Murshida's 91* and Bangladesh spinners rout South Africa

Murshida Khatun and the Bangladesh Women spinners combined to help their team clinch their first ODI victory against South Africa Women since 2017. Bangladesh took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with a comprehensive 119-run win in East London by defending 250, their highest total batting first in an ODI, with their margin of victory also being the biggest while batting first.

Murshida scored an unbeaten and a profession best 91 from 100 balls, while no other player could cross 38 regardless of every one of them getting begins. After Fargana Hoque and Shamima Sultana put on 66 for the initial stand, Murshida hammered 12 fours, safeguarding one end while sharing stands of 44 with Fargana, 80 with skipper Nigar Sultana and an undefeated 60 with Shorna Akter.

During the pursuit, South Africa were diminished to 9 for 2 in the third finished, with Sultana Khatun having Laura Wolvaardt gotten behind and Marufa Akter catching Tazmin Brits lbw. Anneke Bosch and Sune Luus momentarily steadied the hosts with a 41-run stand, before left-arm spinner Nahida Akter guaranteed her most memorable wicket by having Bosch gotten behind for 16. That began a monstrous breakdown for South Africa, as 50 for 2 in the thirteenth over became 95 for 8 in the 27th.

Debutant Eliz-mari Marx, who top-scored for South Africa with 35, and tailender Masabata Klaas then, at that point, baffled Bangladesh by adding 36, preceding Sultana Khatun and Nahida wrapped things up inside the space of five balls. Nahida got done with 3 for 33, while the threesome of Sultana Khataun, Rabeya Khan and Fahima Khatun guaranteed two wickets each.

The second ODI will happen in Potchefstroom on Wednesday.