Injury to Faf du Plessis spoils SA’s third win over Bangladesh
An injury to captain Faf du Plessis took some of the gloss off a comprehensive South African win in the third and final one-day international against Bangladesh at Buffalo Park on Sunday. Du Plessis retired hurt on 91 and had to be helped off the field with an acute lower back strain. He took no further part in the match as SA completed a series clean sweep, winning by 200 runs. He was withdrawn from the two-match Twenty20 international series that will complete what has been a dismal tour for Bangladesh. Du Plessis was the top scorer in SA’s 369 for six, their highest one-day total against Bangladesh and the highest total at the ground. Bangladesh were bowled out for 169. It was another humiliating defeat for Bangladesh, who suffered defeats by 10 wickets and 104 runs in the first two matches after similarly lop-sided losses in two Test matches. Bangladesh were hit by injuries, notably to leading bowler Mustafizur Rahman, who missed all three matches, and opening batsman Tamim Iqba...
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