A comprehensive all-round rout of Bangladesh in the third and final one-dayer in Mirpur not only sealed a 3-0 series win for South Africa but also propelled them to the top of the ICC one-day rankings

Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, has said that it is important to be No. 1 in the one-day rankings but what his team really wants is to beat India in the upcoming three-Test series

South Africa have already clinched the series, and much of the focus rests on whether they can complete the sweep that will take them past as Australia as the best ODI side in the world

South Africa came one step closer to usurping Australia as the No. 1 one-day side in the world with a comfortable seven-wicket victory in Mirpur

Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, said his batsmen needed to perform better to give their team a chance of winning

Bangladesh will once again employ three spinners as they head to Mirpur for the second ODI against South Africa

Tamim Iqbal was Bangladesh's top scorer with 82. Disappointed with the result, Tamim said he got out at the wrong moment

Match home for Bangladesh v South Africa, 1st ODI, Chittagong, March 9, 2008

Subcontinental conditions and the presence of three left-arm spinners did nothing to scare off the South Africans as their openers, Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs, added a century opening stand to help South Africa go 1-0 up in the three-match series