South Africa kept Bangladesh waiting for their first wicket in the ICC Under-19 World Cup tournament in Auckland today.

The South Africans scored 138 for the first wicket and didn't let the Bangladeshis get too excited as the second wicket stand was worth 105 runs.

Steven Cook (103 off 120 balls) and David Jacobs (76 off 129 balls) opened the innings and when Jacobs was out, Hashim Amla joined Cook and scored 53 off 46 balls as South Africa amassed 252/4. The only notable bowling success for Bangladesh was Talha Jubair's two for 36.

Bangladesh struggled to respond with the bat. Aftab Ahmed Chowdhrury scored 79 off 123 balls while Hasibul Haoq scored 23. But the big surprise of the innings was the golden duck scored by Test cricketer Mohammad Ashraful, who recently toured New Zealand with the full Bangladesh team.

Bangladesh were eventually dismissed for 142, with South Africa picking up a bonus point for the 110-run winning margin.

Brendon Reddy took three for 22 off his 10 overs, Ryan Bailey took three for five and Rory Kleinveldt took two for 34.

Bangladesh's next match is against Canada on Tuesday while South Africa face India at North Harbour Stadium on Wednesday.

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