South African cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007–08
| South African cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007–08 | |||||
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| Dates | 17 February 2008 – 18 March 2008 | ||||
| Captains | Mohammad Ashraful | Graeme Smith | |||
| Test series | |||||
| Result | South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||||
| Most runs | Shahriar Nafees (141) | Graeme Smith (304) | |||
| Most wickets | Shahadat Hossain (12) | Dale Steyn (14) | |||
| Player of the series | Dale Steyn (SA) | ||||
| One Day International series | |||||
| Result | South Africa won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||||
| Most runs | Raqibul Hasan (90) Tamim Iqbal (90) |
Graeme Smith (199) | |||
| Most wickets | Abdur Razzak (3) | André Nel (7) | |||
| Player of the series | Graeme Smith (SA) | ||||
The South African cricket team toured Bangladesh for two Test matches and three One Day Internationals in February and March 2008. For South Africa, it represented the first tour after the retirement of bowler Shaun Pollock while Bangladesh were looking to rebuild after heavy defeats against New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
The naming of South Africa's squad was delayed for over a week after a selection row. The squad presented to Cricket South Africa (CSA) chiefs did not contain the expected number of black players (six) although this squad was eventually ratified and named to travel.[1] There was a late change when Robin Peterson replaced Paul Harris who had to undergo surgery for an abscess.[2]
Bangladesh recalled veteran left-arm spinner Mohammad Rafique to their Test squad, his first inclusion since July 2007.[3]
Squads
| Test | ODI | ||
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| Bangladesh[4] |
South Africa[5] |
Bangladesh |
South Africa |
Matches
Test series
1st Test
2nd Test
| 29 February - 4 March Scorecard |
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- South Africa's opening partnership between Graeme Smith and Neil McKenzie put on a total of 415 runs, surpassing the previous world record opening partnership of 413 set by India's Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dhiman Ghosh, Mosharraf Hossain, Raqibul Hasan (all Ban), Hashim Amla and Paul Harris (both SA) made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
Tour matches
Bangladesh Cricket Board XI v South Africans
| 17-19 February Scorecard |
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- South Africans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Both sides used 12 players, 11 per innings.
Bangladesh Cricket Board XI v South Africans
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- Bangladesh Cricket Board XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- Both sides used 13 players, 11 per innings.