Bangladesh vs South Africa 2015, 2nd Test at Dhaka, Day 1: Hosts steady 75/1 at lunch

The highlight of the session was Dale Steyn taking his 400th Test wicket.

Bangladesh recovered from an early blow to finish on a score of 75 for the loss of one wicket at lunch on the first day of the second and final Test against South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka on Thursday. While Mominul Haque and Imrul Kayes were batting on 35 and 28 respectively, the highlight of the day was Dale Steyn‘s 400th wicket, which occurred in the fifth over of the match when Tamim Iqbal edged the delivery, pitched wide outside off, to Hashim Amla at the slips to depart for 6. LIVE SCORECARD: Bangladesh vs South Africa, 2nd Test at Dhaka, Day 1

Earlier in the day, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat. There was a change in the playing eleven of either team, with Nasir Hossain replacing Taijul Islam in Bangladesh and Dane Vilas coming in for Quinton de Kock as the South African wicketkeeper. The South African pace attack, led by Steyn, were firing on all guns in the first few overs of the day. Opening batsman Iqbal played a few impressive strokes early in his innings. He survived a dismissal chance when he edged a delivery to Dean Elgar in the slips off Steyn, who was too late in collecting the catch and ended up delaying the bowler’s much-awaited milestone. He could not make the most of that opportunity however, as Bangladesh went on to lose their first wicket with just 12 runs on board. LIVE UPDATES: Bangladesh vs South Africa, 2nd Test at Dhaka, Day 1

Mominul was welcomed to the crease with a few short-pitched deliveries by Morne Morkel, with one of them hitting him dangerously on his right side of the helmet. Mominul and Kayes took a while to settle at the crease, and started off with the singles and doubles. Amla had introduced Simon Harmer early in the innings, and decided to deploy him again in order to give his pacers some rest. Both Mominul and Kayes began to attack the opposition soon after, scoring five and three boundaries respectively at the time of lunch. The pair completed the 50-run stand between them in the 20th over, and look settled to guide their team to a strong total. ALSO READ: Dale Steyn takes his 400th Test wicket

Brief scores:

Bangladesh 75 for 1 (Imrul Kayes 28*, Mominul Haque 35*; Dale Steyn 1 for 11) vs South Africa

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