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DAY 2: History makes Proteas dominate Bangladesh

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DAY 2: History makes Proteas dominate Bangladesh

The Proteas were absolutely dominating Bangladesh at the close of play on day two of the second Test at Chattogram on Wednesday. The hosts are in huge contention at 38/4 in the first innings in response to the visitors’ massive 575/6 declared at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

The Proteas made a bit of history as they became only the second team ever to have three primary Test centuries in an innings, after Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs and Wiaan Mulder all brought up their landmark scores in the first two days.

De Zorzi was dismissed in the day’s second session for 177 off 269 balls (12×4; 4×6), Stubbs was dismissed on the first day for 106 off 198 (6×4; 3×6) and Mulder finished unbeaten on 105 off 150 (8×4 ; 4×6).

The only time three players scored their Test debut in an innings was in 1948 when Gerry Gomez, Robert Christiani and Clyde Walcott did it for the West Indies against India at Dehi.

At the start of the final session, the Proteas resumed their innings on 527/6, with Mulder and Senuran Muthusamy, who scored maiden Test half-centuries to finish unbeaten on 68 off 75 (5×4; 2×6), looking in the mood of fast runs. .

Muthusamy brought up his first fifty, followed by Mulder who reached his hundred, hitting the mark in style as he launched Taijul Islam back over his head for six, captain Aiden Markram immediately declaring with just over an hour left in game of the day .

Islam was by far the pick of the Bangladesh bowlers with 5/198 in his marathon 52.2 overs.

Bangladesh then got off to a disastrous start to the innings with Proteas pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada having opener Shadman Islam caught on the leg side for a duck after a good review which was initially not given, at the end of the first over.

Rabada struck again in the fifth over as Zakir Hasan edged past wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne and in the next over Dan Paterson got Mahmadul Hasan Joy (10) past Markram at first slip, leaving them in massive trouble on 29 /3.

Keshav Maharaj still had time to bowl the nightwatchman Hasan Mahmud (3) before the umpires called the game for bad light with the Proteas massively on top.

In the post-lunch session, the Proteas crossed the 500-run mark in a Test for the first time in 202 when they did it against Sri Lanka at Centurion en route to an innings victory.

They resumed after lunch on 413/5 but Bangladesh continued to make inroads as in the fourth over after the break, after adding just one run to his score, Ryan Rickelton (12) edged Nahid Rana to wicketkeeper Mahidul Islam to leave you on 423. /6.

It was the fourth wicket to fall for the Proteas for just 37 runs before and after the lunch break, but it proved to be the hosts’ only success in the second session as Mulder took the lead and Muthusamy backed him up in their way to an unbeaten 152. – run the seventh stall.

In the morning session, the Proteas picked up where they left off on the first day before a Bangladesh fightback.

Day one hero De Zorzi was eventually dismissed and he and David Bedingham, 59 off 78 (2×4; 4×6), shared a 116-run third-wicket partnership after resuming the Proteas’ innings on 307/2 at the beginning of the game.

Both batsmen looked untroubled with Bedingham taking the aggressor role as they took their side past 350-plus runs and towards 400.

But Bangladesh spinner Islam ensured it didn’t all go the visitors’ way as he picked up three quick wickets to slow the Proteas’ progress at the break.

After Bedingham slammed him for a six over long on, Islam sent a quicker delivery that beat the batsmen’s swing and flattened his leg stump with the score 386/3.

He then caught De Zorzi and first Test centurion Kyle Verreynne for a duck, both LBW, all three wickets taken in a superb 14-ball run as the Proteas slipped to 391/5.

That brought Rickelton and Mulder to the crease and they ensured there would be no more trouble getting the Protea past 400 and safe at lunch.

BANGLADESH: Shadman Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Zakir Hasan, Mahidul Islam (wk), Nahid Rana, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud

SOUTH AFRICA: Aiden Markram (capt), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne (week), Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson