Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque has won the toss and decided to bowl first in the first of the two-match Test series against South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban today, however, Tamim Iqbal will have to wait further to make his much-awaited comeback in the longest format after a stomach ache in the morning earlier ruled him out of this Test.

Bangladesh arrive into the Test series against the Proteas on the back of historic victories – maiden ODI series win in South Africa, preceded by maiden Test win in New Zealand -- away from home. Mominul Haque his troops could not have asked for a better momentum ahead of the red-ball challenge against a strong Proteas side, who are missing their regular fast bowlers due to Indian Premier League (IPL) involvement.
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The Tigers have only one change from the eleven that featured in the Mount Maunganui Test in New Zealand, with pacer Khaled Ahmed replacing another quick Shoriful Islam, who has suffered a minor injury of late and has been kept out of the side as a precautionary measure, according to BCB physio Bayezidul Islam Khan.

Bangladesh XI: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Najmul Shanto, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das, Yasir Ali, Mehedi Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Khaled Ahmed