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Bangladesh tour of South Africa (2022)

BD lost an opportunity to win the test match.BD play on rank turners at home so losing all ten wickets to spinners asks big questions about BD’s ability to play spin.
 
Hearing Bangladesh is launching a formal complaint because they weren't happy with the umpiring or the umpires stopping South Africa from sledging. Talk about being sore losers and crybabies...

And all this is made worse by the fact that they were embarrassed for 53.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Hearing Bangladesh is launching a formal complaint because they weren't happy with the umpiring or the umpires stopping South Africa from sledging. Talk about being sore losers and crybabies...

And all this is made worse by the fact that they were embarrassed for 53.
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The complaint is laughable.

Umpires can't do much if they get bowled out for 53.
 
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is planning to lodge an official complaint to the International Cricket Council (ICC) about South Africa's "deplorable" sledging and poor umpiring during the Durban Test.

Bangladesh believe that South Africa’s sledging was ‘deplorable’ and the on-field umpires should have taken notice of it. Bangladesh were bowled out for just 53 on the final day as Keshav Maharaj spun a web around their batting order with a seven-wicket haul and Simon Harmer chipped in with three as well.

BCB cricket operations chief Jalal Yunus pointed out that there will be a formal complaint lodged about the first Test over the sledging issues and noted that they have already written to the ICC about the umpiring after the three-match ODI series.

“We have already lodged one complaint about the umpiring after the ODI series. The match referee had initially misbehaved with our manager, Nafees Iqbal, but then softened when we gave him a written complaint. We will lodge another official complaint about this Test match,” BCB cricket operations chief Jalal Yunus told media outlet.

“Sledging definitely took place from both sides, but when they started it and took it overboard, we complained to the umpires. It wasn’t acceptable. We properly condemn it. We have to accept the umpires’ decisions, but the ICC must reinstate neutral umpires,” he added.

South Africa have taken a lead of 1-0 in the two-match Test series, while Bangladesh is yet to recover from the decisions that went in favour of South Africa on the fourth day’s play.

It was a surprisingly sudden end to the match after Bangladesh had hopes of possibly pulling off its first Test victory over South Africa by needing 274 runs in the final innings.

But the tourists slumped to 11/3 at the close of play on Day 4 in Durban and the wickets continued to tumble dramatically on the morning of Day 5.

No. 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto (26) and tailender Taskin Ahmed (14) were the only Bangladesh batters to reach double figures and South Africa needed less than an hour of play on Monday to take those remaining seven wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cr...est-defeat-to-south-africa-1933467-2022-04-04

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Hahahaha!

So, they now have an issue with sledging too. This is getting cringeworthy.

Complaining about sledging in cricket is like complaining about fake diving in soccer. This is silly.
 
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sweep_shot said:
The complaint is laughable.

Umpires can't do much if they get bowled out for 53.
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Honestly can't remember the last time or any time a team complained to the match referee that the opposition wasn't saying nice things about them.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Honestly can't remember the last time or any time a team complained to the match referee that the opposition wasn't saying nice things about them.
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Hahahahaha! True.

This is quite embarrassing.

I hope South Africa will sledge them even harder next game.

If you can't handle sledging, go play kabaddi.
 
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Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer spun a web around Bangladesh as they were bowled out within the first hour of the final day’s play as South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

Bangladesh were bowled out for a paltry 53 in the second innings, their second-lowest total in Test history. Keshav Maharaj was the wrecker-in-chief with the ball, finishing with figures of 7/32 in 10 overs. Simon Harmer picked up the other three wickets as the Proteas finished a 220-run demolition of the visitors.

The damage was done in the six-over passage of play towards stumps on day four where South Africa picked up three wickets after setting a final-innings target of 274.

The win consolidates their second spot in the World Test Championship standings where they are currently behind Australia with a win percentage of 66.66. Bangladesh, on the other hand, find themselves towards the bottom of the table at 8th spot with a win percentage of 20.

The visitors were always behind the eight ball despite Mahmudul Hasan Joy's century in the first innings. Harmer, playing his first Test since November 2015, grabbed a four-for, giving Proteas a crucial 69-run lead going into the second innings.

Elgar was the star with the bat for South Africa with a fifty in each innings, including a crucial 64 that took South Africa to 204 in the second innings and helped set Bangladesh a tough target.

