Bangladesh stun Proteas in Guyana

Bangladesh made 251 for eight, thanks mainly to experienced middle-order batsman Mohammad Ashraful, who made a wonderful 87 from 83 balls.

Then, their left-arm bowlers, both spin and swing, put relentless pressure on the South African batsmen, dismissing them for 184 with eight balls remaining, for one of the most memorable moments in their cricketing history.

Left-arm seamer Syed Rasel removed their two in-form batsmen, skipper Graeme Smith (12) and Jacques Kallis (32), as the Proteas struggled to 63 for two in the 16th over. And then their trio of spinners took over, strangling the powerful South African batting.

De Villiers (15) was bowled by Abdur Razzak and South Africa plunged into further trouble when Ashwell Prince was run out for one, attempting a quick single to wide mid-on, with the score on 67.

Saqibul Hasan then had Mark Boucher caught at wide long-off and took a return catch with the next ball to remove Justin Kemp (seven) as South Africa limped to 87 for six.

Herschelle Gibbs (56 not out), who was off the field for most of the day with a strained calf, and veteran Shaun Pollock (17) made a good stand for the seventh wicket but just as they appeared to be bringing South Africa back into the game, Pollock was run out with the score on 132.

Gibbs, who used Prince as a runner, saw Andre Nel (one) caught and bowled by Mohammad Rafique five runs later, before Charl Langeveldt (nine) was trapped lbw by Razzak after the pair had added 25. The game ended when Mortaza made good ground at midwicket to hold on to Makhaya Ntini's chipped shot.

Razzak finished with three for 25 from 9.4 overs while Rasel and Saqibul also picked up two scalps.

Earlier, man-of-the-match Ashraful had combined well with Aftab Ahmed (35) and Mashrafe Mortaza (25) to set what would be a match-winning total.