On Wednesday, Bangladesh won the third one-day international against South Africa by nine wickets at SuperSport Park in Centurion. Taskin Ahmed and Tamim Iqbal led the way.
Against Bangladesh, Taskin took five for 35 as South Africa were bowled out for 154, their lowest total ever against the country.
Then Bangladesh captain Tamim scored 87 not out off 82 balls to help his country win with 23.3 overs to spare. He and Liton Das had made a century-run opening stand (48).
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As a result, Bangladesh won the World Cup Super League series in two games. This helped them stay at the top of the table.
There was a chance that South Africa might not get one of the eight automatic spots for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Stuck them in ninth place.
Until Friday, Bangladesh had lost all 19 matches against South Africa in all formats on their soil, but they beat South Africa by 38 runs.
South Africa won the second match by seven wickets in Johannesburg, but Bangladesh won the series-deciding match on Wednesday.
It was a quick start for South Africa. Janneman Malan and Quinton de Kock made 46 for the first wicket in just seven overs.
But Taskin bowled well after off-spinner Mehidy Hasan made the first break by getting rid of De Kock.
Taskin, 26, had his best performance since taking five for 28 on his debut against India in Mirpur in 2014 when he was 26. His pace was high for three spells, and he made the batters think twice about getting a good hit from them.
During the Bangladesh innings, Litton Das was caught by Keshav Maharaj at a backward point in the first over. Before Das scored, Maharaj made a mistake.
When Das and Tamim were let off, they took advantage of it. They put on 127 for the first wicket.
