'I expected a bigger fight'

If confidence was to be gained then South Africa have definitely taken the lion's share while on the other hand Bangladesh will be desperately looking to overcome the damage sustained during their demolition in the two-match Test series.

Bangladesh were brutally crushed in both the Tests as the Tigers were unable to put up any sort of fight in any department of the game.

According to Proteas skipper Faf du Plessis, Bangladesh lacked firepower and added that, before the series began, he expected to face a bigger battle.

"Before the series started I said this would be a great challenge for them (Bangladesh) to see where they are when it comes to playing overseas. The last year or two you could see they were a high quality Test team.

"So I expected a bigger fight. I didn't expect them to win the series, but I expected there would be sessions in the game where we would have to be absorbing a bit of pressure because they do have skill. But with that, you have to just say that our team did it better," said Faf du Plessis to the media after an emphatic innings and 254 run win over Bangladesh in the second Test in Bloemfontein yesterday.

The 33-year-old said that Bangladesh does not have the tall fast bowlers needed to get the bounce and pace from traditional African pitches while he also afforded some advice to the Bangladeshi batters to get rid of their fear of short balls.

"You look at the two different styles of teams. Bangladesh don't have tall bowlers. In these conditions you need bowlers who are a bit taller and who can get a bit more bounce. Bounce and pace is what you need when you go to South Africa or Australia. Then there's control. That was lacking from Bangladesh in this series. As a batting unit, we felt that every over there was a boundary you could score, so control is very important. The batters, it's simple but it's hard because the bounce is uncomfortable. You have to get rid of the fear of the short ball and once you have a good plan on how to counter that then you will get better," he opined.