“We thought it was going to spin, and it wouldn’t really cut, but with the new ball, there was a little bit of movement,” Rabada said closer to the week’s games. “There wasn’t much swing, but off the wicket, there was quite a bit of seam movement.
“To be honest, that’s actually how it works inside the nets. Most of the time, what you get inside the nets is what you’ll similarly get inside the heart. It’s spinning for the spinners and sewing for the spinners as well. closers. We found it’s a little unexpected. We don’t set up pitches, but that’s what we used to do, and it’s that simple.”
However, before bowling a ball, Rabada was worried about how South Africa was going to force the issue as he was asked to bowl first at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, a ground with a reputation for producing angry spinners. But between them, Mulder and Rabada had the home team 45 for 5 in the 20th over.
When Mushfiqur Rahim became the fourth batsman to fall, it was the historic wicket. And it was a special delivery that did it, swinging just enough and pinching it slightly to take out both the center and outside stump.
“Once I got here straight to bowling this morning, I wasn’t really that fascinated by that last wicket,” Rabada said. “I was more interested in how we have been moving to win this test, especially the closest to losing the toss and bowling first. But if it happened, it used to be just a holiday. Everyone plays to reach milestones, without However, it used to be a vacation. The best way my teammates help me, we support each and every alternative, and that seemed really perfect to me.
“It’s a special moment. As for the record, I didn’t know it, but I guess it motivates me to do even better.”
The initial damage, however, was caused by Mulder, who took the first three wickets to free Bangladesh on 21 for three.
“With 16 wickets on the first day, I would say it leans towards the bowlers. Test cricket should offer a fair competition between bat and ball, where bowlers get something if they bowl well and batsmen can score if they try hard.”
Kagiso Rabada in sound
“He bowled incredibly. He looked good since our camp in South Africa. You have to give him credit: he has worked very hard and it shows,” Rabada said. “He didn’t really have to adjust much because he’s been bowling like that since camp. I’m not surprised by the reward he got this morning. He was phenomenal and I’m really happy for him.”
South Africa, replying to Bangladesh’s 106, finished the week on 140 for six, with Taijul Islam picking five wickets. Then twist the nearest seam. Faced with the inevitable question whether this kind of sound was suitable for Test cricket, Rabada at first had a smile on his face, but then chose the diplomatic route.
“I think there needs to be a balance in Test cricket. You want a fair contest between bat and ball. That’s the kind of wicket you want,” he said. “You could argue that a bowling unit hasn’t bowled well or a batting unit hasn’t performed, and that’s the balance you’re always trying to weigh up.
“But with 16 wickets in the first week, I would say it is tilted against the bowlers. Check that cricket must run on an equal game between bat and ball, where the bowlers get something if they bowl well and the batsmen “They can qualify if they follow themselves.”
Mohammad Isam is ESPNcricinfo correspondent in Bangladesh. @isam84
