A fuel tanker overturned late on Tuesday in Nigeria’s northern state of Jigawa after the driver lost control of the vehicle, spilling petrol which exploded and killed at least 147 people, police and state emergency services said yesterday.
Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal said that his conversation with the umpire during Bangladesh’s first Test against South Africa in Durban earlier this month was made to look more than what had actually transpired.
Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque fronted up to the media present at the airport after returning from South Africa. There is criticism of his captaincy after two heavy defeats in the two-match Test series but he said that he was in the same place he was before the Test win in New Zealand and had enough authority to make his own decisions.
The first group of the Bangladesh cricket team will return from their tour of South Africa at around 8:55am on Wednesday.
Bangladesh pacer Khaled Ahmed was found guilty of breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day of their second Test against South Africa at St George's Park in Gqeberha. The pacer was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for the offence.
Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque said that most of the national team players lack the understanding on how to play quality spin after the Tigers suffered a 332-run thumping at the hands of South Africa, orchestrated by just two Protea spinners, in the second Test in Gqeberha today.
Bangladesh batters continued their shambolic performance in the Test series as the Tigers failed to put up a fight in their second innings on the fourth day of the second and final Test in Gqeberha today.
Two South Africa players have tested positive for Covid-19 before the start of day’s play in Gqeberha today and will not be taking further part in the ongoing second and final Test of the series against Bangladesh, confirmed Cricket South Africa (CSA).
Bangladesh are looking at a heavy defeat as the Tigers lost three top-order batters after being brought to bat in their second innings late on Day 3 in their series-deciding second Test against South Africa in Gqeberha today.
Bangladesh went past 200 and Mushfiqur Rahim reached his fifty but the Tigers would be thoroughly disappointed with the dismissals of their two overnight batters on the morning session of the third day of the second Test in Gqeberha.
Openers Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudul Hasan Joy came out to bat in the third session yesterday after Bangladesh had bowled South Africa out for 453 after the hosts had enjoyed some wayward bowling to progress for a little more than 46 overs on Day Two following their overnight score of 278 for five.
Bangladesh batting consultant Jamie Siddons reckons that Tamim Iqbal and Najmul Hossain Shanto played their natural game today in Gqeberha but their nature of dismissals were uncalled for.
It was a disappointing day for Bangladesh in Gqeberha. The Tigers ended the second day of their series-deciding second Test against South Africa with half of their batting line-up already back in the pavilion.
Fast bowler Khaled Ahmed repeated his act of picking up the first wicket of the day for Bangladesh in the second Test's second day in Gqeberha today. The 29-year-old has scalped his third wicket of the game so far as he removed overnight-batter Kyle Verrynne.
Bowling all-rounder Keshav Maharaj quick-fired his way to a half-century as hosts South Africa piled up a handsome total of 384 for seven after 115 overs in their first innings at lunch on the second day of the second Test in Gqeberha today.
It was a difficult wicket to bowl on even for a spinner given it was just the first day of the Test match but Bangladesh’s Taijul Islam certainly justified his selection, bowling 32 overs on the day and picking up three wickets as South Africa, having stayed in command lost two vital wickets at the end to close the day at 278 for five. Later during a press conference, Taijul divulged on his bowling plan which helped Bangladesh fight back.
Bangladesh fought back late on the opening day of their series-deciding second Test against South Africa at St George's Park in Gqeberha today.
Bangladesh could not maximize on the conditions that were on offer in the first half of morning session as indiscipline bowling by the Tigers made life easy for the in-form Dean Elgar and Co, who chose to bat first in the second Test in Gqeberha.
