In the first test, South Africa defeated Bangladesh by 220 runs.

On the fifth day of the first Test at Kingsmead, South African spinners Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer sent Bangladesh plummeting to a 220-run defeat.

Bangladesh were knocked out for 53, their lowest total against South Africa, when Maharaj took seven for 32 and Harmer three for 21.

Bangladesh lost their remaining seven wickets for 42 runs in less than an hour after resuming at 11 for three.

Mushfiqur Rahim, an experienced batsman, was bowled leg before wicket by Maharaj in the opening over of the day as he played down the wrong line of a hurried through straight ball.

In Maharaj’s next over, Liton Das fell to a soft shot, flicking a routine catch to Harmer at wide mid-on, and Maharaj dismissed Yasir Ali with a delivery that spun beyond the edge of Yasir’s defensive push to make it three wickets in three overs.

The rest of the batting collapsed, with only Najmul Hossain (26 off 52 balls) providing any significant resistance.

Throughout the innings, the two spinners bowled the same way. On Sunday evening, they shared the new ball in fading light, and captain Dean Elgar proceeded with the pair on Monday.