'Pitch better than thought'

Not many would have thought that after Bangladesh's first innings on their current tour of South Africa, it would be a left-arm spinner in possession of the best bowling figures.

But Keshav Maharaj took three wickets for 90 as Bangladesh were bundled out for 320 on Day Three of the first Test match yesterday.

With 16 overs remaining when bad light ended the day early Maharaj said that South Africa, currently leading by 230 runs with eight wickets in hand, will reassess declaration plans in the morning today.

It hasn't deteriorated as much as most people expected to, so we'll just have to see how things pan out tomorrow and see if there's some overnight rain and how it affects the pitch for tomorrow.

"Obviously the batsmen give us the best feedback as to the conditions out there," said Maharaj.

"We know that the Bangladesh side are quite an attacking side," he said when asked about Bangladesh batsmen's aggressive mindset.

"At times we were a bit surprised at some of the shots played but we do know that they like to take the game away from the opposition."