South Africa vs Bangladesh - Proteas looking for seventh straight home win over the Tigers

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South Africa have won their last six home Tests against Bangladesh.
Three of those six Test wins were by an innings as South Africa secured three consecutive 2-0 home series wins over Bangladesh.
South Africa play two Tests against Bangladesh from 15 to 27 November 2026.

Temba Bavuma averages 51.00 in Tests against Bangladesh (Getty Images).

2008: Proteas claim back-to-back innings wins

2008: Proteas claim back-to-back innings wins
2017: Bangladesh bombarded by the Proteas
2022: Another pair of heavy defeats

Graeme Smith (157) and Hashim Amla (112) took South Africa to 327/1 to get the series off to a great start, only to be all out for 441, with Shakib Al Hasan returning figures of 5/130. Makhaya Ntini took five wickets in the match but Dale Steyn’s seven (2/36 and 5/63) took the Proteas to an opening Test win by an innings and 129 runs as no Bangladesh batter reached 50.

Bangladesh were blown away in the 2nd Test by the Proteas’ pace attack to lose by an innings and 48 runs after scoring 250 and 131. Ntini and Morne Morkel each picked up six wickets in the match. Centuries by Ashwell Prince (162*) and Mark Boucher (117) gave the Proteas enough runs to bowl them out twice to secure the series 2-0.

2017: Bangladesh bombarded by the Proteas

South Africa overwhelmed the visitors, winning the 1st Test by 333 runs and the 2nd Test by a massive innings and 254 runs.

In the 1st Test South Africa piled up 496/3d and 247/6d, rolling Bangladesh for 320 and 90. Dean Elgar (199), Aiden Markram (97) and Hashim Amla (137) demoralised the Bangladesh bowlers. Mominul Haque (77) and Mahmudullah (66) lifted Bangladesh past 300 but they collapsed for 90 in their second innings to suffer a massive defeat.

The 2nd Test saw Bangladesh totally demolished after the Proteas declared on 573/4 and bowled Bangladesh out for 147 and 172. For the South Africans Dean Elgar (113), Aiden Markram (143), Hashim Amla (132) and Faf du Plessis (135) all filled their boots.

Litton Das (70) was the only Bangladesh batter to pass 50 while Kagiso Rabada picked up 5/33 and 5/30 in the match to demolish the visitors and complete another 2-0 series win.

2022: Another pair of heavy defeats

Bangladesh’s strike force of Ebadot Hossain, Khaled Ahmed and Mehidy Hasan Miraz restricted the Proteas to one of their lowest Test match aggregates against the Tigers in the 1st Test, only to be bowled out for 298 and 53 to go down by 220 runs.

Temba Bavuma top-scored for the Proteas with 93 while Mahmudul Hasan Joy scored a dogged 137 to keep his side in the match in the first innings. Keshav Maharaj (7/32) opened the bowling with Simon Harmer (4/103 and 3/21) and the pair rolled Bangladesh for 53 in just 19 overs in their second dig.

The 2nd Test saw Bangladesh beaten even more comprehensively after scoring just 217 and 80 in response to South Africa’s 453 and 176/6 declared. Keshav Maharaj top-scored for the Proteas with a hard-hitting 95-ball 84, with Taijul Islam taking 6/135, adding 3/67 in the second innings.

Simon Harmer (3/39 and 3/34) and Keshav Maharaj (2/57 and 7/40) again opened the bowling in the second inning and together rolled through the Bangladesh top order for just 80 runs to second a 2-0 series win with a 332-run win.

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