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Lunch Bangladesh60 for 6 (Mahmudul 16*, Mulder 3-22, Rabada 2-16) vs South Africa
Mulder was exceptional in his opening spell, taking three wickets. Rabada picked up two to cross 300 wickets in Tests. Keshav Maharaj had Mehidy Hasan Miraz lbw at the stroke of lunch to hurt Bangladesh further.
Mulder gave the visitors the first breakthrough off his fourth delivery when Shadman Islam chased a full length outswinger wide of off stump to nick it behind. His next over, though, started dramatically, when South Africa reviewed the first ball for lbw against Mominul Haque. It was a full-length ball around leg stump that seamed in to rap the pads low after he played the wrong line. Though UltraEdge showed a gap between bat and pad but the ball-tracking wasn’t available due to internet issues and he remained not out as per the on-field umpire’s decision. However, two balls later, Mominul nicked one to the wicketkeeper to depart for 6.
Mulder’s third wicket was set up nicely. After bowling the first four deliveries from over the wicket to the left-handed Najmul Hossain Shanto, he came around the wicket for the fifth ball. The change immediately worked, with Shanto, trying to work it through midwicket against the angle, getting a tame leading edge to Maharaj.
Rabada, after bowling four overs in his first spell, came back for his second spell and dismissed Mushfiqur Rahim straightaway when he got one to zip through the gap between his bat and pad to rattle the stumps. A few overs later, he hit the hard length and forced Litton Das to edge one to a flying Tristan Stubbs at gully.
Mahmudul Hasan Joy took 60 balls to play a confident and authoritative drive towards cover off Rabada after looking predominantly jittery early on when Bangladesh collapsed around him. He remained unbeaten on 16 at lunch, but Bangladesh will need a big supporting act from the debutant Jaker Ali to overcome this forgettable session.
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