After a slow start in the first innings, Bangladesh look to have got their ideas right in the second. Batting looked tricky on a surface in Mirpur where 16 wickets fell on Day 1 of the first Test as well. Bangladesh’s hopes of bundling out South Africa quickly didn’t work because of brilliant batting from wicket-keeper Verreynne, who scored 114.

“I don’t think there’s been any extra emphasis (on the sweep shot). It is something that I have worked on quite a bit against spinners. It is not really a sub-continent specific thing. I would play it back home against spin as much as possible. I faced a lot of spin out there today so it is kind of what I am trying to do,” Verreynne said.

“I think Wiaan Mulder and I, and the other batters chatted this morning. We spoke to batting coach Ashy P (Ashwell Prince) about how we are going to try to go about things. There was no specific emphasis put on playing the sweep. It was more just about how we back our options. Make sure we try to score and not go into our shells. We tried to play positively, get into better positions,” he again said.

However, Bangladesh opted to use a similar method after an initial burst from Kagiso Rabada where he claimed two wickets in his first over as well. By the end of the day, Bangladesh were better placed than the first innings, finishing on 101/3 with a deficit of as many runs as well.

“Getting out is not in our control but I would say, we can concentrate a bit more and focus on getting set at the wicket,” said Hasan. “It’s frustrating but the batters feel that they can make a comeback in the next day,” he said. “Joy and Mushfiq bhai are batting well and they will try to bat as long as possible and build a good partnership,” he said. “If we can post a total over 200 runs I think we can do it (win).”