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Wicketkeeper Dane Vilas is set to make his debut for South Africa in the second Test against Bangladesh starting in Mirpur on Thursday.

Bangladesh bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman says he wasn't intimidated by playing against the likes of Hashim Amla and Virat Kohli in recent series, and says the Proteas' skipper's wicket gave him a 'surge' or belief.

The only people who enjoyed the now-concluded damp squib of a Test series, and probably the tour as a whole, between Bangladesh and South Africa were statisticians and people who write pub quizzes.

The self-interested free for all that those who run the sport have allowed to develop has meant that the rich got richer and the incompetent got more useless.

South Africa captain Hashim Amla was left frustrated by a soggy Test series against Bangladesh, saying he'd wanted to see how younger players would perform but the weather did not allow for that goal to be reached.

Despite the Bangladesh-South Africa series finishing nil all, in the ICC rankings for Test Bowlers it was a momentous Test for world number one Dale Steyn, who joined the illustrious 400-wicket club.

Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim was generally pleased with the Test series against South Africa, despite the huge amounts of rain, as they achieved a first by securing a drawn series against the Proteas.

South Africa Test captain Hashim Amla was disappointed that the bulk of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh was rained off, but looked on the bright side to praise Dale Steyn after he took his 400th Test wicket.

There wasn't even a consideration that play on day five of the second Test in Dhaka would happen, and officials told Bangladesh and South Africa that they had to contend with a draw.

South Africa Test debutant Dane Vilas reflected on the frustrations, emotions and learnings from his curtailed debut, after rain washed out the third consecutive day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Sunday.