ICC CWC19 | South Africa vs Bangladesh: South Africa captain Faf du Plessis admitted his team were comprehensively outplayed by England in their Cricket World Cup opener on Thursday but found plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the tournament.
Hosts England made 311 for eight after being sent into bat by Du Plessis before bowling out the South Africans for 207 to start their campaign with an emphatic 104-run victory at The Oval.
When: Sunday June 2, 2019. 10.30am Local Time
Where: The Oval, London.
What to expect: The weather in London was glorious the day before the match but is expected to cloudy, but warm, on Sunday. It will be the same pitch as the one used for the first game of the tournament which was slower and tackier than is typical at The Oval. It is likely to be similar on Sunday.
South Africa vs Bangladesh – Team News
South Africa: South Africa could make a couple of changes to their side with Chris Morris likely to replace Dwaine Pretorious to add more pace and aggression to the attack. David Miller, surprisingly left out of the first match, might come in for Hashim Amla who is recovering from the concussion he suffered against England when Jofra Archer hit him in the helmet. A decision on Amla will be made before the toss.
Possible XI: Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis, David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen, JP Duminy, Chris Morris, Andil Phehlukwayo, Kasigo Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir
Bangladesh: Bangladesh have had a number of injury concerns in the lead-up to the game. Tamim Iqbal, who was hit in the nets on Friday, has not suffered a fracture but has got bruising while Mortaza and Rahman also have hamstring and calf injuries respectively. All three will be monitored over the next 24 hours to see whether they will play.
Possible XI: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib-al-Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmadullah, Liton Das, Sabbir Rahman, Mushrafe Mortaza, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain.
Teams:
South Africa (From): Quinton de Kock(w), Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Jean-Paul Duminy, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi, David Miller, Chris Morris
Bangladesh (From): Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mohammad Mithun, Abu Jayed, Mosaddek Hossain