BAN vs SA: Mahmudul Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim’s unbroken 42-run partnership added stability to Bangladesh, as they ended on 101 for 3 at the close of the second day’s play at Shere Bangla National Stadium on Monday. South Africa, though who were bowled out for 108 earlier in the day, still lead by 101 runs with the first-innings advantage in the first Test.
Verreynne’s Stellar Performance
The day began well with Kyle Verreynne taking the lead from the front. Wiaan Mulder, along with him, navigated the Bangladesh bowling attack for the first hour and a half on a batting-friendly day. Starting the day six runs ahead, the pair added their team 119 runs to secure a tight grip over the game.
A masterclass from Kyle Verreynne! 😤💯👏
Achieving an incredible 114-run milestone, anchoring the Proteas’ innings in today’s Test against Bangladesh.
A class at the crease—take a bow, Kyle! 🏏🚀🇿🇦#WozaNawe #BePartOfIt #BANvsSA pic.twitter.com/BmKjC3UesD---Advertisement---— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) October 22, 2024
Verreynne made good use of the sweep shot against the spinners, and Mulder forced his way across the off-side even more markedly. Although Mulder had been dropped on 47, he completed his maiden Test half-century before soon falling to the bowling of Hasan Mahmud, who took two wickets in successive overs just before lunch.
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Building On The Advantage
Verreynne carried on his match-winning hit with Dane Piedt, whose ninth-wicket partnership brought the scores to 66. Verreynne’s timely aggression helped him get to his second Test century, hitting several boundaries on the spinners’ track. Piedt played some great cricket, with cuts and drives, before Mehidy Hasan got his leg before on 32. Verreynne fell eventually to Mehidy’s quick-thinking flight, where he got stumped by Litton Das.
Bangladesh Faces New Challenges
It didn’t make things any better for Bangladesh as Kagiso Rabada picked up two more after tea. Shadman Islam fell to a brilliant short-leg catch from Tony de Zorzi, while Mominul Haque was trying to late-drive and was guided towards third slip behind the flicked falls off extra bounce. But such pressure showed no signs of making Najmul Shanto defensive – he continued with attacking drives and even lofted Maharaj over the ropes to score a six.
By the close of the day, however, all was well in the Bangladesh camp as Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudul hunted scoring opportunities it was a different story. The South African bowlers posed challenges but Shanto and Mahmudul Hasan were able to form a promising 55-run partnership before Shanto was trapped leg-before by Maharaj for 23.
As daylight faded, Mahmudul nearly made a return catch to Maharaj, but the spinner could not hold onto a hard chance. Stumps were called soon thereafter as light deteriorated again, leaving Bangladesh with seven wickets in hand at the end of day two as it goes into the third day looking at a comeback.
Brief Scores: Bangladesh 106 (Mahmudul Hasan 30; Wiaan Mulder 3-22, Kagiso Rabada 3-26, Keshav Maharaj 3-34) & 101/3 (Mahmudul Hasan 38*; Kagiso Rabada 2-10) trail South Africa 308 (Kyle Verreynne 114, Wiaan Mulder 54; Taijul Islam 5-122) by 101 runs
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