Tony de Zorzi is the man in the spotlight for South Africa

South Africa finished the first day of the Chattogram Test with complete dominance. Throughout the day, Bangladesh celebrated only twice with wickets, while the rest of the time was filled with disappointment. In contrast, the Proteas' dressing room was buoyed by a pair of centuries. Due to inadequate light, the day's play concluded before the scheduled time, with South Africa scoring 307 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 81 overs.

Tony de Zorzi left the field unbeaten on 141 runs after playing 211 balls. Following the dismissal of Tristan Stubbs for 106 runs, de Zorzi spent the last part of the day at the crease with David Beddingham, adding 18 runs to his score.

After losing their first wicket at 69 runs, South Africa played confidently. Despite losing two wickets, they maintained control throughout all three sessions. On this day, Taijul Islam took both of South Africa's wickets alone, while the other four bowlers went wicketless. Taijul bowled a total of 30 overs, conceding 110 runs.

South Africa ended the first day's play at 307 runs for 2 wickets, scoring at a rate of 3.79 runs per over. Tony de Zorzi, who was given a new lease on life at just 6 runs, celebrated his century and was batting at 141 runs. He was joined by Tristan Stubbs, who also scored his first career century before being dismissed for 106 runs.