First three batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings
First three South African batsmen – DA Elgar {113}, A Markram {143} and HM Amla {132} scored centuries in the ongoing second test at Bloemfontein against Bangladesh to provide the 12th occasion of first three batsmen scoring centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date | C |
| 1 | Eng | 2 | SAF | Lord’s | 28 Jun 1924 | 3 |
| 2 | Aus | 2 | Win | Port of Spain | 11 Apr 1955 | 3 |
| 3 | Aus | 1 | Win | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 | 3 |
| 4 | Ind | 1 | Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 1986 | 3 |
| 5 | Aus | 1 | Eng | Lord’s | 17 Jun 1993 | 3 |
| 6 | SAF | 1 | Zim | Harare | 07 Sep 2001 | 3 |
| 7 | NZl | 1 | Ind | Mohali | 16 Oct 2003 | 3 |
| 8 | Ind | 1 | Ban | Dhaka | 25 May 2007 | 3 |
| 9 | SAF | 3 | Eng | Lord’s | 10 Jul 2008 | 3 |
| 10 | Ind | 1 | Srl | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 | 3 |
| 11 | Eng | 3 | Aus | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 | 3 |
| 12 | SAF | 1 | Ban | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 | 3 |
It also provides the second such occasion against Bangladesh. Both the occasions are listed below. The first such occasion was by India at Dhaka in May 2007
| No | Team | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date | C |
| 1 | Ind | 1 | Ban | Dhaka | 25 May 2007 | 3 |
| 2 | SAF | 1 | Ban | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 | 3 |
It also provides the second such occasion by South African batsmen. Both the occasions are listed below. The first such occasion was against England at Lord’s in Jul 2008
| No | Team | Inns | Oppn | Ground | Start Date | C |
| 1 | SAF | 3 | Eng | Lord’s | 10 Jul 2008 | 3 |
| 2 | SAF | 1 | Ban | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 | 3 |