Player of the Match
Player of the Match

3.16pm That was swift. South Africa needed just 19 deliveries to take the final two wickets. Bangladesh had many solid contributions but none that was decisive in the context of the match. They needed one of their batsmen to grind it out for the long haul. Instead, they got plenty of fifties and 40s and 30s and innings that looked promising but were snuffed out before they could morph into something substantial. The end result is they trail by 176 runs. Be back shortly for the South Africa second innings.

89.1
W
Maharaj to Shafiul Islam, OUT, all over. Maharaj seals the innings with an outside edge that is taken at first slip. Good, sharp catch by Amla as he moves his hands to his left and takes it without fuss. Loopy, sliding in on middle and off and straightens just enough as Shafiul plants the front foot forward and sticks the bat out

Shafiul Islam c Amla b Maharaj 2 (22m 13b 0x4 0x6) SR: 15.38

END OF OVER:
89 | (maiden) | BAN: 320/9

  • Mustafizur Rahman10 (12b)
  • Shafiul Islam2 (12b)
  • Kagiso Rabada24-5-84-2
  • Keshav Maharaj27-8-92-2
88.6
0
Rabada to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, bangs it in and pushes it across the off-stump of Mustafizur who manages to drop it into the off side
88.5
0
Rabada to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, backs away to this short ball and bends his back, does not reach out for it
88.4
0
Rabada to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, fuller ball on the stumps, pushed straight back
88.3
0
Rabada to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, short ball, arches back and sees the bounce and does not bother reaching out for it
88.2
0
Rabada to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, extremely full on off. Backs away and gets the front leg out to smash it. Hits it straight into the hands of extra cover on the bounce. That was hammered
88.1
0
Rabada to Mustafizur Rahman, no run, short ball, another flat-batted pat after arching back, this time to point

END OF OVER:
88 | 3 Runs | BAN: 320/9

  • Shafiul Islam2 (12b)
  • Mustafizur Rahman10 (6b)
  • Keshav Maharaj27-8-92-2
  • Kagiso Rabada23-4-84-2
87.6
2
Maharaj to Shafiul Islam, 2 runs, in the air and put down at long-on. Shafiul fetches a slog from outside off with hard hands and gets it off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes miles in the air and two fielders converge on it. Morkel's one of them, moving to his left, doesn't judge it too well and ends up falling over as the ball lands in front of him. Didn't get in any good position to take that one. Tough chance, though
87.5
0
Maharaj to Shafiul Islam, no run, shapes up for a cut and goes too hard, loses shape and misses the ball altogether
87.4
0
Maharaj to Shafiul Islam, no run, slider on middle and leg, leaves a big gap between bat and pad and inside-edges it to the front pad
87.3
0
Maharaj to Shafiul Islam, no run, length ball, pitches outside off and turns away slightly, left alone

Big defeat

2

No. of times Bangladesh have lost by bigger margin of runs than the 333 runs in this match. Their biggest defeat of 465 runs came v SL in Chittagong in 2009.

Tough task

217

Highest target successfully chased by Bangladesh in Tests, against West Indies in St George's in 2009. They are set 424 to win in this match.

Fightback

252

Previous highest total by Bangladesh in Tests in South Africa, which came in East London in 2002. Their average total in 8 innings in SA was only 180.

One to improve

16.60

Tamim's average v SA in Tests, before this match - his worst against any opposition. In 10 innings he had hit only 166 runs with a solitary fifty.

The 199 club

10

No. of batsmen to get out on 199 in Tests. Dean Elgar is the 10th to join the club and first for South Africa.

Amla equals Smith

27

No. of centuries for Amla in Tests, as many as Graeme Smith. For South Africa only Kallis has more hundreds (45).

Elgar's best

140

Dean Elgar's previous highest score in Tests. He has scored his maiden 150+ score.

Missed narrowly

3

No. of players to get run out in 90s on their Test debut, including Aiden Markram in this match. Abdul Kadir (in 1964) and Gordon Greenidge (in 1974) were the first two.