RSA v Bangla

[mhr123]

what channel is this on???

Neo sports if u in India or middle East / africa region

[Kartikey]

Neo sports if u in India or middle East / africa region

thanks :two_thumbs_up: but i live here in the UK so..... but i just found a Sopcast link so im happy :yay::yay::yay:

[Desi Cartman]

F@cknor advising players not to have a verbal go at each other . He was telling Bangladeshi batsmen to cut out the chatting :nervous:

[amits]

i wish i was getting neo sports, this is turning out to be a thrilling test match, better than whole ipl together

[fineleg]

i wish i was getting neo sports' date=' this is turning out to be a thrilling test match, better than whole ipl together[/quote'] just the pitch probably...bangles and Test match will not be exciting otherwiz.. :P

[mhr123]

just the pitch probably...bangles and Test match will not be exciting otherwiz.. :P

But arun lal says pitch is fine to his liking and there are no devils in the pitch .... :D

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SA concede lead to Bangladesh South Africa slumped to a first innings deficit, conceding a lead to Bangladesh on the second day of the first Test in Dhaka. More... February 23 2008 at 12:15PM Dhaka - South Africa slumped to a first innings deficit, conceding a lead to Bangladesh on the second day of the first Test here on Saturday. South Africa, who defeated Bangladesh by more than an innings in all their previous four encounters, were bowled out for 170 inside 61 overs shortly after lunch to concede a 22-run lead to the hosts. But the South Africans struck back through speedster Dale Steyn (3-27) to reduce Bangladesh to 48-3 by tea on an already deteriorating pitch at the Sher-e-Bangla Mirpur stadium. Opener Tamim Iqbal (two) was done in by a late inswinger while Shahriar Nafees (16) was trapped leg before six overs later.

[f.b.m]

I really like the look of Siddique. He looks like a test match batsman as opposed to the other batsman who are made exclusively of Composition C-4.

[amits]

just saw this scorecard from the ongoing sa-bangla series - http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/bdeshvrsa/engine/match/323945.html looks like bangaldesh have really improved or sa r really struggling with the conditions or both. a bangladesh team made 412/9 in reply to sa 397

[Kartikey]

really hope Bangla win. it will be good for their team.

[Sachinism]

this is amazing cant believe how well bangla have played to be in the position they are is super, now its time to deliver a killer blow, bat carefully and get as many as possible

[16 str8]

A lead of 250 would be very difficult for South Africa to chase. It's a matter of getting runs and staying out their so the pitch detiorates for Bangladesh. But i'd say SA would be favourites at the moment.

[amits]

150 more runs and bangladesh r favs. sa will find anything above 300 very hard to chase on this pitch against the bangladesh spinners, but 150 more runs is a must & bangaldesh have the batsman who batted well in the practice match still not out/yet to come

[Kartikey]

methinks B'desh need to bat out tomorrow and then getting a lead of over 300 shouldn't be too difficult. But yes, the spinners will play a huge role in the final innings.

[Ram]

Wow, shocking performance by the Saffies. But is it surprising at all ? In the recent past, they have been slow starters, losing the first tests even in home series against India, Pakistan and West Indies, only to win the following 2 tests and the series. Anything around 250 will prove to a challenge for the Saffies, anything over 300 will probably end up beyond reach. Somebody in the BD batting line-up has to play some sort of a blinder and propel them over 300. Its good to see BD putting up a decent performance, after their recent lackluster performance against NZ.

[Kartikey]

Wow' date=' shocking performance by the Saffies. But is it surprising at all ? In the recent past, they have been slow starters, [b']losing the first tests even in home series against India, Pakistan and West Indies, only to win the following 2 tests and the series. Anything around 250 will prove to a challenge for the Saffies, anything over 300 will probably end up beyond reach. Somebody in the BD batting line-up has to some sort of a blinder and propel them over 300. Its good to see BD putting up a decent performance, after their recent lackluster performance against NZ.

Lets not forget this is only a two match series. So even if they lose the 2nd match, the series will end up as a draw which will be very a creditable result for them.

