After two unexpected losses against West Indies and New Zealand, South Africa needed to win - and emphatically at that - against Bangladesh. With this in mind, Shaun Pollock, after winning the toss, decided to put his opponents in on a sporting wicket at Bloemfontein. Leading from the front, the South African skipper then went on to show the rest of his attack the way by claiming both the Bangladesh openers early. Pollock's mean and incisive six-over spell saw him end up with flattering figures of 6-2-8-2.