Rain gods have never shown mercy towards Proteas. The trend continued in their first super 12 match vs Zimbabwe. Entire SA team might be shattered by that uncontrollable result. But their run is far from over in this tourney. At this crucial juncture, they clashing with Bangla tigers. It’s going to be a solid match between power packed South African batting and vicious Bangladesh spinners.
Overview:
South Africa: None of the teams faced civil wars like kolpak, captaincy conflicts , board issues like South Africa did during this buildup for T20I world cup. Every time into the multi-national tournament, they are carrying monkey on their back because of the tag "chokers". Somehow they assembled the unit of quality players before the tournament. Also they are coming off from quality bilateral series against India. Even though they suffered series loss they found too many sparks in their unit and peaked well just before the tournament. Kolpak returnee Rossouw and rejuvenated David Miller will beef up their batting unit with ever enterprising Markram and QDK. Wayne Parnell is giving that decent balance to that lineup with his left arm swing bowling in powerplay and decent batting down the order is an advantage for the Proteas. Pace trio of Rabada, Ngidi and Nortje are ready to do nasty work in down under conditions who are covered in all aspects such as pace, bounce and swing. They are the most deadly bowling trio in this T20 World cup. Temba Bavuma should make a brave call on his position otherwise he should step down. Notably he is the only player who went unsold from the currnet WC squad for SAT20 league. None of the bidders showed interest on him. Form issues and injury repeatedly aggravated the diminutive lions and SA skipper. Reeza Hendricks is in the form of his life and was warming the bench vs Zimbabwe and it has now been scuffing the neck of Bavuma for some time now. Rassie Van der Dussen’s 11th hour injury spoiled their batting plans but herculean Stubbs and Klassen were ready to replicate their potential. Entire South African unit comprises of agile, athletic and alarming fielders. So everyone can expect fine fielding pyrotechnics.
Bangladesh: Tigers somehow managed to secure a direct qualification to Super 12 ahead of Asian champions Sri Lanka and former champions West Indies. Their form diminished after each and every series and lack of bench strength which they never addressed properlyand this might affect them in this tourney. Inconsistency and temperament of their batters was showcased during the match against Dutch team. Soumya Sarkar claimed that opening spot ahead of Liton Das with young bloke Shanto. They need to tackle the powerplay blitz of SA pacers. Shakib Al Hasan is the heart and soul of this team and has been always ready to carry his team on his shoulders. But the lack of support from players is pushing him step backwards. Without Rahim, Mahmadullah and Tamim he needs to carry this team to a new era. Afif Hossain might fit in that middle order missing puzzle. Bangladesh lacks power hitters’ vs pace. Too many left handers in Proteas lineup might affect the bowling of Shakib. Mosaddek might be used in powerplay vs QDK and Bavuma. Fizz is not the same bowler after career threatening injuries. His around the wicket cutters to batters should be more effective. Both Taskin and Ebadot’s experience in Australian conditions is not much at this level. Huffed and puffed they won against Dutch team. It’s the right time to pull up their socks now.
Probable Playing XI
South Africa: Quinton De Kock (WK), Temba Bavuma(C), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (C), Afif Hossain Nurul Hasan (WK), Yasir Ali, Mosaddek Hossain , Taskin Ahmed , Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud
Pitch / Weather Report:
Weather reports are predicting 40% chances for shower in afternoon and evening winds are also going to play crucial role in this match. Thunderstorms might arrive during late evening.
The surface of SCG is slightly two paced and spinners will get decent grip here like Santner did against Australia. If pitch is under covers, choosing to field first after winning the toss will be the wise decision. 180 is the par score.
Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Date & Time: Oct 27th at 08:30 AM IST and local time 14:00 AEDT
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar
Interesting Facts:
Bangladesh and South Africa have faced each other in 2 matches in ICC T20 World Cup tournaments. Out of these 2 games, Bangladesh have won 0 whereas South Africa have come out victorious on 2 occasions
H2H record in T20s:
- Matches Played: 7
- Won by South Africa: 7
- Won by Bangladesh: 0
- Most runs:
- David Miller – 162 runs
- Sowmya Sarkar – 134 runs
- Most wickets:
- Aaron Phangiso – 7 wickets
- Shakib Al hasan – 7 wickets
Both teams faced 2 times H2H in T20 WC, but Bangladesh never batted for 20 overs.
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