BAN vs SA Head to Head Records- 2nd Test, South Africa Tour of Bangladesh 2024

Bangladesh and South Africa are set to lock horns in the 2nd Test of the ongoing series. BAN vs SA 2nd Test 2024 takes place on Tuesday, October 29.

The venue of the match is Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. Najmul Hossain Shanto leads Bangladesh in the Test series.

Temba Bavuma was the skipper of South Africa in the opening game, however, Aiden Markram is set to lead the side in the match in his absence. Ahead of the match, below are complete head-to-head records between both sides in the longest format.

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BAN vs SA Head to Head Records- 2nd Test, South Africa Tour of Bangladesh 2024

BAN vs SA Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics

According to BAN vs SA head-to-head records in Tests, both sides have faced each other in 15 games. South Africa has won 13 matches while 2 ended in a draw. Interestingly, Bangladesh has not won any Test match against South Africa.

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BAN vs SA Head-to-Head Records: Recent 5 Encounters

After losing the previous Test match, Bangladesh has lost all 5 recent games against South Africa. Out of these, 1 took place in the ongoing South Africa tour of Bangladesh 2024. The rest 4 took place in South Africa.

BAN vs SA Head-to-Head Records: Key moments and stand-out performances

Although Bangladesh vs South Africa 1st Test was a one-sided encounter where the visitors won with ease, there were many stand-out performances during the match.

For instance, SA wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne (144) slammed a century in the 1st innings. Wian Mulder (54) slammed a half-century.

In the 2nd innings, opener Tony de Zorzi smacked a 41-run knock while Tristan Stubbs slammed an unbeaten 30 to lead the team to victory.

Among bowlers, Kagiso Rabada, Wiaan Mulder, and Keshav Maharaj grabbed 3-wicket hauls in the 1st innings. Later, pacer Kagiso Rabada grabbed a 6-fer in the 2nd innings and Maharaj picked another 3-wicket haul.

Talking about Bangladesh, all of their batters completely failed in the 1st innings. Later, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (97) and Jaker Ali (58) stormed half-centuries in the 2nd innings. Opener Mahmudul Hasan Joy scored a decent 40 at the start.

In the bowling department, Taijul Islam captured a 5-wicket haul in 1st innings while Hasan Mahmud got a 3-wicket haul. Taijul Islam got a 3-wicket haul in the 2nd innings.

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BAN vs SA Head-to-Head Records: Trends and Patterns

South Africa has an upper hand over Bangladesh on the latter's soil too, winning 5 games and 2 draws out of 7. At Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, Proteas crushed Bangladesh in 1 game while 1 ended in a draw.

Conclusion

As per the above stats, we can conclude that South Africa dominates Bangladesh by winning more games in overall records (13-0), in recent encounters (5-0), and also at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (1-0). Bangladesh still eyes first-ever Test victory against South Africa.