We were ahead of the game - Mushfiqur

Mushfiqur Rahim said South Africa could have crumbled under the pressure of scoring quickly if play had been possible on the last two days of the Chittagong Test

'Game was poised in our favour' - Amla

Bangladesh may receive most of the plaudits for their plucky performance for most of the three days of the drawn first Test but Hashim Amla believes that South Africa were in pole position when the weather intervened

Spirited Bangladesh take giant strides

Rain was a regular occurrence in Chittagong, but Bangladesh still had plenty of positives to take away, none more so than proving to be more than a match for South Africa

Mushfiqur applauds bowlers' toil

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim said he was surprised by the discipline of seamer Mohammad Shahid, and praised Mustafizur Rahman's ability to learn quickly

Rain-hit Test ends in tame draw

The first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa ended in a tame draw after rain washed out the last two days without a ball being bowled

Rain washes out fourth day in Chittagong

Although rain interrupted parts of the one-day series and brought an early end to two of the three days in this Test, it had its first proper say of the tour when the fourth day's play was washed out without a ball being bowled

Steyn nutmegs in the rain

The bad weather in Chittagong did not deter Dale Steyn from treating a few kids to some of his football skills

'We've dominated this Test'- Kayes

Imrul Kayes has said that Bangladesh were disappointed at missing out on the fourth day's play, as he felt the hosts were in a better position than South Africa in the Chittagong Test

South Africa chip away at Bangladesh's lead

Liton Das shared an 82-run stand with Shakib Al Hasan to help Bangladesh build a 78-run lead, but South Africa's openers, Dean Elgar and Stiaan van Zyl, all but wiped that away

Weather eats away at time, bowlers' chances

Rain has eaten away at overs in this game but the greater impact, perhaps, may be felt on the Chittagong track, which seems to be easing out for batsmen

When Shakib batted on for Liton

Liton Das and Shakib Al Hasan teamed up to take Bangladesh past a few small milestones on the third day. Shakib shepherded Liton along the way, but the youngster may have to do the same on his own, very soon

Bangladesh's highest score and biggest lead

Statistical highlights from the third day of the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa in Chittagong

Liton, Shakib drive Bangladesh

Tamim, Mahmudullah lift Bangladesh on rain-hit day

Half-centuries from Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah, who shared in a third-wicket stand of 89, took Bangladesh to within 100 runs of South Africa's first-innings total before rain ruined their chances of pressing towards a lead

de Kock fined for shoulder-barging Tamim

Quinton de Kock has been fined 75% of his match fee after pleading guilty to his involvement in a shoulder-barging incident with Tamim Iqbal on the second day of the Chittagong Test

When openers dismissed the openers

Statl highlights from the second day of the first Test between South Africa and Bangladesh in Chittagong

Two minors pulled up for racial taunt

Two spectators were detained at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong for racially abusing a South African player on the second day of the first Test

Bangladesh's diligence impressive but short lived

Bangladesh's batsmen didn't look out of place against perhaps the best bowling attack in the world, but they perished to South Africa's part-timers after settling in

Dead pitch frustrates SA's pace pack

Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander and Morne Morkel toiled as hard as anyone on the pitch, but their hard work did not equate to smart work

Bangladesh steady after Tamim, Mahmudullah fifties

Mustafizur, Jubair dismiss South Africa for 248

South Africa's slid dramatically from 136 for 1 to 248 all out as Mustafizur Rahman, making his Test debut, mowed through their middle-order on the first day of the first Test in Chittagong

SA suffer after batting slowdown

South Africa started well, but a slowdown in the second session gave Bangladesh the opening to fight back and the hosts took it

Mustafizur makes a splash on debut

Stats highlights of the first day's play between Bangladesh and South Africa in Chittagong

South Africa unravelled by Mustafizur

Frugal Bangladesh find luck on their side

Bangladesh contained South Africa in a tight session after lunch, resulting in quick wickets that helped them bowl the visitors out for 248

Mustafizur varies his offcutter with success

Mustafizur Rahman said he had varied the use of his stock ball, the offcutter, during his first day in Test cricket, when he took 4 for 37 against South Africa

Aftab teaching Chittagong's next generation the 'natural game'

Aftab Ahmed was a free spirit during his career for Bangladesh, and as a coach he is now teaching young cricketers to follow their instincts

South Africa aim to extend Test supremacy

South Africa have mastered the art of being better travellers than hosts and seem to have a plan to succeed in Bangladesh too

'Biggest challenge will be SA bowlers' - Hathurasingha

The Bangladesh management believe the Test series will be decided by how well their batsman handle the South African pace challenge

Steyn begins four-finger countdown

Dale Steyn has his sights set on playing 100 Tests, but another special landmark is immediately in front of him - 400 Test wickets