South Africa defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 273 runs at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong to win the Test series 2-0. This is Bangladesh’s second biggest defeat in Test cricket. Bangladesh’s biggest Test defeat came in 2002, when West Indies defeated them by an innings and 310 runs.
It took less than three days for South Africa to defeat Bangladesh. They also registered their biggest win in Test cricket. After the visiting team scored 575 runs (declared) for six wickets, Bangladesh’s batting collapsed in both innings. The host team lost 16 wickets on the third day, which shows how poorly Bangladesh batted.
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Bangladesh Struggles in the First Innings
Bangladesh’s innings folded for 159 runs in the first innings. After gaining a lead of 416 runs, South Africa asked Bangladesh to play follow-on. Kagiso Rabada took five wickets for South Africa and performed the best among the bowlers. Dan Paterson and Keshav Maharaj took two wickets each.
Bangladesh’s score was eight wickets for 48 runs, but Mominul Haque and Taijul Islam handled the innings. Mominul scored 82 runs in 112 balls with the help of eight fours and two sixes. Taijul, who took five wickets in the first innings, played an innings of 30 runs and took Bangladesh’s team to 159 runs.
Second Innings Collapse and Maharaj’s Magic
In the second innings, Bangladesh lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for 143 runs in 43.4 overs. Young debutants Mahidul Islam and Shanto scored 29 and 36 respectively, but they did not get much support from Mushfiqur Rahim and other players.
Hasan Mahmud struggled to score 38 runs off 30 balls with the help of one-four and four sixes. Keshav Maharaj ended the match by dismissing Nahid Rana. Maharaj destroyed the Bangladeshi attack by taking five wickets. Senuran Muthusamy took four wickets.
Playing XIs
- Bangladesh: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hussain Shanto (c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahidul Islam Ankan (wk), Zakir Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana.
- South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Tony De Jorzi, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Senuran Muthusamy, Vian Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Dane Paterson.
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