- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 what a start..... gets the ball to swing in before landing on a good length, Tamim shapes to flick it past midwicket but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads, the ball shoots up and Steyn runs forward and takes it easily. He didn't even have to reconfirm with umpire Aleem Dar 0/12.3 Steyn removes the openers.... pitches outside off, just short of a driveable length, Junaid can't resist chasing that and ends up getting a thick outside edge and Boucher does well to dive to his left and catch it front of Smith at first slip 3/214.5 a wicket falls just when things are looking up for the home side.... pitches on middle stump and curves away, lures Nafees onto the drive, he leans forward half heartedly and gets an outside edge to Smith at first slip who takes it at waist height 60/410.5 well taken by McKenzie.... pitched up outside the off stump, lures Bashar onto the drive, he gets forward but fails to cover the line and the ball catches the outside edge and shoots low to Neil McKenzie at third slip who takes it in front of him 32/322.5 rush of blood.... flighted outside off, lands on a fullish length, Ashraful tries to biff that past the bowler but ends up hitting it low to him, Botha takes it just inches off the ground, Ashraful is in doubt if the ball was grassed but replays show a clean catch 82/542.3 Aftab suddenly loses his patience.... tosses it up outside the off stump, invites Aftab to loft, he tries to cart that one over the infield on the off side but fails to clear mid-off, Ntini is right at the edge of the circle to take it 152/643.2 brilliant reflexes by de Villiers.... full and wide outside the off stump, Shakib can't resist chasing it and ends up getting an outside edge which flies quickly to de Villiers who cups it at widish second slip, He takes it in front of his face 152/753.3 that's a five-for for Morkel.... delivers a fast yorker on off stump, Rahim fails to get his bat doen on time and the ball just clips the off stump. Morkel actually appeals, without realising he actually hit the stumps 192/943.3 thick inside edge, unlucky for Rafique there, Morkel dishes out a quick yorker on middle stump, Rafique moves across his stumps and thuds it onto his foot, after a rather prolonged appeal umpire Bucknor raises the finger 152/854.4 it's all over.... Mortaza attempts another slog by giving himself room outside leg, Steyn directs it at the furniture this time and pegs the leg stump back 192/10Extras11 (b 2, lb 4, nb 3, w 2)TOTAL192 all out (54.4 Overs, RR: 3.51, 262 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Tamim Iqbal, 0.2 ov), 2-3 (Zunaed Siddique, 2.3 ov), 3-32 (Habibul Bashar, 10.5 ov), 4-60 (Shahriar Nafees, 14.5 ov), 5-82 (Mohammad Ashraful, 22.5 ov), 6-152 (Aftab Ahmed, 42.3 ov), 7-152 (Shakib Al Hasan, 43.2 ov), 8-152 (Mohammad Rafique, 43.3 ov), 9-192 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 53.3 ov), 10-192 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 54.4 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.3 Shahadat removes the openers..... Pitches just outside the line of off stump and comes back in after pitching, McKenzie gets forward to defend but fails to cover the inward movement, the ball hits him flush in front of middle and leg and umpire Aleem Dar has a fairly straightforward decision 19/23.5 inside edge.... pitches on a good length outside the off stump, Smith shapes to drive through the line past the covers but doesn't move his feet well, he ends up getting a thick inside edge onto the base of leg stump 12/116.2 timely breakthrough for Bangladesh, Rafique pitches it on middle stump and gets it to straighten, Amla gets forward expecting it to turn but the ball catches him flush on middle stump close to the pad, umpire Bucknor is convinced 54/320.4 well that wasn't entirely surprising.... Kallis exposes his stumps again in trying to punch through the off side, this time he's done in by the low bounce and the ball crashes onto the base of off stump. What a scalp and aren't Bangladesh delighted. Where on earth was Rafique all these months?? 69/425.5 terrible mixup there..... pushed with soft hands towards cover, Prince sets off for the the run, he stops and starts and makes an about turn, Shakib flings the ball to the keeper, Prince he dives in vain at the crease as Rahim whips off the bails. The third umpire takes a look 77/552.5 the bowling change works..... Shahadat gets it to slant back in towards the right hander in the air, Botha gets a half stride forward to defend and gets struck on the pad, umpire Bucknor raises the finger, replays showed the ball hitting in line with leg stump so no doubt there 156/750.1 what a bizarre dismissal! Ashraful dishes out a rank half tracker which bounces twice to de Villiers, he stays back and pulls and gets a thick top edge which is taken easily by Ashraful. Now de Villiers believes it is a dead ball and stays at the crease. After a few anxious moments Bucknor gives him out and de Villiers walks back dumbfounded. The ball clearly bounced twice before the crease so that's why there was an element of doubt. The laws say that the ball has to bounce more than twice to deem it an illegitimate delivery. In this case, the ball bounced twice, so de Villiers had to go. Ashraful was in no doubt about the rule, he celebrated immediately. 