BAN vs SA first Test: Kagiso Rabada takes 300th Test wicket as South Africa bundles out Bangladesh for 106

South Africa tour of Bangladesh: Bangladesh vs South Africa first Test in Mirpur - day 1 on October 21, 2024

South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada claimed his 300th Test wicket on Monday (October 21, 2024) as Bangladesh collapsed to 106 all out in 40.1 overs on the first day of the opening Test.

Four of Bangladesh’s top six batsmen failed to reach double figures in Mirpur, with opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy top-scoring with 30.

After captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and chose to bat on a lively pitch, Bangladesh fell to 60-6 at lunch and were dismissed in the second session.

Rabada, fellow seamer Wiaan Mulder and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took three wickets apiece for South Africa.

Mulder removed Shadman Islam for a duck when he edged to captain Aiden Markram at slip with his fourth ball.

In his next over, Mulder accounted for Mominul Haque, on four, who nicked an inswinger to wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne to leave Bangladesh 13-2.

Najmul had made just seven when he became Mulder’s third victim, chipping to mid-off where Maharaj took the catch.