Resuming at 11/3 on day five, Bangladesh were pegged back early as Mushfiqur Rahim was back in the pavilion in the very first over of the day. Maharaj trapped Rahim plumb in front of the wickets for a duck and followed it up by dismissing Liton Das for 2, reducing them to 16 for 5.

Yasir Ali and Najmul Hossain Shanto, in an attempt to break South Africa’s momentum, tried playing some aggressive shots, but Maharaj struck once again, bringing up his five-for by knocking off Ali's off stump with a beauty of a delivery.

Harmer soon got in on the act. After getting smashed for a six down the ground by Shanto, the off-spinner hit back with the scalp of Mehidy Hasan for a duck.

Shanto and Taskin Ahmed were the only two batters who reached double digits for Bangladesh in their second innings. Shanto's resistance finally ended when he perished for 26, thanks to a smart stumping by wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne. Maharaj picked up a wicket each in his final two overs and completed his seven-for as Bangladesh folded for 53.

The two teams will next clash in Port Elizebeth in the second and final Test, starting 7 April.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2562302
 
BD missed a big chance here, should have fought more, if they are going down, don’t go down to spin like that with you being an asian side
 
bujhee kom said:
Even I can't find positives in this debacle.
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Yeah. This is unnecessary.

Sledging is a part of cricket. South Africans sledge everybody. It shouldn't be a big deal.

Regarding neutral umpires, even Bangladesh play their own umpires.

Bangladeshi management should focus on team's bad performances (dropped catches and bad batting) instead of focusing on minor issues.
 
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BD missed a big chance here, should have fought more, if they are going down, don’t go down to spin like that with you being an asian side
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I agree.

It was surprising that they couldn't handle South African spinners.

An opportunity missed definitely.
 
Bangladesh pace bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam have been ruled out of the second Test against hosts South Africa starting from next Friday in Port Elizabeth.

Taskin has a painful right shoulder and will be given time to recover while Shoriful has already been diagnosed with a left ankle ligament injury and has missed the first Test in Durban.

The players will leave for home on 05 April to continue their respective recovery.

National Team physio Bayjedul Islam said: “ Taskin had complained of right shoulder pain and difficulty of movement during the second day’s play in the first Test. He has received physiotherapy, supportive taping and painkillers for bowling in the second innings. His recovery is expected to take around three weeks.

“Shoriful felt pain on his left ankle during training on 29 March. An MRI confirmed a grade 1 ankle impingement syndrome with medial ligament injury. He has already started his rehab and is likely to resume training towards the end of this month.”

https://www.dhakatribune.com/cricket/2022/04/03/taskin-shoriful-ruled-out-of-second-test
 
Looks like we missed some unique action, Bangladesh complaining about umpiring and sledging, SA spinners smashed all stats on their way to victory sight screen issues to wipe out early morning moisture extending lunch session to cash on good batting Marius Erasmus playing as 12th men.

Asian teams over the years have been bullied and targeted in these kind of tours.
 
sweep_shot said:
So, 2nd Test tomorrow.

South Africa should win it. They have the momentum.
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Bangladesh must play like cornered Tigers. They have the tools to pull of a massive upset, they just need to stay calm and believe in themselves
 
South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar defended his team after they were accused of going over the board with sledging the Bangladesh players during the first Test in Durban. Bangladesh cricket operations chief Jalal Yunus had said that they are set to lodge an official complaint against the umpiring and the “deplorable sledging” that the Bangladesh players were subjected to in the first Test. Speaking ahead of the second Test match at St George's Park on Friday, Elgar said South Africa play the game "hard" but none of the players crossed the line.

"I don't think they are justified whatsoever," said Elgar. "We play the game hard (but) if anything we were just giving back what we were getting when we were batting.

"This is Test cricket. It's a man's environment when it comes to playing at this level and I intend still to play the game hard.

Elgar said the Bangladesh batters need to "harden up" and prepare for tough battles in Test cricket.

"We don't swear or use foul language towards the Bangladesh batsmen because we still respect them. I think they need to harden up and maybe play the game at a level they're not used to," said Elgar.

The South African captain said the message to his players was: "We do everything with dignity and we don't throw our badge or our name away.

