New Delhi. Bangladesh showed amazing fight after being on the verge of defeat against South Africa and made the match exciting. South Africa was close to victory in this match by Wednesday afternoon. After the first innings, he had caught Bangladesh in the second innings also. Bangladesh had lost 6 wickets for 112 runs in the second innings and needed 90 runs to avoid defeat in the innings. It can be said that South Africa was on the doorstep of victory but Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Zakir Ali dashed the hopes of the visiting team by making a record partnership.
The first Test of the two-match series between Bangladesh and South Africa is being played in Mirpur. South Africa bowled out Bangladesh for 106 runs in the first innings. After this, 308 runs were put on the scoreboard. In this way he got a lead of 202 runs. In response, Bangladesh had lost 3 wickets for 101 runs by the end of the second day's play.
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Like the first two days, South Africa made a good start on the third day as well. He took 6 wickets while Bangladesh reached 112 runs. At that time it seemed that the African team would win by innings. But Mehdi Hasan and Zakir Ali made a partnership of 138 runs and brought Bangladesh back into the contest.
This is the record for Bangladesh's highest partnership for any wicket against South Africa. By the time Zakir Ali (58) was out, Bangladesh had reached 250 runs. After this Mehdi Hasan and Naeem Hasan made a partnership of 33 runs. When Bangladesh's score was 283 runs, it started raining. After rain for a long time, the day's play was declared over on this score.
Now Bangladesh has a lead of 81 runs and has 3 wickets left. Now Bangladesh will try to increase its lead to 140-150 runs. If he is successful in this then it will not be easy for South Africa to achieve the target. Overall, the fourth day of the South Africa Bangladesh test match is going to be very exciting.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : October 23, 2024, 5:15 PM IST
