SA were easily the better team in their Test series against Bangladesh‚ winning by 333 runs and an innings and 254 to claim a whitewash. But what might that mean in the greater scheme of things considering Bangladesh did not belong on the same field as their opponents‚ who outplayed them in all departments? And in the context of the summer’s tougher challenges awaiting in the shape of tours by India and Australia? "We had really good targets leading into this series of what we wanted to achieve as a team and we achieved those goals hands down‚ so we’ll take confidence as we move into two big series‚" Faf du Plessis said after his team wrapped up victory with more than two days to spare on Sunday. "Bangladesh didn’t have the firepower we thought they would have in these conditions."
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