{"id":37006,"date":"2017-09-28T10:21:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T10:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=37006"},"modified":"2017-09-28T10:21:11","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T10:21:11","slug":"tigers-opt-to-bowl-first-against-proteas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=37006","title":{"rendered":"Tigers opt to bowl first against Proteas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"toss-bdd\"Sports desk: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first against hosts South Africa in the 1st match of their two-match Test series starting at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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This is Bangladesh\u2019s 11th Test encounter against South Africa where ICC\u2019s new rules, including DRS and sending off a player by on-field umpires for misconduct on the ground, will be applied for the first time.<\/p>\n

Bangladesh focused on pace strength keeping Taskin Ahmed, Shafiul Islam and Mustafizur Rahman in the playing XI while Mehedi Hasan Miraz to lead the spin department.<\/p>\n

Andile Phehlukwayo and Aiden Markram are making their Test debuts in the match for South Africa.<\/p>\n

Mushfiqur Rahim-led Bangladesh must miss their all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan who has voluntarily skipped — the first time for a Bangladesh player — the Test series for a short break from the longest version cricket as BCB granted his appeal.<\/p>\n

It is the first time Shakib isn\u2019t a part of a national Test side since the series against West Indies in 2014.<\/p>\n

The Tigers are on South African soil to play Test cricket after around a nine-year break as they played there last in November 2008.<\/p>\n

Bangladesh best XI: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mushfiqur Rahim (captain), Liton Kumar Das, Sabbir Rahman, Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Shafiul Islam and Mustafizur Rahman.<\/p>\n

South Africa best XI: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Faf du Plessis (captain), Quinton de Kock, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel and Duanne Olivier.unb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports desk: Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first against hosts South Africa in the 1st match of their two-match Test series starting at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom on Thursday. This is Bangladesh\u2019s 11th Test encounter against South Africa where ICC\u2019s new rules, including DRS and sending off a player by on-field umpires […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":37007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n