Bangladesh send South Africa in to bat in first Test
Bangladesh won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat on the first day of the first Test at Kingsmead in Durban on Thursday.
The visitors were without opening batsman Tamim Iqbal because of what captain Mominul Haque described as "stomach problems".
Mominul said he decided to bowl because there was grass on the pitch and Bangladesh had confidence in their fast bowlers.
South African captain Dean Elgar said he would have chosen to bat. "In Test cricket I prefer to have runs on the board and with the make-up of our team we have two spinners on a ground which is known to take spin as the Test progresses."
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Teams:
South Africa: Dean Elgar (captain), Sarel Erwee, Keegan Petersen, Temba Bavuma, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne (wkt), Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer, Lizaad Williams, Duanne Olivier
Bangladesh: Mominul Haque (captain), Shadman Ismail, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das (wkt), Yasir Ali, Mehidy Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain
Umpires: Marais Erasmus, Adrian Holdstock (both RSA)
TV umpire: Allahudien Paleker (RSA)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)