BAN 246/8 | Live Cricket Score Updates Bangladesh vs South Africa 2nd Test: BAN vs SA Day 1 in Dhaka

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Live Score Updates Bangladesh 246/8 Nasir Hossain 13* Mustafizur Rahman 0* Dale Steyn and JP Duminy have done well to run through the Bangladesh top order leaving them reeling at 246 for eight in the third session of play. South African bowlers haven’t allowed Bangladesh batsmen to score freely. There were a few handy knocks, but no one could play a long innings. (Also Watch: BAN vs SA, 2^nd Test Free Live Streaming here)

Live Score Updates Bangladesh 227/6 Bangladesh lose another wicket and it is JP Duminy with the wicket again. It is the off-spinner’s third  wicket and it is left to Shakib to steward the innings. A tame shot from the Bangladesh wicketkeeper, coming down the track only to turn defensive at the last moment. The ball bobbed up in the air and takes the catch.

Live Score Updates Bangladesh 180/3 Mahmudullah 28* Mushfiqur Rahim 57* Bangaldesh are moving along easily. Mahmudullah is cautious with his shot-making, while skipper Mushfiqur Rahim is taking care of bulk of the scoring. he has scored yet another half-century to pull the initiative back in favour of Bangladesh.

Live Score Updates Bangladesh 138/3 Mahmudullah 21* Mushfiqur Rahim 31* South Africa have taken good advantage of the early morning conditions to leave Bangladesh reeling at 86 for three. Mahmuddulah and MushfiqurRahim have done well to consolidate the Australian innings. Imrul Kayes and Mominul Haque were doing well, but gave their wickets away rather easily.

Hello and welcome to the live cricket score updates of Bangladesh vs South Africa, 2nd Test – Day 1 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday. Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa. The first Test of the two-match series ended in a draw.

The two sides – Bangladesh and South Africa – came into the match at the back of a T20 International and a One-Day international (ODI) series. While South Africa won the two-match Twenty20 series 2-0, they lost to Bangladesh 1-2 in the ODIs. It was their first series defeat against Bangladesh.

Bangladesh, on the other hand, registered their third consecutive ODI series win following the quarter-final exit in the 2015 ICC Cricket world Cup. They haven’t lost a single bilateral series this year.

Meanwhile, earlier in the day Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and elected to bat first. Dale Steyn struck early and became the joint fastest bowler to reach 400 Test wickets when he dismissed opener Tamim Iqbal, who came into the match for the injured Soumya Sarkar. Imrul Kayes and Momin ul Haque too followed him back to the pavilion.

Bangladesh Playing XI: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim(c & wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Nasir Hossain, Litton Das, Jubair Hossain, Mohammad Shahid, Mustafizur Rahman

South Africa Playing XI: Dean Elgar, Stiaan van Zyl, Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla(c), Temba Bavuma, Jean-Paul Duminy, Dane Vilas(wk), Vernon Philander, Simon Harmer, Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel