Rabada leads the way as South Africa win first test against Bangladesh

Kagiso Rabada's six-wicket haul leads South Africa to victory over Bangladesh in the first test match.

In-form pacer Kagiso Rabada took six wickets in the second inning as South Africa won the first test against Bangladesh by seven wickets on Thursday (October 24, 2024), wrapping up victory before lunch on the fourth day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.

South Africa reached their target as they scored 106 for three wickets in the second innings, with 41 coming from opener Tony de Zorzi and an unbeaten 30 runs from Tristan Stubbs seeing them home.

Rabada took two wickets early on the fourth day to finish with figures of 6-46, in a match in which he celebrated passing 300 test wickets, as Bangladesh were dismissed for 307 in their second innings.

The home side had fought their way back into the contest on the third day to take an 81-run lead as they were 283-7 overnight but with only three wickets in hand were always under threat as they came out to face the second new ball on Thursday.

South Africa's pacemen quickly cleaned up the tail, denying middle order batsman Mehidy Hasan Miraz a test ton as he was the last wicket to fall, dismissed for 97, slicing Rabada to Wiaan Mulder at third slip.

It left South Africa a modest target to chase with plenty of time in hand and they took 22 overs to ensure the win.

Bangladesh's Taijul Islam took 3-43 to add to his five wickets in the first innings