South Africa and Bangladesh will face each other in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The game is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM IST. South Africa are currently on the back foot after suffering a surprise defeat against the Netherlands as they failed to chase down 246 runs. The Proteas are currently sitting in third position with six points. Bangladesh, on the other hand, are also struggling to get a hold of themselves as they lost three out of their four matches so far. However, South Africa made an amazing comeback to defeat the reigning champions, England, who were coming off a shocking loss to Afghanistan. But when they play Bangladesh, the Proteas will be eager to add another victory to their record. While Bangladesh emerged victorious from their debut match against Afghanistan, they have been utterly floundering thereafter. They have now suffered convincing losses to England, New Zealand, and India. SA vs BAN ICC CWC 2023: Formidable South Africa Wary of Bangladesh Threat

For this encounter, South Africa won't be making many changes to their winning lineup. For them, everything went well, especially when it came to scoring runs. Due to illness, Temba Bavuma was unable to attend the England match. Reeza Hendricks, his replacement, however, crushed 85 runs off 75 balls. They might be tempted to bench Keshav Maharaj, who didn't really contribute against England, in favour of Andile Phehlukwayo. However, thus far in this ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Maharaj has performed flawlessly. Quinton de Kock has been brilliant in the first two games, scoring two flawless centuries. However, he failed to contribute in the last two matches as he got out early for less runs. So, he will be all focused to score some runs against Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is still concerned about the fitness of their captain, Shakib Al Hasan. He missed India's match in Pune after suffering a left quad injury during their match against New Zealand. The squad was losing wickets frequently after the openers amassed 93 runs in the first innings. Even though Bangladesh have a decent line-up, they still need to make some effective changes to the squad and tactics to put an impact on their upcoming game against South Africa. Bangladesh will be dependent on their openers Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das. Mustafizur Rahman and Mehidy Hasan Miraz will be looking to take wickets as early as possible to put the team in a commanding position.

South Africa vs Bangladesh Head-to-Head in ODIs

South Africa and Bangladesh have squared off against one another in 24 ODIs. South Africa has won 18 of these 24 matches, while Bangladesh has won six of them.

South Africa vs Bangladesh ICC World Cup 2023 Key Players

Reeza Hendricks 
Quinton de Kock 
Aiden Markram 
Litton Das 
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 

South Africa vs Bangladesh ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Venue and Match Timing

South Africa vs Bangladesh ICC World Cup 2023 match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The SA vs BAN match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will begin at 2:00 PM IST (Indian Standard Time). ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Points Table Updated: India Move to Top Spot With Fifth Consecutive Victory, New Zealand Second After Suffering First Defeat

South Africa vs Bangladesh ICC World Cup 2023 Live Streaming Online and Telecast

Star Sports is the official broadcast partner of the ICC World Cup 2023. Fans therefore can watch the South Africa vs Bangladesh ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Star Sports 1/HD, Star Sports 2/HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi/HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Kannada and Star Sports 1 Telugu. Fans can also watch live streaming of this match online on the Disney+ Hotstar app and websites. Those using the Disney+ Hotstar app on mobiles to watch ICC World Cup 2023 matches can do so for free.

South Africa vs Bangladesh ICC World Cup 2023 Likely XIs

South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Gerald Coetzee.

Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan/Nasum Ahmed, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mahmudullah, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud

 

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