South Africa trail Bangladesh by 17 runs with 10 wickets remaining when play was called off for day 3 of the 1st Test match due to rain at Chittagong Stadium.

Bangladesh end a fantastic day 1 at 7 for no loss after Mustafizur takes four wickets on debut while Jubair chips in with three to book South Africa for only 248 runs in the 1st Test at Chittagong.

Bangladesh will rely on the experience of Mushfiqur, Tamim and Shakib and hope they combine effectively with the youth of Mominul and Soumya to counter a dangerous Proteas bowling attack.

Ninth-ranked Bangladesh faces South Africa, the number one ranked side in the ICC Test Team Rankings, in the first game of a two-Test series which starts in Chittagong on Tuesday July 21.

With Shakib Al Hasan contributing with the bat and ball consistently in recent times, Bangladesh recorded the fourth-most ODI wins with ten victories in 2015, and the third best win/loss ratio behind Australia and New Zealand.

Bangladesh continues its recent fine run of form in ODI cricket with an inaugural home series victory over South Africa on July 15 to make it four successive home series wins.

Mashrafe Mortaza picks up his 200th ODI wicket in the final match of three-match series against South Africa in Chittagong.

Shakib Al Hasan has taken his 200th ODI wicket in the final match of 3-match ODI series against South Africa in Chittagong.

The 154-run opening stand between Tamim and Soumya takes Bangladesh to victory in the 3rd ODI at Chittagong by nine wickets and secures the first ever series win over South Africa.

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza and his troops must defy tall odds, and defeat South Africa in the third and final ODI at Chittagong for a rare shot at cricketing glory .

Two one-sided matches, with the teams batting first folding for identical scores and losing by big margins, have given the third ODI at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium the status of a final.

Mashrafe Mortaza’s men have never beaten South Africa in a series. They have also never successfully won an ODI series, against a top-eight side, after losing the first match.

Bangladesh cricket team continues to make headlines this year in ODI cricket with nine wins in fourteen matches, and gives ample reason why the 50-over format is their undeniable forte.

Bangladesh cricket team faces an uphill battle today to comeback in the 3-match ODI series against South Africa after the visitors cruised to victory in the opening game on July 10.

All in all, Bangladeshi cricketers need to pull up their socks and execute their plans effectively if they are to win against a confident Proteas team.

A fast-improving Bangladesh are confident of upsetting another of world cricket's powerhouses on home turf when they take on South Africa in a three-match ODI series starting on Friday.

Who will rule the roost when Bangladesh lock horns with South Africa in the 1st ODI of the 3-match series at Mirpur stadium?

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza says the batsmen made some wrong choices with their shots and left little too much to do in the final overs.

South Africa win the second T20I by 31 runs and take the series 2-0 against Bangladesh.

Leaving all the ego-issues aside, Tamim and co should learn from South Africa’s T20I captain Faf du Plessis on how to construct an innings on a slow wicket with unpredictable bounce.