 Smith looks in superb form ahead of South Africa's tour to Australia
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Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla hit superb unbeaten centuries as South Africa made 299-1 on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh in Bloemfontein.
The tourists won the toss and bowled tidily to constrict Smith and Neil McKenzie, who reached lunch on 61-0.
But the openers rallied in the middle session and had put on 102 runs before Shahadat Hossain had McKenzie caught.
Amla (103no) joined Smith (138no) and the pair dominated the Bangladesh attack in forging a 197-run stand.
The Proteas could hardly have wished for a better start to the two-match series, which proceeds their eagerly anticipated tour to Australia in December.
Despite scoring slowly in the morning session, Smith and McKenzie both looked in fine form with Smith seemingly fully recovered from the elbow problem that saw him miss the end of South Africa's tour to England in august.
In front of former England coach Duncan Fletcher, who is acting as a consultant to Micky Arthur's men, McKenzie pulled Shahadat to bring up his 3000th Test run before Smith notched his 23rd Test half-century.
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