Lunch Bangladesh 218 for 4 (Mominul 72*, Mahmudullah 26*) trail South Africa 496 for 3 dec by 278 runs
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Andile Phehlukwayo took out Tamim Iqbal in the morning session © AFP
Mominul Haque weathered fiery spells from Kagiso Rabada and Morne Morkel and reached 72* – the highest Test score by a Bangladesh batsman in South Africa. He shared fifty stands with Tamim Iqbal – the only wicket to fall on the third morning – and Mahmudullah, cutting the deficit to 278 at lunch.
Tamim, batting at No. 5 for the first time in his Test career, started the day on a positive note with a beautifully timed drive through point off Kagiso Rabada. Morne Morkel, though, found extra bounce and kept him quiet. Rabada then hit rhythm and Tamim’s pads twice in two overs with HawkEye siding with the on-field umpire’s not-out call on both occasions.
Mominul, too, had a rough time in the first hour, taking 32 deliveries to score on the third morning. He could have been out lbw twice in a Rabada over, but South Africa captain Faf du Plessis opted not to review the on-field not-out decisions. Mominul’s first runs came in the 44th over in which Rabada went on to concede 17 runs.
Tamim then fell a couple of overs later when Andile Phehlukwayo, the debutant, had the batsman strangled down the leg side with Quinton de Kock diving full-length to his right to claim a sensational one-handed catch.
Mominul, however, grew in fluency and defined Bangladesh’s growth as a batting unit. He reached his second fifty of the year and 12th overall when he blasted left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj down the ground. After a few uppish drives, Mahmudullah, too, settled down and brought out the slog sweep towards the end of the session.
Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo’s Bangladesh correspondent. @isam84
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