2nd Test
Day-3 Afternoon Session Highlights:
South Africa team has made steady progress after enforcing the follow-on
At The Tea of Day-3:
South Africa scored 575/6 decl (1st Innings), where as Bangladesh scored 159 (1st Innings) and 43/4 (2nd Innings).
So, finally South Africa lead by 373 runs.
It was another one-sided affair in Chattogram as South Africa surged closer to a series-clinching victory on the third day of the second Test against Bangladesh.
The tourists wrapped up Bangladesh’s first innings in the first hour after lunch, adding just 22 more runs to their total.
Mominul Haque (82) fell short of a deserving century, but his 103-run stand with Taijul Islam helped Bangladesh avoid a total collapse.
With a commanding first-innings lead of 416, enforcing the follow-on was an obvious decision.
Bangladesh’s second innings quickly fell apart as they were reduced to 43/4, with a wicket falling off the final ball of the session.
This time, it wasn’t Kagiso Rabada who did the damage with the new ball, but the South African bowlers continued to make strides.
Dane Paterson struck with his very first delivery, dismissing Shadman Islam, who edged behind to Kyle Verreynne.
Senuran Muthusamy, who had been relatively quiet in the match, made an immediate impact by taking two of the next three wickets.
His first wicket came from a classical left-arm spinner’s delivery, with Mahmudul Hasan Joy playing a loose shot that found the edge.
Muthusamy then dismissed Mominul Haque, who was bowled for a duck, following a brilliant partnership in the first innings.
Keshav Maharaj joined the fray, removing Mominul for a duck, a significant blow as the left-hander had top-scored in the first innings.
Muthusamy capped off a perfect session by dismissing Zakir Hasan, who played a reckless shot off the final ball before the break and was stumped.
Muthusamy’s breakthrough earlier had ended the Mominul-Taijul partnership, and Maharaj completed the job by removing Taijul shortly after.
The hosts have shown little resistance with the bat, with the lone bright spot being the Mominul-Taijul partnership.
With a massive deficit of 373 runs and only six wickets remaining, Bangladesh faces an almost impossible task.
With two full days still to play, the end seems inevitable.
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