"I honestly didn't see any bad sledging out there, even from their side. I just think this is Test cricket and we need to dry our eyes sometimes."

The umpiring in Durban was in the spotlight with an unusually high number of 21 reviews - 11 by Bangladesh and 10 by South Africa - with four reviews upheld for each team.

South Africans Marais Erasmus and Adrian Holdstock were the men in charge under the ICC's coronavirus restrictions, leading the Bangladeshis to call for neutral umpires.

"The umpiring was tough," said Elgar. "I don't think the wicket helped. There was variable bounce which can challenge the umpires.

"I feel for them because they are good umpires. The human factor needs to be spoken of, they do make errors, as do the players, but I'm pretty sure they're going to learn a lot out of that.

"The umpires make decisions and we need to respect that. The technology is there for a reason. If you don't use the technology you're kind of holding yourself accountable for their decisions as well."

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...-to-harden-up-dean-elgar-101649389210622.html
 
South Africa will be looking to wrap up the series when they face a depleted Bangladesh team at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth.

Overview

South Africa v Bangladesh
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
8-12 April, 10:00 AM local time

After losing the ODI series to Bangladesh, South Africa bounced back strongly in the first Test with a thumping 220-run win. The batters did their jobs, posting solid totals in both innings, but it was the spinners that turned the game in their favour in both innings.

Simon Harmer ran through the Bangladesh top 4 in the first innings and in the second, Keshav Maharaj was unplayable as the visitors were bowled out for their second-lowest Test total.

South Africa ticked most of their boxes in the first Test and will be hoping to solidify their second spot in the WTC standings with a win in the second Test.

Bangladesh, on the other hand, have a mountain to climb in the second Test. The morale of the team is bound to be down after the first Test and to make things worse, they will be without Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam for the next game. Taskin injured his right shoulder while Shoriful sustained a left ankle ligament injury during training ahead of the Test series.

Bangladesh will need their senior players like captain Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim to step up in the final Test if they are to make a game of it.

Remember the last time

South Africa posted 367 in the first innings of the first Test on the back of fifties from Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma. Bangladesh had the hosts on the ropes at 245/6 but lower-order contributions propelled South Africa to a good total.

Bangladesh too were struggling at 101 but Mahmudul Hasan Joy's century held the innings together. However, they conceded a 69-run lead going into the second innings.

Elgar scored his second fifty of the match in the innings, helping South Africa to 204.

Chasing 274, the visitors had no answer to the spin of Keshav Maharaj, who returned with figures of 7/32 as Bangladesh succumbed to 53 all out, their second-lowest total in Test history.

What they said

Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque after losing the first Test: "We can certainly bounce back. We played well in four out of the five days. We batted poorly in the last few overs yesterday and on the fifth day. There are enough positives to take from this Test match, to suggest to me that we can bounce back easily in the next game."

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2564876
 
MenInG said:
South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar defended his team after they were accused of going over the board with sledging the Bangladesh players during the first Test in Durban. Bangladesh cricket operations chief Jalal Yunus had said that they are set to lodge an official complaint against the umpiring and the “deplorable sledging” that the Bangladesh players were subjected to in the first Test. Speaking ahead of the second Test match at St George's Park on Friday, Elgar said South Africa play the game "hard" but none of the players crossed the line.

"I don't think they are justified whatsoever," said Elgar. "We play the game hard (but) if anything we were just giving back what we were getting when we were batting.

"This is Test cricket. It's a man's environment when it comes to playing at this level and I intend still to play the game hard.

Elgar said the Bangladesh batters need to "harden up" and prepare for tough battles in Test cricket.

"We don't swear or use foul language towards the Bangladesh batsmen because we still respect them. I think they need to harden up and maybe play the game at a level they're not used to," said Elgar.

The South African captain said the message to his players was: "We do everything with dignity and we don't throw our badge or our name away.

"I honestly didn't see any bad sledging out there, even from their side. I just think this is Test cricket and we need to dry our eyes sometimes."

The umpiring in Durban was in the spotlight with an unusually high number of 21 reviews - 11 by Bangladesh and 10 by South Africa - with four reviews upheld for each team.

South Africans Marais Erasmus and Adrian Holdstock were the men in charge under the ICC's coronavirus restrictions, leading the Bangladeshis to call for neutral umpires.

