Close South Africa 529 for 4 (Smith 200, Kirsten 150) beat Bangladesh 170 (Ntini 5-19) and 252 (Terbrugge 5-46) by an innings and 107 runs
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They had showed some grit and determination on Sunday evening, but Bangladesh reverted to type on the fourth morning at Buffalo Park, losing their last five wickets for just 43 runs inside an hour and slumping to their sixth innings defeat in their last seven Tests.

David Terbrugge was the chief beneficiary of a Bangladesh tail unwilling to get stuck in, largely because of the pace generated by Makhaya Ntini at the other end. Terbrugge took four wickets in the morning, giving him his first Test five-for. Few will be as easy.

Bangladesh started the day knowing that defeat was inevitable, but bolstered by their second innings performance on Sunday. When Terbrugge broke the sixth-wicket stand of 35 with the fifth ball of the day, trapping Alok Kapali leg-before for 10, all the fight seemed to evaporate from the remaining batsmen. Alone among Bangladesh's lower-middle order, Kapali had shown a willingness to get into line against the quicks, but this time it proved his undoing, as he hopped across his stumps and was pinned in front of middle-and-leg.

Khaled Masud's dogged innings of 33 ended when he too was caught back in his crease by Terbrugge in the next over (212 for 7) and the rest of the innings subsided in a flurry of wild swings.

Bangladesh have four days to regroup before the second Test. They would do well to spend much of that time in the nets learning how to deal with short-pitched bowling. So evident is their dislike for it that they are sure to be on the receiving end of a lot more at Potchefstroom.

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