Chattogram (Bangladesh): South Africa registered an emphatic win by an innings and 273 runs to clinch the Test series by a 2-0 margin. This is their first-ever series win in Asia after 2014 i.e. 10 years.
This is also the 3rd biggest win margin by a visiting team in Asia after West Indies' victories (by inns & 336 runs) against India at Eden Gardens in 1958 and (by inns & 310 runs) against Bangladesh in the 2002 Dhaka Test.
Series Victory Sealed! 🏆🏏🇿🇦
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) October 31, 2024
The Proteas clinch a 273-run win in the second Test, taking the series 2-0 against Bangladesh!
An all-round performance from our bowlers and batters, and pure Proteas passion from start to finish.
Proud of Team South Africa. Proud of the… pic.twitter.com/ooZ27MbbWv
A couple of clinical performances in this series by the Proteas as they boosted their chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) final. However, they will still have to win their remaining Tests to make a direct entry in the final otherwise they will have to pray for other results to go their way. As a result of these two comfortable victories, they will get a lot of confidence going forward. Also, they are a really strong side while playing in home conditions, so that's an added advantage.
South Africa seal the series 2-0 with a record win in Chattogram against Bangladesh 👏#WTC25 | #BANvSA 📝: https://t.co/C5XNFRbEJ3 pic.twitter.com/FobA13NI8t
— ICC (@ICC) October 31, 2024
Coming back to this Test, Aiden Markram made all the right calls. The South African skipper elected to bat first on a good batting track and his batters made the most of the conditions. Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs and Wiaan Mulder scored centuries, while Bedingham and Muthusamy notched up the fifties to post a huge first innings total of 575/6.
South Africa shake up the #WTC25 race as they climb the standings after a 2-0 whitewash over Bangladesh 🤩
— ICC (@ICC) October 31, 2024
Details 👇https://t.co/mWEJs3qV3q
For the first time in their Test cricket history, three or more South African batsmen have scored 100-plus runs in a single Test innings in Asia. This is the first instance of Proteas doing this anywhere since the 2017 Bloemfontein Test match against Bangladesh. This is the first time South Africa has scored 500 or more runs in a Test innings in Asia since 2013 (vs PAK, Dubai).
Bangladesh were down and out after they were made to toil hard in the field by the South African batters. The Proteas declared their innings towards the end of day 2. In less than 10 overs, South African pacers put their side in the driving seat, having picked up four wickets and from there on they didn't let the game go away from them.
With a slightly early start on day 3, Rabada put the morning conditions to good use and took early wickets as the hosts were reeling at 48/8, however, former skipper Mominul ul Haq and Taijul Islam put up a fight with a 100-plus partnership for the 9th wicket. Their resilience came to an end in the post-lunch session when the southpaw Mominul was trapped lbw by spinner Senuran Muthusamy. Rabada was the pick of the bowlers with a superb five-wicket haul.
The visitors then enforced the follow-on having gained a huge lead of 400-plus, and it was the South African left-arm spinners who broke Bangladesh's spine in the second innings. Muthusamy took four wickets, while Keshav Maharaj bagged a five-wicket haul as Bangladesh were bowled out for a paltry total of 143, finishing the second Test inside three days.
Biggest victory margin for South Africa in Tests
By inns & 273 runs vs BAN, Chattogram, 2024*
By inns & 254 runs vs BAN, Bloemfontein, 2017
By inns & 229 runs vs SL, Cape Town, 2001
By inns & 220 runs vs WI, Centurion, 2014
By inns & 219 runs vs ZIM, Harare, 1999
Biggest defeat margin for Bangladesh in Tests
By inns & 310 runs vs WI, Dhaka, 2002
By inns & 273 runs vs SA, Chattogram, 2024*
By inns & 264 runs vs PAK, Multan, 2001
By inns & 261 runs vs ENG, Lord's, 2005
By inns & 254 runs vs SA, Bloemfontein, 2017
South Africa batters outscoring opponents in both innings
Jackie McGlew (255) vs NZ (172 & 172), Wellington, 1953
Aiden Markram (125) vs ZIM (68 & 121), Gqeberha, 2017
Tony de Zorzi (177) vs BAN (159 & 143), Chattogram, 2024*
