WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2015 SPORTS Mustafizur strikes for Bangladesh in SA Test CHITTAGONG: Paceman Mustafizur Rahman enjoyed a dream Test debut yesterday, mowing through South Africa’s middle order as minnows Bangladesh made a strong start in the first Test against the top-ranked Proteas. Mustafizur took 4-37, including three wickets in four balls, while leg spinner Jubair Hossain claimed 3-53 to help Bangladesh dismiss the vis- itors for just 248 in their first innings in Chittagong. Openers Tamim Iqbal (one) and Imrul Kayes (five) took the hosts to 7 without loss at stumps on the opening day. Temba Bavuma staged a lone fight to top-score with 54, his maiden Test fifty, before becoming the last man out as Jubair took an easy catch off Mustafizur at deep mid- wicket. AUSTRALIA: In this file picture taken on January 4, 2014, England’s batsman Jonny Despite their recent success in one-day inter- Bairstow (right) plays a shot as George Bailey of Australia tries to avoid being hit. —AFP nationals, Bangladesh have a dismal Test record and face a daunting opponent in South Africa, the top-ranked team in Test cricket. England bring in But Mustafizur, who earned his Test cap after impressive performances in his first six ODIs, produced a magical spell in his 14th over to dis- Bairstow for Ashes miss Hashim Amla (13), JP Duminy and Quinton De Kock in the last session of the day. LONDON: Jonny Bairstow has replaced Australia in Sydney in 2014 when an He induced an edge from Amla to claim the Yorkshire team-mate Gary Ballance in a 13- England defeat meant they suffered a 5-0 South African captain for his first-ever Test wick- man England squad announced yesterday Ashes whitewash. Opener Adam Lyth, et, caught behind by Litton Das. for the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston start- another Yorkshire batsman, and the experi- The next ball hit Duminy on his front foot but ing on July 29. enced Ian Bell, were also under scrutiny fol- the umpire initially declared him not out, before England suffered a 405-run thrashing by lowing a run of low scores. Bangladesh successfully reviewed the decision. Australia in the second Test at Lord’s on Lyth, who made his Test debut in the De Kock managed to deny the hat-trick but Sunday as the tourists levelled the five- preceding 1-1 drawn series with New was late on a defensive push for the next ball match series 1-1. Zealand, has been out for three single-fig- which uprooted his off-stump, leaving South At Lord’s, England humiliating second- ure scores in four Ashes innings. Africa reeling on 173-6. innings collapse to 103 all out saw them Meanwhile Bell has only passed 30 once “I don’t have any regrets for missing out on lose their first three wickets for 52 or fewer in his last 12 Test innings. But they have the hat-trick,” Mustafizur told reporters. “I was runs for the eighth time in seven Tests. been retained, with Whitaker announcing not bowling that well in the first session. But I At least one change to the top order that Bell would be promoted to number tried to bowl a few dot balls. I knew if we create was all but inevitable in such circumstances three on his Warwickshire home ground, pressure from both the ends we will get success,” and number three Ballance, out for 23 and with Root also going up a place to four and he said. 14 at Lord’s, has been omitted. Bairstow batting at number five. Bairstow’s Openers Dean Elgar and Stiaan van Zyl earlier The left-hander did make a valuable 61 previous stints in international cricket have put on 58 to give the visitors a solid start after in the first innings of the first Ashes Test in seen questions raised over his ability to Amla won the toss and chose to bat at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. Cardiff, helping Joe Root, another Yorkshire play short-pitched bowling-something he CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh cricketer Mustafizur Rahman appeals successfully for leg before Off-spinner Mahmudullah took the wicket of colleague, add 163 after England had is sure to face from the likes of Australia’s wicket decision against South Africa cricketer Jean-Paul Duminy during the first day of the van Zyl, who edged a catch to wicketkeeper Das slumped to 43 for three in a match their Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc and Josh first Test match. —AFP side won by 169 runs to go 1-0 up. Hazlewood. down the leg side, handing Bangladesh their However, that was the only occasion in But Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie, a first success of the day. his last 10 Test innings that the 25-year-old former Australia fast bowler, said Bairstow Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam then broke the SCOREBOARD Ballance, who made a promising start to his was now a much-improved batsman. 