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South Africa vs Bangladesh: Temba Bavuma steadies Proteas as they reach 233/4 at stumps on Day 1
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Temba Bavuma steadied South Africa with 53 not out against Bangladesh before bad light ended play early with the Proteas 233-4 on
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the first day of the opening Test on Thursday South Africa had controlled the first session and captain Dean Elgar and Sarel Erwee
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put on a 113-run opening stand before they fell in quick succession after lunch Mehedy Hasan Miraz pulled off a brilliant run out
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of Keegan Petersen in Bangladesh's fightback in the middle of the day.
Bad light brought day one to an early end with South Africa 233/4
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But Bavuma buckled down after tea for his 18th test half-century. He was supported by Kyle Verreynne (27 not out) and their
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unbroken 53-run stand took South Africa to stumps, although only 76.5 overs had been bowled on the opening day when
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the umpires decided the light wasn't good enough to keep playing in Durban Bangladesh is aiming to follow up on its
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groundbreaking victory in the one-day international series last week, which was the first time it had won a series of any kind in South Africa.
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The tourists' chances might also be aided by the fact that South Africa is missing a number of its top players to the Indian Premier League
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The Proteas are without batsmen Aiden Markram and Rassie van der Dussen, pace bowlers Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and
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Marco Jansen, and allrounder Dwaine Pretorius, who all opted to play in the IPL instead of the two-test series against Bangladesh.