Rabada's sixth abandoned Mehidy hundred; SA need 106 to win

South Africa 308 and 55/1 need 51 runs to win vs Bangladesh 106 and 307 (Mehidy 97, Jaker 40, Rabada 6-46, Maharaj 3-105) (UPDATED)

Bangladesh lost their last three lattices in only 4.5 overs on day four

Kagiso Rabada struck doubly in the same over on the third morning, Bangladesh vs South Africa, 1st Test, Mirpur, 3rd day, October 23, 2024

South Africa will need 106 runs to win the first Test against Bangladesh after brushing their hosts out for 307 in Mirpur. South Africa took the remaining three lattices in 4.5 overs on the opening morning and inside the first half an hour of play. Bangladesh added 24 runs to their late score as Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the last to fall, three short of a alternate Test century.

 

Bad light called an early end to play on day three, with South Africa concluding to use baits with the old ball rather of taking a new bone , but they had it available as soon as play began. Kagiso Rabada opened proceedings with nearly immediate success. His third ball scribed in to Nayeem Hasan and struck him on the front pad to give Rabada a 15th Test five- for. The match has been memorable for Rabada, as he also took his 300th gate.

 

Mehidy moved into the nineties with a boundary off Wiaan Mulder but was tested to Rabada, who teased the outside edge and convinced an upstanding film that was dropped by Tony de Zorzi. Bangladesh's 300 came up when Taijul Islam hit Wiaan Mulder through gully but his fun did not last long. Two balls latterly, he rowed one to alternate slip to leave Mehidy with the last batter. He was in a rush to get to his hundred and was on 97, when he tried to to ramp Rabada but the length was n't relatively right and he transferred a catch to slip rather. Rabada finished with 6 for 46.

 

South Africa went into the contest with just four bowling options and stand- in captain Aiden Markram chose not to use himself and on a face that came more for fur may have been concerned about their coffers. On a pitch with brio and plenitude of spin, they were looking to circumscribe the target to under 100 and having just scrounge over, Bangladesh will feel they've commodity to defend.