The New Nation - Internet Edition

Sports Reporter

After vanquished by nine wickets in the first ODI in Chittagong on March 9, mighty South Africa will take on Bangladesh today in the second ODI of the three-match ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Bangladesh Television will telecast the match live from 9.30 AM from the big bowl.

Before today's match, Bangladesh and South Africa faced nine times each other. Of them, South Africa won eight matches while Bangladesh won only one game.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the ODI squad for second ODI against South Africa. Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Nazim Uddin have been included in the squad while Shahadat Hossain and Junaed Siddiqui have been left out from the side.

Mohammad Ashraful, the skipper of Bangladesh team, said that they would bounce back in the second ODI.

On the other hand, Graeme Smith, the captain of South Africa team, is confident to win the ODI series.

Bangladesh: Mohammad Ashraful (Captain), Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Nazim Uddin, Shakib Al Hasan, Raqibul Hassan, Dhiman Ghosh, Abdur Razzak, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (vice-captain), Mosharrof Hossain, Syed Russel, Farhad Reza (12th man).

South Africa (From): Graeme Smith (captain), Herschelle Gibbs, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Albie Morkel, Johan Botha, Charl Langeveldt, Paul Harris, Morne Morkel, Andre Nel, Dale Steyn, Alviro Petersen.