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GQEBERHA: All-rounder Wiaan Mulder took three wickets in quick succession to put South Africa on top on the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh at St George’s Park on Saturday.
Bangladesh limped to 139 for five at the close, still 314 runs behind their hosts total of 453 all out and their first aim will be to avoid the follow-on when Mushfiqur Rahim (30 not out) and Yasir Ali (8 not out) resume on the third morning.
Bangladesh lost a wicket in the first over of their reply when first Test century-maker Mahmudul Hasan was caught at first slip off Duanne Olivier for nought.
Tamim Iqbal and Najmul Hossain put on 79 for the second wicket, scoring at nearly four runs an over, before the medium-paced Mulder came into the attack.
He dismissed Tamim (47), Najmul (33) and captain Mominul Haque (6) in almost identical fashion.
Bowling around the wicket, he angled the ball into the three left-handers and trapped them leg before wicket.
At one stage he had three wickets for five runs in five overs. He finished the day with 3-15.
Olivier came back into the attack and bowled the dangerous Litton Das (11) with a superb delivery that knocked over middle stump.
South Africa, who lead 1-0 in the series following a 220-run victory in Durban, had resumed their first innings on 278 for five having won the toss.
Keshav Maharaj, man of the match for his bowling in the first Test, top-scored for South Africa with a career-best 84.
He hit his runs off 95 balls with nine fours and three sixes before he was bowled following an ugly swipe across the line off the bowling of left-arm spinner Taijul Islam, who took six for 135 — the 10th time he has taken five wickets or more in a Test innings.
Maharaj came in after Kyle Verreynne was bowled for 22 by Khaled Ahmed and almost immediately went on the attack, being severe on fellow left-arm spinner Taijul, whose first ball of the day was hit for six.
Taijul, Bangladesh’s best bowler on the first day, conceded 27 runs in six overs before switching ends and bowling Mulder for 33.
He finally bowled Maharaj and also had Simon Harmer smartly stumped for 29 by wicketkeeper Das.
Scoreboard
SOUTH AFRICA: (1st innings)
D. Elgar c Liton b Taijul 70
S. Erwee c Liton b Khaled 24
K. Petersen lbw b Taijul 64
T. Bavuma c Najmul b Khaled 67
R. Rickelton c Yasir b Taijul 42
K. Verreynne b Khaled 22
W. Mulder b Taijul 33
K. Maharaj b Taijul 84
S. Harmer st Liton b Taijul 29
L. Williams lbw b Mehidy 13
D. Olivier not out 0
EXTRAS (LB-3, N-1, W-1) 5
TOTAL (all out, 136.2 overs) 453
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-52 (Erwee), 2-133 (Elgar), 3-184 (Petersen), 4-257 (Rickelton), 5-271 (Bavuma), 6-300 (Verreynne), 7-381 (Mulder), 8-418 (Maharaj), 9-453 (Harmer), 10-Williams (453)
BOWLING: Khaled Ahmed 29-6-100-3, Mehidy Hasan 26.2-4-85-1, Ebadot Hossain 28-3-121-0 (1w), Taijul Islam 50-10-135-6 (1nb), Najmul Hossain 3-0-9-0
BANGLADESH: (1st innings)
Tamim Iqbal lbw b Mulder 47
Mahmudul Hasan c Erwee b Olivier 0
Najmul Hossain lbw b Mulder 33
Mominul Haque lbw b Mulder 6
Mushfiqur Rahim not out 30
Liton Das b Olivier 11
Yasir Ali not out 8
EXTRAS (B-4) 4
TOTAL: (for five wkts, 41 overs) 139
STILL TO BAT: Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-3 (Mahmudul), 2-82 (Tamim), 3-85 (Najmul), 4-100 (Mominul), 5-122 (Liton)
BOWLING (to-date): Olivier 9-4-17-2, Williams 8-2-30-0, Harmer 7-1-31-0, Maharaj 11-1-42-0, Mulder 6-3-15-3.