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GQEBERHA, South Africa : Hosts South Africa will look to impose another trial by spin on seething tourists Bangladesh in the second and final test starting at St George's Park in Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth, on Thursday.
Bangladesh have accused the Proteas of sledging that went "overboard" during the first Test in Durban, which ended on Monday.
South Africa thrashed Bangladesh by 220 runs in the first Test at Kingsmead, Durban on Monday. With this win, South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, and also climbed to second spot in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table, with four wins from six Tests so far. Bangladesh, on the other hand, are currently second from bottom, having won just one of their five matches.
WELLINGTON : New Zealand coach Gary Stead hopes to have captain Kane Williamson back for their three-test tour of England in June but says they will need to manage his workload to prevent recurrence of an elbow injury.
South Africa's 220-run win against Bangladesh at Kingsmead on Monday was important on so many levels, especially for Proteas skipper Dean Elgar, who won his first Test at the ground in five attempts.
Bangladesh lost the 1st Test of the two-match series against South Africa by 220 runs on Monday after Keshav Maharaj took seven wickets in the fourth and final innings. The visitors were bundled out for 53 and as a result, the Proteas gained a massive victory. However, the attention has been taken away from Maharaj's performance and Bangladesh fans took to Twitter to express their disappointment after some on-field calls went against them in South Africa's second innings.
Proteas Test skipper Dean Elgar said he was going to play two spinners in the first Test against Bangladesh regardless of the availability of his Indian Premier League contingent.
Bangladesh called for the return of neutral umpires in international cricket after claiming "inconsistent" decisions put them at a disadvantage in the first Test against South Africa in Durban.