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SA win 2 - 0 SA gains 4 points; BAN loses 4 points
Draw 1 - 1 BAN gains 11 points; SA loses 11 points
BAN win 2 - 0 BAN gains 26 points; SA loses 26 points
First Test
Dhaka
24 - 27 April 2003
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first.� South Africa dismissed Mehrab Hossain (6) at 1 for 14, however, Bangladesh then batted through to lunch to be in an even position at 1 for 78.� Bangladesh took the total to 97 before Javed Omar (28) and Habibul Bashar (60) were out in the space of three runs.� South Africa began to dominate and at 3 for 124 struck a devastating blow when Akram Khan (13), Alok Kapali (0) and Mohammad Ashraful (12) were dismissed within the space of two runs either side of the tea break.� Bangladesh struggled to an innings total of 173 runs before Khaled Mahmud (6), Tapash Baisya (4), Enamul Haque (1) and Mashrafe Mortaza (20) had been dismissed.� Adams was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 37 off 12.3 overs.� South Africa began their reply and lost Smith (16) at 1 for 38 and Gibbs (17) three runs later before ending the day at 2 for 84.
South Africa batted through the second morning and took the score to 2 for 167 at lunch.� Bangladesh missed their opportunities during the afternoon session as South Africa cruised past their first innings total.� At tea, Rudolph had become only the second South African to post a Test century on debut and the score was 2 for 248 with a lead of 75 runs.� Bangladesh failed to break the partnership during th evening session and at stumps, Rudolph was 170 not out with the highest score on debut for a South African and Dippenaar (131*) had posted his second Test century.
The South Africans ploughed onwards on the third morning.� Rudolph became the fifth batsmen in history to past a double century on debut and finished on 222 not out when South Africa declared at 2 for 470.� The partnership of 429 runs with Dippenaar (177*) was the sixth highest in history.� Bangladesh began the task of erasing the 297 run deficit and at lunch was no wicket for seven.� South Africa dismissed Mehrab Hossain (5) soon after lunch, however, Bangladesh then dug in and batted through the remainder of the afternoon session to be 1 for 82 at tea.� South Africa had more success during the evening session when they dismissed Habibul Bashar(75), Javed Omar (71), Alok Kapali (7) and Mohammad Salim (0) to have Bangladesh teetering at 5 for 185, still needing another 112 runs to force the tourists to bat again.
South Africa required only an hour on the fourth morning to remove the final five batsmen.� Bangladesh was all out for 237 runs after Mohammad Ashraful (28), Akram Khan (16), Mashrafe Mortaza (0), Khaled Mahmud (1) and Enamul Haque (11) were dismissed for the addition of only 52 more runs.� Adams was again the best of the bowlers with 5 for 69 off 18.04 overs while South Africa claimed victory by an innings and 60 runs.
Second Test
Chittagong
01 - 04 May 2003
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first.� The tourists found it slow going during the morning session and lost Smith (15), Gibbs (21) and then Dippenaar (1) on the last ball before going to lunch at 3 for 51 with Bangladesh on top.� Bangladesh dismissed McKenzie (7) at 4 for 63 before missing a chance to stump Boucher.� The miss proved costly as South Africa then batted through to be 4 for 158 at tea. South Africa continued to wrest the initiative away from Bangladesh during the evening session.� While Bangladesh dismissed Rudolph (71) and Boucher (71), South Africa finished the day at 6 for 264 and in the better position.
Overnight rain delayed play on the second morning.� When play did resume, Bangladesh dismissed Pollock (41) in the first over and Dawson (10) followed at 8 for 294.� South Africa then took the total to 330 before losing both Peterson (61) and Adams (9) to be all out.� Mohammad Rafique was the best of the bowlers with 6 for 77 off 37.2 overs.� Bangladesh began their reply and reached 0 for 4 when the heavens again opened and play was called off for the day.
South Africa took complete control of the Test during an extended third morning's play.� Bangladesh were dismissed for only 102 runs, falling 29 runs short of the follow on target.� Only five batsmen made double figures and Khaled Mahmud was top scorer with 20 runs with no one else passing 15.� Ntini was the best of the bowlers with 3 for 32 off 11 overs.� Lunch was taken at the fall of the final wicket and South Africa enforced the follow on.� Bangladesh showed stiffer resistance after lunch and took the toal to 46 before both Mehrab Hossain (14) and Javed Omar (27) fell in consecutive overs.� Bangladesh then batted through to be 2 for 66 at tea.� All of the home side?s good work was undone after tea when South Africa dismissed Mohammad Ashraful (23), Akram Khan (23), Habibul Bashar (33), Khaled Mahmud (0), Alok Kapali (23) and Mohammad Rafique (18) to be 8 for 204 at stumps.� Bangladesh had lost 18 wickets on the same day for only 302 runs.
Bangladesh began the fourth morning needing 24 runs to force South Africa to at again.� Unfortunately, they fell 18 runs short after Mohammad Salim (26) and Mashrafe Mortaza (4) were both out in the third over of the morning.� South Africa claimed victory by an innings and 18 runs with Peterson the best of the bowlers with 3 for 46 off 27 overs.
