Player of the Match Murshida Khatun of Bangladesh during the 1st Women's ODI match between South Africa and Bangladesh at Buffalo Park on December 16, 2023 in East London, South Africa.
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Murshida Khatun's stellar performance secures Bangladesh Women's 119-run victory over South Africa Women
An amalgamation of an unbeaten half-century from Murshida Khatun and a team effort from the bowlers helped Bangladesh seal a famous 119-run triumph over the Proteas Women in the first One-Day International (ODI) in East London on Saturday to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
Player of the Match M. Khatun produced a career-best innings of 91* off 100 deliveries, including 12 fours, to guide Bangladesh to an imposing total of 250/3 before spinner Nahida Akter claimed leading figures of three for 33 alongside her fellow bowlers to restrict South Africa to 131 all out after 36.3 overs.
After being put into bat by the home side following the toss, Bangladesh made the most of their opportunity as openers Shamima Sultana (34) and Fargana Hoque (35) put together a first-wicket partnership worth 66 runs within 15 overs before debutant Eliz-Mari Marx (1/43) made the breakthrough for her first ODI wicket.
With S. Sultana back in the changeroom, Hoque teamed up with M. Khatun for another vital stand to take the visitors into three figures in the 20th over before another important wicket for South Africa, with Delmi Tucker (1/43) picking up the scalp of Hoque to leave the Tigresses 110/2 in the 27th over.
The loss of Hoque did little to slow down the away side as M. Khatun and skipper Nigar Sultana (38) added another 50-run stand to the scoreboard, with M, Khatun raising her bat for a third career fifty to help take her side close to the 200-run mark.
With the Bangladeshi tails up at the crease, left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba (1/37) broke the all-important partnership in the 42nd over, producing a caught and bowled to see the back of N. Sultana left the subcontinent side on 190/3.
With less than 10 overs to go, young all-rounder Shorna Akter (28*) then joined the in-form M. Khatun in the middle as the duo combined to great effect to add 60 more runs to the total as Bangladesh eventually finished on a competitive 250/3 in their allotted 50 overs.
In the second innings, South Africa’s chase got off to an unfavourable start as top-order batters Laura Wolvaardt (5) and Tazmin Brits (4) fell to spinner Sultana Khatun (2/32) and fast bowler Marufa Akter (1/19) within the first three overs.
Despite a brief reprieve for South Africa, with Anneke Bosch (16) and Suné Luus (31) adding 41 runs for the third wicket, N. Akter picked up two wickets to rock the South Africans, removing both batters in quick succession to leave them reeling on 63/4 in the 17th over.
With the host nation still needing 188 runs for victory, Nadine de Klerk (1) was the next wicket to fall for the Proteas with Rabeya Khan (2/24) joining the wicket-taking party for the visitors. Two overs later, things went from bad to worse for South Africa as Tucker (14) became the sixth batter to be dismissed - falling to Khan.
Although the hosts’ lower order showed commendable fight and spirit with the bat through contributions from Marx (35), Sinalo Jafta (11) and Masabata Klaas (7), South Africa’s chase came to an end on 131 all-out as Bangladesh wrapped up the victory with 13.3 overs remaining
Match Summary
South Africa Women 131/10 (36.3 ov)
Bangladesh Women 250/3 (50 ov)
Bangladesh Women won by 119 runs.
Match Stats
Bangladesh Women Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Shamima Sultana - 14.2 ov), 2-110 (Fargana Hoque - 26.4 ov), 3-190 (Nigar Sultana - 41.1 ov)
South Africa Women Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Laura Wolvaardt - 1.4 ov), 2-9 (Tazmin Brits - 2.1 ov), 3-50 (Anneke Bosch - 12.2 ov), 4-63 (Sune Luus - 16.3 ov), 5-64 (Nadine de Klerk - 17.1 ov), 6-76 (Delmi Tucker - 19.3 ov), 7-95 (Sinalo Jafta - 26.4 ov), 8-95 (Nonkululeko Mlaba - 26.5 ov), 9-131 (Masabata Klaas - 35.4 ov), 10-131 (Eliz Mari Marx - 36.3 ov)
Playing XI
South Africa Women:
- Sinalo Jafta(WK)
- Laura Wolvaardt(C)
- Sune Luus
- Tazmin Brits
- Anneke Bosch
- Nadine de Klerk
- Delmi Tucker
- Eliz Mari Marx
- Ayabonga Khaka
- Nonkululeko Mlaba
- Masabata Klaas
Bangladesh Women:
- Nigar Sultana(WK/C)
- Shamima Sultana
- Fargana Hoque
- Murshida Khatun
- Shorna Akter
- Fahima Khatun
- Ritu Moni
- Sultana Khatun
- Nahida Akter
- Rabeya Khan
- Marufa Akter
Match Details:
Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023 12:00
Venue: Buffalo Park, East London
Toss: South Africa Women elected to bowl
Officials Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp (South Africa) Lauren Agenbag (South Africa) Kerrin Klaaste (South Africa TV)
Match Referee: Shandre Fritz (South Africa)
1st T20I - Willowmoore Park, Benoni (Sunday, 03 December)
Bangladesh beat South Africa by 13 runs
Bangladesh: 149/2 after 20 overs; M. Khatun 62* (59), N. Sultana 34* (21); N. Shangase 1/13, E. Marx 1/25
South Africa: 136/8 after 20 overs; A. Bosch 67 (49), T. Brits 30 (26); S. Akter 5/28, R. Khan 1/17
2nd T20I - Kimberley Oval, Kimberley (Wednesday, 06 December)
No result
3rd T20I - Kimberley Oval, Kimberley (Friday, 08 December)
South Africa beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets
Bangladesh: 94/6 after 20 overs; L. Mondal 42 (62), S. Akter 23 (16); A. Hlubi 2/15, M. Klaas 2/23
South Africa: 95/2 after 15.2 overs; L. Wolvaardt 49* (49), S. Luus 15* (22); S. Khatun 1/10, M. Akter 1/14
Fixtures - South Africa Inbound Tour vs Bangladesh 2023/24
50-over Warm-Up Match:
Tuesday, 12 December @ 10h00 SAST
SA Emerging vs Bangladesh XI (Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein)
One-Day International Series - ICC Women’s Championship:
Saturday, 16 December @ 14h00 SAST
1st ODI - South Africa vs Bangladesh (Buffalo Park, East London)
Wednesday, 20 December @ 14h00 SAST
2nd ODI - South Africa vs Bangladesh (JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom)
Saturday, 23 December @ 14h00 SAST
3rd ODI - South Africa vs Bangladesh (Willowmoore Park, Benoni)
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