History beckons Shakib Al Hasan on his 42nd match when Tigers will lock horns with Proteas for the 2nd and final Test of the series on July 30 at Mirpur stadium.

South Africa pacer Morne Morkel sent a warning to the Bangladesh dressing room yesterday and indicated that the Proteas were ready with a different plan for the second Test, which begins Thursday.

It's been a while since Mushfiqur Rahim last scored a half-century in Tests. To be more precise, he hasn't scored a 50-plus knock in his last 10 innings. The last and only other time that happened was in 2008, barely a year and a half after his debut.

The weather was brilliant yesterday as the sun shined all over. And when Bangladesh vice-captain Tamim Iqbal came to meet the press ahead of the second and final Test against South Africa before training at Mirpur, he added even more shine while talking about his side's chances in the last game of South Africa's tour.

In the fifth ball of his very first over, Jubair Hossain tossed up a delivery around middle and off that turned a bit and forced opener Dean Elgar to play down the wrong line. To the naked eye, that seemed like a goner and it wasn't a surprise to see the excited 19-year-old scream his guts out.

The Tigers turned up at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday to kick off their preparations for the second and final Test, starting from Thursday, against South Africa.

As a part-time left-arm spinner Dean Elgar would have been the last South African bowler expected to get a settled Tamim Iqbal out in the first Test. His full length delivery down the leg-side though,

Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes has said the greater freedom given by coach Chandika Hathurusingha has helped the Bangladesh batsmen perform better.

Three wickets in an over, a player-of-the-match award on debut -- the first person to get the award on both Test and ODI debut -- and the best bowling figures by a Bangladesh pacer in the last two years; there were quite a few feats that Mustafizur Rahman achieved in his first Test.

After an exciting couple of weeks in Chittagong, both the Bangladesh and South Africa contingents returned to Dhaka for the final leg of the tour, which will end with a Test match at Mirpur.

A Test that began with plenty of hope ended up with two washed-out days and witnessed Bangladesh achieve their first-ever draw against South Africa yesterday. However, unlike their previous rain-affected draws, seven in total, this one felt like a lost opportunity.

Prior to the start of the Chittagong Test, both coach Chandika Hathurusingha and captain Mushfiqur Rahim emphasised on one aspect; that this Bangladesh's bowling line-up had the ability to take 20 wickets.

Having wiped away three-fourths of the lead in the second innings, South Africa captain Hashim Amla reckoned that the visitors could have eked out a win had the last two days of the Test had not been washed out.

After 221 overs, the Test match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong ended in a draw yesterday. Expectedly so, neither of the team captains were happy with the result, considering that the first match of the two-Test was still wide open and poised for an exciting finish.

The national selectors picked an unchanged squad for the second and final Test which begins at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur from July 30.

The 1st Test match between Bangladesh and South Africa ends in a draw after rain washed out the last two days of the game at Chittagong Stadium.

Incessant rain in the port city of Chittagong yesterday compelled match officials to call off day four of the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at 1:30 PM yesterday.

There was disappointment all round the Bangladesh camp after the fourth day of the Test was called off due to incessant rainfall. However, the immense break provided the chance for most of the players of the playing eleven to hit the gym and enjoy some extra training sessions.

Hey, you're on our team,' yelled a child in Bengali after the world's most dangerous pace bowler passed a football, possibly to a player playing on the opposing team, during a friendly, yet competitive, game of street football.

Dale Steyn posts video in Instagram playing football with a few kids in the rain in Chittagong that goes viral in social media.