South Africa strike twice as Bangladesh stumble despite Mushfiqur fifty
Lunch Bangladesh 210 for 7 (Mushfiqur 51, Tamim 47, Yasir 46, Mulder 3-25, Olivier 2-39) trail South Africa 453 by 243 runs
Both batters struck two more fours in the next two overs, but once South Africa dried up the boundaries, nerves started showing in the Bangladesh ranks.
Yasir’s wicket came ten overs after he had hit his last boundary. He toe-ended the ball to give Maharaj a low return catch just one delivery after South Africa had burnt their last review. But Bangladesh’s situation would get worse some 8.3 overs later when Mushfiqur missed a reverse sweep against Harmer, soon after reaching his half-century.
Things took a turn for the worse when Olivier, who had earlier removed Mahmudul, got one to nip through Litton Das’ defence, bowling him for 11. Mushfiqur and Yasir batted safely for the last eight overs of the day, but it was a stark contrast to how South Africa batted earlier on the second day.
Earlier on the second day, Maharaj slammed a career-best 84, adding 80 runs for the seventh wicket with Mulder. And South Africa went from a middling 278 for 5 to a formidable 453 to give their bowlers more than a chance to have a go at the Bangladesh batters.
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