South Africa vs Bangladesh, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Bangladesh tour of South Africa, 2017 Venue: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Date & Time: Sep 28-Oct 02, 10:00 AM LOCAL
Shafiul 1-74(25 ov)
140.6
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, wobbling in the channel outside off, Bavuma pats it to cover. Wanted a single but Faf sends him back
140.5
Shafiul to Bavuma, 2 runs, width for the taking and Bavuma slashes it away wide of sweeper cover. Two taken
140.5
Shafiul to Bavuma, wide, throws this one outside the tramlines, umpire Chris Gaffaney signals it a wide
140.4
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, short, not short enough for the pull. Bavuma elicits an bottom edge onto his pad
140.3
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, wafts it just outside off, Bavuma presses across and dabs it with an open bat to gully
140.2
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, short and wide of off, Bavuma goes for the cut, ends up chopping it to the cordon
140.1
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, good length delivery moving away outside off, Bavuma ushers it through to the keeper
138.6
Shafiul to Bavuma, 1 run, serves it full outside off, Bavuma eases it through cover
138.5
Shafiul to du Plessis, 1 run, back of a length outside off, punched to deepish mid-off
138.4
Shafiul to du Plessis, no run, shortish outside off, punched to cover
138.3
Shafiul to du Plessis, no run, tailing on off, defended down the pitch
138.2
Shafiul to du Plessis, no run, gets the line a lot closer to off, still can't make du Plessis play at it
138.1
Shafiul to du Plessis, no run, teasing du Plessis with a full ball outside off, he resists the temptation and leaves
136.6
Shafiul to du Plessis, no run, prodded away defensively into the off-side
136.5
Shafiul to du Plessis, no run, tad fuller, the ball keeps low and du Plessis meets it with a toe-ended drive to mid-off
136.4
Shafiul to du Plessis, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, du Plessis shoulders arms
136.3
Shafiul to Bavuma, 1 run, pitched up outside off, a sweet looking drive from Bavuma to sweeper cover
136.2
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, plonks his front foot across, watches the full ball do its bit and leaves
136.1
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, full and miles outside off, Bavuma doesn't give any whiff about it
121.6
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, punches off the toe-end towards backward point
121.5
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, well wide of off, would have been signalled wide in white ball cricket
121.4
Shafiul to Elgar, 1 run, short enough to be pulled away to deep mid-wicket
121.3
Shafiul to Elgar, 2 runs, opens the bat face and drives square of sweeper cover, easy two
121.2
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, draws him forward with a full length delivery, Elgar drives and picks mid-off
121.1
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, tight lines, not so much room outside off, Elgar taps it with soft hands
119.6
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, isn't finding the middle as yet is Temba Bavuma, punches off the splice back towards the bowler
119.5
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, slower delivery just outside off, Bavuma gets across and bunts it down the pitch
119.4
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, far away from off-stump, Bavuma doesn't flirt
119.3
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, touch fuller than the good length, not an ideal length to be driving with cemented feet, Bavuma tries and mistimes to cover
119.2
Shafiul to Elgar, 1 run, back of a length onto the body, Elgar rotates his wrists as he tucks to leg
119.1
Shafiul to Elgar, FOUR, too much width and Elgar won't miss out. Just uses his hands to smack the cut behind point
117.6
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, nips back in around fourth stump channel, Bavuma leaves it on length
117.5
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, full outside off, driven to cover
117.4
Shafiul to Bavuma, no run, good length outside off, the tempter, Bavuma lets it go
117.3
Shafiul to Amla, out Caught by Mehidy Hasan!! A wicket. Finally. After 63 overs to be precise. Short and wide: Invites a cut shot from Amla, he slices it hard, but picks the fielder at backward point. A timely jump from Mehidy Hasan and he gobbles it up with ease. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the 70000 wicket in Test match cricket. Amla c Mehidy Hasan b Shafiul 137(200) [4s-17 6s-1]
117.2
Shafiul to Amla, no run, well wide of off, Amla lifts his bat and lets it go
117.1
Shafiul to Amla, no run, pitches full and Amla takes it on, drives soundly but can't hit the gap
115.6
Shafiul to Amla, no run, pitched up on off, Amla respects that with a block. Maiden over from Shafiul in his new spell
115.5
Shafiul to Amla, no run, sets up a solid base at the crease and punches it to mid-off
115.4
Shafiul to Amla, no run, fullish on off, blocked off the front foot
115.3
Shafiul to Amla, no run, shortish, Amla flails his hands and cuts, finds point
115.2
Shafiul to Amla, no run, inclines his bat across to meet this full ball, dabs it to point
115.1
Shafiul to Amla, no run, short of length on middle, Amla defends it from the crease
102.6
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, punched to mid-on
102.5
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, back of a length just outside off, pushed to short extra cover
102.4
Shafiul to Amla, 1 run, off the strike with a single to deep square
102.3
Shafiul to Amla, FOUR, clever play this from Amla. There's no third man in place and he opens the bat face as late as he can to guide a boundary in that region. Sheer class!