"The umpiring was tough," said Elgar. "I don't think the wicket helped. There was variable bounce which can challenge the umpires.

"I feel for them because they are good umpires. The human factor needs to be spoken of, they do make errors, as do the players, but I'm pretty sure they're going to learn a lot out of that.

"The umpires make decisions and we need to respect that. The technology is there for a reason. If you don't use the technology you're kind of holding yourself accountable for their decisions as well."

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...-to-harden-up-dean-elgar-101649389210622.html
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Elgar is right.

South Africa did nothing wrong. They did sledging and that's part of cricket. Not sure what BD players/management and some fans are whining about.
 
South Africa have won the toss and have opted to bat in the 2nd Test

South Africa (Playing XI): Dean Elgar(c), Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Temba Bavuma, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne(w), Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer, Lizaad Williams, Duanne Olivier

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque(c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das(w), Yasir Ali, Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain
 
Everytime Bangladesh start playing good brand of cricket and score a good victory, something like this happens. They just can't keep their emotions in check which makes it pretty hard to support them.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
Everytime Bangladesh start playing good brand of cricket and score a good victory, something like this happens. They just can't keep their emotions in check which makes it pretty hard to support them.
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Yeah. I agree with you.

Many BD players/fans don't know anything about humility. It is a shame because it was not like this in the past.

It is like they live in an alternative reality where everything is different.
 
MenInG said:
South Africa will be looking to wrap up the series when they face a depleted Bangladesh team at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth.

Overview

South Africa v Bangladesh
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
8-12 April, 10:00 AM local time

After losing the ODI series to Bangladesh, South Africa bounced back strongly in the first Test with a thumping 220-run win. The batters did their jobs, posting solid totals in both innings, but it was the spinners that turned the game in their favour in both innings.

Simon Harmer ran through the Bangladesh top 4 in the first innings and in the second, Keshav Maharaj was unplayable as the visitors were bowled out for their second-lowest Test total.

South Africa ticked most of their boxes in the first Test and will be hoping to solidify their second spot in the WTC standings with a win in the second Test.

Bangladesh, on the other hand, have a mountain to climb in the second Test. The morale of the team is bound to be down after the first Test and to make things worse, they will be without Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam for the next game. Taskin injured his right shoulder while Shoriful sustained a left ankle ligament injury during training ahead of the Test series.

Bangladesh will need their senior players like captain Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim to step up in the final Test if they are to make a game of it.

Remember the last time

South Africa posted 367 in the first innings of the first Test on the back of fifties from Dean Elgar and Temba Bavuma. Bangladesh had the hosts on the ropes at 245/6 but lower-order contributions propelled South Africa to a good total.

Bangladesh too were struggling at 101 but Mahmudul Hasan Joy's century held the innings together. However, they conceded a 69-run lead going into the second innings.

Elgar scored his second fifty of the match in the innings, helping South Africa to 204.

Chasing 274, the visitors had no answer to the spin of Keshav Maharaj, who returned with figures of 7/32 as Bangladesh succumbed to 53 all out, their second-lowest total in Test history.

What they said

Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque after losing the first Test: "We can certainly bounce back. We played well in four out of the five days. We batted poorly in the last few overs yesterday and on the fifth day. There are enough positives to take from this Test match, to suggest to me that we can bounce back easily in the next game."

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2564876
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This is actually funny :)). Bangladrsh being cry babies. Heard from a reliable source that the South Africans were making fish related jokes towards the Bangladeshis. Dont see it particularly insulting tbh. The Bangladesh players need to toughen up!
 
as-95 said:
This is actually funny :)). Bangladrsh being cry babies. Heard from a reliable source that the South Africans were making fish related jokes towards the Bangladeshis. Dont see it particularly insulting tbh. The Bangladesh players need to toughen up!
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Haha! Fish!

TBH, I don't understand the fish jokes. Modern Bangladeshis probably eat more meat than fish. Fish is an inaccurate stereotype.
 
2nd Test • Bangladesh tour of South Africa, 2022

RSA 278/5 (90)

BAN

Day 1: Stumps
 
Two late wickets saw Bangladesh recover at the end of what had been a chastening first day in Port Elizabeth.

