Sports Desk: Bangladesh lost 4 wickets in the beginning after declaring South Africa's innings at 577 runs in the Chittagong Test. Bangladesh is in extreme danger after losing four top order for just 31 runs.
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South African pacer Kagiso Rabada picked opener Sadman Islam off the fifth ball of the first over in the innings. The left-handed batsman was caught by wicketkeeper Kyle Vereen on a down-leg delivery. Sadman departed for 0 runs off 6 balls.
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Sadman called twice in the last 3 innings. Earlier, he was dismissed for 0 runs after playing 4 balls in the first innings of South Africa's Mirpur Test. Sadman scored only 1 run off 7 balls in the second innings of that Test.
Zakir Hasan could not survive either. He also became a victim of Rabada. The left-handed batsman was caught by Vereen behind the wicket after scoring only 2 runs off 8 balls.
In the sixth over of the innings opener Mahmudul Hasan hit a cover drive off the fourth ball of the innings. The right-hander was caught by Aiden Markram at second slip on the very next ball.
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Then Bangladesh dropped Hasan Mahmud as the night watchman. Hasan also got out in the next over. The right-handed batsman scored 3 runs from 7 balls before losing Khei to Keshav Maharaj's spin.
Earlier, South Africa scored 577 runs with 3 centuries and 2 fifties. Captain Aiden Markram called them up after Wian Mulder scored the first century of his Test career. Senusan Muthusamy was unbeaten on 70 runs with Mulder.
Mulder completed his century by hitting Taijul Islam for a six in the second ball of the 144th over. Mulder and Muthusamy made an unbroken partnership of 150 runs for the sixth wicket.
The other two South African batsmen to score a century in this innings are Tony De Georgi (177) and Tristan Stubbs (106). The other batsman who shared a fifty with Muthusamy is David Bedingham (59).
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Taijul Islam alone took the remaining 5 wickets for Bangladesh. With this, the left-arm spinner took 5 wickets in an innings of the 14th Test. Pacer Nahid Rana took the remaining one wicket.
