Fourth umpire Adrian Holdstock held up the ball for the camera soon after he had handed over the second new ball to the on-field umpires in the 86th over. As he rolled the ball around in his hand, it was hard to make out the seam, which had become very dark. It certainly looked like a ball that got a fair beating, as South Africa ended the first day on 428 for three. Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram plundered the Bangladesh bowlers to score hundreds. Markram's 143 was his maiden century, having missed out in Potchefstroom when he tried to help Elgar reach his century. This time there were no regrets from either opening batsmen.