South Africa path East Pakistan by seventeen runs with ten wickets remaining once play was referred to as off for day three of the first matched game because of rain at urban center structure.

Proteas openers weatherworn the new ball and every one however tired the primary innings deficit.

Stey, van Zyl was undefeated on thirty three from seventy one balls (four 4s) whereas his gap partner Dean composer was batting on twenty eight from fifty six balls once unhealthy lightweight stopped play with over twenty four overs left within the day.

Bangladesh lost the chance to make an enormous lead once setting out to bat on day three on 179 with six wickets within the bag.

The 82-run indicate the sixth wicket between Shakib and Litton was the highlight of the day as so much as East Pakistan thinks about, and also the combine pushed their team sooner than South Africa.Litton Das picked up his maiden fifty in Tests whereas Shakib Al Hasan fell 3 runs in need of his initial period of time against South Africa. 
With 3 for seventy eight in twenty two.1 overs, Dale Steyn reached 399 wickets in his take a look at career. Off-spinner Simon Harmer additionally grabbed 3 wickets, gave away a hundred and five runs in thirty five overs.

With time spent at the crease, each the South African openers became additional assured and scored freely.

They observed their 50-stand by the sixteenth over, and treated the variable bounce of a third-day pitch quite expeditiously.

South African openers Dean composer and Stiaan van Zyl were watchful to start with, and looked to get by selection against the new ball.

Earlier, Bangladesh’s initial innings terminated at 326 once Mustafizur Rahman was fired by Steyn for 3 runs, giving the Proteas pacer his 399th take a look at wicket within the method.

Taijul Islam was the ninth wicket to fall for East Pakistan once he dabbed at a brief, rising delivery from vale Steyn and offered a catch behind the wicket.

Litton Das reached his maiden fifty however did not boost his score once a Harmer’s sharp off-spin brought his end against the run of play.

Harmer’s delivery turned and bounced to surprise Bangladeshi wicketkeeper. Litton got an enclosed edge on to the thigh and also the ball popped up for a catch behind the wicket.

Litton featured 102 balls and stricken seven lovely boundaries in his fifty.

Mohammad Shahid came intent on bat sort of a man possessed with the South African slow-bowlers in his crosshair.

He beat twenty five runs from nineteen balls with four boundaries and an enormous six, and additional significantly, had a 34-run partnership with Litton Das to increase Bangladesh’s lead.

The crucial 82-run partnership between Shakib and Litton was broken by Simon Harmer once Bangladesh’s high allrounder top-edged his pull for a snug catch to JP Duminy at short mid-wicket.

Shakib notched up his highest score against the Proteas with forty seven runs. He compete reasonably for 114 balls and smashed four boundaries throughout his lodge in the wicket.

After the loss Mushfiq, Shakib and Litton were careful facing the second new ball within the hands of vale Steyn and Vernon Philander.

They batted reasonably to allow East Pakistan the lead within the initial innings. Litton observed the 50-run partnership with Shakib with associate degree nervy boundary of Steyn.

Mushfiqur Rahim was {the initial|the primary} wicket to fall ahead of time day three once vale Steyn picked up his first wicket of the match.

Mushfiq was rapped on the rear thigh, Hashim Amla went for a review and also the third umpire gave the East Pakistan batter out.

Mushfiqur Rahim managed to get twenty eight runs throughout his lodge in the wicket that lasted sixty one balls. He stricken 5 boundaries in his knock.

Bangladesh started day three of the first matched game against South Africa at urban center with Shakib and Mushfiq at the crease, trailing the guests by sixty nine runs with six wickets in hand.

Bangladesh's batsmen did not look out of place against maybe the simplest bowling attack within the world, however they perished to South Africa's part-timers once sinking in.

Fifties from Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah upraised East Pakistan on a rain-curtailed day two, however neither the openers nor the day's highest scorer created it through to stumps because the home aspect remained sixty nine runs behind South Africa's 248 with six wickets in hand.