South Africa vs Bangladesh
1st Test

South Africa play Bangladesh in the 1st Test of South Africa v Bangladesh 2026 at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, on Sun 15 Nov 2026.

South Africa’s form coming in: beat Australia (South Africa won by 67 runs, Thu 24 Sep 2026, 1st ODI); beat Australia (South Africa won by 32 runs, Sun 27 Sep 2026, 2nd ODI); lost to Australia (Australia won by 45 runs (DLS Method due to rain), Wed 30 Sep 2026, 3rd ODI).

Bangladesh’s form coming in: played Malaysia (Match abandoned due to rain (No toss), Tue 29 Sep 2026, 4th Quarter-Final); lost to Pakistan (Pakistan won by 6 wkts (13 overs game due to rain), Thu 1 Oct 2026, 1st Semi-Final); lost to Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka won by 63 runs, Sat 3 Oct 2026, Bronze Medal Match).

The five scheduled days: Day 1 Sun 15 Nov; Day 2 Mon 16 Nov; Day 3 Tue 17 Nov; Day 4 Wed 18 Nov; Day 5 Thu 19 Nov. Daily start times haven’t been published yet.

In Tests, South Africa and Bangladesh have met 16 times: South Africa won 14, Bangladesh 0, 2 drawn (records to 26 November 2025).

The sides meet again in the 2nd Test, Mon 23 Nov 2026 at Centurion Park (SuperSport Park).

The Wanderers Stadium (“The Bullring”) its ends are the Corlett Drive End and the Golf Course End. Johannesburg’s international ground in Illovo, Sandton, nicknamed the Bullring for its steep, enclosed stands.

At The Wanderers Stadium: It hosted the 2009 IPL final, won by the Deccan Chargers against Royal Challengers Bangalore, and the Champions League Twenty20 finals of 2010 and 2012. AB de Villiers finished on 149 off 44 balls in his record-breaking 2015 innings, and in February 2016 he hit South Africa’s fastest T20I fifty here (21 balls) against England. On 12 March 2006 South Africa chased Australia’s world-record 434 here.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