Bangladesh vs South Africa (BD-W vs SA-W) Preview
Bangladesh and South Africa will lock horns in their respective first match in the World Cup 2022 at the University Oval.
Head to head record: South Africa- 18-2- Bangladesh
Bangladesh:
ODI win:- 13 out of 42
CWC22 Warm-ups: 0-2
Bangladesh will be playing their first-ever 50-over World Cup match tomorrow. Certainly, one cannot rule them out after the way they got closer to winning the contest against Pakistan.
Bangladesh Squad:
Nigar Sultana (c), Salma Khatun, Rumana Ahmed, Fargana Hoque, Jahanara Alam, Shamima Sultana, Fahima Khatun, Ritu Moni, Murshida Khatun, Nahida Akter, Sharmin Akhter, Lata Mondal, Sobhana Mostary, Fariha Trisna, Suraiya Azmin, Sanjida Akter Meghla
Bangladesh Probable Playing 11:
Fargana Hoque, Nahida Akter, Rumana Ahmed, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Fahima Khatun, Salma Khatun, Lata Mondal, Jahanara Alam, Murshida Khatun, Ritu Moni
South Africa:
The South African team will be missing Dane van Niekerk, who is out because of an injury. Lizelle Lee, on the other hand, is still in quarantine and will miss this contest. Still, the team has enough power on top, thanks to Laura Wolvaardt, Sune Luus among others.
ODI Wins: Matches- 213, Wins- 110
Warm-ups: 0-2
South Africa Squad
Suné Luus (c), Chloé Tryon (vc), Ayabonga Khaka, Lara Goodall, Laura Wolvaardt, Lizelle Lee, Marizanne Kapp, Masabata Maria Klaas, Mignon du Preez, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Shabnim Ismail, Sinalo Jafta, Tazmin Brits, Trisha Chetty, Tumi Sekhukhune
Travelling reserves: Andrie Steyn, Nadine de Klerk, Raisibe Ntozakhe
South Africa Probable Playing 11
Suné Luus (c), Chloé Tryon (vc), Ayabonga Khaka, Lara Goodall, Laura Wolvaardt, Trisha Chetty, Marizanne Kapp, Mignon du Preez, Shabnim Ismail, Sinalo Jafta, Tazmin Brits
Best Players for South Africa:
Laura Wolvaardt and Sune Luus played well in the first contest against India. They will be the key here as well.
Marizanne Kapp’s half-century helped the team to reach a good total in the last Warm-up against England.
Ayabonga Khaka has consistently provided breakthroughs for the team along with Shabim Ismail.
Best players for Bangladesh:
Nahida Akter, Rumana Ahmed, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana (c & wk). All can prove viral here while Ritu Moni is likely to pick up wickets at regular intervals here.
BD-W vs SA-W fantasy team
WK: N Sultana
BAT: L Wolvaardt, F Hoque, S Akhter
ALL: M Kapp, S Luus, R Ahmed
BOWL: A Khaka, S Ismail, R Moni, N Akter