Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim performs a shot throughout the first Check in opposition to South Africa. He turned the primary Bangladeshi batsman to cross 6,000 Check runs.
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Bangladesh had been battling to save lots of the primary Check in opposition to South Africa on Tuesday (October 22, 2024) after reaching 101-3 at stumps and nonetheless needing one other 101 to keep away from an innings defeat.
Mahmudul Hasan Pleasure (38) and Mushfiqur Rahim (31) had been unbeaten on the finish of play in Mirpur.
Their 42-run stand for the fourth wicket additionally made Mushfiqur the primary Bangladeshi to cross 6,000 profession Check runs.
Bangladesh misplaced two early wickets to fast Kagiso Rabada in reply to South Africa’s first innings of 308, which secured a 202-run lead for the guests due to wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne’s century.
Shadman Islam was first to go, caught at brief leg for one within the third over.
Three balls later, Mominul Haque edged and Wiaan Mulder took a pointy catch at third slip for naught, leaving the hosts dangling on 19-2 earlier than tea.
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto fell lbw to Keshav Maharaj after a gruelling 23 off 49 balls.
Bangladesh would have misplaced one other wicket off the final of the day when Mahmudul went for a wild slog and missed the ball, avoiding a stumping within the nick of time.
Verreynne was final man out in South Africa’s first innings after scoring eight fours and two sixes in his 114.
He placed on 119 for the seventh wicket with Mulder, who made 54, in reply to Bangladesh’s first innings of 106.
It was South Africa’s highest seventh-wicket stand in opposition to Bangladesh, after the pair resumed at 140-6 initially of play.
Dane Piedt, dismissed lbw for 32 by Mehidy Hasan Miraz, partnered Verreynne in a stand of 66 runs for the ninth wicket.
Bangladesh fast bowler Hasan Mahmud took two wickets in two balls within the sixty fifth over, the one spot of brightness in a morning session the place South Africa added 103.
A pointy supply on off stump induced Mulder to edge to Shadman Islam at slip, then Hasan despatched Maharaj’s off stump flying with a reverse-swinging supply that ducked again late to beat the bat.
Hasan completed with 3-66 and Mehidy 2-63, lastly wrapping up the innings when Verreynne was stumped after going through 144 balls.
Rabada on Monday turn out to be the quickest to succeed in 300 Check wickets as Bangladesh collapsed after profitable the toss and selecting to bat.
He reached the landmark in 11,817 balls, beating the earlier greatest by Pakistan’s Waqar Younis of 12,602 deliveries.
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam handed 200 Check wickets as he completed with 5-122, solely the second Bangladeshi to attain the feat after Shakib Al Hasan.
Bangladesh have by no means crushed South Africa in a Check and second of the two-match collection begins in Chattogram on October 29.
Printed – October 22, 2024 05:15 pm IST