South Africa closed on 278/5 at the end of the opening day of the second Test, with Dean Elgar (70), Keegan Petersen (64) and Temba Bavuma (67) all making fine half-centuries.

But Taijul Islam (3/77) and Khaled Ahmed (2/59) ensured that the tourists have something to work with going into the second day.

After a confidence-boosting ODI series win against South Africa, Bangladesh were completely bamboozled in the opening Test in Durban, bowled out for their second-lowest total in Test cricket thanks to some major struggles against spinners, losing a total of 14 wickets to the Proteas pair.

In the second test in Port Elizabeth, South African skipper Dean Elgar won the toss and opted to bat first. The home side maintained their winning combination and opted to go in unchanged, whereas Bangladesh made two changes to their eleven. Opener Tamim Iqbal who missed out on the first Test due to a stomach ailment was added back to the eleven, replacing Shadman Islam. Seamer Taskin Ahmed, who was ruled out of the second Test due to a shoulder injury was replaced by left-arm spinner Taijul Islam.

It was an almost identical start for the South African openers to that of the Durban Test, as runs came thick and fast in the opening session, with Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee dominating the Bangladeshi bowlers from the start.

In absence of their regular seamers Taskin and Shoriful, Bangladesh’s pace attack lacked experience and they once again struggled to pick up wickets at the start. Skipper Mominul Haque deployed spinners straightaway and rotated his bowlers regularly in the opening session, but Elgar and Erwee were almost untroubled from the start, except when Erwee got hit on the pads by Kahled in the third over of the day. Erwee was lucky to be given not out and, had Bangladesh reviewed the decision, he would have walked back to the pavilion.

The batters continued their good form and brought up their 50-run opening partnership, but the first South African wicket fell when Erwee perished to an outside-off delivery from Khaled. The opener, who had safely sailed through the new-ball spell, had scored 24 off 40 deliveries, but wasted another start as he attempted to drive a full and wide delivery only to edge it to the wicketkeeper.

But at the other end Elgar’s consistency with the bat continued. After playing knocks of 67 and 64 in the opening Test, which also saw him jump to No 13 in the Test Rankings, he followed it up with another half-century. Elgar brought up his 22nd Test 50 in the 22nd over and later continued to pound the pacers.

His new batting partner Keegan Petersen looked stable from the start and had reached 24* with skipper Elgar not out at 59* as South Africa went in for lunch at 107/1.

Elgar could only add 11 runs to his score post-lunch as he walked back to the pavilion on 70 after losing his wicket to left-arm spinner Taijul Islam. Elgar edged a slightly quicker delivery off Taijul to the wicketkeeper and walked back in despair, failing once again to convert his start into a three-figure score.

Petersen shifted gears in the second session and immediately started collecting runs smashing Ebadot for a hat-trick of boundaries and bringing up his half-century in 74 deliveries.

Runs had started to flow for South Africa, but a 28-minute rain break allowed the visitors to regroup. And disciplined bowling from Bangladesh after the resumption paid off when Taijul struck, with Petersen’s wicket reducing South Africa to 184/3.

Petersen’s 64 came off 124 balls before he was trapped in front as he advanced down the wicket. The umpire initially turned down the appeal as it looked to be going down leg, but DRS showed that the ball would go on to hit the leg stump.

Bavuma (33*) and new batter Ryan Rickleton (7*) made sure South Africa did not lose any more wickets as they went for tea at 199/3.

To continue the momentum at the start of the final session, Bangladesh continued with their spinners. However, Bavuma and Rickleton stood firm and survived the tricky first 30 minutes.

Bavuma soon brought up his 19th Test half-century with a boundary, and the two batters completed their 50-runs partnership shortly after, putting South Africa in a strong position.

But Bangladesh wrested back some control right at the end of the opening day.

First Taijul had Rickelton caught off the glove for 42, and then Khaled struck with the crucial wicket of Bavuma, sending him back for 67.

The two late strikes saw South Africa close on 278/5, a strong first-day effort but not the dominant position that had looked to be moving into when Rickelton and Bavuma were in full flow.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2567411
 
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Just tuned in on the TV.

Can somebody ban these musicians playing ugly music please.

I thought horns in Pakistan were bad, but this is next level bad.
 
RSA 428/8 (129.1) CRR: 3.31

Match gone for BD
 
RSA 453 (136.2) CRR: 3.32

Huge mountain to climb for Bangladesh.
 
