Tamim Iqbal-led Bangladesh team's recent white-ball success in South Africa has enabled the Tigers to climb to sixth place in the ICC ODI rankings and, by doing so, the men in red in green are placed ahead of Pakistan.

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.

"I am a proud man, especially with a Bangladeshi fast bowler getting a five-for, winning the series [for us] and winning the player-of-the-series award."

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.