South Africa won the just concluded second test against Bangladesh at Bloemfontein by an innings and 254 runs to provide the 45^th occasion of South Africa winning a test by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	won	inns & 254 runs	lost	1st	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017
2	South Africa	won	inns & 229 runs	lost	2nd	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001
3	South Africa	won	inns & 220 runs	lost	1st	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014
4	South Africa	won	inns & 219 runs	won	2nd	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999
5	South Africa	won	inns & 208 runs	lost	2nd	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993
6	South Africa	won	inns & 205 runs	won	1st	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	29 Feb 2008
7	South Africa	won	inns & 193 runs	won	1st	v New Zealand	Port Elizabeth	11 Jan 2013
8	South Africa	won	inns & 180 runs	won	1st	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953
9	South Africa	won	inns & 160 runs	lost	2nd	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002
10	South Africa	won	inns & 142 runs	won	1st	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003
11	South Africa	won	inns & 129 runs	won	1st	v Australia	Durban	05 Feb 1970
12	South Africa	won	inns & 129 runs	lost	1st	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008
13	South Africa	won	inns & 118 runs	won	1st	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017
14	South Africa	won	inns & 107 runs	lost	1st	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002
15	South Africa	won	inns & 100 runs	won	2nd	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008
16	South Africa	won	inns & 092 runs	won	2nd	v England	Lord’s	31 Jul 2003
17	South Africa	won	inns & 092 runs	lost	2nd	v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	23 Oct 2013
18	South Africa	won	inns & 090 runs	lost	2nd	v India	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
19	South Africa	won	inns & 086 runs	lost	2nd	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005
20	South Africa	won	inns & 081 runs	won	2nd	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011
21	South Africa	won	inns & 080 runs	won	2nd	v Australia	Hobart	12 Nov 2016
22	South Africa	won	inns & 074 runs	lost	2nd	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010
23	South Africa	won	inns & 071 runs	lost	2nd	v India	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000
24	South Africa	won	inns & 065 runs	won	2nd	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003
25	South Africa	won	inns & 064 runs	lost	2nd	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002
26	South Africa	won	inns & 062 runs	won	2nd	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005
27	South Africa	won	inns & 060 runs	lost	2nd	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	24 Apr 2003
28	South Africa	won	inns & 059 runs	lost	2nd	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007
29	South Africa	won	inns & 058 runs	won	1st	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953
30	South Africa	won	inns & 051 runs	lost	2nd	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962
31	South Africa	won	inns & 048 runs	lost	2nd	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008
32	South Africa	won	inns & 037 runs	lost	2nd	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2000
33	South Africa	won	inns & 027 runs	lost	2nd	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 2013
34	South Africa	won	inns & 025 runs	won	2nd	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
35	South Africa	won	inns & 021 runs	lost	2nd	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005
36	South Africa	won	inns & 021 runs	won	2nd	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999
37	South Africa	won	inns & 020 runs	lost	2nd	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009
38	South Africa	won	inns & 018 runs	won	1st	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013
39	South Africa	won	inns & 018 runs	won	1st	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	01 May 2003
40	South Africa	won	inns & 016 runs	lost	2nd	v England	Cape Town	30 Mar 1906
41	South Africa	won	inns & 013 runs	won	2nd	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	29 Oct 1999
42	South Africa	won	inns & 012 runs	lost	2nd	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1932
43	South Africa	won	inns & 012 runs	lost	2nd	v England	The Oval	19 Jul 2012
44	South Africa	won	inns & 007 runs	lost	1st	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001
45	South Africa	won	inns & 006 runs	won	1st	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010

 

This win represent South Africa’s largest innings victory margin in tests. Its previous best was against Sri Lanka at Cape Town in Jan 2001 when South Africa had carved a win by an innings and 229 runs. This win provides South Africa’s first ever test win by an innings and 250 plus runs

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	won	inns & 254 runs	lost	1st	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017
2	South Africa	won	inns & 229 runs	lost	2nd	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001

 

This win provides the eighth occasion of South Africa winning a test against Bangladesh by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	won	inns & 254 runs	lost	1st	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017
2	South Africa	won	inns & 205 runs	won	1st	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	29 Feb 2008
3	South Africa	won	inns & 160 runs	lost	2nd	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002
4	South Africa	won	inns & 129 runs	lost	1st	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008
5	South Africa	won	inns & 107 runs	lost	1st	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002
6	South Africa	won	inns & 060 runs	lost	2nd	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	24 Apr 2003
7	South Africa	won	inns & 048 runs	lost	2nd	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008
8	South Africa	won	inns & 018 runs	won	1st	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	01 May 2003

 

South Africa was inserted by Bangladesh in this test and won by an innings and 254 tuns to provide the fifth occasion of South Africa winning a test by an innings margin when it was asked to bat first after losing  the toss. All such  occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Toss	Bat	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	South Africa	won	inns & 254 runs	lost	1st	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	06 Oct 2017
2	South Africa	won	inns & 220 runs	lost	1st	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014
3	South Africa	won	inns & 129 runs	lost	1st	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008
4	South Africa	won	inns & 107 runs	lost	1st	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002
5	South Africa	won	inns & 007 runs	lost	1st	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001