South Africa - 453-all out.

Bangladesh - 139/5 (41 overs).

Bangladesh are trailing by 314 runs.

Stumps for Day 2.
 
All-rounder Wiaan Mulder took three wickets in quick succession to put South Africa on top on the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh at St George's Park in Gqeberha on Saturday. Bangladesh were 139 for five at the close in reply to South Africa's first innings total of 453. Bangladesh lost a wicket in the first over of their reply when first Test century-maker Mahmudul Hasan was caught at first slip off Duanne Olivier for nought.

Tamim Iqbal and Najmul Hossain put on 79 for the second wicket, scoring at nearly four runs an over, before the medium-paced Mulder came into the attack.

He dismissed Tamim (47), Najmul (33) and captain Mominul Haque (6) in almost identical fashion.

Bowling around the wicket, he angled the ball into the three left-handers and trapped them leg before wicket.

At one stage he had three wickets for five runs in five overs. He finished the day with three for 15.

Olivier came back into the attack and bowled Liton Das for 11 with a ball which seamed back between bat and pad to rip out the middle stump.

Mushfiqur Rahim survived two South African reviews for leg before wicket but batted through until the close when he had 30 not out.

Keshav Maharaj, man of the match for his bowling in South Africa's 220-run win in the first Test, top-scored for South Africa with a career-best 84.

He hit his runs off 95 balls with nine fours and three sixes as South Africa added 175 runs to their overnight 278 for five.

Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam took six for 135 -- the 10th time he has taken five wickets or more in a Test innings.

Maharaj raced to his fourth Test half-century off 50 balls with four fours and three sixes and went on to make his highest Test score.

He came in after Kyle Verreynne was bowled for 22 by Khaled Ahmed and almost immediately went on the attack, being severe on fellow left-arm spinner Taijul, whose first ball of the day was hit for six.

Taijul, Bangladesh's best bowler on the first day, conceded 27 runs in six overs before switching ends and bowling Mulder for 33.

He finally bowled Maharaj when the batsman tried one big shot too many and was bowled and also had Simon Harmer smartly stumped for 29 by wicketkeeper Liton Das.

The first nine South African batsmen made 20 runs or more but there were no centuries.
 
RSA 453
BAN 181/5 (52) CRR: 3.48
Day 3: 1st Session - Bangladesh trail by 272 runs

59* run partnership in progress between Yasir Ali and Mushfiqur Rahim
 
Bangladesh - 27/3 after 9.1 overs (target: 413).

They need 386 more to win.

Stumps for Day 3.
 
Awful start by Bangladesh.

Facing another big defeat.
 
South Africa asserted their dominance on day three against Bangladesh and are on the verge of completing a clean sweep in the Test series.

After bowling out Bangladesh for 217, South Africa batters scored quickly to set a target of 413 and the spinners struck in the tricky period of play to put the visitors on the backfoot at stumps on day three.

After a slightly delayed start, Mushfiqur Rahim with Yasir Ali kept the score moving, mounting resistance in the first session. Yasir got the momentum in Bangladesh’s favour with three consecutive fours in the first three balls of the day off Lizaad Williams’ bowling.

The two remained planted firm on the crease in the first hour negotiating threatening spells from Wiaan Mulder and Duanne Olivier. However, Keshav Maharaj’s introduction worked wonders for the host.

South Africa deployed an aggressive field to support Maharaj who was finding turn and bounce, forcing a false shot from Yasir after their partnership crossed the 70-run mark. Maharaj gave the ball some flight, deceiving Yasir in the air and the leading edge was comfortably caught by the bowler which meant that Yasir walked back agonisingly four runs short of what would have been his second Test fifty.

In the penultimate over of the first session, the hosts snared another important wicket, this time that of Mushfiqur Rahim who fell immediately after scoring his 25th Test fifty.

After the second session resumed, it took South Africa 3.2 overs to remove the Bangladesh tail. Simon Harmer picked the wickets of Taijul Islam (5) and Ebadot Hossain (0) while Maharaj removed Mehidy Hasan Miraz for 11 runs.

South Africa bowled the visitors to a mere 217, giving themselves a massive lead of 236 runs before walking out to bat in the second innings.

