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WORLD CUP SUPER 8, GUYANA: Bangladesh 42-0, 13 overs v South Africa

Bangladesh made a promising start to their Super 8 game against South Africa in Guyana.

After the Proteas won the toss and asked Bangladesh to bat, they reached 34-0 after nine overs.

After being dropped at slip by Justin Kemp off Makhaya Ntini, Tamim Iqbal hoisted Shaun Pollock for four and Javed Omar cut Pollock past point.

South Africa recalled fast bowler Andre Nel at Andrew Hall's expense, while Bangladesh named an unchanged side.


LATEST ACTION AS IT HAPPENED (ALL TIMES GMT)
By Pranav Soneji



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13th over: 42-0
A really tough chance goes down when Boucher spills an edge off Pollock. But considering he's standing up to the stumps, you would have to the harshest person in the world to criticise the gloveman. But the Tigers charge on. Two singles from that over. Cue lots of strained South African faces.

"It's a lovely sunny day and while I could be enjoying the cricket with a cool pint unfortunately I'm stuck at work. I think my boss must have some sort of pre-emptive sadism to have made me toil until 10.30pm today. Looking forward to a South African victory on their way to winning the World Cup!"
Tim, Epsom

12th over: 40-0
Chief entertainer Andre Nel is into the attack amid a chorus of rallying calls from Ntini. But despite his colleague's chirps, Nel cannot find a breakthrough as the Tigers comfortably collect three singles from the over.

11th over: 37-0
Former Kent stalwart now international umpire Mark Benson does a great Pete Townshend impression and signals a powerplay. Pollock continues with Boucher standing up to the stumps. Tamim definitely looks a player with bags of potential, showcasing his talents with two very attractive cover drives. But despite the aesthetics, he can only muster a single from the over.

10th over: 36-0
A more than useful shout for leg before from Ntini against Javed Omar, but Billy Doctrove is the only man on the pitch who doesn't think it will hit the sticks. Ntini doesn't do himself any favours bowling wide of the crease, but that shout would've happily hit leg stump. A couple from that over and frustration is definitely settling in for Smithy and his Proteas.

9th over: 34-0
Lovely leg-side flick off Omar's pads flies to the boundary. This isn't what Shaun Pollock, Graeme Smith and South Africa were expecting when they pitched up to the ground this morning. A single to third man brings up Bangladesh's highest opening stand of the tournament.

8th over: 29-0
Absolutely thumping aerial cover drive from Tamim off Ntini. The left-hander waltzes down the pitch and smashes the ball one bounce into the advertising hoardings. The kid's got heart, that's for sure. Despite a few unplayable deliveries, Ntini hasn't made the most of the pacy pitch, much to Bangladesh's delight.

"The local organising committee announced that 11,000 tickets were sold for this game, although plenty of those must have been to India fans. Instead, the place is slowly filling with schoolchildren. There's a long crocodile of them filing through the gates now and the stands have blocks of brightly coloured uniforms. Guyana National Stadium looks like it will be near its 15,000 capacity for the penultimate World Cup game here whether the occupants like it or not!"
BBC Sport's Martin Gough, early candidate for Guyana's favourite tourist of 2007, at the National Stadium

7th over: 23-0
A lovely wristy square cut from Omar races to the boundary. Pollock definitely has not been his best one-day bowler in the world best this World Cup. He concedes a leg-side wide, but manages to keep the rest of the over on the button. Apologies for the lack of scorecard - heads will roll, I promise you... A few technical issues have made our lives a misery, but we'll valiantly battle on and bring you something that resembles a South Africa v Bangladesh scorecard.

6th over: 18-0
Another round of playing and missing from Tamim, but he hits a lovely looking straight drive for a couple off Ntini, before doubling up with a flick off his hip.

5th over: 13-0
Pollock keeps things tighter than my boss's wallet grip at the BBC bar. He concedes the solitary single.

4th over: 12-0
The Bangladeshi batsman are a strange bunch. It's either throw your bat at everything or bat like a Boycott Test innings, it's never anything in between. At least two wild slashes outside off stump from left-hander Tamim, who is also beaten by two absolute jaffas from Ntini. Maiden over.

3rd over: 12-0
A more prudent over from the Tigers, a couple of well-run singles and a wide from Pollock ticks the score along.

2nd over: 9-0
First run on the board - a very slanty wide from Ntini to Tamim. The next delivery is promptly dispatched to the extra cover boundary thanks to a cracking drive from Tamim. He also gives it the "Clive-Lloyd-down-on-my-knee" flourish for the cameras. However Ntini gets his revenge with a brute of a delivery two balls later, squaring up Tamim like a mathematician at a four-sided shape convention. Ntini should have had a wicket with his last delivery of the over after Tamim slashes a wide delivery outside off stump, but Justin Kemp cannot hold onto the edge at second slip and the ball flies away for four.

1st over: 0-0
Early swing for Polly, who gets the ugliest swipe and miss from Omar on his third delivery, which thumps into the hands of Mark Boucher behind the stumps. Omar decides to be a little more circumspect with the final three deliveries and pats out the rest of the over.