102.2
Shafiul to Elgar, 1 run, picked away off the pads to deep square
102.1
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, chopped down to gully
100.6
Shafiul to Amla, 1 run, misfield at extra cover. Driven hard and that blip meant Amla keeps the strike and moves onto 97
100.5
Shafiul to Elgar, 1 run, allows the ball to come in and manoeuvres it between cover and point to hustle for a quick single
100.4
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, a jabby defence to backward point
100.3
Shafiul to Amla, 1 run, short ball, climbs onto Amla who pulls hurriedly and ekes a top-edge to fine leg
100.2
Shafiul to Amla, no run, and again!
100.1
Shafiul to Amla, no run, length ball outside off, solid punch to extra cover
98.6
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, good length around middle and leg, negated into the leg-side
98.5
Shafiul to Elgar, FOUR, and that's his highest score in Test cricket. Drifting into the pads and Elgar puts it away with supreme ease, through mid-wicket
98.4
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, strides forward and push-drives a fullish delivery to mid-on
98.3
Shafiul to Elgar, 2 runs, too full and mediocred with width. Elgar drives square and equals his highest score in Test match cricket
98.2
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, full on middle, Elgar wrists the drive to mid-on
98.1
Shafiul to Amla, 1 run, a gentle half-volley outside off, Amla punches square on the off-side
86.6
Shafiul to Amla, no run, opens his bat face and diffuses the ball in front of cover
86.5
Shafiul to Amla, no run, punched on the up. Well timed, but straight to cover
86.4
Shafiul to Amla, no run, moves towards the line of the delivery and plants it near his feet
86.3
Shafiul to Amla, no run, shuffles a tad towards off and blocks with soft hands
86.2
Shafiul to Elgar, 1 run, full and zipping across off, Elgar slices the drive behind point
86.1
Shafiul to Amla, 1 run, short of length, wide of off-stump, Amla hops back and punches to deep point
84.6
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, there's a sweet sound that came off the bat as soon as Elgar made contact with the ball. And that's what you call solid defence in the game of cricket
84.5
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, doesn't rise as much, blocked off the cue end back to the bowler
84.4
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, curving in late from round the wicket, Elgar lifts his bat and lets it go
84.3
Shafiul to Amla, 1 run, plenty of room outside off, Amla uses his bottom hand power to smash a cut square on the off-side
84.2
Shafiul to Elgar, 1 run, zooming into the pads, Elgar gets across and sends the ball through mid-wicket with a flick of the wrists
84.1
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, plays the ball as late as he can as he punches a good length delivery mid-on
82.6
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, brings it closer to off. Elgar, unperturbed, blocks
82.5
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, quelled into the covers
82.4
Shafiul to Amla, 1 run, on a length outside off, Amla stands tall and punches it to sweeper cover
82.3
Shafiul to Amla, no run, tighter lines outside off, Amla waits in his crease to dab it with soft hands to gully
82.2
Shafiul to Amla, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Amla drives it to extra cover
82.1
Shafiul to Amla, 2 runs, guided to the left of third man, Taskin exhibits some football skills to haul the ball back
80.6
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, firm as a rock is Dean Elgar on the forward defence
80.5
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, just a gentle push off the back foot towards cover
80.4
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, bends his back knee, unveils the straightest of bats in defence
80.3
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, from round the wicket, veering it full on middle, dealt with ease
80.2
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, targetting off, it isn't going past Elgar's defences
80.1
Shafiul to Amla, 1 run, the nip-backer, Amla isn't fully forward. Just taps the ball off his feet and runs a single as it dribbles to leg
57.6
Shafiul to Elgar, 1 run, persists with leg-stump line, glanced away to deep square leg