The Proteas' opening pair of Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee did not take much time to get going, finding boundaries consistently.

The partnership propelled the South Africa total beyond the fifty-run mark in as many deliveries before Elgar (26) lost his wicket bowled attempting to reverse-sweep Taijul Islam.

Keegan Petersen started positively but lost his wicket on the stroke of tea, trapped in front of the stumps by Taijul Islam.

Bangladesh struck again on the other side of the break, with Erwee falling nine runs short of a half-century. The 29-run stand between Temba Bavuma and Ryan Rickelton steadied the ship before Islam picked his third wicket to remove the latter for 12.

While Bavuma was solid at one end, Kyle Verreynne took the attack to the Bangladesh bowlers with 30-ball 39. Mehidy Hasan Miraz scalped Bavuma to break the partnership and struck again to bring an end to Verreynne's quickfire innings. South Africa declared after the wicket, giving the Bangladesh batters a tricky period of play to negotiate.

With the pitch assisting the spinners, South Africa started with Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer. The move reaped immediate dividends as Mahmudul Hasan Joy was back in the pavilion for a pair.

He then trapped Najmul Hossain Shanto in his next over before Simon Harmer dismissed Tamim Iqbal on the stroke of stumps.

ICC
 
Very poor start by Bangla boys.If they lose a couple of quick wickets then match is gone.
 
What is this?
Seems like a domestic SA side.

Test cricket should be stopped or only play a series when every one is available.

This is a joke.
 
GQEBERHA: Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirms that two members of the Proteas men’s team – Sarel Erwee and Wiaan Mulder – have tested positive for COVID-19 and will no longer take part in the remainder of the second Betway Test match against Bangladesh.

Khaya Zondo will replace Erwee, making his Proteas Test debut (cap number 119) and Glenton Stuurman will replace Mulder.

The pair were tested this morning reporting feeling unwell.

The team will invoke the COVID-19 substitution protocol that has been agreed between the two (CSA & Bangladesh Cricket Board) teams prior to the start of the tour, and in accordance with ICC protocols.

CSA Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shuaib Manjra said:

“This is an unfortunate situation, but not unexpected after the decision was made to have this tour under the Managed Event Environment (MEE) protocol, rather than the strict Bio-safe Environment (BSE) Protocol as was previously the case. This is in line with the country’s policy in revoking the Disaster Management Act with reference to the pandemic, as well the huge mental strain that a bubble environment induces.”

“The two players are currently in quarantine at the team hotel and are under the care of the team’s medical staff.”
 
Bangladesh showing once again that they are a free ticket to any team playing them in the WTC. Pushovers.
 
Keshav Maharaj completes his second seven-wicket haul of the series as South Africa bowl out Bangladesh for 80 and complete a 2-0 whitewash.

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Poor from Bangladesh.

Surprised that South African pitches were assisting spinners so much. Maharaj had a great series.
 
Keshav Maharaj worked his magic with the ball yet again to complete his second seven-for of the series as South Africa completed a 332-run win against Bangladesh in the second and final Test.

Bangladesh's resistance lasted just around an hour on day four as Maharaj spun a web around the batters. The visitors were bowled out for 80 in their second innings as South Africa swept the series 2-0.

The win solidified South Africa's position in the ICC Men's World Test Championship standings, where they are currently second with a points percentage of 71.42. Bangladesh are second from bottom with 16.66.

Before the start of play on the day, South Africa were rocked by the news of Sarel Erwee and Wiaan Mulder testing positive for COVID-19. However, it had no bearing on their performance on the pitch as they ran through the rest of Bangladesh's batting line-up to complete the sweep over the visitors.

Starting the day at 27/3, Bangladesh lost their veteran batters, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque, in consecutive Maharaj overs. Yasir Ali didn't look to hang around and went for a big shot, but holed out in the deep for a duck.

The 25-run stand between Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz was Bangladesh's highest of the innings. But as Das looked to find the fence, he strayed out of the crease to Maharaj and was stumped – it was Maharaj's second five-for of the series.

The left-arm spinner picked two more wickets in his next over to complete his second seven-wicket haul in as many games. In doing so, he became the first player in Test history to complete two seven-fors in the fourth innings of consecutive Tests.


Simon Harmer finished off the game, trapping Taijul Islam for a duck as South Africa walloped Bangladesh by 332 runs.

