Tamim, Liton keep Bangladesh on track of making history

Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal (L) plays a shot as South Africa's wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock (R) looks on during the third one-day international (ODI) cricket match between South Africa and Bangladesh at SuperSport Park in Centurion on 23 March 2022.
AFP

Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das gave Bangladesh an ideal start in the first powerplay in pursuit of 155 as the Tigers have reached 58-0 after 10 overs in the series-deciding final One-Day International of the three-match series at the Super Sport Park in Centurion on Wednesday.

Skipper Tamim is unbeaten on 40 off 35 balls while Liton Das is batting on 17 off 25 balls as the Tigers are 97 runs away from achieving a historic series win.

Tamim has so far played a near perfect innings under pressure while Liton has Keshav Maharaj to thank as the spinner dropped him at point in the first over when he was batting on only one.

Earlier, Taskin demolished the South Africa batting line-up with 5-35 and bundled them out for 154.

Also Read