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South Africa against Bangladesh at home is usually a one-sided contest. Bangladesh have never won an international in 19 attempts across formats in South Africa, including losing all 13 ODIs.

So, such a series doesn’t look too competitive on paper, right? However, when you look at the ODI Super League table and see Bangladesh on top and South Africa in 10th, it is a crucial series for the Proteas as they face the kind of pressure they never have before in a home ODI series against the Tigers.

Both teams come into this series in some good form. Bangladesh beat Afghanistan 2-1 in their ODI series at home, after a historic Test victory in New Zealand in January. Bangladesh had never won an international in New Zealand before that triumph, so perhaps it’s a good omen. For South Africa, they too had a stirring Test series comeback against the Black Caps courtesy of the brilliant Kagiso Rabada, after a highly-successful home series against India where they swept the highly-rated side 3-0.

Which way will the first ODI go in Centurion?

Possible Playing 11

South Africa’s IPL players will be available for the ODIs before skipping the Test matches.

South Africa: 1. Quinton de Kock (wk), 2. Janneman Malan, 3. Temba Bavuma (c), 4. Aiden Markram, 5. Rassie van der Dussen, 6. David Miller, 7. Andile Phehlukwayo, 8. Dwaine Pretorius, 9. Kagiso Rabada, 10. Tabraiz Shamsi, 11. Lungi Ngidi

Bangladesh could look to stick with the same team that lost the third ODI against Afghanistan.

Bangladesh: 1. Tamim Iqbal (c), 2. Litton Das, 3. Shakib Al Hasan, 4. Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 5. Yasir Ali, 6. Mahmudullah, 7. Afif Hossain, 8. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 9. Taskin Ahmed, 10. Shoriful Islam, 11. Mustafizur Rahman

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

South Africa:

• Quinton de Kock had a superb series against Bangladesh at home in 2017. The left-hander struck 287 runs in three ODIs at an average of 143.50, including 168*.
• Also, de Kock has an outstanding record in ODIs at Centurion. He has smashed 709 runs in 10 matches on this ground at an average of 70.90 with four half-centuries and a century.
• Janneman Malan comes into this match in good form. He scored 93 and 69 for Boland in South Africa’s List A competition on March 11 and 13 respectively. He averages 77.00 in 14 ODIs, with three centuries and three half-centuries.
• Rassie van der Dussen is a colossus in home ODIs. He has been dismissed under 50 just three times in 15 innings at home, with an overall average of 113.85. He struck a half-century and century against India earlier this year.
• Kagiso Rabada will be aiming to hit top form ahead of the IPL. The pace bowler has 13 wickets to his name in seven ODIs against Bangladesh at an average of 21.15, including five in three matches at home.
• However, Rabada will be looking to improve his ODI record at Centurion. He has taken 10 wickets in eight matches on this ground at an average of 40.70.
• Andile Phehlukwayo has taken seven wickets in four ODIs vs Bangladesh at an average of 23.57. He also took the most wickets in the SA-IND ODI series earlier this year with six.
• Lungi Ngidi took 5/33 for the Titans against Boland a week ago. Tabraiz Shamsi also comes into this match in good form, with figures of 3/15, 3/20, 2/43 and 2/41 in his last four domestic white-ball matches.

Bangladesh:

• Shakib Al Hasan is crucial to Bangladesh’s hopes. He has the most runs for any Bangladeshi against South Africa in ODIs, with 397 runs in 13 innings at an average of 33.08. This includes four half-centuries, with two of them coming in four ODIs in South Africa.
• Shakib averages 69.75 with the ball in five ODIs in South Africa, as well as 47.53 in 14 ODIs overall against the Proteas. Can he improve on those numbers here?
• Tamim Iqbal will also be important for Bangladesh. The skipper has scored 303 runs in 12 ODIs against South Africa at an average of 27.54.
• Mushfiqur Rahim has three 50+ scores in nine ODIs against the Proteas, including a century in South Africa in 2017. He averages 36.50 against them, with 292 runs overall.
• Litton Das struck 136 and 86 in his last two ODIs against Afghanistan. However, it will be interesting to see whether Litton can produce the goods against more experienced opposition – an area which he has often struggled with in his career.
• This will be Mustafizur Rahman’s first ODI in South Africa. He has taken eight wickets in four ODIs against the Proteas, including 3/67 in the 2019 World Cup in England.
• Shoriful Islam has taken 12 wickets in his last nine white-ball matches across formats. He returns to the country where he took nine wickets in five innings to help Bangladesh win the U19 World Cup in 2020.

Stats and Facts

• South Africa have never lost a home ODI to Bangladesh in 13 matches.
• Taskin Ahmed had an awful ODI series in South Africa in 2017. He took two wickets at an average of 99.00 and economy rate of 8.25, but he is an improved bowler now.
• Temba Bavuma scored a century in South Africa’s last ODI series against India.
• South Africa lost their last two completed ODIs. Pakistan beat the Proteas twice in April 2021.

SuperSport Park Centurion Pitch Report and Weather

Teams batting first and second have won three matches each in ODIs at Centurion since the beginning of 2018. Centurion is usually a good batting pitch for white-ball matches, with evidence of that last year as South Africa scored 273 against Pakistan (which was chased down) before Pakistan struck 320 a few days later.

A mostly clear day and evening is forecast.

Dream11 Prediction

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article as well as your own instincts to create your teams.

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Fan2Play Prediction

Base team:

• Wicket-keepers: Quinton de Kock
• Batsmen: Rassie van der Dussen, Janneman Malan
• All-rounders: Shakib Al Hasan, Aiden Markram
• Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Mustafizur Rahman

Match Prediction

South Africa’s great record at home vs Bangladesh should count for plenty here. Also, their recent form is reason to be confident.