Proteas allrounder Wiaan Mulder has opened up about his marked improvement since returning to international cricket, where he first arrived onto the scene as a teenager back in 2017.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad said the victory in the first Test in Bangladesh was "very special" but insists the tourists will still need to put in the "hard graft" to close out the series.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma will not be ready to take his place in the starting line-up for the second and final Test against Bangladesh, starting in Chattogram next Tuesday.
Proteas' seamer Kagiso Rabada picked up match figures of 9 for 72 as South Africa defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in Mirpur on Thursday.
A fightback from the Bangladesh lower order has kept the first Test alive against the Proteas in Mirpur.
Kyle Verreynne struck a fabulous century to put the Proteas in a strong position at stumps on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka.