South Africa vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Day 3: Highlights
South Africa vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Day 3 Highlights: Mominul Haque will resume batting for Bangladesh on Day 4 in St George's Park, with the visitors needing 386 runs to win vs South Africa.
South Africa vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Day 3: Having been set a target of 413 runs, Bangladesh were 27 for three at Stumps on Day 4 and need 386 runs to win against South Africa at St George's Oval in St George's Park on Sunday. Initially, the hosts declared in their second innings after posting 176 for six. Mominul Haque will resume batting for the visitors on Day 4 and will be hoping to build momentum right from the start. (SCORECARD)
Playing XIs
South Africa: Dean Elgar (c), Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Temba Bavuma, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer, Lizaad Williams, Duanne Olivier
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque (c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das (wk), Yasir Ali, Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain
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Bangladesh Cricket Team
Mushfiqur Rahim
SA vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test, Day 3, Live
We are back for the third innings of this Test! The players are out in the middle. Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee are the openers for South Africa. Ebadot Hossain to start with the ball.
... THIRD INNINGS ...
Not the best batting display by Bangladesh! The pitch was assisting the batters on Day 2 but Bangladesh did not capitalize on that. Tamim Iqbal did get to a good start but he failed to go till the end, and by the end of the day they had lost half their side. Mushfiqur Rahim and Yasir Ali put on a solid partnership in the first session on Day 3, but once that partnership was broken. It was all going downhill for Bangladesh. The pitch is assisting the bowlers now and Bangladesh will be hoping they grab quick wickets and not let South Africa get away with a healthier lead.
What a complete performance this has been from South Africa! After putting a healthy total on the board, the bowlers were right on cue with the ball. They have bundled out Bangladesh for 217 runs and have a lead of 236 runs. They had to toil hard to grab wickets in the first session. But they made sure, the Bangladesh tail did not wag for too long and wrapped things up quickly after Lunch. Duanne Olivier and Wiaan Mulder grabbed 5 wickets together on Day 2, and today Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer took the remaining 5 wickets. They had an option of enforcing follow-on, but South Africa will come out to bat again!
OUT! TAKEN! That is the end of Bangladesh! Harmer gives flight to this one, around off. Hossain slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket where Lizaad Williams slightly misjudged the flight of the ball but did really well to take it over his head in the end. Bangladesh still trail by 236 runs.
A slider and around off, fuller and this is pushed back to the bowler.
tossed up, on off. Ahmed defends it out.
Ebadot Hossain is the last man in.
OUT! TAKEN! This might have been the plan from Bangladesh to go out and look for biggies but failed to connect it! This is full and around off. Mehidy Hasan goes for the slog-sweep but fails to get the required distance. Duanne Olivier at deep square leg takes a good catch.
Floated and on off. Hasan keeps it out on the off side.
Shorter and outside off. Hasan cuts it again to point.
Flighted, outside off. Hasan prods but goes back and cuts this to point.
Tossed up, on off. Hasan blocks it out.
On middle, swept to square leg for a single.
Full and on middle. Hasan sweeps it but straight to short leg.
Fuller and down the leg side. Hasan misses his flick. An appeal follows but the umpire is not intrested.
Flatter and across, outside off. Hasan blocks it.
Shorter, outside off and this one spins back in sharply. Hasan is surprised by the spin but does well to defend it out.
Khaled Ahmed comes to the crease now.
OUT! TAKEN! Taijul Islam tried to stay aggressive but failed to middle any ball and this time he holes one out. Tossed up, full and around off, spinning away. Islam swings across and looks to go over mid-wicket but it takes the top edge and lobs towards mid off where Lizaad Williams takes a sharp catch.