Twitter Reactions: Bangladesh lose three batters in quick succession trailing hefty lead on Day 2

BANGLADESH vs AUSTRALIA, 1st Test, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka 2017. (Photo source: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

South Africa hoped for a big score after losing six wickets on Day 1 with 140 runs. They commenced Day 2 with 34 runs lead and wicketkeeper-batter Kyle Verreynne helped their cause with a scintillating century. The right-handed batter stitched a 119-run stand for the seventh wicket with Wiaan Mulder and South Africa crossed the 200-run mark.

While Mulder walked back scoring 54 off 112, Keshav Maharaj was cleaned up by Hasan Mahmud on the first ball he faced. Kyle then found an able supporter in the form of Dane Piedt. The duo put in a 66-run stand for the ninth wicket as the visitors inched towards the 300-run mark. Piedt played a remarkable cameo coming down the order and scored 32 off 87 runs.

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Kyle turned out to be the last man standing and he became the second wicket of Mehidy Hasan Miraz. He departed scoring a well-made 114 off 144 balls as the Proteas ended their innings on 308 runs, fetching a lead of 202 runs. For Bangladesh, Taijul Islam was the pick of the bowler as he picked fifer and Hasan Mahmud chipped in with three wickets along with Mehidy’s two wickets.

Bangladesh lose three wickets in reply to South Africa’s challenging lead

Chasing on what seems an expensive lead on the two-paced Sher E Bangla Stadium wicket in Dhaka, the hosts lost two quick wickets in the form of Shadman Islam and Mominul Haque. They were two down with four runs on the board as Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Najmul Hossain Shanto put up 55 runs for the third wicket.

Shanto departed scoring 23 off 49 balls as Joy and Mushfiqur Rahim saw through the day and remained unbeaten on 38 and 31 respectively. At Stumps on Day 2, Bangladesh scored 101 runs losing three wickets with 101 runs as deficit when they start Day 3.

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