BLOEMFONTEIN: South Africa’s fast bowlers ripped into Bangladesh’s top-order batting as the home side continued their dominance on the second day of the second and final Test at Mangaung Oval on Saturday.

Bangladesh were 61 for four at tea in reply to South Africa’s 573 for four declared.

Kagiso Rabada made the first breakthrough, new ball partner Duanne Olivier took two wickets and Wayne Parnell struck with his second ball when he replaced Rabada.

Hashim Amla and captain Faf du Plessis completed centuries before South Africa declared.

Amla (132) and du Plessis (135 not out) became the third and fourth centurions of the innings. They joined Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram, who made centuries on the first day.

Amla’s 28th Test hundred took him past former captain Graeme Smith on South Africa’s all-time century-makers list, behind only Jacques Kallis, who made 45.

The only previous occasion on which South Africa scored four centuries in an innings was against the West Indies in a high-scoring draw in St John’s in 2004-05.

Du Plessis hit his seventh Test century — his first in 19 innings going back to a day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide in November 2016.

Both batsmen looked comfortable after rain delayed the start of play by 90 minutes. They reached their centuries off 113 and 147 balls respectively.

Their fourth wicket partnership was worth 247.

Scoreboard

SOUTH AFRICA (1st Innings, overnight 428-3):

D. Elgar c Mustafizur b Subashis 113

A.K. Markram b Rubel 143

H.M. Amla b Subashis 132

T. Bavuma c Liton b Subashis 7

F. du Plessis not out 135

Q. de Kock not out 28

EXTRAS (B-4, LB-2, W-8, NB-1) 15

TOTAL (for four wkts decl, 120 overs) 573

FALL OF WKTS: 1-243, 2-276, 3-288, 4-535.

DID NOT BAT: A.L. Phehlukwayo, W.D. Parnell, K.A. Maharaj, K. Rabada, D. Olivier.

Bowling: Mustafizur Rahman 25-3-113-0 (1nb, 2w); Subashis Roy 29-3-118-3 (1w); Rubel Hossain 22-1-113-1 (1w); Soumya Sarkar 5-0-21-0; Taijul Islam 27-0-145-0; Mahmudullah 9-2-35-0; Mominul Haque 1-0-6-0; Sabbir Rahman 2-0-16-0.

BANGLADESH (1st Innings):

Imrul Kayes not out 26

Soumya Sarkar b Rabada 9

Mominul Haque c de Kock b Olivier 4

Mushfiqur Rahim c Bavuma b Olivier 7

Mahmudullah c de Kock b Parnell 4

Liton Das not out 10

EXTRAS (LB-1) 1

TOTAL (for four wkts, 17 overs) 61

FALL OF WKTS: 1-13, 2-26, 3-36, 4-49.

TO BAT: Sabbir Rahman, Taijul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Subashis Roy.

BOWLING (to-date): Rabada 7-2-15-1; Olivier 7-1-29-2; Parnell 2-0-15-1.

Published in Dawn, October 8th, 2017