145/656.2 that's a five-for for Shahadat..... he gets the indrift working again, Boucher leans forward for an across the line flick but the ball strikes him on the base of the front pad pretty much in line with middle and leg, Bucknor thinks about it and raises the finger 163/954.1 that's four for Shahadat and Bangladesh are rubbing it in further.... pitches on a good length outside off and kicks up, Morkel stays glued to the crease and doesn't use his feet as he sticks his bat out to steer it to the off side, a thick edge is taken easily by Rahim 158/860.3 Six for the road for Shahadat..... he gets it to swing in sharply from outside off at good pace, Steyn doesn't get his bat down in time and the ball strikes the base of off stump. He takes 6 for 27 and leads his team off the field. 170/10Extras10 (b 1, lb 5, nb 3, w 1)TOTAL170 all out (60.3 Overs, RR: 2.8, 259 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Graeme Smith, 3.5 ov), 2-19 (Neil McKenzie, 5.3 ov), 3-54 (Hashim Amla, 16.2 ov), 4-69 (Jacques Kallis, 20.4 ov), 5-77 (Ashwell Prince, 25.5 ov), 6-145 (AB de Villiers, 50.1 ov), 7-156 (Johan Botha, 52.5 ov), 8-158 (Morne Morkel, 54.1 ov), 9-163 (Mark Boucher, 56.2 ov), 10-170 (Dale Steyn, 60.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mashrafe Mortaza 9 1 43 0 4.77 1 0 Shahadat Hossain 15.3 8 27 6 1.74 0 2 Mohammad Rafique 25 6 55 2 2.20 0 1 Shakib Al Hasan 10 6 30 0 3.00 0 0 Mohammad Ashraful 1 0 9 1 9.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.5 timber.... Steyn dishes out a full and fast delivery bang on the line of off stump, Junaid is beaten for pace on the off drive and the ball goes straight through and sends the off stump back a few yards 3/158.5 the bowling change works....pitches on middle and leg and gets appreciable movement away from the left hander, Junaid fails to cover that movement and gets a thin edge through to Boucher. That was an excellent delivery and Junaid was a little clueless in the end 148/58.3 Steyn strikes twice.... pitches on a fullish length on off stump and curves in a little after pitching, he gets a half prod forward and the ball hits him low on the front pad in front of middle and off, umpire Bucknor is convinced 25/210.5 we have a wobble already.... pitches just outside the line of off stump and bends back in, Bashar shapes to flick it to the on side but is beaten for pace, the ball appears to strike him in line with leg stump and Bucknor reckons it was hitting. He takes his time and eventually raises his finger 29/331.6 Ntini sets him up and succeeds, he pitches it on a fullish length outside off, Ashraful leans onto the drive, fails to get behind the line and gets a thin edge to Boucher. That was a wicket against the run of play 85/459.2 an untimely double breakthrough.... Steyn pitches it outside the line of off stump and gets it to nip back in sharply, Aftab shoulders arms but the ball strikes him below the knee roll, umpire Aleem Dar reckoned that would have hit the off stump. Aftab attempted the same off Ntini a few overs back but survived that, not this time 148/672.6 Kallis takes five at the stroke of lunch.... pitches outside off and comes into the left hander, Shakib loses his patience and goes for an expansive loft over the off side and in the end gets a thick edge to Boucher 182/1060.6 Bangladesh lose three in the first hour.... slides down the leg side, Rahim shapes to glance it down to fine leg and the ball brushes something before reaching Boucher who dives to his left. The South Africans are confident and umpire Bucknor is convinced. Rahimk doesn't look too happy though. Maybe he was just disappointed at getting out 151/768.4 timber! pitches on off stump and straightens, Rafique continues to stay rooted to his crease and is too lazy in getting his bat down, the off stump goes for a toss 169/872.3 It's that man Kallis again... He pitches it on the corridor of uncertainty outside off, gets a good bounce, Mortaza sticks his bat out and gets a thick outside edge to Smith at first slip 181/9Extras9 (lb 4, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL182 all out (73 Overs, RR: 2.49, 342 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Tamim Iqbal, 2.5 ov), 2-25 (Shahriar Nafees, 8.3 ov), 3-29 (Habibul Bashar, 10.5 ov), 4-85 (Mohammad Ashraful, 31.6 ov), 5-148 (Zunaed Siddique, 58.5 ov), 6-148 (Aftab Ahmed, 59.2 ov), 7-151 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 60.6 ov), 8-169 (Mohammad Rafique, 68.4 ov), 9-181 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 72.3 ov), 10-182 (Shakib Al Hasan, 72.6 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.1 the drinks break does the trick.... Shahadat expectedly bowls it short, McKenzie attempts a pull but mistimes the stroke and the ball lobs to Bashar at square leg 52/133.3 pushes it flat and fast, the ball pitches just outside the line of off stump and curves back in, Smith is beaten for the extra pace as he tries to work it through the on side, the ball hits him in line with middle and Bucknor is convinced 125/241.5 superb reflexes! pitches outside off and skids through, Amla shapes to cut square of the wicket on the off side but gets a thick edge which zips to Junaid at first slip, the momentum pushes him back but he maintains his balance 144/342.2 now that makes things a little interesting.... Shahadat bangs that in a little short, Kallis swivels and pulls, he reads the length early but fails to see that Mortaza was placed at deep backward square-leg for that stroke. He takes it and falls over to his side 144/462.4 loud shout for lbw and its been given! But it had pitched outside the leg stump and Prince is unlucky. It him in front of the stumps all right but the umpire Aleem Dar didn't pick up the fact that it had pitched outside leg. 193/5Extras5 (b 2, lb 2, w 1)TOTAL205/5 (67.5 Overs, RR: 3.02, 299 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-52 (Neil McKenzie, 12.1 ov), 2-125 (Graeme Smith, 33.3 ov), 3-144 (Hashim Amla, 41.5 ov), 4-144 (Jacques Kallis, 42.2 ov), 5-193 (Ashwell Prince, 62.