South Africa have won two matches and are in control of their group, looking strong at the top spot. Their next opponent will be Bangladesh who have already won one game but must win four more to advance to the Super Eights.
Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller have been stellar performers for South Africa in New York. Can they continue their winning ways here? In this article, we will discuss the main points of South Africa National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
South Africa: Faf du Plessis (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Reeza Hendricks (WK), Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen (WK)
South Africa will field the same XI that led them to their second win in New York. Their batting lineup will include Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks and Heinrich Klaasen as key performers, while fast bowlers such as Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi and Anrich Nortje pose plenty of threat from behind the stumps.
Bangladesh will look to recover after suffering an unexpected defeat against Sri Lanka in their opening World Cup 2024 match, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. To remain competitive in this competition, they must perform better. Prior to that encounter with South Africa at Wankhede Stadium. Bangladesh had lost by 229 runs.
Temba Bavuma will likely return as captain, after Shakib Al Hasan was sidelined due to an injury. Furthermore, Tigers may make changes within their squad, particularly their bowling department.
Bangladesh are currently languishing at the bottom of Group B with only two points after three matches, struggling to score big and fielding poorly compared to their counterparts. If they want to reach the semi-finals they must improve significantly.
QDK and Hendricks will open South Africa’s innings. QDK hits his first ball from Hendricks’ pad to hit it over midwicket for six runs before hitting Hendricks’ fifth ball for four, prompting an LBW shout but ultimately the umpire gives not out ruling.
Bangladesh are back into attack thanks to Mustafizur Rahman. He delivers one to Hendricks on the right-hander’s off side and attempts to hit over the ropes for six, but misses. On his next fuller delivery Hendricks slogs it towards midwicket for four runs.
Last ball is a high full toss and Hendricks goes back on his back foot early to try to drag it across the line, only for it not quite working and eventually leading him out for a run-out.
Bangladesh will rely on Liton Das and Tanzid Hasan to offer some resistance in their middle order, while Bangladesh hopes that their top order can form effective partnerships to get them closer to reaching their target. Proteas bowlers must continue to put pressure on Bangladesh and make life difficult for them. This should be an enjoyable clash between two teams who have met 24 times already in ODIs; Proteas have won 18 and Bangladesh six. On Tuesday at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, two sides will face off live and streamed on Disney+ Hotstar starting at 7:00 PM local time. This match could determine which team advances to the next round – so make sure to tune in!
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (C), Najmul Hossain Shanto (WK), Liton Das (WK), Tanzid Hasan (WK), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (WK)
South Africa’s Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock dominated South African’s middle overs to score 382 runs in 50 overs, forcing Bangladesh’s bowlers into bowling well to stop run flow; only 66 runs were scored during Bangladesh’s last 10 overs of their innings against them.
The Proteas have won three of their four matches so far and look poised to secure one of two top spots with another victory against Bangladesh. But it remains possible for their undefeated Tigers team to end their World Cup campaign on an upbeat note as well.
Following their defeat against England, both teams will be eager for victory to avoid being eliminated from competition. Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan could play an instrumental role in this matchup as he recovers from an injury; his team must do everything they can to prevent New Zealand from taking control of the table and seizing an upper hand in terms of rankings.
Both teams are expected to field similar XIs from their previous matches in New York; however, Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock’s absence will be devastating to Tigers hopes.
Shakib Al Hasan will lead Bangladesh, while Liton Das will serve as wicketkeeper. Both have established impressive records against South African opposition in previous competitions; moreover, Bangladesh batsmen are not afraid of hitting balls over the fence in competitive innings; some even managed to attain high scores during competition.
Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed have been excellent bowling units for the Tigers so far; conceding just 13 runs over 10 overs during that span and taking down two key batsmen such as Klaasen and Miller in that timeframe.
Liton Das and Tanzid Hasan have been in fine form as Bangladesh’s opening batsmen, both scoring three sixes during their initial over against South Africa before Liton hit a boundary off his first ball of an over. Each over ended in singles as these batsmen continued dealing in smaller boundaries.
Match Summary
As they prepared to enter their last match of the group stages with much at stake, South Africa were determined to put on an impressive performance against Bangladesh in their final group game. Heinrich Klaasen hit his maiden T20I century while Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram looked sharp as well.
Bowling was determined not to let South Africa get away with anything, as Shoriful Islam and Mehidy Hasan Miraz both used spinners – Shoriful Islam for Hendricks and Mehidy Hasan Miraz for Rassie van der Dussen respectively – to maintain pressure with some clever bowling. They managed to dismiss Hendricks with an inswinger while Mehidy Hasan Miraz bowled straight to Rassie van der Dussen in the middle overs as South Africa struggled for rhythm in middle overs innings.
Proteas then surged forward in the final 10 overs to post a mammoth 382 runs against Bangladesh’s modest total, Heinrich Klaasen remaining unbeaten while Quinton de Kock struck 75 off 52 balls en route.
Markram found the perfect partner in Shakib Al Hasan and they combined to score 109 runs off just 62 balls to boost their team’s chances of reaching the semi-finals. From there, momentum was passed to younger batsmen such as Liton Das and Tanzid Hasan to help reach their target.
Marco Jansen was dropped on the crease by Najmul Hossain Shanto earlier, before coming in and adding 46 runs before being bowled by Taskin Ahmed – a smart captaincy move by Bangladesh as they attempt to take control of the chase.
South Africa pulled off an exciting victory to claim their inaugural win of this World Cup and send their squad into Thursday’s quarter-final against Saint Vincent with confidence and pride intact.
Bangladesh have yet to secure their first victory at this tournament and face India in their final group match on Monday.
Proteas sloppy fielding in the final over enabled Mahmudullah to hit over midwicket for a boundary and quickly take advantage of Aiden Markram’s brilliant running catch at long-on. Both full tosses could have been dispatched over the rope but without sufficient power from Bangladesh’s batters, Bangladesh will now need to wait until they return home before making another run at reaching semifinals – though Nepal and Sri Lanka await them as potential hurdles. It was nevertheless an encouraging start for Bangladesh as their World Cup campaign!
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