Batting woes hound BD A too
Hosts South Africa A seized control of the four-day match as Bangladesh A collapsed to 156 all out on the second day at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom yesterday.
The hosts took an overall lead of 250 after making 105-3 in second innings at stumps. Jacques Rudolph and S van Zyl were unbeaten on 30 and 10 respectively as off-spinner Nasir Hossain claimed all three wickets for 35.
Replying to the hosts' first inning score of 301-7 declared, Bangladesh having resumed the day on 12 for one added 144 runs for nine wickets in the face of some brilliant bowling from medium pacers Ethy Mbhalati (2-42), Quinton Friend (2-40), medium pacer Craig Alexander (3-18) and left-arm slow bowler Dean Elgar (2-22).
Bangladesh lost national discard Junaed Siddique in the third delivery of the day and others followed his footsteps with Nazimuddin (13), Mohammad Ashraful (14) returning to the dressing room cheaply as the scoreboard read 43 for four.
Middle order batsmen Mehrab Hossain (18), Nadif Chowdhury (19), Sahagir Hossain (23) and Nasir Hossain (33) produced some resistance but their efforts were not enough to put a decent challenge against the hosts.
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