- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR29.6 Piedt gets his first to leave Bangladesh seven down! The subtle change to come around the wicket has paid off for South Africa. Bowls this full and on the stumps, arm delivery slides on, Mahmudul goes back to punch, misses only for the stumps to be disturbed 76/71.4 Mulder strikes straightaway! Unnecessary shot early on from Shadman. It was a full length delivery pitched wide of off, moving away, the batter was chasing it and ended up hitting this straight to the hands of Markram at second slip 6/13.3 Another one bites the dust! Another good ball from Mulder. Pitches this on a good length on the middle stump, swings in a bit, Momimul looks to hit this towards leg side and nicks it behind the keeper 13/25.5 Straight to Maharaj! What is happening here, Bangladesh? This is brilliant from South Africa. Mulder changes the angle and bowls this full around off stump, Shanto tries to flick this to on side but it comes off the edge and straight to short mid-off. Maharaj points to the bowler and seems like the plan worked straightaway 21/313.5 stumps go splat, and that is Test wicket No.300 for Kagiso Rabada! Proper hot knife through butter stuff. Begins on a length outside off before curving back in delightfully. Decks back into Mushfiqur off the surface too and he is just too late to cover the line. Breezes through the gap between bat and pad, and leaves the stumps in an absolute mess. South Africa have their fourth, and Bangladesh are reeling! 40/419.1 is that a bird, is that a plane? No, it is Tristan Stubbs flying to his left! Rabada badgers that hard length again, just outside off. A bit of nip away and the ball climbs onto Litton too. Takes a thick outside edge and pops up high to Stubbs' left at gully. No problem for Stubbs, though, as he channels his inner superhero and piles further misery on Bangladesh! 45/526.1 trapped in front, and Nitin Menon's finger goes up! Arm-ball on a fullish length on middle and off. Mehidy lunges forward and plays for the turn. Plays outside the line ultimately and gets smashed on the front pad, right in front of middle stump. The only question here is whether this would have missed the stumps with the angle. Mehidy has gone upstairs to find out. Ball Tracking is available this time, and that spells doom for Mehidy because it has the ball thundering into leg stump. A wicket on the stroke of lunch, and the hosts are tottering! 60/630.3 A wild swing and keeper whips the bails off! Great bowling from Maharaj. Not a good idea to come down the track to a full ball spinning away. It draws Jaker forward and he misses it completely as Verreynne effects the stumping 76/837.5 Leading edge and gone! Bowls a good length delivery on off and middle, Nayeem looks to place this on the on side but doesn't come off from the middle of the bat. Ends up hitting this straight to Mulder at slips 102/940.1 through Taijul, and the leg bail is toppled! Flighted up nicely on a full length outside off. Seems to take a bit of the rough and spins back in devilishly. Taijul, looking for the cover drive, seems to get a tickle that ends up clipping leg stump. Bangladesh have been rolled over for 106, having won the toss and opted to bat first! 106/10Extras10 (b 1, lb 4, nb 5)TOTAL106 all out (40.1 Overs, RR: 2.63, 166 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Shadman Islam, 1.4 ov), 2-13 (Mominul Haque, 3.3 ov), 3-21 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 5.5 ov), 4-40 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 13.5 ov), 5-45 (Litton Das, 19.1 ov), 6-60 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 26.1 ov), 7-76 (Mahmudul Hasan Joy, 29.6 ov), 8-76 (Jaker Ali, 30.3 ov), 9-102 (Nayeem Hasan, 37.5 ov), 10-106 (Taijul Islam, 40.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB K Rabada 11 4 26 3 2.36 0 4 PWA Mulder 8 4 22 3 2.75 0 1 KA Maharaj 16.1 4 34 3 2.10 0 0 DL Piedt 5 1 19 1 3.80 0 0
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.41
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
32/1 (3.2)
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.41
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
32/1 (3.2)
