Live Score – Bangladesh vs South Africa, 1st Test, Day 1 at Chittagong

Bangladesh’s Test record remains dismal despite a stellar improvement in ODI cricket which saw the Tigers posted series wins against Pakistan, India and South Africa following their first-ever appearance in the quarter-finals of the World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand.

They also have never lost to Bangladesh in eight tests, winning seven tests by more than an innings and another inside four days.

In the event of a 1-1 series draw, Bangladesh would rise to 47 points, while South Africa would drop to 125 points.

“I assume each groups in all probability would have batted first”.

Speaking of the work the ICPCN does, media and marketing officer, Lorne Sithole said:?”The ICPCN’s mission is to achieve the best quality of life and care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions, a critical necessity especially in an impoverished country like Bangladesh”.

“We know he has been a special bowler for us in crucial times and probably in every match that he has played for us he has made some contribution”.

“I am very confident with our Test team as well”. Proteas assistant coach Adrian Birrell, one of the drivers of team culture, said humility and compassion – keys traits of the late leader – were the founding qualities by which the Proteas lived. Test cricket is where he thrives and he will need to lead from the front to help the new players settle in. After an impressive performance in One-day worldwide (ODI) series hosts Bangladesh will look to improve in Test format as well.

“From my perspective we have a lot of new faces mixed with a lot of guys who have played many Test matches”, Amla added. Stiaan van Zyl, the No. 3 batsman who has been groomed for the opening role, joined Dean Elgar at the top of the order with Temba Bavuma coming in for AB de Villiers at No.5.

De Villiers, who flew back home after Twenty20s, was given a break from the ODI and Test series for personal reasons, snapping an unbroken run of 98 consecutive Tests.

Bangladesh (from): Mushfiqur Rahim (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Litton Das, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Nasir Hossain, Taijul Islam, Jubair Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Shahid, Mustafizur Rahman.

Dean Elgar was batting on 30 with Faf du Plessis on 33 at the other end as the tourists looked determined to vindicate skipper Hashim Amla’s decision to bat in the first match of the two-test series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.