South Africa raced to a 220-run victory within the first Take a look at after Bangladesh’s cave in to 53 all out at the morning of the general day on Monday.
SA take 1-0 sequence lead after Maharaj takes seven to bowl out BAN for 53 (Picture: AP)
HIGHLIGHTSSouth Africa raced to a 220-run victory within the first TestLeft-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took seven wicketsSouth Africa bowled out Bangladesh for 53
Keshav Maharaj spun a internet to bowl out Bangladesh for 53 at the morning of the general day as South Africa sealed a 220-run win and took a 1-0 sequence lead on Monday.
Bangladesh lasted best 19 overs in its moment innings and South Africa wanted best two bowlers to roll the vacationers out.
They had been each spinners, with left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj finishing up with astonishing figures of seven/32 and offspinner Simon Harmer 3/21. They each cashed in on spin-friendly prerequisites on a dressed in pitch to take South Africa house.
It was once a shockingly surprising finish to the fit after Bangladesh had hopes of in all probability pulling off its first Take a look at victory over South Africa through desiring 274 runs within the ultimate innings.
However the vacationers slumped to 11-3 on the shut of play on Day 4 in Durban and the wickets endured to tumble dramatically at the morning of Day 5.
No. 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto (26) and tailender Taskin Ahmed (14) had been the one Bangladesh batters to succeed in double figures and South Africa wanted lower than an hour of play on Monday to take the ones closing seven wickets and take a 1-0 lead within the two-test sequence.
Bangladesh’s general was once its second-lowest in check cricket after the 43 it was once bowled out for in opposition to West Indies in 2018. Its 53 was once additionally the bottom check general ever on the Kingsmead floor in Durban.
The massive profitable margin belied a check that was once aggressive for far of the time. It will also have tipped quite in Bangladesh’s prefer at one level at the fourth day when South Africa went from 116-1 to 204 all out in its moment innings to provide the traveling workforce a sight at that ancient check win over the Proteas.
Bangladesh had already gained its first one-day sequence in South Africa previous within the excursion.
However its hopes within the first check had been ripped away through Maharaj and Harmer, with Maharaj’s seven at his house floor taking him to 141 profession check wickets, now essentially the most through a South African spinner for the reason that nation returned to world cricket after apartheid.
The second one Take a look at is in Port Elizabeth and begins on Thursday.
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