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mashrafe Mortaza 12 0 47 0 3.91 0 0 Shahadat Hossain 19 0 70 3 3.68 1 0 Mohammad Rafique 27.5 6 54 2 1.94 0 0 Shakib Al Hasan 7 0 24 0 3.42 0 0 Mohammad Ashraful 2 0 6 0 3.00 0 0
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- Fri, 22 Feb - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 76/4 (AG Prince 9*, J Botha 5*, 24 ov)
- Sat, 23 Feb - day 2 - Bangladesh 2nd innings 125/4 (Junaid Siddique 64*, Aftab Ahmed 13*, 48 ov)
- Sun, 24 Feb - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 178/4 (AG Prince 24*, AB de Villiers 8*, 57 ov)
- Mon, 25 Feb - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 205/5 (67.5 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- South Africa: 200 runs in 66.2 overs (399 balls), Extras 5
- Match Scorers: Keith, Kiran
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 134 balls (Junaid Siddique 31, Aftab Ahmed 16, Ex 3)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 59.5 overs (362 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 151/7 in 61.0 overs (Shakib Al Hasan 1)
- Innings Break: Bangladesh - 182/10 in 73.0 overs (Shahadat Hossain 1)
- Lunch: Bangladesh - 182/10 in 73.0 overs (Shahadat Hossain 1)
- South Africa 2nd innings
- South Africa: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (68 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (ND McKenzie 25, GC Smith 25, Ex 0)
- Drinks: South Africa - 52/0 in 12.0 overs (ND McKenzie 26, GC Smith 26)
- GC Smith: 50 off 80 balls (5 x 4)
- Tea: South Africa - 99/1 in 26.0 overs (GC Smith 50, HM Amla 21)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 26.6 overs (163 balls), Extras 2
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 92 balls (GC Smith 25, HM Amla 23, Ex 2)
- Drinks: South Africa - 142/2 in 41.0 overs (HM Amla 44, JH Kallis 7)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 46.6 overs (283 balls), Extras 3
- End Of Day: South Africa - 178/4 in 57.0 overs (AG Prince 24, AB de Villiers 8)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 32.1 overs (196 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: South Africa - 111/5 in 40.0 overs (J Botha 14, AB de Villiers 23)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 111 balls (J Botha 18, AB de Villiers 30, Ex 2)
- South Africa: 150 runs in 50.3 overs (307 balls), Extras 7
- Lunch: South Africa - 158/8 in 54.1 overs (MV Boucher 11)
- Bangladesh 2nd innings
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 25/2 in 8.3 overs (Junaid Siddique 5)
- Tea: Bangladesh - 48/3 in 17.0 overs (Junaid Siddique 16, Mohammad Ashraful 9)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 17.1 overs (105 balls), Extras 3
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 118 balls (Junaid Siddique 30, Mohammad Ashraful 24, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 84/3 in 31.0 overs (Junaid Siddique 37, Mohammad Ashraful 24)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 36.6 overs (225 balls), Extras 4
- Junaid Siddique: 50 off 127 balls (4 x 4)
- Bad Light: Bangladesh - 125/4 in 48.0 overs (Junaid Siddique 64, Aftab Ahmed 13)
- End Of Day: Bangladesh - 125/4 in 48.0 overs (Junaid Siddique 64, Aftab Ahmed 13)
- Bangladesh 1st innings
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 33/3 in 12.0 overs (Shahriar Nafees 16, Mohammad Ashraful 0)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 13.6 overs (86 balls), Extras 5
- Lunch: Bangladesh - 85/5 in 25.0 overs (Aftab Ahmed 7, Shakib Al Hasan 1)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 31.4 overs (193 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 129/5 in 38.0 overs (Aftab Ahmed 29, Shakib Al Hasan 23)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (Aftab Ahmed 26, Shakib Al Hasan 24, Ex 0)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 41.6 overs (256 balls), Extras 7
- Tea: Bangladesh - 172/8 in 50.0 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 6, Mashrafe Mortaza 10)
- South Africa 1st innings
- Drinks: South Africa - 40/2 in 12.0 overs (HM Amla 22, JH Kallis 1)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 15.5 overs (98 balls), Extras 5
- Bad Light: South Africa - 76/4 in 24.0 overs (AG Prince 9, J Botha 5)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 76/4 in 24.0 overs (AG Prince 9, J Botha 5)
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'Beating India one of our main goals' - Arthur
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South Africa No.1 after clean sweep
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Batsmen must deliver - Ashraful
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Nel and de Villiers star in series win
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