Rabada to the fore as South Africa seals record win

Kagiso Rabada led a ruthless bowling performance as South Africa completed an innings and 254-run win on the third day of the second Test against Bangladesh at Mangaung Oval. It was the biggest win in South Africa's Test history, surpassing the innings and 229-run victory over Sri Lanka in Cape Town in 2000-01.

Rabada took 5 for 30 as Bangladesh was bowled out for 172 on Sunday, having been asked to follow-on after mustering only 147 all out in its first innings in reply to South Africa's 573 for 4 declared.

Rabada, 22, who had match figures of 10 for 63, became the youngest of 16 South Africans to take 100 Test wickets. He was playing in his 22nd Test. Only Vernon Philander (19) and Dale Steyn (20) of his compatriots have achieved the feat in fewer matches. It was Rabada's third ten-wicket haul in Tests. He took his tally of Test wickets in 2017 to 54, the most by any bowler this year. He now has 102 wickets in his career, at an average of 22.71 and a strike-rate of 39.8.

Andile Phehlukwayo, playing in only his second Test, took 3 for 36, his career best figures. He took the final wicket of the match, castling Mustafizur Rahman. Phehlukwayo, who made his Test debut in the first game which South Africa won by 333 runs, made it a good series for South Africa's debutants. Aiden Markram had earlier made 143 in South Africa's only innings, having narrowly missed out on a century on debut with 97 in Potchefstroom.

Bangladesh's batsmen couldn't come to terms with the Bloemfontein pitch which had bounce, but was not particularly bowler-friendly. The brightest moment of the innings was during a fifth-wicket stand of 43 between Mahmudullah, who top-scored with 43, and Liton Das, who made 18. A small group of Bangladesh supporters cheered during that partnership, but they had little else to applaud as South Africa's bowlers held sway.

Rabada and Duanne Olivier were aggressive from the start, when Bangladesh resumed on seven for no wicket. They sent down numerous short-pitched deliveries and three batsmen were struck on their batting helmets, including Mushfiqur Rahim, the captain, who had lengthy treatment on the field after ducking into a bouncer from Olivier with his score on 11 soon after the mid-morning drinks break. He carried on batting for another 50 minutes until he was leg before wicket to Wayne Parnell for 26 in the last over before lunch.

Mominul Haque was hit by a bouncer from Rabada two balls before hooking the same bowler to be caught at deep square leg for 11, while Mahmudullah was hit by Olivier before he had scored.

Rabada was expectedly named the Man of the Match, while Dean Elgar, who made 199 and 18 in the first Test and 113 in this match, was the Man of the Series.