Taijul Islam’s 5-Wickets Haul Helped Bangladesh To Stage A Late Comeback After Falling For 102
The left-arm spinner’s brilliance with the ball restricted South Africa to a 34-run. After Bangladesh were bowled out for just 106 in the first innings of ban vs sa match.
There were 16 wickets fell on the opening day. The test match as South Africa finished at 140 for 6 at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Dhaka.
South Africa’s domination in ban vs sa
For the first two sessions, it was all about the domination of the Proteas. They bowled Bangladesh out for 106 and started the first test in style. Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj and Mulder shared three wickets each to get the job done.
The majority of the damage to Bangladeshi batters were being done by the two fast bowlers in the morning session. At one point of time, Bangladesh were six down after their captain Najmul Hossain Shanto decided to bat first. Two premier South African bowlers grabbed the opportunity with both hands, which was offered by the pitch itself.
Rabada also crossed the mark of his 300 wickets in Tests. When he dismissed Mushfiqur Rahim in his second spell of the day.
Bangladesh’s fight back
South Africa started well in the response of 106. Bangladesh came back into the contest in the final session of the day When conditions were not helpful for the batters. Tony de Zorzi looked comfortable against Bangladeshi spinners and scored a struggling 30 off 72 balls.
At the start of the third session, South Africa were at a comfortable position of 65 for 2 and soon they slipped to 108 for 6. With the wicket of debutant Matthew Breetzke, Taijul Islam became only the second Bangladeshi bowler to reach 200 Test wickets after Shakib Al Hasan.
