Tigers fall in a heap

FE Team | Published: July 31, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

Bangladesh suffered a batting collapse in the last session as South Africa fought back on the first day of the last Test on Thursday.
The South African bowlers strangled the Tigers who lost five wickets for just 66 runs after tea at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, reports bdnews24.com.
Nasir Hossain (13) was unbeaten with Bangladesh on 246 for 8 in 88.1 overs at the close of play.
Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim topscored with 65 and joined Mahmudullah (35) in a 94-run stand for the fourth wicket.
Bangladesh were off to poor start after winning the toss as South African pace spearhead Dale Steyn signed up for the 400-wicket club in Tests with Tamim Iqbal's scalp in the fifth over of the day.
Having survived an edge in Steyn's previous over, Tamim (6) went back in the next when he threw his bat at another to edge back to Hashim Amla in the first slip.
With the dismissal, the 32-year old seamer became the second South African after Shaun Pollock to reach the milestone.
He also became the second fastest to do so along with Richard Hadlee. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan was the quickest to the 400-club.
Steyn, however, topped the list in terms of balls bowled.
Mominul Haque (40) and Imrul Kayes (30) then led Bangladesh to recovery with a steady 69-run stand.
South African fast bowlers did not give the batsmen room for comfort, bowling tight length and attacking with the short stuff.
Morne Morkel struck Mominul on the side of the helmet in his second over.
But the duo steadied the ship as the teams went for an extended lunch break due to rain with Bangladesh on 75 for 1.
JP Duminy took two wickets in successive overs to remove Mominul and Kayes shortly after the lunch break just after he was brought into the attack.
Mominul edged him back to Dane Vilas for the debutant wicketkeeper's first international dismissal before the Proteas allrounder trapped Kayes leg-before in his next over.
Bangladesh looked uncomfortable losing two wickets in five runs but Mahmudullah and Mushfiq took control and regained momentum.
The skipper scored his 15th Test half-century off 79 deliveries with seven boundaries and it came after 11 innings.