28/09Result
1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, Sep 28-Oct 2 2017
South Africa won by 333 runs
Player of the Match
Dean Elgar
Dean ElgarSouth Africa
28/09Result
1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa at Potchefstroom, Sep 28-Oct 2 2017
South Africa won by 333 runs
Player of the Match
Dean Elgar
Dean ElgarSouth Africa

Best performances - Batsmen

D Elgar
D Elgar
199(388) 15x4 - 3x6
Control %93%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 54 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
16 11 17 11 50 42 10 42
HM Amla
HM Amla
137(200) 17x4 - 1x6
Control %92%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 48 runs
  • 7x4 - 0x6
9 10 4 20 48 13 11 22

Best performances - Bowlers

KA Maharaj
KA Maharaj
O10.4
M1
R25
W4
Eco2.34
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
2W1W
Mominul Haque
Mominul Haque
O6
M0
R27
W3
Eco4.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Partnerships

  • SA - 1st
  • BAN - 1st
  • SA - 2nd
  • BAN - 2nd

South Africa - 1st - Innings

196
D Elgar99 (174)
AK Markram97 (152)
215
HM Amla137 (200)
D Elgar73 (179)
34
D Elgar27 (35)
T Bavuma7 (42)
51*
F du Plessis26 (49)
T Bavuma24 (45)

Bangladesh - 1st - Innings

16
Imrul Kayes7 (20)
Liton Das9 (14)
20
Mominul Haque4 (13)
Liton Das16 (15)
67
Mushfiqur Rahim44 (57)
Mominul Haque22 (32)
55
Tamim Iqbal39 (67)
Mominul Haque13 (56)
69
Mahmudullah30 (59)
Mominul Haque38 (49)
65
Mahmudullah29 (54)
Sabbir Rahman30 (46)
12
Mahmudullah7 (11)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz5 (10)
1
Taskin Ahmed1 (2)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz0 (1)
3
Shafiul Islam0 (8)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz3 (5)
12
Shafiul Islam2 (5)
Mustafizur Rahman10 (12)

South Africa - 2nd - Innings

30
D Elgar18 (25)
AK Markram12 (20)
8
HM Amla5 (15)
AK Markram3 (6)
32
HM Amla23 (28)
T Bavuma8 (28)
142
F du Plessis81 (101)
T Bavuma61 (71)
5
T Bavuma2 (8)
Q de Kock3 (5)
5
Q de Kock5 (6)
AL Phehlukwayo0 (3)
25*
KA Maharaj19 (11)
AL Phehlukwayo6 (10)

Bangladesh - 2nd - Innings

0
Tamim Iqbal0 (4)
Imrul Kayes0 (0)
0
Imrul Kayes0 (0)
Mominul Haque0 (2)
49
Mushfiqur Rahim16 (46)
Imrul Kayes32 (42)
6
Mahmudullah5 (4)
Mushfiqur Rahim0 (9)
7
Mahmudullah4 (14)
Liton Das3 (12)
5
Sabbir Rahman4 (6)
Liton Das1 (4)
0
Sabbir Rahman0 (2)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz0 (3)
4
Taskin Ahmed4 (9)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz0 (6)
4
Shafiul Islam2 (1)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz2 (6)
15
Mustafizur Rahman1 (11)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz13 (17)

Match Coverage

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Big defeat

2

No. of times Bangladesh have lost by bigger margin of runs than the 333 runs in this match. Their biggest defeat of 465 runs came v SL in Chittagong in 2009.

Tough task

217

Highest target successfully chased by Bangladesh in Tests, against West Indies in St George's in 2009. They are set 424 to win in this match.

Fightback

252

Previous highest total by Bangladesh in Tests in South Africa, which came in East London in 2002. Their average total in 8 innings in SA was only 180.

One to improve

16.60

Tamim's average v SA in Tests, before this match - his worst against any opposition. In 10 innings he had hit only 166 runs with a solitary fifty.

The 199 club

10

No. of batsmen to get out on 199 in Tests. Dean Elgar is the 10th to join the club and first for South Africa.

Amla equals Smith

27

No. of centuries for Amla in Tests, as many as Graeme Smith. For South Africa only Kallis has more hundreds (45).

Elgar's best

140

Dean Elgar's previous highest score in Tests. He has scored his maiden 150+ score.

Missed narrowly

3

No. of players to get run out in 90s on their Test debut, including Aiden Markram in this match. Abdul Kadir (in 1964) and Gordon Greenidge (in 1974) were the first two.