Bangladesh reached 184 for five by tea after electing to bat in the opening test match. Kagiso Rabada dominated the first two sessions, capturing all five wickets to fall, including dismissals on the very first ball of the match and on consecutive post-lunch deliveries. Towhid Hridoy halted the slide by scoring his third consecutive test half-century, standing unbeaten on 66 alongside Litton Das.
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Bangladesh struggled to 184 for five after deciding to bat first on the opening day at th…: Bangladesh struggled to 184 for five after deciding to bat first on the opening day at the Wanderers.
Rabada single-handedly dismantled Bangladesh's top order by claiming all five wickets tak…: Rabada single-handedly dismantled Bangladesh's top order by claiming all five wickets taken before the tea break.
An unbeaten partnership between Hridoy and Litton Das provided critical stability followi…: An unbeaten partnership between Hridoy and Litton Das provided critical stability following Rabada's devastating early spell.
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JOHANNESBURG, Nov 15 : South Africa quick bowler Kagiso Rabada took all five wickets as Bangladesh were 184 runs for five at tea on the opening day of the first test at the Wanderers on Sunday.
• Rabada took an 18th test career five-wicket haul as he cut through the visitors' top order, returning figures of 5-33 in 11 overs
• The 31-year-old paceman had debutant Mahfizul Islam caught first ball of the match as he got a thick edge to a rising delivery and was snagged at gully by Marco Jansen
• It was the fourth time that South Africa had taken a wicket with the first ball of a test
• Rabada also dismissed Mominul Haque for a duck as he got a nick through to wicketkeeper Ryan Rickelton and bowled captain Najmul Hossain Shanto for 12 to leave Bangladesh, who won the toss and elected to bat, reeling at 22-3
• After lunch, Rabada picked up the wicket of Tanzid Hasan, who scored 67 before playing on, and then Mushfiqur Rahman with his next ball
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