South Africa vs Bangladesh, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Bangladesh tour of South Africa, 2017 Venue: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Date & Time: Oct 26, 06:00 PM LOCAL

De Kock made career-best 59. © Getty

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Here's what the players had to say:

AB de Villiers (Man of the Match): I learnt a lot from Jonty (Rhodes) when I was growing up. I was disappointed to get out, would have loved to get 70-plus. I was watching closely the kind of shots that were working. There was bit of pace and bounce. The Bangladeshi players were feeling the pressure. We did not have to try too much, just time the ball. I really enjoy this format. You can capitalize in the first six overs.

JP Duminy: I thought it was a good score. They bowled pretty well in the death overs, got their yorkers right. We kind of knew that they were going to come at us during the first six overs. You got to try and think on your feet. Very happy with the new guys, they were spot on. There is always room for improvement. We have said this before that we want it to be 2-0 at the end of the series.

Shakib Al Hasan: They batted really well. Last five overs cost us the match. Overall, we gave 15-20 runs more. We had a great start but we did not capitalize. Spinners bowled really well. We bowled in good areas. First 10 overs, we were there but we could not continue. There are some areas where we can improve. We need to apply ourselves to play less dot balls. Guys batting in middle overs need to do it regularly.

ALL OVER: South Africa win by 20 runs. Bangladesh fought hard in patches, stretched South Africa, but suffered their sixth loss of the tour. Chasing 195, Bangladesh conceded the game by 20 runs with one to play.

TWO IN TWO:

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With some time to go for toss, here's something on Bloemfontein!

Team news ahead of the clash:

South Africa: Faf du Plessis has been pulled out of the series because of a back injury. JP Duminy will lead the side that'll welcome back Amla, who was rested for the final ODI, as well. Robbie Frylinck, the uncapped right-arm medium pacer, is another candidate to earn a debut.

Bangladesh: The visitors will be without Tamim Iqbal and Mustafizur Rahman, who have returned home due to injuries. Shafiul Islam and Mominul Haque have been added to the squad as cover.

Hello and welcome the live blog of the first T20I between South Africa and Bangladesh in Bloemfontein. While the visitors gear up for another battle, South Africa will aim to extend their dominance. They've won the Test series 2-0 and then bagged the One-Day International series 3-0.

This clash is set to test the temperament of the Bangladesh team. They've been humbled so far in the tour and have had little going their way. Shakib will lead the side and it'll be crucial he's able to lift the team up. Once defeated mentally, it'll be impossible for them to compete against South Africa.

For South Africa, this comes across as a good opportunity to try out new players. The hosts possess a mean T20 side while injury woes will only add to Bangladesh's worries. Add to the fact that AB de Villiers, Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla have all hit form against Bangladesh, they walk into the contest as firm favourites.