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Today in the T20 World Cup, Bangladesh is facing a team which it has failed to defeat so far in T20 history. Bangladesh will face South Africa in today’s match. Both the teams are waiting for their first World Cup trophy.
Now match details…
Tournament : T20 Men’s World Cup
Match number 21: South Africa Vs Bangladesh
date : 10 June
Time : Toss- 7:30 PM, Match Start- 8:00 PM.
Place : Nassau County Stadium, New York
Both teams have clashed 8 times in T-20
8 matches have been played between South Africa and Bangladesh in T-20 format. All have been won by South Africa. Both the teams have faced each other thrice in the T-20 World Cup. In this also the African team has won all the matches.
importance of the match
This is South Africa’s third match in the T20 World Cup 2024. Whereas, the second one is from Bangladesh. Both the teams have won their opening matches. South Africa is on top in Group D with 4 points after 2 wins. Whereas Bangladesh is at second position with 2 points after 1 win after defeating Sri Lanka. Both the teams will try to strengthen their claim in Super-8 by winning today’s match.
roll toss
In the current tournament, the batsmen have faced a lot of difficulties on this ground. Pacers will get movement in the beginning, while spinners can prove useful in the middle overs. The team winning the toss will prefer to bat first.
Top players of South Africa and Afghanistan in T-20 cricket…
South Africa
- Reeza Hendrix: Reeza Hendricks has batted brilliantly for South Africa in the last 12 months. He has scored the most runs. He has scored 292 runs in 10 matches. It includes 2 half-centuries. However, he could score only 7 runs in 2 matches of this World Cup.
- Otniel Bartman: He is the player who has taken the most wickets for the team in the last 12 months. Bartman has taken 8 wickets in 3 matches during this period. Took 5 wickets in 2 matches of this World Cup.
bangladesh
- Tauheed Hridoy: Tauheed is the team’s top scorer in the last 12 months. He has scored 404 runs in 17 matches, which includes 2 half-centuries. He is the team’s top scorer in this World Cup also. He had played an inning of 40 runs in the last match.
- Mustafizur Rahman: Bangladesh’s experienced bowler Mustafizur Rahman has been the team’s top wicket taker in the last 12 months. He has taken 23 wickets in 14 matches. In this World Cup too, he is the bowler taking the most wickets for the team. He played an important role in the team’s victory by taking 3 wickets against Sri Lanka.
weather report
The weather in New York will be very good on the match day i.e. 10th June. It will be cloudy with some sunshine throughout the day. There is also a possibility of rain at some places, but only 4%. The temperature here on Monday may remain between 24 to 15 degrees Celsius.
Possible playing-11 of both the teams
South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Yanson, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortya and Ottniel Bartman.
Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das (wk), Tauheed Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hussain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Tanzim Hasan Shakib.
