Bangladesh bowl out South Africa for 367


Bangladesh bowl out South Africa for 367
Bangladesh bowl out South Africa for 367
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South Africa’s tailenders frustrated Bangladesh as the hosts scored 69 runs for their last two wickets to end on a decent first innings total of 367 in the second session of Day 2 of the first Test at the Kingsmead Stadium in Durban on Friday.

Khaled finished with 4-92, his best figures in Test cricket, while Mehidy Hasan Miraz took three for the Tigers.

Simon Harmer, who is playing his first Test since 2015, made an unbeaten 38 that guided South Africa to a decent first innings total.

Earlier, Temba Bavuma made 93 and captain Dean Elgar scored 67 for the Proteas.

South Africa started the second session on 314-8 with Simon Harmer and Lizaad Williams are batting on eight and six respectively.

Khaled drew first blood in the post-Lunch session by dismissing Williams for 12. Mahmudul Hasan Joy took a sharp catch at slips diving to his right to dismiss the left-hander.

Harmer and Duanne Olivier then formed a 35-run partnership for the 10th wicket to take the score well beyond 350.

Mehidy finally ended their resistance by trapping Olivier LBW for 12.

Earlier, Bangladesh bounced back strongly in the Durban Test with four strikes in the morning session.

Khaled’s double strike followed by wickets from Mehidy and Ebadot in consecutive deliveries gave Bangladesh the upper hand in the first of the two Tests.

Overnight batter Temba Bavuma fell agonisingly short of his second Test century as he departed on 93.

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Simon Harmer and Lizaad Williams are batting on eight and six respectively.

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The hosts resumed their first innings on 233-4 with Bavuma and Kyle Verreynne unbeaten on 53 and 57 respectively.

Unlike the previous day, Bangladesh bowlers kept a tight leash on the scoring rate from the start. The pressure eventually paid off when Verreynne missed an in-swinger from Khaled which hit his kneeroll and the umpire had no hesitation to give it out leg-before wicket.

Verreynne reviewed the decision but it remained unchanged. The very next ball, Khaled handed Wiaan Mulder a golden duck. Mahmudul Hasan Joy took a sharp catch at gully and all of a sudden, from a position of power, South Africa were reduced to 245-6.

Bavuma and Keshav Maharaj then formed a 53-run stand for the seventh wicket to take South Africa close to the 300-run mark.

Bangladesh had the chance to break the stand but Yasir Ali dropped Bavuma at slip off the bowling of Ebadot Hossain when the right-hander was batting on 77.

Bavuma made 16 runs after getting a life before his eagerness to get to the three-figure mark brought his downfall. He tried to cut Miraz through point but the ball truned back sharply and crashed onto his stumps.

Then for the second time on the day, South Africa lost two wickets in consecutive deliveries as Ebadot, in the first ball off his over, broke through Maharaj’s defenses to dismiss him for 19.

Bangladesh nearly got their ninth wicket when the umpire gave Lizaad Williams out LBW but ball tracking showed that the ball had pitched just outside the leg-stump.

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NIRAJ KUMAR