Play has been called off due to bad light

With fifties from Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Zakir Ali Onik, Bangladesh has avoided the threat of innings defeat and taken the lead. Before rain interrupted play, Bangladesh was ahead by 65 runs. A tea break was announced, and then play resumed at 3 PM, but only lasted for 5 overs before being halted again due to insufficient light, and the day's play could not continue.

At 3:56 PM Bangladesh time, the umpires inspected the field and called off the day's play.

At the end of the third day of the Mirpur Test, Bangladesh's score in the second innings stands at 283 for 7. Mehedi Hasan Miraz is on 87, and Naim Hasan is on 16, giving Bangladesh an 81-run lead so far.

Starting the day with 101 runs on the board and three wickets down, Bangladesh reached 112 runs, still 90 runs behind South Africa's first innings total. Naturally, the threat of innings defeat loomed large. In this situation, Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Zakir Ali Onik provided much-needed stability. However, Zakir was dismissed for 58 after reaching his fifty, while Miraz continued his pursuit of a century.

In response to Bangladesh's 106 runs in the first innings, South Africa scored 308 runs, leaving Bangladesh with a deficit of 202 runs before starting their second innings.