BD look to give their best in 2nd Test

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal says the series against South Africa will be one of the best if they can maintain their all-round performance until the end in the last Test at Mirpur in Dhaka. The Tigers had a rough start at the beginning of the series, but improved after losing two Twenty20 Internationals and the first one-day international (ODI). The hosts turned the table on the Proteas by beating the 4th-ranked team in one-dayers in the last two matches to take the ODI series. They also proved their might in the first three days of the Chittagong Test with a good show with the bat and ball before the rain washed out the last two days. Bangladesh are set to face the visitors in the 2nd and final Test of the two-match series, which is set to begin at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Thursday morning. After a practice session at Mirpur, Tamim said they planned to give everything to win the last game. “We played better until the 1st Test was drawn at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the port city. If we can continue the way we played there, this will be a very good series for Bangladesh.” But that would be very tough against the No. 1 Test team, said the Test vice-captain, adding that everyone in the team would have to give their best in every department, according to a news agency.

- mbz