Saturday, April 7, 2007

Bangladesh stun South Africa

What happened today?:Bangladesh V South Africa
Today in WC2007 match Bangladesh shocked world number one-ranked South Africa with a 67-run victory in the World Cup Super Eights on Saturday, an outcome which has turned the tournament on its head. The Bangladeshis followed their World Cup record total of 251 for eight by dismissing the South Africans for 184 at the aptly named Providence Stadium in Guyana.

Abdur Razzak to Ntini, OUT, Do you know what that means : The players hug each other. This is definitely bigger than the win against India. SA were ranked no 1. No longer though. Now they slip to the second position. Tossed-up on the stumps, Ntini tries to flick it to the on side, gets a leading edge which balloons over cover. Mortaza runs back and takes it. The players mob each other. Stumps are grabbed as souvenirs. The show has just begun for Bangladesh. The celebrations will go long in the night in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh. They have a devoted contigent who live outside the country. This will be a special moment to all of them.

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