South Africa vs Bangladesh Tips: Proteas to Win
Back South Africa to win the first Test. They have just beaten Australia 2-1, while Bangladesh arrive from a home series defeat to West Indies despite Towhid Hridoy's record-breaking batting.
South Africa vs Bangladesh. Sunday, 15 November 2026, 10:00 SAST. Test Cricket. The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.
Match comparison
| Team | Recent performance | Key detail |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | Beat Australia 2-1 | Harmer took 10-120 in the decider |
| Bangladesh | Lost 1-0 to West Indies | Hridoy scored 324 runs in the drawn Test |
Harmer and Rabada finished the Australia series
South Africa bowled Australia out for 111 to win the Newlands decider by 176 runs. Simon Harmer took 6-16 in the final innings and 10-120 in the match, while Kagiso Rabada took 3-39 and reached 350 Test wickets.
The Proteas had already recovered from defeat in Durban with an innings-and-31-run win in Gqeberha. Those consecutive victories show the bowling attack taking 20 wickets against a stronger opponent than Bangladesh have just faced.
Bangladesh's batting is not arriving empty-handed
Towhid Hridoy made 242 not out and 82 against West Indies in Sylhet. His 324-run match aggregate was a Bangladesh record, and Mushfiqur Rahim added 49 in the second innings as the match ended in a draw.
Bangladesh finished 184-4 chasing 369, but the draw still left them with a 1-0 series defeat after an eight-wicket loss in Mirpur. Hridoy's performance is a serious counterpoint to the Proteas pick; the team's results remain less persuasive.
South Africa have runs beyond the top order
Wiaan Mulder and Ryan Rickelton scored centuries in the Australia decider. Marco Jansen finished that series with 198 runs and 13 wickets, contributing on both sides of South Africa's recovery.
Tony de Zorzi returns to the Test squad, with Zubayr Hamza and Anrich Nortje also selected. At the Wanderers, the combination of recent batting contributions and the Harmer-Rabada wicket return makes South Africa the match-winner selection for the Test starting on Sunday.
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