Bangladesh had gone into the tour of South Africa on top of the ICC ODI Super League, but to truly earn the respect that the position merits, they required something special.

Powered by Tamim Iqbal's unbeaten fifty and pacer Taskin Ahmed's fifer, Bangladesh registered a crushing nine-wicket victory to clinch a maiden series away to South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion today.  

Bangladesh were undone by the extra bounce from the South African pacers led by Kagiso Rabada who picked up a fifer to dismantle the Bangladesh batting line-up in the second ODI and helped the Proteas level the three-match series 1-1 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg today.