Bangladesh v SA, 2nd Test, Chittagong, 2008

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Graeme Smith, leading South Africa for a record 54th Test, found the pitch in Dhaka a bit odd and here he opted to avoid batting fourth on a deteriorating surface. . More... Bangladesh v SA, 2nd Test, Chittagong, 1st day Peterson in as South Africa bat The Bulletin by Jamie Alter February 29, 2008 Toss South Africa elected to bat v Bangladesh Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details As is the custom for sides winning the toss in Chittagong, South Africa decided to make the most of batsmen-friendly conditions for the first three days before the pitch starts to turn. Graeme Smith, leading South Africa for a record 54th Test, found the pitch in Dhaka a bit odd and here he opted to avoid batting fourth on a deteriorating surface. Most sides that come to Chittagong normally employ the use of two spinners but unlike Bangladesh, South Africa have played just one slow bowler. Robin Peterson, the left-arm spinner, replaces Johan Botha as the only change from the first Test. Having have axed veteran batsman and former captain Habibul Bashar, Bangladesh have brought in left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak to assist veteran Mohammad Rafique in his final international appearance for Bangladesh. Rafique is two shy of becoming the first Bangladesh bowler to take 100 Test wickets. Unlike the last Test played here, the weather should have no impact on the match. Sunny skies are expected for the duration of the match. South Africa lead the two-match series 1-0 after sealing a five-wicket victory in Dhaka. Teams: South Africa 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Neil McKenzie, 3 Hashim Amla, 4 Jacques Kallis, 5 Ashwell Prince, 6 AB de Villiers, 7 Mark Boucher (wk), 8 Robin Peterson, 9 Morne Morkel, 10 Makhaya Ntini, 11 Dale Steyn. Bangladesh 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Junaid Siddique, 3 Shahriar Nafees, 4 Mohammad Ashraful (capt), 5 Aftab Ahmed, 6 Shakib Al Hasan, 7 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 8 Mashrafe Mortaza, 9 Abdur Razzak, 10 Mohammad Rafique, 11 Shahadat Hossain.

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Scoreboard: SA vs Bang - Day 1 - lunch Scoreboard at lunch on the opening day of the second test between South Africa and Bangladesh at the Birshresta Ruhul Amin Stadium in Chittagong. More... February 29 2008 at 08:28AM Scoreboard at lunch on the opening day of the second test between South Africa and Bangladesh at the Birshresta Ruhul Amin Stadium in Chittagong on Friday. South Africa first innings N. McKenzie not out 36 G. Smith not out 53 Extras (b-1 lb-2) 3 Total (no loss, 28 overs) 92 To bat: Ashwell Prince, Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis, Robin Peterson, Morne Morkel, Makhaya Ntini, Dale Steyn. Bowling: Mashrafe Mortaza 8-1-23-0, Shahadat Hossain 6-1-28-0, Mohammad Rafique 5-2-13-0, Abdur Razzak 7-0-20-0, Shakib Al Hasan 2-1-5-0 Bangladesh: Mohammad Ashraful (captain), Mashrafe Mortaza, Aftab Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Mohammad Rafique, Mushfiqur Rahim, Zunaed Siddique, Abdur Razzak

[Gambit]

RSA 284/0 :omg: Bangla boys getting a beating

[Kartikey]

what is wrong with Bangla? They nearly beat Australia in 2006 in the 1st test, then got hammered in the 2nd, same thing is happening here.

[Dirty_South]

362/0 Neil McKenzie 153 Graeme Smith 196 :hysterical: WTF !!

[Dirty_South]

400/0 :giggle:

[Sachinism]

405/0 stumps god damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[Donny]

Graeme Smith and Neil Mckenzie have taken the record for most runs without losing a wicket on first day's play in a Test. The record was 326 runs, scored by India against Bangladesh. 0/405. Smith 223* McKenzie 169*

[Gambit]

The following records are in danger: India 413 opening stand v NZ Lara 400* SL 953/6 v India

[Sachinism]

^^ they probably will break atleast one of them records 413 looks to be going another one of those has a pretty good chance too

[Desi Cartman]

Bangers shouldnt be playing tests .. the captaincy , strategy, bowling , fielding .. everything was wayyyyyyyyy below par .. The pitch is crap too plus the Africans batted well

[Kartikey]

**** man, they r gonna pass Dravid/Viru and Roy/Mankad. :omg::omg: :nervous::nervous: :cry_smile::cry_smile:

[Cricketics]

Laraz record under threat??? as soon as someone reaches 200 mark, it alwayz feel like that this guy might just end up breaking lara's record... the game of that certain player seemz to be so solid that it makez u think so. now Graeme Smith who has been out of form off late, seem to have found the rite way of scoring runz against bangla.. is not out on 223.. long way to go to break laraz record, but i feel he might just break it tomorrow. what say?

[Kartikey]

as soon as someone reaches 200 mark, it alwayz feel like that this guy might just end up breaking lara's record... the game of that certain player seemz to be so solid that it makez u think so. now Graeme Smith who has been out of form off late, seem to have found the rite way of scoring runz against bangla.. is not out on 223.. long way to go to break laraz record, but i feel he might just break it tomorrow. what say?

oh man, i dont want it to happen. Lara did it after his team had got thrashed by the English bowlers in the previous tests they had played in that series. This will be again Bangla so not worth that much. PS - On International Cricket Captain 06 yesterday, Dravid scored 407* against SA. That felt nice.

[Desi Cartman]

even if he scores 500 I dont think he will ever match the class of Lara. Lara scored against Eng where as Hayden scored his tripple ton against Zim , Smith against Bangers (if he gets there)

[Sachinism]

oh man, i dont want it to happen. Lara did it after his team had got thrashed by the English bowlers in the previous tests they had played in that series. This will be again Bangla so not worth that much. PS - On International Cricket Captain 06 yesterday, Dravid scored 407* against SA. That felt nice.

lolll i think i might download that 2nite

[Kartikey]

lolll i think i might download that 2nite

if u do, do u want to play over the internet?

[zubinpepsi]

if u do' date=' do u want to play over the internet?[/quote'] do u have the cracked version?

[Zakhmi]

even if he scores 500 I dont think he will ever match the class of Lara. Lara scored against Eng where as Hayden scored his tripple ton against Zim ' date=' Smith against Bangers (if he gets there)[/quote'] agreed, well said. :two_thumbs_up:

[Dravid]

PS - On International Cricket Captain 06 yesterday, Dravid scored 407* against SA. That felt nice.

thats just a stimulator right? i can scroe 400+ on ea sports cricket:two_thumbs_up: (with patches and **** installed, which makethe game more real...):D