South Africa vs Bangladesh, Live Score and Commentary, SA vs BAN, 31 March, 2022
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Kingsmead
367/10 (121 ov) & 204/10 (74 ov)
298/10 (115.5 ov) & 53/10 (19 ov)
South Africa won by 220 runs.
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Player of the match
Keshav Maharaj,
South Africa
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebadot Hossain | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Taskin Ahmed | 14 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 82.35 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Keshav Maharaj | 10 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 3.20 |
| Simon Harmer | 9 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 2.33 |
South Africa won by 220 runs.
South Africa vs Bangladesh, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand (NZ won by 9 wickets) | 1st Semi-Final | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Zimbabwe (SA won by 5 wickets) | Super 8 Group 1 (X2 v X4) | 1 Mar 2026 |
| West Indies (SA won by 9 wickets) | Super 8 Group 1 (X3 v X4) | 26 Feb 2026 |
| India (SA won by 76 runs) | Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X4) | 22 Feb 2026 |
| United Arab Emirates (SA won by 6 wickets) | 34th Match, Group D | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan (PAK won by 128 runs (DLS method)) | 2nd ODI | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Pakistan (BAN won by 8 wickets) | 1st ODI | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Ireland (BAN won by 8 wickets) | 3rd T20I | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Ireland (BAN won by 4 wickets) | 2nd T20I | 29 Nov 2025 |
| Ireland (IRE won by 39 runs) | 1st T20I | 27 Nov 2025 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 2 run (2.1 ov): Taskin Ahmed: 2 (7), Ebadot Hossain: 0 (6)
- Last Bat: Taskin Ahmed 14(17) - c PWA Mulder b K Maharaj Keshav Maharaj
- Fall of Wickets: 4 - 1 Shadman Islam, 6 - 2 Mahmudul Hasan Joy, 8 - 3 Mominul Haque, 12 - 4 Mushfiqur Rahim, 16 - 5 Litton Das, 26 - 6 Yasir Ali Chowdhury, 33 - 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 50 - 8 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 51 - 9 Khaled Ahmed, 53 - 10 Taskin Ahmed
- Reviews Remaining: Bangladesh - 0 of 0, South Africa - 0 of 0
- Toss: Bangladesh elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 1st Test
- Series: South Africa vs Bangladesh
- Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022
- Time: 01:30 PM
- Venue: Kingsmead
- City: Durban
- Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (South Africa), Marais Erasmus (South Africa), Allahudien Paleker (South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Keshav Maharaj to Nazmul Hossain Shanto, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Nazmul Hossain Shanto plays punch, of the backfoot to square leg for 1 run
Keshav Maharaj to Taskin Ahmed, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Taskin Ahmed plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to short leg
End of over 15 (12 runs)
Simon Harmer to Nazmul Hossain Shanto, no run, full length, on the off stump, Nazmul Hossain Shanto plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover
Simon Harmer to Nazmul Hossain Shanto, no run, dot ball!! full length, on the off stump, Nazmul Hossain Shanto plays
Simon Harmer to Nazmul Hossain Shanto, no run, full length, on the off stump, Nazmul Hossain Shanto plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover
Simon Harmer to Nazmul Hossain Shanto, 2 runs, full length, on the off stump, Nazmul Hossain Shanto plays along the ground punch, of the backfoot to mid wicket for 2 run
Najmul Hossain Shanto st K Verreynne b SR Harmer 26 (52) Simon Harmer to Nazmul Hossain Shanto, no run, st K Verreynne b SR Harmer, OUT stumped!!! full length, on the off stump, Nazmul Hossain Shanto plays defensive, but misses it, Kyle Verreynne grabs the ball,Nazmul Hossain Shanto got stumped, gone, but fails to act on ball.
Simon Harmer to Khaled Ahmed, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Khaled Ahmed plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to cover
End of over 16 (2 runs)
Keshav Maharaj to Taskin Ahmed, no run, full length, on the off stump, Taskin Ahmed plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to mid off
Keshav Maharaj to Taskin Ahmed, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Taskin Ahmed plays defensive shot, but fails to act on ball.
Keshav Maharaj to Taskin Ahmed, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Taskin Ahmed plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to short leg
Keshav Maharaj to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Taskin Ahmed plays slog sweep, of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
Khaled Ahmed c L Williams b K Maharaj 0 (2) Keshav Maharaj to Khaled Ahmed, no run, c L Williams b K Maharaj, Caught out!! full length, on the middle stump, Khaled Ahmed plays slog sweep, of the frontfoot to the mid wicket where Lizaad Williams completes catch. Gone.
Keshav Maharaj to Taskin Ahmed, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Taskin Ahmed plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to short leg
End of over 17 (1 runs)
Simon Harmer to Ebadot Hossain, no run, full length, on the off stump, Ebadot Hossain plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to point
Simon Harmer to Ebadot Hossain, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Ebadot Hossain plays defensive shot to point
Simon Harmer to Ebadot Hossain, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Ebadot Hossain plays defensive shot on the backfoot to back to bowler
Simon Harmer to Ebadot Hossain, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Ebadot Hossain plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to short leg
Simon Harmer to Ebadot Hossain, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Ebadot Hossain plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler
Simon Harmer to Ebadot Hossain, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Ebadot Hossain plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler
End of over 18 (0 runs)
Keshav Maharaj to Taskin Ahmed, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Taskin Ahmed plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler
Keshav Maharaj to Taskin Ahmed, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Taskin Ahmed plays defensive shot on the frontfoot to back to bowler
Keshav Maharaj to Taskin Ahmed, 2 runs, full length, on the off stump, Taskin Ahmed plays drive, of the frontfoot to cover for 2 run
Keshav Maharaj to Taskin Ahmed, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Taskin Ahmed plays defensive shot on the frontfoot
Keshav Maharaj to Taskin Ahmed, no run, full length, on the middle stump, Taskin Ahmed plays defensive shot
Taskin Ahmed c PWA Mulder b K Maharaj 14 (17) Keshav Maharaj to Taskin Ahmed, no run, c PWA Mulder b K Maharaj, Caught out!! full length, on the middle stump, Taskin Ahmed plays defensive, to where Wiaan Mulder completes catch. Gone, but fails to act on ball.
End of over 19 (2 runs)