Bangladesh lost the second Test against South Africa by an innings and 273 runs on Thursday in Chattogram.
With this win, South Africa won the series 2-0.
It was their biggest win in history and Bangladesh’s second-biggest defeat.
Bangladesh crumble for 159, South Africa enforce follow-on
Bangladesh lost 16 wickets on day three to lose the match by a big margin. Kagiso Rabada bagged five wickets in the first innings, while Keshav Maharaj took five in the second.
“Incredibly proud. Hard work went into it and good to see the hard work paid off. We played some really good cricket,” South Africa’s stand-in captain, Aiden Markarm, said.
In the second innings, Bangladesh’s highest runs came from Hasan Mahmud. He scored 38 with four sixes and remained unbeaten.
Bangladesh vs South Africa test: Mominul fights back after Rabada takes five-for
Seven Bangladeshi batters, including Mushfiqur Rahim, Mominul Haque, Zakir Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz, failed to reach even a double-digit total.
Mominul scored a fifty in the first innings but failed to score anything in the second.
Chattogram's wicket is traditionally known as batting-friendly, which was proved once again when South Africa posted 575 in their only innings. But Bangladesh failed on the same surface.
Three South African batters— Tony De Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, and Wiaan Mulder — hit their maiden Test ton in this match.
Both the pacers and spinners of the tourists were equally unplayable by the hosts’ batters.
“They (bowlers) work really well together. Taking wickets with the new ball, no matter where you play, is important. KG was special,” Markram added, praising Rabada and other bowlers.
In the first innings, they scored 159 in 45.2 overs; in the second, they scored only 143 in 43.4 overs. In both innings together, they could not bat for 90 overs.
“I think we need to improve a lot of things. We bowled well for a few hours, but overall we need to improve,” Bangladesh captain Najmul said.
“It's not just about mental. It is mental and skills. We need to improve in both. Taijul's bowling was a positive. Mominul showed character in the first innings,” he added.