Tamim Iqbal followed Taskin Ahmed to guide an indomitable Bangladesh to crush South Africa by 9 wickets in the third and final match and in doing so claimed the three-match series by 2-1 at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
Eight South African cricketers with Indian Premier League contracts will play the ODI series against Bangladesh before leaving for India.
New Zealand claimed a rare victory over South Africa on Saturday, wrapping up the first Test by comprehensive innings and 276 runs in just seven sessions in Christchurch.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the upcoming Test series against South Africa after failing to recover from an elbow injury, Black Caps coach Gary Stead said on Tuesday.
Quinton de Kock scored a superb century as South Africa completed a clean sweep of their three-match one-day international series against India with a tense four-run victory at Newlands on Sunday.
South Africa beat India by seven wickets in the second one-day international at Boland Park in Paarl Friday.
Captain Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen scored centuries and shared a partnership of 204 as hosts South Africa beat India by 31 runs in the first one-day international on Wednesday.
South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect.
South Africa’s 69-year-old President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, though is showing only mild symptoms, the presidency said.
England reached the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup despite their 10-run loss to South Africa Saturday with Ashes rivals Australia also making the last four from Group I.
Quinton de Kock has apologized for pulling out of Tuesday’s Twenty20 World Cup win over the West Indies after rejecting a Cricket South Africa (CSA) directive that players must ‘take a knee’ in support of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.
Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen powered South Africa to an eight-wicket win over defending champions West Indies in the Twenty20 World Cup on Tuesday.
With a six-wicket win in the second game on Monday, South Africa leveled the T20 series against Pakistan.
Opener Mohammad Rizwan smashed an unbeaten half-century to lead Pakistan to a nail-biting four-wicket victory over inexperienced South Africa in the first T20 International at The Wanderers on Saturday.