Maharaj was the unanimous choice for the Player of the Match award and with 16 wickets and 108 runs in the series, he also took home the Player of the Series crown.

Earlier in the Test, South Africa posted a huge first-innings total of 453 on a pitch that had already shown signs of wearing. Though none of the batters scored big runs, four of them scored half-centuries, while the others got decent starts.

Maharaj had contributed with the bat as well, his whirlwind 84 being the highlight of the first innings. In response, Bangladesh were bowled out for 217, with both pacers and spinners chipping in with five wickets each.

The Proteas chose not to follow on and scored 176 quick runs before declaring to set Bangladesh a chase of 413. It was a target they fell well short of.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2572597
 
Overall a neutral tour for Bangladesh since they won the ODIs and got hammered by 3/4th string test side.
SA does not have a great bench strength and the pitches were subcontinental so performances in Test matches were disappointing and poor.
 
SA spinners take all 10 wickets in an inns for 2nd test in a row at home. Bangladesh have no excuses, couldnt have asked for better conditions.
 
South African cricket head coach Mark Boucher admitted on Monday that the reality of an impending disciplinary hearing had been difficult for him to handle. Boucher faces charges related to racial discrimination which could result in his dismissal by Cricket South Africa. He will attend a hearing chaired by a senior advocate next month. "It's been tough," said Boucher after South Africa completed a 2-0 Test series win against Bangladesh at St George's Park in Gqeberha on Monday.

"I've really enjoyed coaching the guys, the cricketing side of things. We've got a really tight unit together and I've enjoyed being around the guys and seeing the development in their cricket.

"Outside that, I can't say I've enjoyed it. That's being honest. I don't think anyone in my situation can enjoy what's been put on my plate."

Boucher's contract runs through to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

Ahead of that, South Africa face the challenge of away Test series against England and Australia but Boucher acknowledged that it was not certain whether he would still be in charge.

"As a person I'm very competitive. You want to judge yourself against the best teams in the world.

"We played against the two best teams of recent teams in (World Test championship finalists) India and New Zealand and they were tough-fought series and we did very well against those sides."

South Africa beat India 2-1 at home and shared a series in New Zealand after a heavy defeat in the first Test.

"When I was playing, going to England was always very tough and going to Australia was very tough," said Boucher. "It would be nice to compete against them but we'll see what happens in the future."

The allegations against Boucher followed hearings last year into discrimination into cricket.

Boucher was accused by former teammate Paul Adams of leading a song which had a racially derogatory wording in fines meetings after matches while they were playing.

Cricket South Africa said it would also investigate "concerns and allegations" that arose around the resignation of former assistant coach, Enoch Nkwe.

NDTV
 
I genuinely believed that Bangladesh had/have the talent to win a Test out here, but their total mental capitulation to pressure and two dismal batting collapses have cost them the series.
 
BD should have won the test series against a 2nd/3rd SA XI.They could not handle the pressure.
 
Fenrir said:
BD should have won the test series against a 2nd/3rd SA XI.They could not handle the pressure.
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I think BD did okay till day 4 of Test 1.

But, they started to focus on wrong things (South African sledging and umpiring issues). They should've just concentrated on their own game instead.

They got very charged up for no good reason.
 
Bangladesh pacer Khaled Ahmed has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee after he breached the ICC Code of Conduct during the second Test against South Africa in Port Elizabeth.

Ahmed was found guilty of breaching Article 2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "throwing a ball at or near a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other third person in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during an international match."

The Level 1 breach meant Ahmed will also have one demerit point added to his disciplinary record – it's his first offence in a 24-month period.


"The incident occurred in the 95th over of South Africa’s first innings on the second day when Kyle Verreynne hit the ball back towards Ahmed," the ICC statement read. "The bowler then threw it towards Verreynne in an inappropriate and dangerous manner, hitting him on the right glove."

On-field umpires Marais Erasmus and Allahudien Paleker, third umpire Adrian Holdstock and fourth official Bongani Jele levelled the charges. Ahmed admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Andy Pycroft.

Bangladesh lost the second and final Test by 332 runs and the series 0-2 to South Africa after being bundled out for 80 in their second innings on the penultimate day.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2572789?sf163301778=1
 
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