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Head to Head
South Africa 8-0 Bangladesh
Last Meeting: South Africa 205/5 beat Bangladesh 101 by 104 runs
Venue Details
Venue: Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
It has been one of the lowest-scoring venues in this year’s T20 World Cup, and expect nothing different between these two sides on Monday. The weather is clear, with no forecast of any rain.
Average first innings score: 83 (four T20Is have been played thus far)
Bat first / Bat second split: Teams have won thrice out of the last four games
Highest second-innings scores at the venue (last four games): 125/7, 106/6, 97/2, 80/4
Pace and spin split: Average 16.3 vs 17.8, Economy 5.6 vs 5.8, Percentage of wickets 81.6% vs 18.4%
Players to watch out for
Ottniel Baartman: South Africa’s pace unit is on fire, and they have been helped by the conditions in New York. Baartman has picked up five wickets in the campaign, with an ER of 2.5, and an average of 4. Not only is Baartman effective in the powerplay but his impact is stellar at the death as well, with three wickets.
Rishad Hossain: Rishad Hossain finished with figures of 3/22 off his four overs, with his figures in his last two overs reading 2-0-6-3. He will be mighty effective against the South African batters, who don’t have the best of records against leg spin, especially Quinton de Kock and Tristan Stubbs.
Anrich Nortje: Two innings, six wickets, an average of 4.3, Anrich Nortje is the in-form pacer in this year’s competition, which includes a four-wicket haul. Overall, he’s only conceded 26 runs across his eight overs. How Bangladesh play him will be a big talking point.
Key battles
Najmul Shanto vs South African pacers
Najmul Hossain Shanto’s record this year has been quite dodgy - with just 201 runs in 11 innings, with an average of 20.1, and a strike rate of 100. He’s struggled against pacers in general, with right-arm pacers averaging 18 against him.
South Africa have the best pace bowling unit in this year’s competition, with an average of 8.4, and an ER of 4.3, with 16 wickets. So, this might really set the tone for the clash.
Cricket.com’s suggested Fantasy XI
Probable playing XI
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman
Streaming and Telecast details
The match will begin at 8 PM IST and will be streamed and telecasted on Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports.
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