28/09Result
1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, Sep 28-Oct 2 2017
South Africa won by 333 runs
Player of the Match
Dean Elgar
Dean ElgarSouth Africa
28/09Result
1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, Sep 28-Oct 2 2017
South Africa won by 333 runs
Player of the Match
Dean Elgar
Dean ElgarSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
146 | (maiden) | SA: 496/3

  • Temba Bavuma31 (87b)
  • Faf du Plessis26 (49b)
  • Sabbir Rahman5-1-15-0
  • Taskin Ahmed26-5-88-0

2.42pm Tea on the second day. South Africa are hardly rushing through this. Bavuma and du Plessis have taken their time to get their eye in. It begs the question if a change in intent will arrive once they see the figures 500 on the scoreboard. For now, though, both batsmen are comfortably settled in. Plenty of time left in the Test, of course, but we aren't sure how much play we may get today with thunderstorms around the corner. Back in 20 for the final session.

John Comyn: "I get the comments about batters wanting time in the middle but I am guessing Faf is going to want to have a bowl this evening."

145.6
0
Sabbir Rahman to Bavuma, no run, short of a length again, slides in on leg and Bavuma comfortably keeps it out off the backfoot
145.5
0
Sabbir Rahman to Bavuma, no run, short of a length, minimal turn after landing around off, punched to extra cover
145.4
0
Sabbir Rahman to Bavuma, no run,

Bangladesh tour of SA 2017-18 News

Big defeat

2

No. of times Bangladesh have lost by bigger margin of runs than the 333 runs in this match. Their biggest defeat of 465 runs came v SL in Chittagong in 2009.

Tough task

217

Highest target successfully chased by Bangladesh in Tests, against West Indies in St George's in 2009. They are set 424 to win in this match.

Fightback

252

Previous highest total by Bangladesh in Tests in South Africa, which came in East London in 2002. Their average total in 8 innings in SA was only 180.

One to improve

16.60

Tamim's average v SA in Tests, before this match - his worst against any opposition. In 10 innings he had hit only 166 runs with a solitary fifty.

The 199 club

10

No. of batsmen to get out on 199 in Tests. Dean Elgar is the 10th to join the club and first for South Africa.

Amla equals Smith

27

No. of centuries for Amla in Tests, as many as Graeme Smith. For South Africa only Kallis has more hundreds (45).

Elgar's best

140

Dean Elgar's previous highest score in Tests. He has scored his maiden 150+ score.

Missed narrowly

3

No. of players to get run out in 90s on their Test debut, including Aiden Markram in this match. Abdul Kadir (in 1964) and Gordon Greenidge (in 1974) were the first two.