South Africa beats Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the first Test of the two-match BAN vs SA series in Dhaka

WTC 2023-25: On Thursday, October 24, South Africa defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the first Test of the two-match BAN vs SA series at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. South African wicketkeeper batsman Kyle Verreynne was named Player of the Match for scoring a century in the second innings of the BAN vs SA Test.

With the win in Dhaka, South Africa have made a big jump in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 ​​cycle points table. South Africa's win over Bangladesh was their first win on the Asian continent in 10 years, their last win being in 2014.

sixth place in the standings

With this win, South Africa moved up to fourth position in the WTC 2023-25 ​​points table with a points percentage (PCT) of 47.61%. Before the Dhaka win, South Africa were sixth in the WTC standings with two wins from six matches with a PCT of 38.89%.

How can South Africa reach the final?

South Africa still have five Test matches left in the WTC cycle, if they win all five, they will finish at 69.44%, which would put them in the top two positions (barring any penalties for slow over rates). . Four wins out of five will also take them to 61.11%, giving them a strong chance of finishing in the top two based on the results of the matches against India, Australia and Sri Lanka.

Kyle Verrene and the bowlers led the victory

In the Bangladesh vs South Africa Test in Dhaka, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. The Bangladesh team, led by Nazmul Hossain Shanto, had a very poor performance as they were bundled out for just 106 runs, with Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj and Wiaan Mulder taking three wickets each. In reply, South Africa scored 308 runs in the second innings, in which the team won with the help of a century from the bat of Kyle Verreynne.