Then, after hitting up a massive 583 for seven before declaring their first innings, the tourists also posted a wicketkeeping record on the second day of the Test.

With two catches behind, wicketkeeper Mark Boucher overtook Adam Gilchrist and took his tally for Test wicketkeeping catches to 401, helping South Africa restrict Bangladesh to 60 for three at the close.

The skipper celebrated the milestone, reached when he took a single off Shakib Al Hasan, by shaking hands with his opening partner in the middle.

The pair also received a standing ovation from the South African dressing room and the home crowd.

Their stand however came to an end just two runs later when Smith was bowled by left-arm spinner Abdur Razzaq for 232 that came off 277 balls and included 33 fours and a six.

Graeme Smith declared the innings just after Zunaed Siddique caught Peterson at slip off a Rafique delivery.

SCOREBOARD

South Africa (1st innings): N McKenzie b Shahadat Hossain 226, G Smith b Abdur Razzak 232, H Amla lbw Shahadat Hossain 38, J Kallis not out 39, A Prince b Shahadat Hossain 2, AB de Villiers b Shakib Al Hasan 1, M Boucher c Shakib Al Hasan b Mohammad Rafique 21, R Peterson c Zunaed Siddique b Mohammad Rafique 4

Extras (b-10, w-1, lb-7, nb-2) 20;

Total (7 wickets decl, 161.1 overs) 583

FoW: 1-415, 2-514, 3-515, 4-519,

5-524, 6-579, 7-583

Bowling: Mortaza 28-6-92-0, Hossain 25-1-107-3, Rafique 44.1-5-132-2 , Razzak 31-1-129-1, Al Hasan 25-4-68-1, Ashraful 3-0-20-0, Ahmed 5-0-18-0

Bangladesh (1st innings): T Iqbal c de Villiers b Steyn 14, Z Siddique c Boucher b Steyn 18, S Nafees not out 7, M Ashraful c Boucher b Steyn 0, A Razzak not out 8

Extras (lb-6, nb-7) 13

Total (3 wickets, 16 overs) 60

FoW: 1-39 2-49 3-49

Bowling: Steyn 8-2-24-3, Ntini 3-0-13-0, Morkel 3-0-16-0, Peterson 2-1-1-0

Top five OPENING STANDS in tests

• N McKenzie/ G Smith 415, SA v Bangla, C’gong, 2008

• V Mankad/ P Roy 413, India v NZ, Chennai, 1956

• V Sehwag/ R Dravid, 410, India v Pak, Lahore, 2006

• G Turner/ T Jarvis, 387, NZ v WI, Georgetown, 1972

• W Lawry/ R Simpson, 382, Aus v WI, Bridgetown, 1965