South Africa had another remarkable day at the Chittagong Test, building on their substantial first-innings total of 575 runs. By the end of the second day, they had reduced Bangladesh to a precarious position, claiming four wickets for just 38 runs. If the Proteas fail to secure a victory from here, it would be a significant upset.

The standout performer for South Africa was opener Tony de Zorzi, who delivered a stellar innings of 177 runs off 269 balls. Although he fell just short of a double century, de Zorzi expressed a mix of disappointment and satisfaction following the day’s play.

Yeah, definitely [disappointed]. The opportunity was there. It's not often that you have a time in Test cricket nowadays where You can bat in one temp for as long as possible. So yeah, definitely the opportunity was there for me to get a double, maybe even more. But ultimately, it wasn't about me today. Big man upstairs wanted to give another opportunity to someone else, and Wiaan [Mulder] and Sen [Senuran Muthusamy] came and took that, so I'm happy for them,” de Zorzi admitted during the post-match press conference.

Reflecting on South Africa's historical performance at the Chattogram ground, de Zorzi commented, “Maybe feel comfortable. The wicket is a bit more suited to our type of batting. I think it is one of those wickets where if you get in, then you can dominate or bat with your same template. The conditions don't change too much. Obviously, we're on a came with short ball stuff, so guys come with different plans, but the wicket allows you to keep it simple. Then obviously, the two guys who mentioned up front, Graham [Smith] and Neil [McKenzie] played here, so they talked that to me at school because I went to the same school. That's a joke. And we just built on that.”

At the conclusion of the second day, South Africa has firmly established control, leading by 537 runs against Bangladesh.