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POTCHEFSTROOM (South Africa), Oct 25: South Africa recovered from an embarrassing start to claim the upper hand by the close on day one of the second Test against Bangladesh Friday.
The hosts were 61 for one wicket in reply to Bangladesh’s first-innings total of 215 as the North West Cricket Stadium at Potchefstroom became South Africa’s 11th and the world’s 86th Test venue.
Herschelle Gibbs was undefeated on 36 after his opening partner Graeme Smith was dismissed in the final over of the day, fending at the first delivery from occasional off-spinner Sanwar Hossain to be caught behind for 24.
Earlier, Bangladesh made the most of winning the toss, reaching lunch at 124 for one on a pristine batting strip.
Hannan Sarkar and Al Shahriar compiled an opening partnership in excess of 50 for only the second time in Bangladesh’s test history.
The South African bowlers appeared to have little answer to the blazing strokeplay of the Bangladeshi openers, and the fielding became increasingly ragged as Test cricket’s minnows punched well above their weight for a session.
When South Africa did eventually force the breakthrough there appeared to be an element of luck about it, Al Shahriar (30) caught by Graeme Smith at third slip off the second ball bowled by seamer Mornantau Hayward. Replays suggested the ball had struck Sahariar’s body rather than the bat.
Scoreboard
BANGLADESH (1st Innings):
Hannan Sarkar c Kallis b Ntini 65
Al Shahriar c Smith b Hayward 30
Habibul Bashar c Boucher b Pollock 40
Sanwar Hossain lbw b Ntini 0
Khaled Mashud c van J’veld b Kallis 20
Rafiqul Islam c Gibbs b Kallis 6
Tushar Imran c Boucher b Pollock 8
Alok Kapali not out 38
Tapash Baisya c van J’veld b Hayward 2
Manjural Islam c Smith b H’derson 0
Talha Jubair run out 0
EXTRAS (B-4, NB-2) 6
TOTAL (all out, 69.5 overs) 215
FALL OF WKTS: 1-52, 2-136, 3-136, 4-140, 5-162, 6-169, 7-184, 8-197, 9-202.
BOWLING (to-date): Pollock 16-6-38-2 (1nb); Ntini 21-4-69-2 (1nb); Hayward 14-3-64-2; Kallis 13-4-26-2; Henderson 5.5-2-14-1.
SOUTH AFRICA (1st Innings):
G.C. Smith c Mashud b Sanwar 24
H.H. Gibbs not out 36
EXTRAS (B-1) 1
TOTAL (for one wkt, 17.1 overs) 61
FALL OF WKT: 1-61.
TO BAT: G. Kirsten, J.H. Kallis, A.G. Prince, M. Jaarsveld, M.V. Boucher, S.M. Pollock, C.W. Henderson, M. Ntini, M. Hayward.
BOWLING (to-date): Manjural Islam 7-0-28-0; Tapash Baisya 4-1-16-0; Talha Jubair 4-1-13-0; Alok Kapali 2-1-3-0; Sanwar Hossain 0.1-0-0-1.
UMPIRES: D.J. Harper (Australia) and R.B. Tiffin (Zimbabwe).
TV UMPIRE: S. Wadvalla (South Africa).
MATCH REFEREE: R.S. Madugalle (Sri Lanka).—Reuters
