Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam underlined that bundling out South Africa for as cheaply as possible would be crucial to balance the scales in the Tigers' favour in the first of the two-Test series between the sides at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Monday. 

"With 16 wickets on day one, I'd say it's leaning towards the bowlers," Rabada said.

Taijul reached the milestone in his 48th Test, whereas it took Shakib 54 Tests, making him the quickest among Bangladeshi players to reach 200 Test wickets.

The ongoing Test between Bangladesh and South Africa is being held with minimum crowd attendance and heavy security.

The ball tracking technology was unavailable for a brief period in the opening session of the ongoing first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today due to an internet connectivity problem, during which South Africa opted and lost a review.

The remaining two ODIs will be held on Wednesday and Saturday.

Marshall struck 127 off 199 balls -- his 25th first-class ton -- while Aich made a 250-ball 122 on way to his maiden first-class hundred to help Dhaka Metro declare their first innings at 408-5, having resumed at 102-1.

Bad light forced a slightly early end to the proceedings on the opening day of the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, a day in which a total of 16 wickets fell and the visitors finished as the happier of the two sides with a lead of 34 runs. 

“We have never won against South Africa but this is a big opportunity for us,” Shanto reminded.

A proper farewell to a player has been a rarity in Bangladesh cricket. And in that context when champion all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan expressed his desire to sign off from Test cricket at the home of cricket in Mirpur against South Africa a month ago in Kanpur, the countdown started in earnest for cricket aficionados to make it a memorable occasion.

Afghanistan A opener Sediqullah Atal conjured up a storm with an unbeaten 55-ball 95 to sink Bangladesh A in their second Group A fixture of the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman on Sunday. 

An outstanding all-round performance by Amelia Kerr led New Zealand to their first ever Women's T20 World Cup title as they beat South Africa by a commanding 32 runs in Sunday's final in Dubai.

India captain Rohit Sharma said he was proud of his team for battling back from their lowest home total of 46 to make a match of the first Test against New Zealand, despite going down to an eight-wicket defeat on Sunday.

A day before the opening Test between Bangladesh and South Africa, some protesters gathered in front of Gate-1 of the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur, demanding Shakib Al Hasan’s participation in the contest.

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said he has no knowledge of former coach Chandika Hathurusingha assaulting a cricketer during the ODI World Cup in India in 2023.

New Zealand secured an eight-wicket win for their first Test victory in India since 1988 as the Black Caps chased down 107 and humbled the home side early on the final day of the rain-interrupted series opener on Sunday.

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has termed Shakib Al Hasan not getting a farewell Test at home as unfortunate and added that they are still having to work out the team combination in absence of the all-rounder ahead of the first Test against South Africa.

Cricketing activities took centre-stage for the first time in three days in Mirpur yesterday as both Bangladesh and South Africa national cricket teams completed intense training sessions ahead of the opening Test of the two-match series, scheduled to start on October 21.

For Bangladesh, Shakib Al Hasan is much like what legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis is to South Africa and the former’s absence will definitely affect the balance of the team, claimed South Africa’s batting coach Ashwell Prince.

Sarfaraz, a domestic run-machine who was playing just his fourth Test since his debut earlier this year, smashed 150 and put on a key 177-run fourth-wicket stand with Rishabh Pant on a rain-curtailed day four in Bengaluru.