ahmed celebrate a fall of a wicket in the first ODI. AP[/caption] Fast bowlers Shoriful Islam and Taskin Ahmed reduced South Africa to 36-3 in reply. Rassie van der Dussen hit 86 and David Miller made a hard-hit 79 but South Africa were bowled out for 276. Bangladesh had previously lost every match they played against the Proteas in South Africa — six Tests, nine one-day internationals and four Twenty20 internationals. Brief scores: Bangladesh 314-7 in 50 overs (Tamim Iqbal 41, Litton Das 50, Shakib Al Hasan 77, Yasir Ali 50; M. Jansen 2-57, K. Maharaj 2-56). South Africa 276 in 48.5 overs (H. van der Dussen 86, D. Miller 79; Shoriful Islam 2-47, Taskin Ahmed 3-37, Mehidy Hasan 4-61). Result: Bangladesh won by 38 runs. Series: Bangladesh lead the three-match series 1-0. Toss: South Africa Remaining matches: March 20, Johannesburg (day) March 23, Centurion (day/night) Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Bangladesh had previously lost every match they played against the Proteas in South Africa — six Tests, nine one-day internationals and four Twenty20 internationals.
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