All-rounder Wiaan Mulder took three wickets in quick succession to put South Africa on top on the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Saturday. Bangladesh was 139 for five at the end in response to South Africa’s first inning total of 453. Bangladesh lost a wicket in the first over of their answer when Mahmudul Hasan, the maker of the first Test century, was caught for nothing on the first slip by Duanne Olivier.
Tamim Iqbal and Najmul Hossain put up 79 for the second wicket and scored with almost four runs per over before medium-tempo Mulder attacked.
He fired Tamim (47), Najmul (33) and Captain Mominul Haque (6) in almost identical fashion.
He threw around the wicket, tipped the ball into the three left-handers and caught them leg before the wicket.
At one point he had three wickets for five runs in five overs. He finished the day three to 15.
Olivier came back on the attack and threw Liton Das for 11 with a ball that went back between bat and pad to rip out the center stump.
Mushfiqur Rahim survived two South African assessments for leg before wicket, but swung to the end when he failed to finish 30.
Keshav Maharaj, man of the match for his bowling in South Africa’s 220-run win in the first Test, scored the highest score for South Africa with a career-best 84.
He hit his runs off 95 balls with nine fours and three sixes, while South Africa added 175 runs to their overnight 278 for five.
Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam took six for 135 — the 10th time he’s taken five wickets or more in a Test innings.
Maharaj ran into his fourth half-century of the 50-ball Test with four fours and three sixes and went on to earn his highest test score.
He came in after Kyle Verreynne was bowled for 22 by Khaled Ahmed and went on the attack almost immediately, being stern against fellow left spinner Taijul, whose first ball of the day was hit for six.
Taijul, Bangladesh’s best bowler on day one, gave up 27 runs in six overs before switching sides and Mulder bowled for 33.
He eventually threw Maharaj when the batsman tried a big shot too much and was bowled over and Simon Harmer also cleverly stumped for 29 by wicketkeeper Liton Das.
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The top nine South African batsmen made 20 runs or more, but there were no centuries.
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