Bangladesh Tour To South Africa

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South Africa v Bangladesh, 3rd ODI, East London


Final one-dayer washed out


November 12, 2008


South Africa v Bangladesh - Match abandoned

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South African Airways Challenge XI v Bangladeshis, 2nd day


Mushfiqur and Kayes find form in drawn game


November 16, 2008
South African Airways Challenge XI 265 (van Wyk 87, Seymore 75, Shahadat 3-33, Mehrab 3-43) and 74 for 2 (Shahadat 2-19) drew with Bangladeshis 375 (Mushfiqur 89, Kayes 86, Ashraful 48, Shezi 4-42)

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Rain ruins third-day of Bloemfontein’s Test
BLOEMFONTEIN: A thunderstorm and steady rain held up South Africa''s charge to victory on the third day of the first test against Bangladesh on Friday. Bangladesh were on 67 for three in their follow-on innings, trailing by 221 runs, when play was called off for the day at the scheduled tea break. No play was possible from 26 minutes before lunch. Play on the fourth day on Saturday would start 30 minutes early, at 1000 local time (1100 GMT), officials decided. Bangladesh, who struggled on Thursday, had produced a much stouter batting effort in the morning before lightning stopped play and forced an early lunch.

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Bangladesh lost

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BD scores 250 against Proteases
CENTURION: South Africa fast bowlers Makhaya Ntini and Morne Morkel took four wickets each Wednesday before a fighting last-wicket stand of 56 lifted Bangladesh to 250 all out on the opening day of the second and final cricket Test.

South Africa lost Neil McKenzie for a duck to end the day on 20-1, with captain Graeme Smith undefeated on 15 and Hashim Amla not out 5 at Super Sport Park.

Wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim smashed two sixes off Dale Steyn to score 65 with nine boundaries from 86 balls and guide Bangladesh from 194-9 to 250 with No. 11 Mahbubul Alam, who contributed one in an hour at the crease.

Rahim rode his luck after being dropped three times off Morkel - twice by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher and once by Ntini and scored most of his runs through solid drives on the offside and off his pads, as well as a few wild slashes over slips.

Morkel dismissed Tamim Iqbal and captain Mohammad Ashraful before lunch and removed Raqibul Hasan and Shakib al Hasan before tea. Ntini removed top-scorer Junaid Siddique for 67, Imrul Kayes, Mehab Hossain Jr. and Mashrafe Mortaza.

Ntini, who left the field late in the innings due to cramp, finished with 4-32, while Morkel, who bowled 12 no-balls, took 4-73.

Ashraful won the toss and elected to bat, but opening bowlers Ntini and Steyn dominated the first session. Bangladesh reached 25 without loss inside 15 watchful overs before Ntini got Kayes on 6 to edge a ball to Smith at first slip.

Morkel, who was wayward in the first Test as South Africa won by an innings and 129 runs last week, had gone for 11 in a first over that contained eight deliveries after being hit for two lovely offside drives by Siddique.

Bangladesh recovered to reach 54 for the loss of no further wickets before Morkel had Iqbal caught by Boucher on 31. Iqbal hit five fours in his 97-minute innings.

In his next over, Morkel caught and bowled Ashraful for 1 with three runs added to the total. Bangladesh showed resolve after being 64-3 at lunch to increase its run-rate at one stage to more than three an over.

Ntini had Hossain Jr. caught on 3 by Jacques Kallis at second slip after prodding forward to a ball angled across the left-hander, and Bangladesh was 71-4.

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BD scores 250 against Protease

CENTURION: South Africa fast bowlers Makhaya Ntini and Morne Morkel took four wickets each Wednesday before a fighting last-wicket stand of 56 lifted Bangladesh to 250 all out on the opening day of the second and final cricket Test.

South Africa lost Neil McKenzie for a duck to end the day on 20-1, with captain Graeme Smith undefeated on 15 and Hashim Amla not out 5 at Super Sport Park.

Wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim smashed two sixes off Dale Steyn to score 65 with nine boundaries from 86 balls and guide Bangladesh from 194-9 to 250 with No. 11 Mahbubul Alam, who contributed one in an hour at the crease.

Rahim rode his luck after being dropped three times off Morkel - twice by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher and once by Ntini and scored most of his runs through solid drives on the offside and off his pads, as well as a few wild slashes over slips.

Morkel dismissed Tamim Iqbal and captain Mohammad Ashraful before lunch and removed Raqibul Hasan and Shakib al Hasan before tea. Ntini removed top-scorer Junaid Siddique for 67, Imrul Kayes, Mehab Hossain Jr. and Mashrafe Mortaza.

Ntini, who left the field late in the innings due to cramp, finished with 4-32, while Morkel, who bowled 12 no-balls, took 4-73.

Ashraful won the toss and elected to bat, but opening bowlers Ntini and Steyn dominated the first session. Bangladesh reached 25 without loss inside 15 watchful overs before Ntini got Kayes on 6 to edge a ball to Smith at first slip.

Morkel, who was wayward in the first Test as South Africa won by an innings and 129 runs last week, had gone for 11 in a first over that contained eight deliveries after being hit for two lovely offside drives by Siddique.

Bangladesh recovered to reach 54 for the loss of no further wickets before Morkel had Iqbal caught by Boucher on 31. Iqbal hit five fours in his 97-minute innings.

In his next over, Morkel caught and bowled Ashraful for 1 with three runs added to the total. Bangladesh showed resolve after being 64-3 at lunch to increase its run-rate at one stage to more than three an over.

Ntini had Hossain Jr. caught on 3 by Jacques Kallis at second slip after prodding forward to a ball angled across the left-hander, and Bangladesh was 71-4.

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Prince, Boucher put South Africa in command

CENTURION: Bangladesh bowlers failed to keep up the momentum following a record sixth wicket partnership by South Africa that snatched the match from the visitors at the close of the second day''s play of the second and final Test on Thursday.

The Proteas reached 357 for five at sumps, taking a 107-run leads in the first innings, thanks to unbeaten centuries from Ashwell Prince and Mark Boucher at SuperSport Park in Centurion.

Boucher and Prince together put on 223 runs for the unbroken sixth wicket, eclipsing the previous best of 200 set by Graem Pollock and HR Lance against Australia in Durban in 1969-70.

Prince, survived twice from bold lbw calls by Mahbubul Alam and Shakib Al Hasan in the early stage of his innings, struck his 10th Test hundred to make 115 not out that included 16 fours and one six in 160 balls.

Boucher struck Shahadat Hossain for four through the thirdman to bring up his fifth Test hundred and remained unbeaten on 102 off 162 balls studded with 14 fours.

They together defied the Bangladesh attack to keep them at bay after left-arm spinner Shakib struck trice dismissing Jacques Kallis (24), overnight batsman Hashim Amla (71) and AB de Villiers (duck) to reduce the hosts to 134 for five.

Shakib uprooted Kallis'' off stumps with a straight delivery before had Amla caught at short cover by Imrul Kayes. Then, new batsman Villiers went down the tract only to see the stumps broken by wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim.

Bangladesh pace trio started with fine line and length in the first hour of the day to keep overnight batsmen Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla tight before paceman Mahbubul picked up the big wicket of Smith (27) before the first drinks break.

Smith went across to miss the line and got hit in front as Mahbubul swung the ball superbly to finally get the reward.

South Africa could manage 77 for the loss of Smith in the first session, but they gradually improved their run to make 95 runs in the second session with the losses of three wickets. The hosts were brilliant in the final session adding 165 runs facing no further damage.

The hosts, having resumed the day on 20 for one, added 337 for four wickets to finish at 357 for five after Bangladesh made 250 all out in the first innings.