1428 BST: Openers Javed Omar and Tamim Iqbal stroll out to the middle to face the wrath of a misfiring Shaun Pollock and Makhaya Ntini.

1415 BST: The crystal ball is spot on - Graeme Smith informs an empty National Stadium that world cricket's favourite jester is back in South African colours. And he'll get his hands on the ball early doors after Smith correctly calls the coin toss.

"SA looking to take advantage of the short boundary to the western side of the ground, as Sri Lanka did against West Indies last weekend."
Guyana's favourite son Martin Gough

South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), A.B. de Villiers, Jacques Kallis, Herschelle Gibbs, Ashwell Prince, Justin Kemp, Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock, Andre Nel, Charl Langeveldt, Makhaya Ntini

Bangladesh: Javed Omar, Tamim Iqbal, Habibul Bashar (captain), Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafee Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Syed Rasel.

Umpires: M R Benson and B R Doctrove

1355 BST: Good afternoon everyone - except to those Indian fans tuning in for what you thought was South Africa v India. There have been suggestions that firebrand Andre Nel could be in the starting XI for South Africa to snarl and annoy everyone.

Filtered commentary - Bangladesh innings

Hello and welcome to the Bangladesh v South Africa game.

I am Sriram Veera and will be bringing you all the live action today.

Toss SA choose to bowl in slightly overcast conditions. Nel comes in for Andrew Hall. Bashar admits he would have also liked to have the first bite of the cherry. No changes in the Bangladesh team.

Pitch report: There may be a bit of early assistance to the bowlers. But the experts reckon it would flatten out to be a good batting track.

Well ... to start off, do read Rahul's piece on the rise of Bangladesh cricket.

Meanwhile, trouble brewing in paradise. Following Dav Whatmore's statements to the media about his interest in coaching India, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have convened an emergency meeting on April 10 to discuss his future as coach of Bangladesh.

South Africa are trying hard to focus on the game and not try take anything for granted. Jacques Kallis: "We've made that mistake a few times in the past and I'm keen not to make it again. In fact, we've sworn to each other that we won't look too far ahead. If we can leave Guyana with six points on the log then we might only have to win one out of the next three games...or something like that."

Some good news for the fans. World Cup committee have declared that " fans can now bring musical instruments without applying to the Local Organising Committees (LOCs) beforehand. Starting from tomorrow's Bangladesh-South Africa match in Guyana, spectators can simply turn up on Match Days with their instruments and be given the approval as they pass through security. "

Aha. Now we will hopefully see some revelry and fun beyound the boundary. Let's wait and watch.

Right... all set Tamim Iqbal and Javed Omar are out in the middle. Two slips in place

0.1 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, some swing there. Starts early in the trajectory, bobs away from Omar who lets it go through to Boucher

0.2 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, closer to the off stump and it moves away again. Omar lunges forward, covers the off stump and shoulders arms.

0.3 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, beaten. Fuller and in the temptation zone, Omar tried to free his arms but the bat swung inside the line.

0.4 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, lands outside off stump, goes on, Omar, who has a open-stance, thrust his left foot across, withdrew his bat and watched the ball sail into Boucher's gloves

0.5 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, lands on the off stump, straightens a touch, Omar lunges forward, gets his bat in front of his pad and defends

0.6 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, shorter in length, on the off and middle stump line, Omar defends on the front foot. Didn't bounce as much as he expected.

Jacques Kallis and Shaun Pollock are a little irritated at the moment, writes Neil Manthorp.

End of over 1 (maiden) - Bangladesh 0/0 (RR: 0.00)

Javed Omar 0* (6b) SM Pollock 1-1-0-0
Tamim Iqbal 0* (0b)

1.1 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, 1 wide, way outside the off stump. That Ntini angle takes it even further. Wide called.

Three slips in place

1.1 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, Sweet. Fullish and outside off, Tamim is quick to get on to that front foot and drives through extra cover. Driven on a bent knee. Eye-catching.

1.2 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, no run, lands outside leg stump, full in length, Tamim, who also has a open-stance, tries to flick it, misses and it thuds in to the pad.

1.3 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, no run, beaten. Beauty. Landed outside leg stump, shaped away and Tamim is squared-up and ends up poking at it.

1.4 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, no run, lands on a length, outside leg stump, moves towards middle, Tamim taps it to on side, wants a single but Omar sends him back.

1.5 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, no run, beaten again. Perfect length, on the middle stump line and moves away, Tamim is sucked into the forward prod.

1.6 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, Dropped by Kemp at second slip. It was full and wide and Tamim couldn't resist the urge. He threw his arm at it, got an thick outside edge and the ball flew fast to right of Kemp, above head-high, who palmed it away.

End of over 2 (9 runs) - Bangladesh 9/0 (RR: 4.50)

Tamim Iqbal 8* (6b 2x4) M Ntini 1-0-9-0
Javed Omar 0* (6b) SM Pollock 1-1-0-0

2.1 Pollock to Javed Omar, 1 run, In the zone outside off, Javed Omar pushes at it, gets a outside edge to third man

2.2 Pollock to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, full in length, around off stump, pushed to extra cover and they set off for a single

Two slips in place

2.3 Pollock to Javed Omar, 1 wide, slipping down the leg side. Second wide of the game. Pollock was trying to get this one in but ....

