South Africa will face Bangladesh in Match 22 of the T20 World Cup 2022 on Thursday (27 Oct, 8:30 AM IST) in Sydney. In their last outing, Proteas were involved in a rain-abandoned fixture against Zimbabwe, which ended as a no result. Although they were just 13 runs away from a victory, the rain gods could not be kind enough to allow the action to be continued. The likes of Quinton de Kock and Lungi Ngidi were their top performers in this game. Both the teams have played one game each so far.
on the other hand, Bangladesh started off on a positive note in the tournament. They scored 144, with contributions from Afif Hossain and Najmul Hossain Shanto. Then Taskin Ahmed led from the front to bundle out the Netherlands for a score of 135 and win the game by nine runs. It will be interesting to see if Proteas can get off the mark in the showpiece event.
These two teams have met a total of 7 times in this format so far, and South Africa came out victorious on all 7 occasions. This game will be a crucial one for the Proteas as their first game got abandoned due to rain. Bangladesh will be hoping to capitalize on their momentum and upset the favorites of the match.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
South Africa
T Bavuma(C), AK Markram, DA Miller, RR Rossouw, T Stubbs, WD Parnell, Q de Kock, KA Maharaj, L Ngidi, A Nortje, K Rabada
Bangladesh
Yasir Ali, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Afif Hossain, M Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan(C), Liton Das, Nurul Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud
PITCH REPORT
It will be a belter of a pitch, with assistance for the batters throughout the game. The spinners can be lethal with a grip from the surface and can contain the runs. Any scores above 160 will be tough to chase down for the team batting second.
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