Kagiso Rabada (c) celebrates the teammates after the wicket of Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh, which during the first day of the first Test cricket match between Bangladesh and South Africa at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on October 21, 2024 (Tanwin Tamim / AFP)
South Africa performed an action-pack on an action-packed first day on 140-6 on Monday, after Bangladesh exiting 106, celebrated the fastest to take 300 Test wickets with Cagiso Rabada.
Visitors did not leave 140–6 in 41 overs in stumps in Mirpur, Vian Muldar and Kyle with Kyle Verrane, respectively, for 17 and 18 respectively.
Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat, but four of their top six batsmen failed to reach double figures, opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy top-scoring on a vibrant pitch with 30.
Seamers Rabada, Mulder and left -handed spinner Keshav Maharaj took three wickets for South Africa.
Bangladesh was tetting at 40–4 when Rabada bowled Mushfiqur Rahim at 11, as South African celebrated 300 wickets by reaching the landmark of 300 wickets.
He achieved the feat in 11,817 balls, defeating Pakistan’s Waqar Jonis (12,602 balls), the fastest at all times.
Rabada soon made it 301 Test wickets, removing Litton Das for one, with the collapse of Bangladesh, all out for 106 in 40.1 overs.
Rabada said that he was “really surprised how the wicket played”.
“Test cricket should offer a proper competition between the bat and the ball, where the bowlers get something if they bowl well, and score the batsmen if they apply themselves,” he said.
He said, “With 16 wickets on the first day, I would say it is bending to the bowlers,” he said.
‘We are still in our hands’
Wright-Arm Seemar Hasan Mahmood gave Bangladesh the first success after the first success in the innings after the first success, with South African captain Eden Markram removed for six in six in seven delivery.
In the absence of left-arrow spinner Taijul Islam-Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh’s chief seamar-ne and then promoted his team after five-for, to take 200 wickets only to become the second Bangladeshi to take 200 wickets after Shakib.
“Many bowlers have 200, or 300–400 wickets,” said Taijul. “But we don’t play many Test matches – yet, I am one of the Bangladeshi bowlers who have 200 wickets, and I am happy for it.”
He put the team’s souls up, saying that it was “still in our hands” to win the match.
The test is the first international cricket stability in Bangladesh as a student -led revolution topped Autocratic Premier Sheikh Hasina in August.
Bangladesh is remembering all -rounder Shakib, as security fear forced him to cancel the plan to return home.
Shakib announced his retirement from international cricket last month but said he wanted to play a last red-ball series at home.
The 37 -year -old was also a former legalist in the government, who was out of the revolution, targeting the public’s anger.
Bangladesh never defeated South Africa in a test. The second test begins in the chatogram on 29 October.
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