28/09Result
1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, Sep 28-Oct 2 2017
South Africa won by 333 runs
Player of the Match
Dean Elgar
Dean ElgarSouth Africa
28/09Result
1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, Sep 28-Oct 2 2017
South Africa won by 333 runs
Player of the Match
Dean Elgar
Dean ElgarSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
56 | 15 Runs | SA: 247/6

  • Keshav Maharaj19 (11b)
  • Andile Phehlukwayo6 (13b)
  • Mehidy Hasan Miraz11-1-69-0
  • Mominul Haque6-0-27-3

2.16pm There comes the declaration. Du Plessis calls his boys back in. South Africa have a lead of 423. They have achieved what they set out to and have done it at a significant pace. One would think they still have enough time to bowl out Bangladesh a second time but the weather will always be on the back of their minds. There are rains forecast tomorrow as well. And remember that they went off for bad light yesterday, so the benchmark for how good the light should be has been set already. Uphill task for Bangladesh. Back shortly for the match's final innings.

Ayaz Masud: "Mehidy has already conceded more than 200 in this match without a wicket. Any idea what's the record, Akshay? " Imran Tahir, who conceded 260 runs without taking a wicket against Australia at Adelaide. Mehidy's figures are the third-worst.

james: "Never really know with Bangladesh. They might get shot out today all out or play out of their skins to hang in for a draw. I want to see a draw in this one, SA have had it right from the word go, would like to see some proper fight from BD."

55.6
6
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Maharaj, SIX, another skip down the track, swipes it through midwicket for six
55.5
1
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, stays back and punches this back of a length ball with the turn to long-on who is slightly wide
55.4
1
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Maharaj, 1 run, advances again and chips this over mid-on. Long-on runs and the ball dies on him
55.3
4
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Maharaj, FOUR, comes down the track and lofts over mid-off. Doesn't manage to entirely get behind it so it goes off the toe end of the bat and doesn't carry all the way. A couple of bounces and over the ropes
55.2
2
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Maharaj, 2 runs, length ball, spinning in towards off, punched through the off side
55.1
1
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, flat length ball, stays back and punches down the ground

END OF OVER:
55 | 6 Runs | SA: 232/6

  • Keshav Maharaj6 (7b)
  • Andile Phehlukwayo4 (11b)
  • Mominul Haque6-0-27-3
  • Mehidy Hasan Miraz10-1-54-0
54.6
2
Mominul Haque to Maharaj, 2 runs, presses forward and leans into a drive through the covers. Places it wide of the fielder in the deep and comes back for two
54.5
0
Mominul Haque to Maharaj, no run, straightens around off from a back of a length, Maharaj rocks back and cuts to point
54.4
1
Mominul Haque to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, flat length ball, spinning in, punched to long-on for one
54.3
1
Mominul Haque to Maharaj, 1 run, advances down the ground to this fuller ball and drives it out to long-off
54.2
1
Mominul Haque to Phehlukwayo, 1 run, length, spinning in from a flatter trajectory, punched towards long-on
54.1
1
Mominul Haque to Maharaj, 1 run, loopy fuller ball, angling in towards off, hammered down to long-off

Match Coverage

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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.