As Mustafizur Rahman ran up to bowl to South Africa number 10 Imran Tahir, with the Proteas needing an unlikely 44 runs from the last 16 balls, Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s smile from his position at backward point told the story.

It would be comforting to say that the second day of the second Test against South Africa was as bad as it could get for Bangladesh, but that would be a lit because today's third day lies in store.

On a pitch that they described as unexpectedly flat, Bangladesh's batsmen were shot out for 320 in response to South Africa's

BCB President Nazmul Hassan Papon meets with the players during training session at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.