Rabada takes SA to brink of series victory

South Africa’s fast bowlers ripped through Bangladesh’s batting as thehome side gained a massive 426-run first innings lead on the second dayof the second and final Test at Mangaung Oval yesterday. Bangladesh werebowled out for 147 in reply to South Africa’s 573 for four declared.The hosts enforced the follow-on and Bangladesh were seven for no wicket when bad light stopped play.Kagiso Rabada took five for 33 and new ball partner Duanne Olivier claimed three for 40.Only wicketkeeper Liton Das, with a career-best 70, offered prolongedresistance to the pace barrage as the gulf between the sides in SouthAfrican conditions was ruthlessly exposed.Bangladesh’s dismal showing was in stark contrast to the ease with which South Africa’s batsmen dominated the visiting bowlers.Hashim Amla and captain Faf du Plessis completed centuries before South Africa declared.Amla (132) and Du Plessis (135 not out) became the third and fourthcenturions of the innings. They joined Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram, whomade centuries on the first day.Amla’s 28th Test hundred took him past former captain Graeme Smith onSouth Africa’s all-time century-makers list, behind only Jacques Kallis,who made 45.The only previous occasion on which South Africa scored four centuriesin an innings was against the West Indies in a high-scoring draw in StJohn’s in 2004/05.Du Plessis hit his seventh Test century – his first in 19 innings goingback to a day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide in November 2016.ScorecardSouth Africa 1st inn (o/n 428-3)D. Elgar c M. Rahman b Roy 113A. Markram b Hossain 143H. Amla b Roy 132T. Bavuma c Das b Roy 7F. du Plessis not out 135Q. de Kock not out 28Extras (b4, lb2, nb1, w8) 15Total (4 wkts decl, 120 overs) 573Fall of wickets: 1-243 (Elgar), 2-276 (Markram), 3-288 (Bavuma), 4-535 (Amla)Bowling: M. Rahman 25-3-113-0 (1nb, 2w), Roy 29-3-118-3 (1w), Hossain22-1-113-1 (1w), Sarkar 5-0-21-0, Islam 27-0-145-0, Mahmudullah9-2-35-0, Haque 1-0-6-0, S. Rahman 2-0-16-0Bangladesh 1st innsI. Kayes c De Kock b Rabada 26S. Sarkar b Rabada 9M. Haque c De Kock b Olivier 4M. Rahim c Bavuma b Olivier 7Mahmudullah c De Kock b Parnell 4L. Das c Du Plessis b Rabada 70S. Rahman c Parnell b Rabada 0T. Islam b Olivier 12R. Hossain b Rabada 10M. Rahman c Markram b Maharaj 0S. Roy not out 2Extras: (lb3) 3Total (all out, 42.5 overs) 147Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Sarkar), 2-26 (Haque), 3-36 (Rahim), 4-49(Mahmudullah), 5-61 (Kayes), 6-65 (S. Rahman), 7-115 (Islam), 8-143(Das), 9-143 (M. Rahman)Bowling: Rabada 13.5-4-33-5, Olivier 12-3-40-3, Parnell 7-1-36-1, Maharaj 5-2-7-1, Phehlukwayo 5-1-28-0Bangladesh 2nd innsI. Kayes not out 6S. Sarkar not out 1Extras: 0Total: (0 wkts, 1.2 overs) 7Bowling: Rabada 1-0-6-0, Olivier 0.2-0-1-0