South Africa will be seeking convincing wins in their two-Test series against Bangladesh starting at Springbok Park Wednesday - but they don't want them to be too easy.

Dale Steyn returned with career best 4-16 to dash Bangladesh’ s hopes of an unlikely win as the tourists suffered a 61-run defeat in the first one-day international against South Africa at the Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Friday.

Multinational mobile phone company Nokia has become tour sponsor of the Myanmar-bound Bangladesh football team, which will take part in the 3rd grand Royal Challenge Cup to be held November 11-21.

Under a contract signed on Wednesday, Nokia paid Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Tk 1.2 million (12 lakh) for the tour.

The cricket series between the Bangladesh national team and South Africa starts today. ATN Bangla is airing a special programme on the series titled “Ashiyan City Top Spin.” The second episode of the show will be aired today at 11:15 pm.

A 15-member Bangladesh team left for South Africa on Saturday night to play a Twenty20 match and three one-day internationals followed by a two-Test series against the hosts.

Bangladesh team members are buoyant after a good test and ODI series at home against New Zealand.

The tour starts with a Twenty20 match on November 5 in Johannesburg.

Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak once again found himself in controversy after umpires Asoka de Silva and Daryl Harper reported his bowling action.

The first day match of the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand was abandoned due to rain at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday.

It was dizzling since morning and it was continuing all the day.

Daryl Harper and Asoka De Silva, the two umpires were scheduled to inspect the pitch at 11.00 AM and 12.30 PM but they could not do their duty due to heavy rain.

New Zealand won the first match of the two-test series beating Bangladesh by three wickets on Tuesday as the tourists and the tigers fought neck and neck at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Ruhul Amin Stadium in the port city.

Skipper Daniel Vettori's responsible captaincy knocks steered the visiting Kiwis into leading the series 1-0 in the BRAC Bank Series, to the frustration of the home crowd.

Riding on Aaron Redmond's maiden unbeaten fifty, New Zealand gave a resolute to chase to their target of 317 in the first test against Bangladesh scoring 145 for 2 in 64 overs at stumps on the 4th day of the two match BRAC Bank Test Series at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Ruhul Amin Stadium here on Monday.

Shakib Al Hasan struck his maiden Test half-century, helping Bangladesh to an overall 258-run lead against New Zealand at the close of the third-day of the two-match Test series opener at the Birsreshthha Shaheed Ruhul Amin Stadium in Chittagong on Sunday.