It's no secret that Bangladesh are reeling from their shocking 220-run defeat against South Africa in the first Test at바카라 웹사이트Kingsmead, Durban. Having won the preceding ODIs, and바카라 웹사이트with the Proteas hit hard by the IPL exodus, Mominul Haque바카라 웹사이트& Co were looking for another first. And the visitors did keep their바카라 웹사이트chances alive for 11 sessions. Then the unthinkable바카라 웹사이트happened. It was so bad that after the match skipper바카라 웹사이트Haque admitted that they had indeed committed a "big바카라 웹사이트crime". (More Cricket News)
So what really happened? Bangladesh won the toss. Winning바카라 웹사이트the toss is the first thing a captain and his team need to바카라 웹사이트impose their will on the rivals. More often than not, cricket results are directly linked to the toss. Bat first, bowl first.바카라 웹사이트That's the game of cricket. At Kingsmead, Haque opted to바카라 웹사이트bowl first, and they lost. It's not a crime, losing a match. It's also바카라 웹사이트not a crime to lose after winning the match.
The 30-year-old from Cox's Bazar even justified his call,바카라 웹사이트saying "I picked fielding because I felt the pace bowlers can바카라 웹사이트extract something from the wicket." But an opening stand of바카라 웹사이트113 runs from Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee denied바카라 웹사이트Bangladesh early success on Day 1 after a belated start. That바카라 웹사이트delayed start might have denied the visiting pacers some of the morning juice though.
After four days of intense battle which also witnessed some poor바카라 웹사이트officiating and sledging, Bangladesh resumed their chase of바카라 웹사이트a 274-run target on 11/3. They had lost the first-innings바카라 웹사이트hero Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam and the skipper바카라 웹사이트himself late on Day 4 in a crazy six-over period.
Then the remaining batters survived a grand total of 13바카라 웹사이트overs as Bangladesh registered their second-lowest Test바카라 웹사이트score of 53 runs to lose the match and concede South Africa a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. But what really stood out was that all ten wickets were taken by spinners - Keshav Maharaj and Simon바카라 웹사이트Harmer.바카라 웹사이트Their previous lowest Test score was 43바카라 웹사이트against West Indies in 2018.
That didn't go down well with Haque, a proud captain of an바카라 웹사이트Asian cricket team.
"I think it was a big crime on our part to give wickets to바카라 웹사이트spinners on foreign soil," Mominul said. "You simply cannot바카라 웹사이트give wickets to spinners when you are on tour. You have to바카라 웹사이트score runs against spinners.
The left-handed batter, who scored 0 and 7 in the match, got바카라 웹사이트out to spinners twice in the match. For the record, Najmul바카라 웹사이트Hossain Shanto was the top scorer in the innings with 52-ball 26, and Taskin Ahmed's 17-ball 14 was the only other knock to reach double figures. There were four ducks too.
"I think it is my fault. I couldn't score in either innings. It is바카라 웹사이트nothing but a total batting failure. I think we just couldn't바카라 웹사이트handle the pressure," he lamented.
Meanwhile, reports emerged that the team didn't heed head coach Russell Domingo's advice to bat first. According바카라 웹사이트to Cricbuzz, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president바카라 웹사이트Nazmul Hasan admitted that Domingo suggested batting first바카라 웹사이트after winning the toss.
"I know both coaches (Domingo and Allan Donald) briefed바카라 웹사이트them about the wicket and suggested it will be difficult to바카라 웹사이트bat in the latter parts of the game as it would turn. There is바카라 웹사이트Khaled Mahmud and Jalal bhai (BCB cricket operation바카라 웹사이트chairman), so what can I say,'' the report quoted Nazmul as바카라 웹사이트saying.
As it turned out, South African spinners wreaked havoc with바카라 웹사이트Maharaj winning the player of the match award for his 7/32바카라 웹사이트in ten overs in the second innings. Simon Harmer, the바카라 웹사이트comeback man, claimed 4/103 in the first innings and 3/21 in the바카라 웹사이트second.
''Certainly, they (South African coaching staff) would know바카라 웹사이트better about their own conditions. I heard Mominul said that바카라 웹사이트it is his own decision. I know some senior batsmen said that바카라 웹사이트they did not want to bat first and that has been the case for바카라 웹사이트a while," Nazmul added.
The second Test at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth starts on April 8. South Africa vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test can be watched바카라 웹사이트live on Star Sports Network. Fans can also stream SA vs BAN live on Disney+ Hotstar.
Bangladesh have lost all seven Test matches so far in South바카라 웹사이트Africa, all by big margins. Overall, Bangladesh have바카라 웹사이트managed to force draws in two matches, both at home, out of 13 Tests against the Proteas.
