South Africa vs Bangladesh, 1st Test Day 3: Bangladesh fightback evens the balance

Bangladesh fought back well on Day 3 against South Africa, at Kingsmead, Durban.

 

Match Summary

South Africa vs Bangladesh, 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa

South Africa 367/10 (121 ov) & *6/0 (4 ov)

Bangladesh 298/10 (115.5 ov)

Day Break : Day 3 South Africa lead by 75 runs

Scorecard

Stumps in Durban ??

South Africa take a 75-run lead after Mahmudul Hasan Joy's brilliant ton lights up day three. #WTC23 | #SAvBAN | https://t.co/cUjJUjqkxC pic.twitter.com/Wui3TpFgjd

— ICC (@ICC) April 2, 2022

 

Opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy hit 137 and Liton Das 41 to get Bangladesh to 298 all out. Lizaad Williams 3-54 and Simon Harmer 4-103 were the main wicket takers for the Proteas.

At the close, South Africa were 6-0  with a lead of 75 runs.

 

Match Stats

South Africa 1st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-113 (Dean Elgar - 33.2 ov), 2-117 (Sarel Erwee - 34.1 ov), 3-146 (Keegan Petersen - 45.6 ov), 4-180 (Ryan Rickelton - 57.2 ov), 5-245 (Kyle Verreynne - 82.2 ov), 6-245 (Wiaan Mulder - 82.3 ov), 7-298 (Temba Bavuma - 97.6 ov), 8-298 (Keshav Maharaj - 98.1 ov), 9-332 (Lizaad Williams - 108.6 ov), 10-367 (Duanne Olivier - 120.6 ov)

Bangladesh 1st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Shadman Islam - 10.3 ov), 2-80 (Nazmul Hossain Shanto - 37.1 ov), 3-80 (Mominul Haque - 39.3 ov), 4-94 (Mushfiqur Rahim - 45.5 ov), 5-101 (Taskin Ahmed - 51.1 ov), 6-183 (Liton Das - 79.2 ov), 7-216 (Yasir Ali Chowdhury - 88.1 ov), 8-267 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz - 111.5 ov), 9-294 (Khaled Ahmed - 114.6 ov), 10-298 (Mahmudul Hasan Joy - 115.5 ov)

South Africa 2nd Innings Fall of wickets:

Playing XIs

South Africa - Dean Elgar (C), Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Temba Bavuma, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne (WK), Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer, Lizaad Williams, Duanne Olivier

Bangladesh - Mominul Haque (C), Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das (WK), Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain

Match Details

Date - 31st March, 09:00 AM

Venue - Kingsmead, Durban, Durban

Toss - Bangladesh won the toss & elected to field

Umpires - Adrian Holdstock, Marais Erasmus

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