Ground: | Springbok Park, Bloemfontein |
Scorecard: | South Africa v Bangladesh |
Player: | Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique, Mohammad Ashraful, JH Kallis, M Ntini |
Event: | Bangladesh in South Africa 2008/09 |
DateLine: 22nd November 2008
South Africas bid to wrap up the first test match against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein took a severe blow as rains came down in torrents and stopped the days play, four deliveries short of 20 overs in the day.
 
Resuming at the their overnight score of 20/1 they had lost debutant Imrul Kayes overnight the two Bangladeshi batsmen in Junaid Siddique and Tamim Iqbal, batted with relative ease for about forty five minutes. And just when the duo looked to have settled down, a wide delivery from Makhaya Ntini was slashed by Iqbal only to find him take an edge to the wicket-keeper. Iqbals long vigil was ended at the score of 45, with his personal score at 20. 
Siddique was then joined by skipper Mohammad Ashraful, and the partnership again did not look like separating. Yet, a similar type of a delivery by Jacques Kallis induced an exact replica of a shot by Siddique to have him walking back to the pavilion. He scored 27 off 68 deliveries and hit three boundaries. 
At this stage the light began to get darker and within three deliveries of his dismissal, the umpires had offered it to the batsman. Rains came down after that, and the days play was abandoned with Bangladesh at 67/3 and trailing the South Africa by 221 runs yet. 
South Africa will look to wrap up the innings as soon as they can before weather intervenes more substantially and plays a more vital role in the match.LATEST SCORES
CURRENT EVENTS
- Australia in West Indies 2025
- Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2025
- Continental Cup 2025
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final 2025
- India in England 2025
- India Women in England 2025
- Indonesia Women in Singapore 2025
- Malawi Quadrangular International T20 Series 2025
- South Africa in Zimbabwe 2025
- Zimbabwe International Twenty20 Tri-Series 2025
- Zimbabwe Women in Ireland 2025
View all Current Events CLICK HERE
