South Africa vs Bangladesh World Cup 2019 Match Preview – The World Cup’s opening match this year was not favourable to South Africa, as they’ve lost it against England.
The team will thus hope to win their first match of the tournament by defeating Bangladesh today at Kennington Oval in London.
On the other hand, the Asian team looks in no mood to give away an easy victory to the Proteas. Despite having weaker players in comparison to South Africa, Bangladesh has got all the powers to turn away any game in their favour.
Therefore, it’ll be interesting to see, which team will beat the other one to get some numbers added in their points table.
Here are the match preview, Dream 11 fantasy league teams, pitch report, weather conditions, our power picks, and all the details of today’s match.
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Match Details:
The 5th match of the ICC World Cup 2019 of South Africa vs Bangladesh will be hosted by the Kennington Oval, London.
This encounter between both the teams will start at 10:30 PM local time today (03:00 pm IST).
In India, the official broadcasting channel for live telecasting of World Cup 2019 matches is Star Sports.
You can also watch the online Live Streaming of today’s game of SA vs BAN on Hotstar.
Pitch Report/Condition:
The pitch of Kennington Oval is one among the flattest one in England. Still, the hosts managed to put 311 runs on the board against South Africa.
It is expected that the pitch will behave similarly today as well, and the team batting first could score more than 300 runs on this wicket.
Average 1st Innings total at Kennington Oval, London (last 7 ODI games): 235
Records of the chasing teams at this venue: Won – 3, Lost – 4
Weather Conditions/Report:
The temperature today at Kennington Oval will hover around 18-24 degrees. There are 8-10% chances of rain as well in London. However, it is expected to not affect the game.
Possible Playing 11:
Here are possible playing 11 of South Africa (WI) and Bangladesh (BAN) for tonight’s match.
South Africa
Quinton de Kock (WK), Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis (C), Rassie van der Dussen, JP Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir
SA’s Bench Strength – Chris Morris, Tabraiz Shamsi, David Miller, Dale Steyn
Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal/Mohammad Mithun, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza (C), Mohammad Saifuddin, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
BAN’s Bench Strength – Sabbir Rahman, Liton Das, Mehidy Hasan, Abu Jayed
Team News:
Mashrafe Mortaza and Mohammad Saifuddin are declared fit and will thus play this match against South Africa.
Another news is from South Africa’s camp. Dale Steyn is still unfit because of his shoulder injury. Thus, he’ll most probably miss out today’s game as well.
Fantasy Cricket League Tips
Win Small and Grand leagues of fantasy cricket leagues like Dream11 by following our tips and match predictions. Here are our suggested options for Captain and Vice-captain choices for today’s match of South Africa vs Bangladesh.
Captain Choices: Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis
Vice Captain Choices: Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Kagiso Rabada
Crickclassics’ Dream 11 Teams
At Crickclassics, our cricket experts carry out an in-depth analysis of each and every game of the ICC World Cup to make the best and winning teams for the fantasy cricket leagues such as; Dream11, Hala Play, My Team 11, Mobile Premier League, 11 Wickets, etc.
Here are our teams for small and grand leagues of Dream 11 for today’s match of South Africa vs Bangladesh.
Small League/Head To Head Team
Wicket Keeper – Quinton de Kock (C), Mushfiqur Rahim (VC)
Batsman – Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen
All-Rounders – Shakib Al Hasan, Andile Phehlukwayo
Bowlers – Lungi Ngidi, Rubel Hossain, Kagiso Rabada
Grand/Mega League Team
Wicket Keeper – Quinton de Kock, Mushfiqur Rahim
Batsman – Soumya Sarkar (VC), Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram (C)
All-Rounders – Shakib Al Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain
Bowlers – Kagiso Rabada, Mashrafe Mortaza, Lungi Ngidi
Power Pick Player
Our power pick for today’s match between South Africa and Bangladesh is Quinton de Kock.
In his last 6 matches against South Africa in ODIs, De Kock has scored 330 runs at an average of 67.21, making him a must-have player in both the leagues.
Our Advice:
Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, and Faf du Plessis hold extremely good record against Bangladesh in ODIs. Thus, pick at least two of the three players in your fantasy league teams.
Our Match Prediction:
South African team has lost its first game of the World Cup against England. But we predict them to come up as winners in today’s encounter against the Bangla Tigers.
Our fantasy cricket league teams for yesterday’s game between Afghanistan vs Australia performed extremely well, and we hope you win small & grand leagues of fantasy cricket games with our today’s teams, match predictions, match previews, detailed analysis of the match, and fantasy cricket tips as well.
Stay updated with Crickclassics to get the same for every match of the ICC World Cup 2019.
*Disclaimer: These teams are based on the analysis, instinct, and understanding of the author. Make your own decision and consider the points mentioned while selecting your team.
