South Africa rocked Bangladesh with four early wickets in just seven overs after declaring their first innings on 575-6, their third highest score in the sub-continent, on the second day of the second Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Wednesday.聽
The hosts reached 38-4 at stumps trailing by 537 runs in the first innings, with Mominul Haque and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto unbeaten on six and four runs, respectively.聽
Kagiso Rabada struck in the first over, cutting off Shadman Islam for a duck when the left-hander edged a delivery going down the leg side.聽
Zakir Hasan also edged to the wicketkeeper playing Rabada a length ball outside off, departing for two.
Mahmudul Hasan was edged behind while driving away from the body off Dane Paterson.聽
Nightwatchman Hasan Mahmud was bowled by Keshav Maharaj in his first over before bad light stopped the day鈥檚 play.聽
Wiaan Mulder鈥檚 maiden hundred was the highlight of South Africa鈥檚 innings after they resumed the day on 307-2.聽
Mulder became the third batter in the innings to hit maiden hundreds after Tony De Zorzi and Tristan Stubbs鈥攐nly the second time that happened in the same innings.
The all-rounder added a record 152-run unbroken partnership for the seventh wicket with Senuran Muthusamy.聽
Taijul Islam and Hasan kept things tight at the beginning of the day for De Zorzi and David Belingham, but soon runs started to flow for South Africa as the duo hit five boundaries in four overs.聽
De Zorzi reached his maiden 150 while Bedingham, who survived a review earlier, hit his second fifty.
Taijul then brought Bangladesh into the fight with three wickets in three consecutive overs.聽
Bedingham (59) was bowled while trying to play across off a full-length delivery after hitting the off-spinner for a six the ball before.
De Zorzi and Kyle Verreynne were both trapped in front, trying to play across the line.聽
De Zorzi hit 12 fours and four sixes in his 177 from 269 while Verreynne was out for a duck. Verreynne鈥檚 wicket was fifth for Taijul, his 14th in Test.聽
But he cost 196 runs from 52.2 overs, which is the most expensive five-for by a Bangladeshi bowler.聽
Nahid Rana struck soon after lunch as Rickelton edged while playing without any footwork. The visitors were 423-5 at that time, but Mulder and Senuran Muthusamy kept the hosts at bay for a long time.聽
They added 152 runs, their highest in the sub-continent for the seventh wicket after Mulder was part of the previous record of 119 runs with Verreynne in the previous Test.聽
Mulder reached his hundred with a six鈥�17th of the innings, third highest for any team in history 鈥� off Taijul in 150 balls, and South Africa declared their innings immediately after that.