South Africa vs Bangladesh, 1st Test: Dean Elgar Terms Win As "Pretty Special"

South Africa captain Dean Elgar said that the victory against Bangladesh in the 1st Test was 'pretty special' and added that it was a hard-fought win after Proteas defeated Bangladesh with massive 220-runs in the first Test to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series here at Kingsmead, Durban on Monday. Bangladesh were bowled out for just 53 runs in the second innings, their second-lowest total in Test history. Keshav Maharaj finished the match with figures of 7/32 in 10 overs. Simon Harmer picked up the other three wickets as the Proteas finished with an opening Test match win.

"Pretty special win, it's not often we've had a Test go into five days. It's been a hard graft playing in conditions that we're not used to seeing, we had to apply ourselves well, and we had to execute our skills which was a bit of a challenge for the young-ish bowling unit. It's a hard-fought win, which is a massive positive for us. The conditions played a factor in our team selection with two experienced spinners and seamers who applied themselves well. There are a lot of learning curves for a lot of guys," said South Africa skipper Dean Elgar in a post-match presentation.

In both innings, Dean Elgar was the star with the bat for South Africa as he smashed fifty, including a crucial 64 runs that took the hosts to 204 runs in the second innings and helped set Bangladesh a tough target.

"The team management has worked really hard, it's a massive squad effort. I think experience plays a massive part. We have been fortunate enough to experience that in the subcontinent where they declare and you bat in the dark and a lot of things react differently. And you're facing the spin under the lights which do make it play a bit differently.