South Africa destroyed Bangladesh with both bat and ball on day two of the second Test in Bloemfontein, scoring 573 first-innings runs before skittling the visitors for 147 to enforce the follow-on. (more…)
Bangladesh went into tea on day two of the second Test in big trouble at 61-4 after Proteas bowlers Kagiso Rabada, Duanne Olivier and Wayne Parnell struck early.
Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis moved smoothly to their hundreds when play started after a 90-minute rain delay on day two in Bloemfontein. (more…)
An opening stand of 243 in 54 overs by Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram set the tone for the Proteas on day one against Bangladesh, writes MARK SALTER. (more…)
Aiden Markram, cruelly denied a hundred on debut by a run-out last time out, passed the magic milestone in Bloemfontein as the Proteas went to tea on 256-1.
As they did in the first Test, Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram stamped their authority on the match in Bloemfontein, going into lunch on 126-0. (more…)
The Proteas lost the toss and were again invited to bat in the second Test against Bangladesh in Bloemfontein. (more…)
The wicket and the pace bowlers are the key focuses in the second Test in Bloemfontein against Bangladesh, starting Friday. MARK SALTER reports.
Duanne Olivier, now one the Proteas’ senior strike bowlers in the absence of Morne Morkel, is relishing the prospect of a pacy wicket in the second Test in Bloemfontein. (more…)
Duanne Olivier was encouraged by the photos sent to the Proteas dressing room of a wicket full of green grass. (more…)