57.5
Shafiul to Amla, 1 run, lands it on middle and leg, tucked wide of mid-on
57.4
Shafiul to Elgar, 1 run, short ball at the body, Elgar swivels round and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg
57.3
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, serves it full, luring Elgar. But will he not take the bait, left alone. Goes on the bounce to the keeper
57.2
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, there and thereabouts outside off, Elgar eschews from playing a shot
57.1
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, 131kph, fuller ball tailing in around off, Elgar waits for the ball to arrive and then chops it with an angled bat to the cordon
55.6
Shafiul to Amla, no run, tad fuller outside off, push-driven to mid-off
55.5
Shafiul to Amla, no run, shortens his length and keeps it on off, Amla blocks it with an open bat face to gully
55.4
Shafiul to Amla, no run, pitched up outside off, defended off the front foot
55.3
Shafiul to Amla, no run, fuller on off, Amla props forward in defence
55.2
Shafiul to Amla, FOUR, too full and gets punished. Half-volley outside off, easy pickings for Amla, who opens the bat face and places it through the covers to get off the mark
55.1
Shafiul to Amla, no run, innocuous length ball outside off, Amla reaches out and pokes it to point
41.6
Shafiul to Markram, no run, full on off, Markram goes for a drive and ends up playing it back to the bowler. Shafiul collects it and mocks at throw at Markram
41.5
Shafiul to Elgar, 1 run, drifting on leg, tucked away to deep square leg
41.4
Shafiul to Markram, 1 run, on the up punch through point
41.3
Shafiul to Elgar, 1 run, allows the ball to come and then drops it with soft hands in front of point
41.2
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, 129kph, full ball, met with an extended forward defence to mid-off
41.1
Shafiul to Markram, 3 runs, width on offer, Markram cashes on with a slap through cover. The fielder in the deep runs across to his left, dives and hauls the ball back in play
39.6
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, Islam provides the invitation for a cover-drive to Elgar, he resists and opts to leave
39.5
Shafiul to Markram, 1 run, short and wide, slashed through point
39.4
Shafiul to Markram, no run, more wider lines and Markram does not budge
39.3
Shafiul to Markram, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
39.2
Shafiul to Markram, no run, inside-edge, almost shaved the stumps. Low bounce making life difficult for Markram as he went for the cut and ekes out an inside edge, rolls to the keeper, who sprawls to his left with a leaping save
39.1
Shafiul to Elgar, 1 run, back of a length outside off, cracked hard to sweeper cover
37.6
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, more staple line and length from Shafiul. This was lot closer to off, Elgar covers his sticks and elects to leave
37.5
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, shortens his length and Elgar is able to jab it off the back foot to cover
37.4
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, asking questions outside off, Elgar answers it by leaving it alone
37.3
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, pitched up, Elgar lunges forward and pushes it back to the bowler
37.2
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, harmless length ball outside off, forced to mid-off
37.1
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, semblance of reverse from Shafiul, holding its line outside off. Elgar carefully watches it sail into the keeper's gloves
35.6
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, rolls his fingers across and hits the short of length, turned gently to mid-wicket
35.5
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, thought about having a go, but then decides to change his mind and leaves this full ball outside off
35.4
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, goes full outside off, a pleasant looking drive to mid-off
35.3
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, shortish outside off, Elgar rides the bounce to punch it towards extra cover
35.2
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, throws this wide of off, Elgar reaches out and drives it to extra cover
35.1
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, lands it on off, Elgar's defensive technique intervenes
