South Africa vs Bangladesh, 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa, 2022 - CommentaryRSA vs BAN, 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of South Africa, 2022 - Commentary

South Africa won by 220 runs

South Africa

367

&204

Bangladesh

298

&53

PLAYER OF THE MATCH

Keshav Maharaj

Umpires are people, too

Marais Erasmus and Adrian Holdstock aren't having the best of games at Kingsmead, but that doesn't make them bad umpires

South Africa's slip-ups allow Mahmudul to dominate

The 21-year-old batted for more than seven hours for his 137, his first century and the only hundred by a Bangladeshi against South Africa

Mahmudul Hasan Joy - Entering the record books with a smile

The 21-year-old became the first Bangladesh player to score a Test hundred against South Africa

S Kamran: Harmer is a champion of a bowler. Had he not been involved in the kolpak deal, he could've been in the league of Lyon, and also the performance of South Africa in Asia could've been much better in recent times.

Bavuma, Harmer and their contrasting paths to Kingsmead

That they are both here, both in the thick of things, and both contributing to South Africa's cause, is a thing to treasure

Pratik Pathare: @Cricbuzz Why spinners are brought on? Is the pitch offering turn and bounce? It is SA pitch or Asian pitch? Confused. 'Light isn't great to bowl pacers'

Himal: What are Olivier's bowling speeds so far? 'He's bowling in the 130s'

rama: Regarding the last LBW Review, it is a human error on part of TV Umpire and not the Technology. The TV Umpire opined that the ball pitched outside off which was rofl moment even for Umpire Erasmus. 'It wasn't the TV umpire, it was the computer technology which considered Williams as a right-hander'

Tabib: Taskin has bowled superbly but unfortunate not to get a wicket.

Anyone at Kingsmead for cricket?

The start of the opening day's play was delayed due to a faulty sightscreen but there weren't many present at the ground to even notice it

NIKHIL: Bangadesh team are fighting back after one bad session.

Sagar: Same old trouble for the Asian teams. they look at the greenery on the pitch and get deceived by it. This is a brown surface with a sprinkling of grass on the middle patches just to hold the surface together. Bangladesh have thrown away a golden opportunity as Durban tends to help spin on days 4 & 5

Sachin Bansal: Match was supposed to start at 1:30 IST? Is this due to bad weather or something? 'No,. there is an issue with the sightscreen and it's taking a lot of time to sort it out'

Tonmoy: Is this a Bowl first pitch? What do you reckon? 'A bit of grass and teams do often tend to bowl first in South Africa'