5 innings' of Mohammad Ashraful that changed the fortunes of Bangladesh cricket forever

#5 87 against South Africa in the 2007 World Cup, Providence

Ashraful helped Bangladesh achieve a rare victory over the Proteas

Was Mohammad Ashraful an overrated batsman? This question is not rare in the cricketing arena. The right-handed middle-order batsman tried to answer this question on many occasions. One of those occasions came against South Africa in the 2007 World Cup, when he hits 87 by 83 balls and Bangladesh beat South Africa for the first time in their history.

While knocking that famous inning, Ashraful hit few beautiful cover drives that will live in the memory of the ardent Bangladeshi supporters.

Bangladesh posted 251 for the loss of 8 wickets on that match with the help of Mohammad Ashraful's 87 off 83. Tamim Iqbal and Aftab Ahmed chipped in with 38 and 35 respectively.

While chasing the sub-par total, the South Africans got bundled out for 184. Herschelle Gibbs hit an unbeaten fifty, but that was not enough to avoid a loss. Abdur Razzak, the left-handed spin-bowling legend, took three wickets to help Bangladesh register their maiden win over South Africa.