Mulder, Rabada, Maharaj skittle Bangladesh out for 106

Wiaan Mulder ran through Bangladesh's top order • Getty Images

Mirpur, October 21:

Innings break Bangladesh 106 all out (Mahmudul 30, Mulder 3-22, Rabada 3-26, Maharaj 3-34) vs South Africa

Wiaan Mulder, Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj ripped through Bangladesh line-up with three wickets each to skittle them out for just 106 inside two sessions on the opening day of the first Test.

Most of the damage was done by the two fast bowlers in the morning session, when they left Bangladesh six down and hurt in hazy Dhaka after Najmul Hossain Shanto decided to bat first. Mulder set the platform early on and Rabada followed it up before Maharaj spun a web around lower middle order. Mahmudul Hasan Joy, who remained unbeaten on 16 at lunch, was patient in his 97-ball 30 before offspinner Dane Piedt bowled him to end Bangladesh's chances of redemption.

Taijul Islam and Nayeem Hasan put on 26 runs from 46 balls for the ninth wicket - also the highest stand of the innings - but Rabada came back in the second session to remove Nayeem. Bangladesh added 46 runs and lost four wickets post lunch.

Earlier in the day, Mulder and Rabada utilised the grass cover on the surface for extra movement off the surface while also finding early swing to leave Bangladesh reeling at 60 for 6. Mulder was exceptional in his opening spell, taking three wickets. Rabada picked up two in the morning to cross 300 wickets in Tests. Maharaj had Mehidy Hasan Miraz lbw at the stroke of lunch to hurt Bangladesh further.

Mulder gave the visitors the first breakthrough off his fourth delivery when Shadman Islam chased a full length outswinger wide of off stump to nick it behind. His next over, though, started dramatically, when South Africa reviewed the first ball for lbw against Mominul Haque. It was a full-length ball around leg stump that seamed in to rap the pads low after he played the wrong line. As UltraEdge showed a gap between bat and pad, and ball-tracking wasn't available due to internet issues, he remained not out as per the on-field umpire's decision. However, two balls later, Mominul nicked one to the wicketkeeper to depart for 6.

Mulder's third wicket was set up nicely. After bowling the first four deliveries from over the wicket to the left-hand better Najmul Hossain Shanto, he came around the wicket for the fifth ball. The change immediately worked, with Shanto, trying to work it through midwicket against the angle, getting a tame leading edge to Maharaj.

Rabada, after bowling four overs in his first spell, came back and dismissed Mushfiqur Rahim straightaway when he got one to zip through the gap between his bat and pad to rattle the stumps. A few overs later, he hit the hard length and forced Litton Das to edge one to a flying Tristan Stubbs at gully.