South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram won the toss and chose to bat first against Bangladesh in their T20 World Cup Group D match at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York, on Monday.
South Africa fielded the same team as before, while Bangladesh made one change, bringing in Soumya Sarkar for Jaker Ali. In their last T20 World Cup encounter in Sydney in 2022, Bangladesh suffered a heavy 104-run defeat to South Africa. Bangladesh has never beaten South Africa in their previous three T20 World Cup matchups.
Both teams are in high spirits, aiming for their second consecutive win. Bangladesh triumphed over Sri Lanka in their opener, while South Africa defeated the Netherlands.
Bangladesh XI:
- Tanzid Hasan
- Soumya Sarkar
- Litton Das (wk)
- Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt)
- Towhid Hridoy
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Mahmudullah
- Rishad Hossain
- Tanzim Hasan
- Taskin Ahmed
- Mustafizur Rahman
South Africa XI:
- Quinton de Kock (wk)
- Reeza Hendricks
- Aiden Markram (capt)
- Heinrich Klaasen
- David Miller
- Tristan Stubbs
- Marco Jansen
- Keshav Maharaj
- Kagiso Rabada
- Anrich Nortje
- Ottneil Baartman
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