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South Africa handed Bangladesh a comprehensive defeat in the first Test by seven wickets in Dhaka, taking a 1-0 lead in the series. The star of the match were Kagiso Rabada, whose exceptional bowling performance delivered South Africa a dominant victory and Kyle Verreynne who was ultimately named Player of the Match for h🌳is gritty hund🌟red.
Kagiso Rabada’s masterclass with the ball for South Africa
Rabada claimed nine wickets across both innings, including a brilliant 6-46 in Bangladesh’s second innings. His efforts helped dismiss Bangladesh for 307 on Day 4, leaving South Africa with a target of just 106 runs to chase. Rabada’s contribution wasn’t just limited to this match. In the process, he also achieved the milestone of 300 Test wickets in record time, further solidifying his status as one of the premier fast bowlers in modern cricket. His spell not only broke the back of Bangladesh’s batting lineup but also marked his 15th five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
Mehidy Hasan’s defiant knock in vain for Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s innings saw a brave effort from Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who top-scored with 97, nearly pulling off a century under pressure. His k nock was vital as Bangladesh’s lower order crumbled around him. Mehidy’s innings ended when he attempted to ramp Rabada but only managed to edge a catch to slip. Rabada’s spell was ruthless, as he cleaned up the tail quickly, including the dismissals of Nayeem Hasan and Taijul Islam, leaving South Africa in control. South Africa’s chase was comfortable, with their batters calmly knocking off the required runs. The victory by eight wickets was not only an emphatic statement from the visitors but alᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚso highlighted their all-around strength, particularly Rabada’s dominance with the ball.
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Bangladesh struggle and South Africa’s response led by Kyle Verreynne
In their first innings, Bangladesh managed to score only 106 runs. South Africa’s bowling attack, led by Rabada, proved too challenging for the Bangladeshi batters. Rabada, Wiaan Mulder, and Keshav Maharaj each claimed three wickets, with Mulder’s early breakthroughs setting the tone for the innings. Despite Mahmudul Hasan Joy‘s resistance (30 off 97 balls), Bangladesh collapsed, losing wickets regularly.
South Africa’s first innings began with early stumbles, with Taijul wreaking havoc on the top order, picking up five wickets. However, Kyle Verreynne‘s determined knock of 114 runs off 144 balls, supported by Wiaan Mulder‘s half-century (54 off 112), steered South Africa to a total of 308. Despite losing wickets regularly, Verreynne’s solid innings gave South Africa a 202-run lead.
Trailing by over 200 runs, Bangladesh’s second innings began on shaky ground, with Rabada once again making early breakthroughs. Hasan Joy (40), Najmul Hossain Shanto (23) and Mushfiqur Rahim (33) showed resistance, but it was Mehidy Hasan’s crucial knock of 97 runs that kept Bangladesh in the game. Jaker Ali also contributed with a gritty 58, allowing Bangladesh to post 307 and set South Africa a target of 106 runs whi🐷ch the visitors successfully chased in the end.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Rabada cleans up 6/46
Love watching him with the red ball
— Werner (@Werries_)
What a Test for KG Rabada
9-72 in the same matcꦐh he picked up his 300th Test wicket 🔥
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
South Africa win by 7 wickets. Bangladesh didn’t need to lose. Mehidy really unlucky not to get a century. Bangladesh need a second pacer in Chattogram. And the batting order🔜 needs a shuffle.
— Roushan Alam (@roushanalam)
♏South Africa’s first test win in Asia since 2014 coming vs Bangladesh, a side that hasn’t lost a 😼Test to SENA at home since 2010
Brilliant Proteas🔥
— Salfee (@Salfee12)
KG Rabada's 9 wickets broke the back of Bangladesh ✊
South Africa won a Test match ꦓin Asia after 10 years in Dhaka.
WTC is now becoming inter𝓡esting. South Africa is also in competition with India and Australia.
— Ravi Kumar Sinha (@ravikumarsinha_)
South Africa defeated Bangl🔥adesh by 7 wickets, They go 1-0 up in the series! 🏏
— betvisa69.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Over in Mirpur, South Af🐼rica have defeated Bangladesh ꦅby 7 wickets.
Rabada's 9fer trumps Taijul's 8fer.
— Behram Qazi 🇵🇰 🇨🇦 (@DeafMango)
Really good victory for the Proteas in Mirpur. Not perfect and there a lot of things we can still improve on but how some of the guys who s൩tood up in this game was really impressive. Kyle is ♓my MOTM his 💯 dug us out of a hole and won us the game. KG & Wiaan Excellent!!
&ไmdash; Lawrence Bailey ⚪ 🇿🇦 (@LawrenceBailey0)
Convincing win 🌸for the proteas. Now they need 4 wins out of next 5 test matches. They host pak and SL at home with one more test match left in BAN. Chanceꦚs of them playing WTC finals look very bright.
— Prasanna (@prasannalara)
South Africa have won a Test in the subcontinent for the first time in ten years, since beating Sri Lanka in Galle in 2014.
They are up to fourth on the ܫWorld Test Championship table and need to win 4 of their remaining 5 matches to push for a place in the final.— Firdose Moonda (@FirdoseM)
