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| October 21, 2002 | Monday | Sha’aban 14,1423 |
South Africa stay in driving seat
EAST LONDON (South Africa), Oct 20: Al Shahriar made a career-best 71 to bolster the Bangladesh second innings Sunday but South Africa were still in overall command at the close of the third day of the first Test.
With Bangladesh needing to score 359 to avoid a crushing innings defeat, opener Al Shahriar helped them reach a more respectable 209 for five at the end of the day.
Captain Khaled Mashud was unbeaten on 32 and Alok Kapali not out nine.
South Africa had declared their first innings closed on 529 for four Saturday before paceman Makhaya Ntini claimed figures of five for 19 as Bangladesh collapsed to 170 all out.
Bangladesh then lost the first wicket of their second innings before lunch when Javed Omar, on 10, sent a ball from fast bowler Mornantau Hayward looping to Herschelle Gibbs in the gully.
Al Shahriar and Habibul Bashar added 66 runs for the second wicket before Habibul hooked a ball from Hayward to fellow paceman David Terbrugge at fine leg, departing for 21.
Al Shahriar’s two-hour vigil and fourth Test half-century finally came to an end when Ntini bowled the batsman off his pads, but the Bangladeshi batsman had surpased his previous Test best of 68.
Ntini, South Africa’s key wicket-taker in the first innings, might have had another wicket if Graeme Smith at first slip held on to a chance offered by Sanwar Hossain on 18.
But Sanwar was less fortunate when umpire Russell Tiffin later adjudged him out leg before to fast bowler Terbrugge for 49 off a no-ball — the bowler having clearly overstepped the mark.
The visitors slipped to 176 for five when Tushar Imran, on eight, prodded a delivery from left-arm spinner Claude Henderson to Martin van Jaarsveld at silly mid-off but Khaled Mashud and Kapali held firm until the close with an unbroken stand of 33.
Bangladesh had resumed their first innings on 153 for seven, but Tapash Baisya was caught behind in the third over of the day by South Africa’s stand-in skipper Mark Boucher for two.
Manjural Islam was bowled by Ntini, in his next over, for four and Talha Jubair was also caught behind, off Terbrugge, for three.
Ntini might have taken six wickets and improved on his career best of six for 66, but Smith at first slip botched what should have a simple catch offered by Jubair on two.
Scoreboard
SOUTH AFRICA (1st Innings) 529-4 declared (G.C. Smith 200, G. Kirsten 150, J.H. Kallis 75 not out).
BANGLADESH (1st Innings, overnight 153-7):
Javed Omar lbw b T’brugge 7
Al Shahriar b Hayward 18
Habibul Bashar c Boucher b Ntini 38
Sanwar Hossain c Boucher b Ntini 31
Tushar Imran b Ntini 0
Alok Kapali c Kallis b Henderson 35
Khaled Mashud c van J’veld b Hayward 4
Mohammad Rafique not out 18
Tapash Baisya c Boucher b Ntini 2
Manjural Islam b Ntini 4
Talha Jubair c Boucher b T’brugge 3
EXTRAS (LB-8, W-1, NB-1) 10
TOTAL (all out, 58.4 overs) 170
FALL OF WKTS: 1-21, 2-25, 3-91, 4-97, 5-100, 6-130, 7-149, 8-158, 9-161.
BOWLING: Hayward 15-3-50-2 (1nb); Terbrugge 11.4-3-44-2 (1w); Henderson 9-2-23-1; Ntini 15-9-19-5; Kallis 8-2-26-0.
BANGLADESH (2nd Innings, following-on):
Javed Omar c Gibbs b Hayward 10
Al Shahriar b Ntini 71
Habibul Bashar c T’brugge b Hayward 21
Sanwar Hossain lbw b T’brugge 49
Khaled Mashud not out 32
Tushar Imran c van J’veld b Henderson 8
Alok Kapali not out 9
EXTRAS (B-3, LB-3, NB-3) 9
TOTAL (for five wkts, 78 overs) 209
FALL OF WKTS: 1-22, 2-78, 3-123, 4-158, 5-176.
BOWLING (to-date): Ntini 14-5-33-1; Terbrugge 10-1-25-1 (1nb); Hayward 16-2-65-2 (1nb); Kallis 10-3-22-0; Henderson 28-8-58-1 (1nb).—Reuters
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