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Sabbir, Kayes warm up with fifties

Bangladesh 306 for 7 decl. and 235 for 9 decl. (Sabbir 67, Kayes 51, von Berg 4-77) drew with Cricket South Africa Invitational XI (von Berg 62, Hamza 60)
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Sabbir Rahman notched up his second fifty of Bangladesh's warm-up match against CSA Invitational XI on the third day. The match ended in a draw after both teams decided the home side will not bat in their second innings with more than two hours of play left on the final day.

Sabbir struck eight fours in his 98-ball 67 that came after Bangladesh had slipped to 96 for 4 in the first session. He added 52 runs for the fifth wicket with Mahmudullah and smaller partnerships with the tail as Bangladesh declared their second innings on 235 for 9.

Imrul Kayes made a quickfire 51 off 54 balls with seven fours and a six. He added 71 runs for the second wicket with Mominul Haque, who chipped in with 33.

Legspinner Shaun von Berg took four wickets while left-arm spinner Leus du Plooy picked up two wickets.

Bangladesh also had good news after physio Thihan Chandramohan confirmed the injuries of both Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar are minor. Both batsmen will train for the first Test during the week.

  • Sabbir, Kayes warm up with fifties

    The match ended in a draw after both teams decided the home side will not bat in their second innings with more than two hours of play left on the final day

  • Bangladesh's bowlers get workout on second day

    Seamers Mustafizur Rahman and Subashis Roy bowled seven maidens each and showed good control while Shafiul Islam and Taskin Ahmed were more expensive

  • Mominul, Mushfiqur, Sabbir warm up with fifties

    Bangladesh declared their first innings on 306 for 7 after time well-spent on their first day back in South Africa since 2008 on the opening day of their three-day warm-up fixture against a CSA Invitation XI

Bangladesh 3rd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9Imrul KayesLitton Das
2nd71Imrul KayesMominul Haque
3rd11Mushfiqur RahimMominul Haque
4th5MahmudullahMominul Haque
5th52MahmudullahSabbir Rahman
6th30Sabbir RahmanMehidy Hasan Miraz
7th22Sabbir RahmanTaijul Islam
8th1Shafiul IslamTaijul Islam
9th22Taijul IslamTaskin Ahmed
10th12Subashis RoyTaskin Ahmed