17.6
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, jabbed to mid-wicket from the crease
17.5
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, pushed back to the bowler
17.4
Shafiul to Markram, 1 run, stays beside the line of a back of a length delivery and punches to deep cover
17.3
Shafiul to Elgar, 1 run, misfield! Just a firm push to mid-off and the fielder there fumbles allowing an easy single
17.2
Shafiul to Elgar, FOUR, just a fraction full and Elgar's onto it in a flash, gets across and times the pants of an on-drive
17.1
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, full and zooming in towards off, Elgar blocks it straight onto his boot. Yells in pain for a fleeting while
15.6
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, 129ks, Elgar plays with an angled bat to dabble it towards gully
15.5
Shafiul to Elgar, 2 runs, gets it too straight, Elgar picks him off his pads to deep square
15.4
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, hits the good length and gets it to move away off the seam, Elgar seeks to punch and is beaten on the outside edge
15.3
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, forward and pushed to mid-on
15.2
Shafiul to Elgar, no run, full and angled in from round the wicket, Elgar tucks to the right of mid-wicket who dives to prevent a certain boundary
15.1
Shafiul to Markram, 1 run, sat up outside off, Markram sits back and slams the cut to deep point
13.6
Shafiul to Markram, no run, nipping into the right-hander, poked with a straight bat to mid-on
13.5
Shafiul to Markram, no run, now judges the length well this time. Covers his sticks and offers a leave
13.4
Shafiul to Markram, FOUR, 50-up for South Africa in a streaky manner. A cross-seamer from Shafiul, cuts back in. Markram went for the cut, too close for comfort and ends up manifesting an inside edge that narrowly misses the stumps. Beats a diving keeper to his left and zooms away. Also the first 50-stand for South Africa after 17 innings
13.3
Shafiul to Markram, no run, pivots back on spotting the back of a length delivery and punches it to mid-off
13.2
Shafiul to Markram, FOUR, glorious from Markram. He is looking in good touch. Half-volley outside off, Markram transfers his weight across and caresses it through extra cover. Sends it screeching away to the fence
13.1
Shafiul to Markram, no run, jagging off the deck into the right -hander, defended
3.6
Shafiul to Markram, no run, this short ball has Markram in a bit of soup. He went for the pull a tad early and perhaps it didn't bounce as much as he expected. Copes a blow on the body
3.5
Shafiul to Markram, FOUR, wristy, just a minimal push from Markram to earn his first boundary in Tests. Islam wafts it full and on the pads, Markram gets across and whips it gently wide of mid-on. Trickles away to the fence in a jiffy
3.4
Shafiul to Markram, no run, spots this short of length delivery early and goes on the back foot to dead-bat it
3.3
Shafiul to Markram, no run, touch full and seaming into the right-hander, met with a straight-batted defence
3.2
Shafiul to Markram, no run, trims his length and gets it to hold its line outside off, Markram leaves it alone to the keeper
3.1
Shafiul to Markram, no run, oh! This one swerved in sharply off the air. Islam goes full and fires it on a very full length on off, Markram does well, brings his bat down in time and squeezes it out
1.6
Shafiul to Markram, no run, exploits Markram's weakness by hurling it full and shaping it back on off, Markram drags it off the inner half to mid-on
1.5
Shafiul to Markram, no run, shorter in length and just outside off, Markram stands tall and pushes it defensively into the off-side
1.4
Shafiul to Markram, no run, fraction fuller and tailing in, Markram plunges forward and blocks it from the crease
1.3
Shafiul to Markram, no run, first connection of the wood, back of a length and swinging on off, Markram is on the back foot and defends it with a straight bat
1.2
Shafiul to Markram, no run, explores the zone around fourth stump, Markram is watchfull as he lets it pass
1.1
Shafiul to Markram, no run, a gentle warm-um delivery to start with for Islam, nipping in the corridor and scoots low to the keeper after Markram let that go. Goes on the bounce
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