Four South African batsmen – DA Elgar {113}, A Markram {143}, HM Amla {132} and F du Plessis {135 not out} scored centuries in the ongoing second test at Bloemfontein against Bangladesh  to  provide  the 21st occasion of four or more 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	1	Aus	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	4
2	Win	1	Ind	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	4
3	Aus	2	Win	Kingston	11 Jun 1955	5
4	Pak	2	Ind	Faisalabad	03 Jan 1983	4
5	Win	2	Ind	St John’s	28 Apr 1983	4
6	Pak	2	Srl	Galle	21 Jun 2000	4
7	Srl	2	Ind	Col-SSC)	29 Aug 2001	4
8	Pak	2	Ban	Multan	29 Aug 2001	5
9	NZl	1	Aus	Perth	30 Nov 2001	4
10	NZl	1	Ind	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	4
11	SAF	1	Win	St John’s	29 Apr 2005	4
12	Win	2	SAF	St John’s	29 Apr 2005	4
13	Pak	1	Ind	Lahore	13 Jan 2006	4
14	Eng	1	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2007	4
15	Ind	1	Ban	Dhaka	25 May 2007	4
16	Srl	2	Ban	Col-SSC	25 Jun 2007	4
17	Srl	1	Ind	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008	4
18	Aus	2	Eng	Cardiff	08 Jul 2009	4
19	Ind	2	SAF	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010	4
20	Aus	1	Win	Melbourne	26 Dec 2015	4
21	SAF	1	Ban	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017	4

It also provides the second such occasion by South African batsmen. Both the occasions are listed below. The first such occasion was against West Indies at St John’s in Apr 2005

No	Team	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date	C
1	SAF	1	Win	St John’s	29 Apr 2005	4
2	SAF	1	Ban	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017	4

It also provides the fourth such occasion against Bangladesh. All such occasions are listed below. Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and South Africa are the four teams to accomplish the feat against Bangladesh

No	Team	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date	C
1	Pak	2	Ban	Multan	29 Aug 2001	5
2	Ind	1	Ban	Dhaka	25 May 2007	4
3	Srl	2	Ban	Col-SSC	25 Jun 2007	4
4	SAF	1	Ban	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017	4