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Bangladesh eye South Africa upset Bangladesh were eyeing a major upset on Saturday after bowling out South Africa cheaply and building a solid lead in a thrilling second day's play in the opening Test. More... DHAKA, February 23: Bangladesh were eyeing a major upset on Saturday after bowling out South Africa cheaply and building a solid lead in a thrilling second day's play in the opening Test. Lanky fast bowler Shahadat Hossain picked up a career-best 6-27 to help Bangladesh bowl out their mighty rivals for 170 inside 61 overs, a first innings advantage of 22 runs. The hosts, who made 192 in their first knock, swelled the overall lead to 147, reaching 125-4 at stumps on an already deteriorating pitch at the Sher-e-Bangla Mirpur stadium. Young Junaid Siddique led the charge with an unbeaten 64 off 158 balls, including five fours, as Bangladesh raised hopes of only their second ever Test victory. The opener put on 56 runs for the fourth wicket with captain Mohammad Ashraful (24), who earlier plotted a bizarre dismissal of South African batsman AB de Villiers. Aftab Ahmed, batting on 13, was giving Siddique company when stumps were drawn for the day amid frowns and creased foreheads in the visiting camp. Bangladesh, who lost all their previous four Tests to South Africa by innings margins, have won just one of their 51 Tests - against minnows Zimbabwe. The South Africans tried to stage a comeback through Dale Steyn (3-38) who cleaned up the Bangladeshi top order in a three-wicket burst. Opener Tamim Iqbal (two) was done in by a late in-swinger while Shahriar Nafees (16) was trapped leg before soon after. Habibul Bashar, the former captain playing in a national record 50th Test, was out leg-before for just two as Bangladesh crashed to 29 for three. Ashraful then became the first victim of Makhaya Ntini in the match when he edged one behind to Mark Boucher for 24 which included one four and a six. But Siddique held anchor at one end to ensure there were no further setbacks for the host team. Bangladesh owed their performance to Hossain as well as the move by Ashraful to bring himself into the attack and claim the crucial wicket of de Villiers (46). De Villiers, dropped in the preceding over by Ashraful on 30, pulled at a ball which had bounced twice before reaching his bat. While Ashraful promptly made amends for the earlier miss by taking the catch, de Villiers stood his ground believing that the ball was dead. But umpire Steve Bucknor raised his finger, rightly so, as the rules state that a ball will be deemed legitimate if it does not bounce more than twice before hitting the bat. It was an important breakthrough for the hosts as de Villiers was growing in confidence, having hit seven fours and a mighty six over the mid-wicket in his 73-ball knock. Hossain then returned to clean up Johan Botha (25) who had stoutly resisted for 91 balls, and tail-ender Morne Morkel. Scoreboard Bangladesh 1st innings: 192 (A. Ahmed 44, M. Ashraful 34; M. Morkel 5-50) South Africa 1st innings: N. Mckenzie lbw b Hossain 5 G. Smith b Hossain 10 H. Amla lbw b Rafique 25 J. Kallis b Rafique 17 A. Prince run out 10 J. Botha lbw b Hossain 25 A.B. de Villiers c and b Ashraful 46 M. Boucher lbw b Hossain 11 M. Morkel c Rahim b Hossain 1 D. Steyn b Hossain 7 M. Ntini not out 3 Extras: 10 (b1, lb5, w1, nb3) Total: 170 all out Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Smith), 2-19 (Mckenzie), 3-54 (Amla), 4-69 (Kallis), 5-77 (Prince), 6-145 (de Villiers), 7-156 (Botha), 8-158 (Morkel), 9-163 (Boucher), 10-170 (Steyn). Bowling: Mortaza 9-1-43-0 (w1) Hossain 15.3-8-27-6 (nb2) Rafique 25-6-55-2 (nb1) Shakib Al Hasan 10-6-30-0 Ashraful 1-0-9-1. Overs: 60.3 Bangladesh 2nd innings: Junaid Siddique not out 64 Tamim Iqbal b Steyn 2 Shahriar Nafees lbw b Steyn 16 Habibul Bashar lbw b Steyn 2 Mohammad Ashraful c Boucher b Ntini 24 Aftab Ahmed not out 13 Extras: 4 (lb1, w1, nb2) Total: 125/4 Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Iqbal), 2-25 (Nafees), 3-29 (Bashar), 4-85 (Ashraful). Bowling: Steyn 12-1-38-3 (w1) Ntini 11-3-21-1 Morkel 11-2-33-0 (nb1) Kallis 6-1-10-0 Botha 6-0-18-0 (nb1) Mckenzie 2-0-4-0. Overs: 48

[f.b.m]

I really liked the look of Shadat Hossain since India played Bang. last year after the WC. He was troubling the indian batsmen with pace and bounce on dead wickets.

[Dravid]

no way gonna happen..bang will get all out around 200 and rsa will win...though atleast this has been a good test for bang..

[sm332]

yeah unfortunately Bangla has rarely converted on the good positions they are able to create ... it would be great to watch them convert this