Bangladesh vs. South Africa, 2nd ODI, 2015: Highlights, Scorecard, Recap

Bangladesh claimed a convincing seven-wicket victory in the second one-day international against South Africa in Dhaka on Sunday to tie the three-match series at 1-1.

Batting first, the Proteas were bowled out for just 162 to give Bangladesh a great chance of victory.

Despite a nervy start to the chase, Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah steadied the ship with a 135-run partnership that saw the hosts to victory with 134 balls to spare.

South Africa captain Hashim Amla rightly credited a terrific Bangladesh performance after the match, per ESPN Cricinfo:

The visitors won the toss and elected to bat first. Similarly to the first ODI, neither Amla nor Quinton de Kock was able to make a significant contribution to the score.

De Kock, who made 35 in Friday's match, was this time out for just two, caught at backward point after a short ball from Mustafizur Rahman looped off the shoulder of the bat.

Amla and Faf du Plessis batted eight overs together before the skipper was bowled by Rubel Hossain. Rilee Rossouw then went cheaply, missing a straight one from Nasir Hossain, and David Miller was dismissed for just nine by Mahmudullah.

Total		162	(46 Overs, 10 Wickets)
Batsman	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Hashim Amla (c)	b Rubel	22	37	3	0	59.5
Quinton de Kock (wk)	c S Rahman b Mustafizur Rahman	2	9	0	0	22.2
Faf du Plessis	c Soumya Sarkar b Nasir Hossain	41	64	3	0	64.1
Rilee Rossouw	b Nasir Hossain	4	24	0	0	16.7
David Miller	c Mortaza b Mahmudullah	9	24	0	0	37.5
Jean-Paul Duminy	c S Rahman b Mustafizur Rahman	13	21	1	0	61.9
Farhaan Behardien	c Nasir Hossain b Mortaza	36	44	2	1	81.8
Chris Morris	lbw b Rubel	12	13	3	0	92.3
Kagiso Rabada	b Mustafizur Rahman	10	25	1	0	40.0
Kyle Abbott	lbw b Nasir Hossain	5	11	1	0	45.5
Imran Tahir	not out	1	4	0	0	25.0
Extras		7	(b - 0 w - 3, nb - 0, lb - 4)
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Nb	Wd
Mustafizur Rahman	10	1	38	3	0	0
Mashrafe Mortaza	5	0	17	1	0	1
Shakib Al Hasan	10	0	30	0	0	0
Rubel Hossain	9	2	34	2	0	0
Nasir Hossain	8	0	26	3	0	0
Mahmudullah	4	0	13	1	0	2

At 74 for four, the Proteas were struggling. Du Plessis' knock came to an end as he holed out to long-on for 41 and Bangladesh were ecstatic.

JP Duminy couldn't turn things around, and of the five final batsmen, only Farhaan Behardien made a decent contribution, scoring 36 before being the last man to fall to Mashrafe Mortaza.

South Africa were all out for 162 from 46 overs, a remarkably similar score batting first as Bangladesh made in the first ODI, per ESPN Cricinfo:

The Tigers were very much in the driving seat ahead of their innings, but they lost two early wickets to give the South Africans some hope.

Kagiso Rabada—the match-winner on debut in the first ODI—was at it again on Sunday, as he bowled Tamim Iqbal and Litton Das to leave Bangladesh at 24 for two.

However, Sarkar and Mahmudullah dug in to get their side back on track. With such a small target to chase, the pair had plenty of time to play themselves in.

Total		167	(27.4 Overs, 3 Wickets)
Batsman	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tamim Iqbal	b K Rabada	5	7	1	0	71.4
Soumya Sarkar	not out	88	79	13	1	111.4
Litton Das	b K Rabada	17	14	2	1	121.4
Mahmudullah	c Amla b Kyle Abbott	50	64	6	0	78.1
Shakib Al Hasan	not out	0	4	0	0	0.0
Extras		7	(b - 0 w - 5, nb - 2, lb - 0)
Bowler	O	M	R	W	Nb	Wd
Kyle Abbott	5	0	22	1	0	0
Kagiso Rabada	7	0	45	2	1	5
Chris Morris	3	0	29	0	1	0
Imran Tahir	8.4	1	40	0	0	0
Jean-Paul Duminy	2	0	20	0	0	0
Farhaan Behardien	2	0	11	0	0	0

While Mahmudullah went that route, Sarkar scored at a healthy rate. His unbeaten 88 came from just 79 balls and proved to be the key knock in the game.

Ably assisted by Mahmudullah—who scored 50 from 64 balls before promptly being dismissed by Kyle Abbott with Bangladesh just four short of the target—Sarkar hit 14 boundaries, including one maximum.

The six was a slog sweep to win the match and topped off a brilliant effort from Bangladesh to tie the series—they also confirmed qualification to the 2017 Champions Trophy.

Chittagong hosts the final ODI ahead of the two-match Test series, and Bangladesh will have their tails up following Sunday's terrific display.