RSA vs BAN Match Preview
Once again, it was the incessant weather that denied South Africa a clear victory in their last encounter against Zimbabwe. Bangladesh on the other hand is going into this match with scrappy 9 runs win over the Netherlands. As far as South Africa is concerned this is a simple equation. They will have to win all the remaining 4 matches of the league stages. Initially, they will have to take on Bangladesh. Bangladesh had to struggle to win the game against the Netherlands. In this match, Temba Bavuma and the company will have an opportunity to put up a dominating display with both bat and ball to increase their net run rate. Quinton de Kock is in good nick. Their main bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi are also steaming into bowl.
As far as Bangladesh is concerned a lot will depend on the performance of Shakib Al Hasan yet again. Litton Das will also be looked upon to provide a good start to the team right up front. The Bangladesh batting order has appeared to be shaky in recent times with none of the batsmen being able to hit the 130 mark with their strike rates. Worst still, Bangladesh has not successfully defeated a test-playing nation since 2007. Therefore, defeating South Africa in this encounter appears to be a monumental task for the team. It will be a massive upset but their batting will have to do well if they have any hopes of causing an upset.
Weather Report
The weather bureau has reported the possibility of rain during this game on October 27. We will likely get overcast conditions during the match. This will make things difficult for batting as the quicker bowlers will be looking to exploit the conditions.
Pitch Report
The team batting first will try to preserve its wickets against this new ball and you will have to score in the excess of 160 runs to feel safe while setting a target. The SCG is a challenging venue for the T20 matches. Conventionally the quicker bowlers have done a good job at the ground. But it is also a fact that spinners like to bowl on this track more than any other one in Australia. It is a two-paced surface that makes batting appear to be a challenge. We also have huge boundaries at the SCG so this compounds the issue for the batters.
Notable stats
South Africa has a terrific head-to-head record against Bangladesh.
South Africa has won all five of their last five matches played against Bangladesh.
Rilee Rossouw has a tremendous batting average in the last 7 games he has played for South Africa.
Rilee Rossouw has put together 231 runs from his last seven appearances for South Africa. He has scored these runs at an incredible batting average of 57.75 and a terrific strike rate of 180.46.
Team News
There do not seem to be any major injury worries reported for this game. So, full sides will be available for selection in this match.
RSA vs BAN Probable 11
RSA Playing 11
- Temba Bavuma (C)
- Quinton de Kock (Wk)
- Rilee Rossouw
- Aiden Markram
- David Miller
- Tristan Stubbs
- Wayne Parnell
- Keshav Maharaj
- Kagiso Rabada
- Anrich Nortje
- Lungi Ngidi
BAN Playing 11
- Shakib Al Hasan (C)
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Soumya Sarkar
- Litton Das
- Afif Hossain
- Yasir Ali
- Nurul Hasan (Wk)
- Mosaddek Hossain
- Taskin Ahmed
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Hasan Mahmud
Dream11 Prediction
Bangladesh will have a significant challenge in front of them in this game to try and beat this opposition. They have never beaten the proteas before this and this is going to be on their minds as the game goes on. The Bangla batters will be really up against it in this game with the South African bowling attack. They will have to face the heat and will have to display character in the match. South Africans looked good during the last match. They have a powerful bowling attack and it makes them a staunch favorite to win this game. We will bet with South Africa to win this match and improve their position in the points table.
Top Picks
Afif Hossain: Afif Hossain is one of the top batsmen for Bangladesh. In his last ten games for his country, he has scored 287 runs with an average of 35.88 and a strike rate of 131. 05.
Reeza Hendricks: Reeza Hendricks is batting extremely well for his side at the moment. He has scored 296 runs at an average of 59.20 and a strike rate of 142.30. He is one of the top players to watch out for in this match.
Taskin Ahmed: Taskin Ahmed is one of the main bowlers for Bangladesh. He has collected 9 wickets from his last 7 matches and he is bowling at an economy rate of 6.81 and a strike rate of 18.00.
Lungi Ngidi: Lungi Ngidi has picked up 15 wickets from 9 matches although he has been expensive in the process. He is bowling with an economy rate of 9.13 and a strike rate of 10.46.
RSA vs BAN Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: Q. de Kock (C)
Batters: R. Rossouw, D. Miller, S. Sarkar, A. Hossain
All-rounders: S. Al Hasan (VC), W. Parnell
Bowlers: T. Ahmed, K. Rabada, L. Ngidi, A. Nortje
