South Africa's players are particularly wary of a Bangladesh side that stunned Australia in their most recent away series.

Spinner Simon Harmer has described the current squad as the strongest Bangladesh team to tour South Africa, while Keshav Maharaj and Aiden Markram have also stressed the need to be fully prepared.

Bangladesh secured a historic nine-wicket win in the first Test in Australia before losing the second by an innings. The two-match series ended in a 1-1 draw, with the effectiveness of Bangladesh's fast bowlers and the fighting spirit of their batters among the major positives from the tour.

Najmul Hossain Shanto's side will now face another stern examination on South Africa's fast and bouncy surfaces when the two-match Test series begins at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on November 15.

Harmer, comparing the current Bangladesh side with teams he has faced in the past, believes this is the strongest group to have travelled to South Africa.

“Of all the Bangladesh teams we have faced so far, this is going to be the strongest one,” Harmer said.

“Bangladesh have improved a lot. They have some bowlers who can bowl with serious pace, good spinners and good batters as well. So, it is going to be a tough test.”

Maharaj also sees Bangladesh's success in Australia as a significant achievement. While Bangladesh have long been competitive in white-ball cricket, he believes they are now demonstrating their ability in the longer format as well.

“Bangladesh have done really well. They have always been a competitive side in white-ball cricket, and now they have gone to Australia and come away with a drawn series, which is a huge achievement for them in a long time,” Maharaj said.

“They have a number of quality fast bowlers, some young players coming through, and clearly they have found a good balance in their batting. They also have some world-class spinners. So, this is certainly not a team we can take lightly.”

Top-order batter Markram was also full of praise for Bangladesh's pace attack. Traditionally known as a spin-heavy side, Bangladesh are now showing that they can handle pace and bounce while also possessing a bowling attack capable of thriving in pace-friendly conditions.

“They have always played spin well and have good spinners in their bowling attack,” Markram said.

“But now they are proving that they have batters who can handle pace and bounce, along with a really good bowling attack that can bowl quickly and hit the right areas in conditions that assist pace.”

Markram believes Bangladesh's growing balance is reflected in their performance in Australia and expects them to arrive in South Africa with the same confidence.

“I think they are a much more balanced and complete team now, and what they did in Australia is proof of that,” he said.

“I have no doubt that they will come here with the same mindset, so we have to be 200 percent prepared and look forward to what should be a really competitive series.”