Wednesday, March 14, 2012

South Africa on brink of victory after destroying Bangladesh bats

Dale Steyn claimed 3-4 on Sunday to crush Bangladesh's top order and put South Africa on the brink of an innings victory in the second test.

Robin Peterson claimed the other two wickets as the hosts were reduced to 54-5 following on in the second innings at the end of day three, having been bowled out for 259 in the first innings.

Mushfiqur Rahim (4) and Abdur Razzak (0) will resume Monday, with Bangladesh needing a further 270 runs merely to make South Africa bat again.

Bangladesh resumed on Sunday at 60-3 in its first innings, and by the time it had moved to 176-4, the home side looked capable of providing a contest and perhaps even forcing a …

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