• Bavuma heartbreak as Bangladesh strike back

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    Temba Bavuma missed out on a century as the Proteas went into lunch on day two of the first Test against Bangladesh at Kingsmead on 314-8.

    Bavuma was bowled by Tigers off-spinner Mehidy Hasan just seven runs short of the milestone.

    The Proteas batsman made 102* against England in Cape Town in January 2016 in his seventh Test match. He is currently making his 50th appearance and has scored 18 half-centuries without adding another three-figure score.

    Bavuma batted through a tricky period for South Africa on Friday as Bangladesh bowled well with the second new ball on a pitch that appeared to have quickened up since the first day.

    Khaled Ahmed made a double strike when he had Kyle Verreynne palpably lbw for 28 with a ball that nipped back and kept low, then had Wiaan Mulder caught by a diving Mahmudul Hasan Joy at gully off the next ball.

    The Proteas were 245-6, having added only 12 runs to their overnight total, but Bavuma and Keshav Maharaj added 53 runs for the seventh wicket as Bavuma moved closer to his hundred.

    But Bavuma attempted a cut against Mehidy. The ball spun back sharply and deflected off Bavuma’s pad into the stumps. He had faced 190 balls and hit 12 fours.

    Maharaj fell off the next ball when he was bowled for 19 by Ebadot Hossain.

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