2.3 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, fuller, straighter, on the middle and off, Omar leans forward to defend.

2.4 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, length-delivery on the off and middle, comes in a touch, pushed to cover. Pollock is locking up the batsman here. Watch out for the one that moves away

2.5 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, full and straight, on the off and middle again, driven to mid-on. The bottom-hand powered that drive and he doesn't get the full clean swing as a result

2.6 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, length-delivery outside off, slashed away on the up, straight to cover

End of over 3 (3 runs) - Bangladesh 12/0 (RR: 4.00)

Javed Omar 1* (11b) SM Pollock 2-1-3-0
Tamim Iqbal 9* (7b 2x4) M Ntini 1-0-9-0

Bangladesh started very well..But three early quick wickets has slow down the batting..
let c what will happen

3.1 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, no run, almost chopped on. Full in length, lands outside leg stump, moves across Tamim who tries to play it with soft hands. Too soft and the ball almost rolls back on to the off stump.

3.2 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, no run, squared-up. Landed outside leg, moved in, Tamim pushes at it, edges it to the off side.

3.3 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, no run, whooshes through the off stump line, left alone

3.4 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, no run, swing and a miss. Again Tamim got itchy seeing the width- it was full and well outside off, but he doesn't move his feet towards the line. Misses.

3.5 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, no run, beaten.

Rushes through the zone, just outside off, Tamim plays at it, inside the line and the ball teases the outside edge.

3.6 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, no run, Another wild swing. Another miss. It was full and outside off, Tamim tried to drill it through cover.

End of over 4 (maiden) - Bangladesh 12/0 (RR: 3.00)

Tamim Iqbal 9* (13b 2x4) M Ntini 2-1-9-0
Javed Omar 1* (11b) SM Pollock 2-1-3-0

4.1 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, This time its turn of Omar to get beaten. Outside off , from a length, and Omar tried to drive on the up.

4.2 Pollock to Javed Omar, 1 run, dabbed down to third man for a single

4.3 Pollock to Tamim Iqbal, no run, length-delivery, angling away from Tamim who pats it close on the off side.

4.4 Pollock to Tamim Iqbal, no run, Full in the zone, outside off stump, Tamim has a flash and miss. He is teasing the slip fielders.

4.5 Pollock to Tamim Iqbal, no run, slower one, full in length, defended on the front foot

4.6 Pollock to Tamim Iqbal, no run, beaten again. Deja-vu. In the zone outside off and it cuts away, Tamim's bat comes inside the line. Luckily, he didn't chase that.

End of over 5 (1 run) - Bangladesh 13/0 (RR: 2.60)

Tamim Iqbal 9* (17b 2x4) SM Pollock 3-1-4-0
Javed Omar 2* (13b) M Ntini 2-1-9-0

5.1 Ntini to Javed Omar, 1 run, fullish, on the legs, glanced away to fine leg

5.2 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, no run, landed outside leg stump, moves towards middle and off, Tamim nudges it to the on side

5.3 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, no run, There he goes. Charges out, backing outside leg stump in the process, Ntini follows him and he pushes it to cover.

5.4 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, no run, he is beaten again. I have lost count of the no of times he has been beaten. But importantly, for Bangladesh, he is still there. Again outside off and sharp movement away and another play and a miss.

5.5 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, 2 runs, Smooth. Leans forward, towards the line and caresses it straight down the track.

5.6 Ntini to Tamim Iqbal, 2 runs, landed outside leg stump, on a length, moves in towards the hips, clipped past square-leg.

End of over 6 (5 runs) - Bangladesh 18/0 (RR: 3.00)

Tamim Iqbal 13* (22b 2x4) M Ntini 3-1-14-0
Javed Omar 3* (14b) SM Pollock 3-1-4-0

6.1 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, Ah! A fullish delivery outside off and you guessed it right. Another swing and a miss. Omar tries to drill it through the off side, the bat comes down in angle and the ball rushes past the outside edge

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6.2 Pollock to Javed Omar, FOUR, Omar breaks free with a cut. Short and outside off, Omar waited and cut it past point. He didn't move back and across, just shifted his weight on to the back foot, and cut at the width

6.3 Pollock to Javed Omar, 1 wide, Here comes a bouncer. Swayed away.

6.3 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, full-pitched outside off, driven to mid-off

6.4 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, on a length, around the off stump, dabbed to the on side.

6.5 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, full in length, on the middle and leg, Omar doesn't wrist it away. Instead, just turns it to the on side.

One slip and the second slip is standing wide ....

6.6 Pollock to Javed Omar, no run, on the off and middle stump line, pushed back down the track.

End of over 7 (5 runs) - Bangladesh 23/0 (RR: 3.28)

Javed Omar 7* (20b 1x4) SM Pollock 4-1-9-0
Tamim Iqbal 13* (22b 2x4) M Ntini 3-1-14-0