{"id":42233,"date":"2022-04-05T12:30:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T07:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=42233"},"modified":"2022-04-05T02:25:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T21:25:00","slug":"south-africa-claim-victory-as-maharaj-harmer-put-bd-in-a-spin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/south-africa-claim-victory-as-maharaj-harmer-put-bd-in-a-spin\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa claim victory as Maharaj, Harmer put BD in a spin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DURBAN \u2013 April 4 (ONLINE) Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took seven wickets as South Africa made light work of bowling Bangladesh out for 53 in 19 overs in their second innings to claim a 220-run victory in the first test at Kingsmead on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>It was the lowest test innings total at Kingsmead, less than the 66 India managed in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh had been set a target of 274 for the win but resumed on the third morning on 11 for three and were bowled out inside 55 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Maharaj took 7-32 and fellow spinner Simon Harmer 3-21 to complete a dominant performance for the home side.<\/p>\n<p>It will be a memorable victory for the South Africans, who are missing five first team regulars that have opted to play in the Indian Premier League, including their entire frontline pace attack.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s lack of bowling options had in part forced them to play two spinners at a venue that has traditionally been known to favour the seamers.<\/p>\n<p>Maharaj\u2019s effort was all the more impressive after he bowled with a finger injury on the fourth and fifth days, but the guile and accuracy with which he and Harmer attacked the Bangladeshis was impressively relentless.<\/p>\n<p>Maharaj trapped Mushfiqur Rahim (0) leg before wicket in the opening over of the day and from then on it was a procession of batsmen back to the pavilion.<\/p>\n<p>He had the dangerous Litton Das (2) caught by Harmer at mid-on, and then bowler Yasir Ali (5) with a delivery that pitched on middle stump and hit off.<\/p>\n<p>Harmer removed Mehidy Hasan Miraz (0) and innings top-scorer Najmul Hossain Shanto (26), the latter stumped by wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne, before Maharaj claimed the final two wickets.<\/p>\n<p>The second test begins in Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DURBAN \u2013 April 4 (ONLINE) Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took seven wickets as South Africa made light work of bowling Bangladesh out for 53 in 19 overs in their second innings to claim a 220-run victory in the first test at Kingsmead on Monday. 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