'Never even dreamt of this start'

On the field Kagiso Rabada was a menace. His sharp line and length, combined with the odd bouncers and lethal yorkers, almost single-handedly dismantled Bangladesh's batting line-up.

Off the field, his excitement and animated yet gentle replies to the journalists' questions at the post-match press conference reminded everyone that this pacer is just 20 years old.

In just one match, the youngster broke two long-standing records. His figures of 6 for 16 are now the best by a South African and are also the best bowling figures in an ODI on debut. Rabada perhaps best described his own achievement saying, "I couldn't even dream of a start like this."

"When I was bowling in the warm-up I felt a good rhythm, so I was itching to get on. And the wickets just came. I was not planning for this," he added.

It was his hattrick that put the hosts on the back-foot right from the word go.

"I didn't know where to bowl. I was like… yorker, bouncer, normal length delivery. Then I went for the yorker and missed it by miles," laughed Rabada when asked what was going on in his head as he was running up to bowl the hattrick delivery.

While he may have achieved remarkable figures in yesterday's match, his plan was simple.

"The wicket looked like it had a bit more grass on it than the T20Is which encouraged me a little bit. I was just going in there and trying to execute good length, line and varying it with some bouncers and yorkers that we have been working on in practice sessions," said Rabada, adding that he enjoyed getting Tamim Iqbal's wicket the most.

Seated next to Rabada was the calmer and more composed Hashim Amla. He may have seen it all in his career, but he too couldn't stop breaking into spurts of laughter every now and then, while observing his younger compatriot.

"No I didn't," Amla remarked when asked if he expected such a comprehensive victory.

"Obviously Bangladesh have had some good series over the last couple of months. You kind of expect a team to perform at that level all the time. And obviously you have to give credit to KG [Rabada] and our bowlers. They bowled exceptionally well.

"I didn't expect the victory to be as comprehensive as it was, but we will take it and we are happy to go out on Sunday 1-0 up. It will be great if we can clinch the series there," said Amla.

While the South Africa skipper congratulated Rabada on his achievement, he also put emphasis on the fact that there were still two more ODIs to go in the series.

"Anybody taking six wickets in an ODI is surprising. It doesn't happen that often. Many congrats to him. But as I said, Sunday is another game. The way we look at it is he had a great game today.

"But he is not the kind of person who is going to back down and say 'Oh, I just picked up six wickets and I am going to try and live my life off it.' He works very hard and we are blessed to have him," said Amla.