78-run second wicket stand between Elgar and England career, has reached 30. “It is important that those people who Faf du Plessis when he removed Elgar for 47. CHITTAGONG: Scoreboard at close of play on the first day of the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at Bairstow, by contrast, has scored five don’t watch much county cricket don’t pipe Shakib Al Hasan struck in the next over, trap- the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong yesterday: hundreds in the County Championship for up with opinions based on his past experi- ping du Plessis plumb in front for 48 to bring South Africa 1st innings: Plessis), 4-173 (Amla), 5-173 (Duminy), 6-173 (de Kock), reigning champions Yorkshire including ence in Test cricket because we’re talking Bangladesh firmly back into the game. The visi- D. Elgar c Das b Taijul 47 7-208 (Philander), 8-237 ( Harmer), 9-239 (Steyn), 10-248 139 in their ongoing match against about a different beast right now,” Gillespie tors managed to add only 61 runs off 29 overs in S. van Zyl c Das b Mahmudullah 34 (Bavuma) Worcestershire. wrote in his Guardian column. the post-lunch session after resuming on 104-1. F. du Plessis lbw b Shakib 48 Bowling: Shahid 17-9-34-0, Mustafizur 17.4-6-37-4, He also made a match and series-win- Bairstow’s selection instead of Ballance In the final session Mustafizur turned the tide H. Amla c Das b Mustafizur 13 Shakib 14-2-45-1, Mahmudullah 3-0-9-1, Taijul 18-3-57- ning 83 not out for England when called up was the only change to a squad where leg- with his decisive over before leg-spinner Jubair T. Bavuma c Jubair b Mustafizur 54 1, Jubair 14-1-53-3 (nb1) J. Duminy lbw b Mustafizur 0 Bangladesh first innings: in place of the injured Jos Buttler for the spinner Adil Rashid and paceman Steven Hossain claimed three wickets to finish with 3- 53. Q. de Kock b Mustafizur 0 Tamim Iqbal not out 1 final one-day international against New Finn remain the back-up bowlers. V. Philander c Shakib b Jubair 24 Imrul Kayes not out 5 Zealand at Chester-le-Street last month. Whitaker hopes England, in their first South Africa’s Bavuma blamed lack of part- S. Harmer c Mominul b Jubair 9 Extras (nb1) 1 “Jonny has worked extremely hard at his series under new Australian coach Trevor nerships for their poor total. “The wicket was D Steyn c Tamim b Jubair 2 Total (for no wicket; two overs) 7 game, and his record for Yorkshire speaks Bayliss, will be able to regroup. “The break slow and we could not create any big partner- M. Morkel not out 3 To bat: Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, for itself. He fully deserves this opportuni- before the third Test will give the squad ships,” he said. “Also we lost wickets at crucial Extras (b8 lb5, nb 1) 14 Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Jubair Hossain, ty,” said national selector James Whitaker in time to reflect on the series so far and a moments, which cost us.” The second and final Total (all out; 83.3 overs) 248 Mohammad Shahid, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman an England and Wales Cricket Board state- chance to focus on playing the positive, Test will start in Dhaka on July 30.—AFP Fall of wickets: 1-58 (van Zyl), 2-136 (Elgar), 3-136 (du Bowling: Steyn 1-0-6-0, Philander 1-0-1-0 (nb1). ment. “Gary was naturally disappointed to confident cricket we saw in Cardiff.” miss out on this occasion however we feel that he will benefit from some time in England third Test squad county cricket to rediscover his form. Alastair Cook (Essex, capt), Adam Lyth Top order troubles mount for England “He has already had plenty of success at (Yorkshire), Ian Bell (Warwickshire), Joe international level and as selectors we are Root (Yorkshire), Jonny Bairstow LONDON: England know they have a problem captain and opening batsman Alastair Cook. England before and been found wanting. confident Gary will play a significant role (Yorkshire), Ben Stokes (Nottinghamshire), when it comes to top-order collapses but “You don’t face that kind of pace in county Meanwhile Trevor Bayliss said he had no plans for England in the future.” Jos Buttler (Somerset, wkt), Moeen Ali whether they can solve it in time for the third cricket, at all really... you get the odd one, but to read the riot act to his top-order specialists Bairstow, the son of late former England (Worcestershire), Stuart Broad wicket-keeper David Bairstow, has a chance (Nottinghamshire), Mark Wood (Durham), Ashes Test at Edgbaston is another matter you don’t get three of them.