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Batting lets hosts down

SPORTS REPORTER
Bangladesh completed yet another one-day assignment with little to show to the world as they crashed to a 93-run defeat against South Africa in the TVS Cup tri-series at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
The outcome not only left Khaled Mahmud's men with four straight defeats in the competition, more
embarrassingly extended their world record to 36 losses in succession.
Playing their final preliminary match in front of a cheering home crowd, the national team never looked like chasing South Africa's 261-4 under lights at the big bowl.
They were eventually bowled out for 168 with six balls to spare. The only high point of last night's chase SEE PAGE 11 COL 1 FROM PAGE 1
was a fine 71 byAlok Kapali.
The talented all-rounder made up his disappointment in the first three games of the competition with his well-crafted second half century in one-day cricket. He struck five boundaries in his 105-ball innings.
He also bowled a tidy ten-over spell of leg spin earlier in the day finishing with 240.
But apart from his individual brilliance, the Bangladesh team failed as a whole.
By the time Bangladesh lost half of their batsmen inside 26 overs for 84, the writing was on the wall.
There were no fireworks from halfcenturion Habibul Bashar (1) and young opener Mohammad Ashraful (13).
Bangladesh's time at the wicket was made all the more difficult with the return of Shaun Pollock sharing the new ball with Makhaya Ntini.
Pollock captured three wickets to become the highest wicket-taker for South Africa with 275 in his 189th one-day appearance.
He broke Allan Donald's all-time record of 272 wickets by having Habibul Bashar trapped leg before. But his appeal only convinced Bangladesh umpire Akhtaruddin Shaheen although television replay suggested that the batsman was rather unlucky.
The former South African skipper also used the long handle to good effect to put the match firmly in South Africa's grip.
He struck a whirlwind 38 off just 20 balls that included two mighty sixes against the Bangladesh captain and as many boundaries.
Together with Neil McKenzie he shared 69 runs for the undefeated six wickets.
But the bulk of the runs came in the 48th and 49th -- 35 runs being plundered by the marauding pair. McKenzie scored 39 off 43 balls with five boundaries.
Rudolph is proving himself a player for the future.
Coming at the number three after dashing opener Herschelle Gibbs was bowled by Tapas for a duck, the lefthanded Rudolph scored highest 81 off 113 balls. He struck eight boundaries.
But Bangladesh had a chance to send him back to the dressing room for a duck had Bashar not spilled a catch at second slip.
Bangladesh will get a week's rest before switching their attention to the two-match Test series, starting at Chittagong on April 24.
South Africa on the other hand play their last league match against India today.
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