BD XI tie warm-up with SA

Published March 8, 2008

CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), March 7: Bangladesh XI gained an unlikely psychological advantage over South Africa after pulling off a tie in a one-day warm-up game here on Friday.

After scoring a competitive 243-7, Bangladesh XI bowlers denied the visitors the winning run by claiming two wickets in the final over.

The South Africans needed just five runs in the final over but unheralded paceman Rubel Hossain bowled Johan Botha (34) off the penultimate ball while Albie Morkel (58) was run out off the last ball.

The tied result meant Bangladesh would go into the three-match One-day International series starting here on Sunday with some of their confidence restored.

Morkel had almost earned his side the victory with his 53-ball knock that contained two fours and three sixes after Graeme Smith laid the platform for the chase with an 83-ball 70 inclusive of nine fours and a six.

Earlier, an entertaining 44-run partnership off 29 balls between tail-enders Mahmudullah Riyad and Farhad Reza was the highlight of the Bangladeshi innings.

Riyad hit two fours and a six off Dale Steyn in his cameo 37-run knock while Reza hit two fours in a 15-ball 20.

Paul Harris, getting his first look-in on the tour, was the pick of the South African bowlers with figures of 2-30 off eight overs.

Summarised scores:

BANGLADESH XI 243 for 7 in 50 overs (Riyad 37; Paul Harris 2-30); SOUTH AFRICA 234 for 8 in 50 overs (G. Smith 70, J.A. Morkel 57; Mosharraf Hossain 3-19).—Agencies

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