But it was Trott's evening as he followed up his unbeaten 53 against Worcestershire by hitting another 55, sharing a crucial 71-run third-wicket stand in 11 overs with out-of-favour England batsman Bell.
Clarke was given not out after a Roach lbw appeal when six, a decision upheld after referral, and batted calmly, if slowly, during a 79-run stand in 25 overs with Mike Hussey.
It was not clear why Dhoni had waited so long to introduce the leg-spinner, but he crucially ended a 68-run stand in his first wicket when Hussey's edge looped invitingly to first slip.
In a gripping finish, the former international timed the run-chase to perfection in a run-a-ball ninth-wicket stand of 56 with Herath, who finished 10 not out.
Among the Lions, Denly and Stephen Moore will look back with pride on their 172-run opening stand in the first innings, while Steven Davies and Adil Rashid also hit half centuries.
Earlier, South African duo Craig Kieswetter (106) and Zander de Bruyn had laid the foundations for Somerset's 285-8 in a 167-run fourth-wicket stand.
And after two quick wickets, Ian Blackwell joined Strauss in a 110-run stand, the Somerset man adding an aggressive 63 himself.
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Flintoff blasted 78 in a 158-run stand with Pietersen and then took two for 46 as South Africa were dismissed for 255.
They enjoyed some minor slices of luck in a 97-run stand which ended when keeper Paine was caught behind off Ishant Sharma for 50.
The former skipper dropped anchor in a 100-run stand for the first wicket with Devon Smith (53), while Pollard provided the theatrics late on, hammering five fours and four sixes in the third-fastest World Cup half-century.
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Murali Vijay was given a rare Test appearance with Gautam Gambhir away at his sister's wedding and responded with a contribution of 87 in a 221-run opening stand before falling lbw on the sweep to Rangana Herath.
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Amla (103no) joined Smith (138no) and the pair dominated the Bangladesh attack in forging a 197-run stand.
Sarwan shared in a 100-run sixth-wicket stand with Vasbert Drakes, who scored 37 before becoming the first of Gareth Flusk's two victims.
Hollioake (38 off just 34 deliveries) shared in a decisive 82-run stand with Thorpe but he holed out to Windows at deep mid-wicket off strapping Australian Jo Angel, the overseas replacement for Ian Harvey.
Hachim Amla and Ashwell Prince offered a semblance of stability with a 22-run stand before Harbhajan trapped Amla leg before in his second over.
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But, despite being advised by Mr Kuchma to withdraw from the race (and thus to discredit the whole procedure), he also insisted that he would stand in the December 26th re-run.
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Danny Guthrie forced Cech into an early save, while the Czech keeper was forced into action again to deny Davies after the stand-in skipper ended a driving run with a low strike.
After Justin Ontong was trapped lbw in the next over, Gibbs shared a 49-run stand with de Villiers and added 64 with JP Duminy.
Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni rebuilt the innings with a 99-run stand for the fourth wicket but medium pacer Thisara Perera struck in his first over to remove Dhoni, caught behind by Sangakkara and Perera found more success with the wicket of Yuvraj.
The hosts had reached 258 all out in their first innings thanks to a useful 38-run final-wicket stand between Craig Kieswetter (67) and Charl Willoughby.
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He shared an opening stand of 136 with Graeme Smith (65) and cracked four sixes in his run-a-ball 140.
Sangakkara shared a 90-run stand with opener Tharanga Paranavitana, who recorded his second half century of the match before being trapped lbw in Sreesanth's first over after lunch.
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