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.6 cleans up Markram with an absolute corker! This has been quite an eventful over, and this gets the conclusion Mahmud and Bangladesh want. Pitches on a back of a length just outside off and decks back in. Markram plays for too much movement it seems and gets beaten on the outside. The ball smashes into middle stump, and that is that for the South African skipper in this innings! 9/127.2 Oh wow, third wicket for Taijul! That turned in sharply and de Zorzi didn't see that coming. Full length ball outside off, he goes back to defend but got an inside edge on to the pads and it goes to left of short leg who dives and takes an excellent low catch 99/411.4 edged and gone! That is a beauty! Fizzed through on a length on middle and off. Stubbs is caught on the crease and then completely done in by the turn and bounce. Could have possible been forward to this but because his feet go nowhere, he tries to access it with his hands. Thick outside edge and Shadman gobbles up the chance at slip! 50/219.3 Taijul strikes again! slightly short bowled wide of off stump, stays very low, spins away and induces a top edge from Bedingham who wanted to cut this away on the backfoot. Litton collects the ball perfectly to leave South Africa three down. 72/331.3 Five-for for Taijul! On a good length outside off, skids after landing on the rough patch, Rickelton goes back to cut and is quick to the shot. Gets an edge to keeper. Bangladesh are turning this around 108/627.6 What was that from Breetzke! 200 wickets for Taijul. The first delivery turned away from him and he thought it would behave similarly. But this one pitched full on off stump, went straight to take the top of off stump as Breetzke let it go, thinking it would spin away from him 99/5Extras8 (b 1, lb 6, nb 1)TOTAL140/6 (41 Overs, RR: 3.41)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Aiden Markram, 0.6 ov), 2-50 (Tristan Stubbs, 11.4 ov), 3-72 (David Bedingham, 19.3 ov), 4-99 (Tony de Zorzi, 27.2 ov), 5-99 (Matthew Breetzke, 27.6 ov), 6-108 (Ryan Rickelton, 31.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Hasan Mahmud 8 1 31 1 3.87 0 1 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 10 0 33 0 3.30 0 0 Taijul Islam 15 2 49 5 3.26 0 0 Nayeem Hasan 8 0 20 0 2.50 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to bat first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
21,22,23,24,25 October 2025 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 140/6 (K Verreynne 18*, PWA Mulder 17*, 41 ov)
Match Notes
- Over 3.1: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - Mominul Haque (Struck down)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 35/3 in 13.0 overs (Mahmudul Hasan Joy 12, Mushfiqur Rahim 7)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 21.3 overs (132 balls), Extras 7
- Lunch: Bangladesh - 60/6 in 26.1 overs (Mahmudul Hasan Joy 16)
- Over 26.1: Review by Bangladesh (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Nitin Menon, Batter - Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Struck down)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 36.3 overs (224 balls), Extras 10
- Innings Break: Bangladesh - 106/10 in 40.1 overs (Hasan Mahmud 4)
- South Africa: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (69 balls), Extras 4
- Tea: South Africa - 65/2 in 16.0 overs (T de Zorzi 19, DG Bedingham 9)
- South Africa: 100 runs in 28.2 overs (171 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: South Africa - 106/5 in 30.0 overs (RD Rickelton 26, K Verreynne 2)
- Bad Light: South Africa - 140/6 in 41.0 overs (K Verreynne 18, PWA Mulder 17)
- End Of Day: South Africa - 140/6 in 41.0 overs (K Verreynne 18, PWA Mulder 17)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsRabada on 300th Test wicket: 'Everyone plays for milestones, it was a relief'
"We thought it was going to turn, and not really nip," Rabada said of the pitch where 16 wickets fell on the opening day
Taijul Islam's five-for headlines 16-wicket opening day
The left-arm spinner helped keep South Africa to a 34-run lead on day one, after Bangladesh were bowled out for just 106
Pro-Shakib and anti-Shakib groups clash outside Mirpur stadium
A group called "Shakibians" demanded Shakib be reinstated in the Test squad, but was chased away by another group
Shakib absence 'unfortunate', but Shanto wants Bangladesh to focus on cricket
The Bangladesh captain hopes Mehidy Hasan Miraz will be able to perform the role Shakib did for Bangladesh
Bangladesh look to begin post-Shakib era on winning note
South Africa, meanwhile, are quietly preparing for their first Test in Bangladesh in nine years