South Africa took control on the third morning, after rain and bad light interfered with proceedings, thanks to Rabada who moved the ball both ways and extracted extra bounce off a slow surface to quickly finish off Bangladesh tail-enders and earn South Africa fourth position on this cycle’s WTC points table. For detailed stats, see the bangladesh national cricket team vs south africa national cricket team match scorecard.
| Date | Venue | Result | Bangladesh Score | South Africa Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2022 | Centurion | Bangladesh won by 38 runs | 314/7 (50 overs) | 276 (48.5 overs) | Bangladesh |
| Mar 20, 2022 | Johannesburg | South Africa won by 7 wickets | 194/9 (50 overs) | 195/3 (37.2 overs) | South Africa |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Centurion | South Africa won by 61 runs | 246 (49.5 overs) | 307/5 (50 overs) | South Africa |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Mirpur | South Africa won by 8 wickets | 278/7 (50 overs) | 279/2 (46.3 overs) | South Africa |
| Jul 12, 2015 | Mirpur | South Africa won by 5 wickets | 192 & 182 | 170 & 205 | South Africa |
Bangladesh vs. South Africa
Bangladesh will try and win and square their Test series at 1-1 with India in their final match, starting on Sunday at 1:00 PM local time. Both sides should expect an exciting high-scoring encounter that features plenty of talented players; the winner of this contest will also ascend the Test rankings. The first innings is expected to start around this time.
The game will take place at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, which has a capacity of around 35,000 spectators. Currently undergoing renovation to expand in size and improve pitch quality – its original surface was one of the poorest globally; consisting of sandy slow pitches that offered little in terms of bounce or spin; however the new surface will provide faster bowling speeds as well as superior batting surfaces, making matches more competitive than before.
Bangladesh have struggled against South Africa recently, losing both Test matches by wide margins. Their 2023 ICC World Cup campaign also proved difficult; finishing near the bottom of their group. Following that tournament, several changes occurred within their team – Habibul Bashar replaced Khaled Mashud as captain while Dav Whatmore replaced him as coach, as well as promising youngsters like Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan beginning to show signs of promise.
However, the team did not start their ODI season off well in 2021, suffering a 0-3 whitewash against Pakistan and then losing by two runs against Sri Lanka. Further changes were implemented, with Najmul Hossain Shanto appointed as captain while Towhid Hridoy and Tanzim Hasan Sakib beginning their development into senior internationals.
Bangladesh made their return in 2011, defeating India and South Africa in their opening ODIs before losing out in pool matches against West Indies and Afghanistan; ultimately missing out on reaching Super Eight stage of tournament.
They eventually went on to win three ODIs to qualify for Semi Finals where they defeated Ireland and Pakistan before eventually failing to make Super Eight stage again.
1st Test
Bangladesh cricket team are one of ten Test-playing nations worldwide and made their Test debut in November 2000. Unfortunately, since then they have had difficulty winning, losing 10 out of 11 tests before their ODI debut against Zimbabwe at Chittagong was low scoring tie. Since then however they have significantly improved and now rank ninth globally according to ICC ODI rankings.
Bangladesh have played in a total of 83 ODIs and 53 T20Is, winning 43 and drawing 28. They rank within the top ten batting teams in ODI cricket, boasting an exceptional bowling attack led by Shakib Al Hasan who shares joint leading wicket taker status with South African’s Dale Steyn; their fielding and catching abilities also stand out.
At the inaugural ICC Champions Trophy tournament in 2001, Bangladesh stunned Pakistan in their final group match before falling short of qualifying for the quarter-finals. Two years later, however, Bangladesh reached an important milestone by defeating India in their home ODI series; unfortunately this resulted in missing out on reaching the semi-finals at their next tournament and struggled during 2003 World Cup, losing pool matches against Australia and New Zealand.
After experiencing difficulties during the late 1990s and early 2000s, Bangladesh gradually started winning more matches and improving their ranking, eventually reaching the semi-finals of 2004 Asia Cup, finishing second to Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh then made headlines again at 2007 ICC World Twenty20 where they made it all the way to finals before losing out against India in an upset.
Bangladesh lost two Tests and three ODIs against Australia during their tour of South Asia, although they came close to defeating Australia in their final ODI victory by just 155 runs. Later in 2016, Bangladesh traveled to New Zealand for both an ODI and Test series where both teams shared both matches without winning either; heavy rain shortened both final ODI and second Test due to heavy rainfall – New Zealand won both ODIs while Bangladesh fell by an innings and 205 runs during their respective encounters.
2nd Test
South Africa produced a dominating performance to secure their second Test win in Bangladesh since 2014. Their bowlers led by example and earned them their first triumph since 2014.
On a slow surface, Rabada made life difficult for Bangladesh batsmen with his seam, swing and extra bounce bowling – finishing his spell off with 6 wickets to put his side firmly in control and quickly conclude proceedings.
South Africa are now in with an outside chance of finishing in the top two in this cycle’s WTC points table, although five wins out of their remaining six will need to come against Australia for them to surpass them by just one point. With their victory, South Africa have kept alive their hopes for making it through to the final four and surpassing them as Australia is now only leading by one point.
3rd Test
South Africa secured an emphatic win against Bangladesh at Chattogram Ground, their first win in Asia since their 153-run triumph against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2014.
Proteas’ impressive display in winning their three-match series by an innings and 20 runs was a significant step toward their hopes of qualifying for this World Cup’s final, placing them fourth on this cycle’s WTC points table and needing five victories from their remaining six Test matches to secure top two finish in WTC points table.
Bangladesh attempted a comeback, but Rabada and Mulder’s impressive bowling performance saw them out for just 106. South Africa initially struggled at 108/6 before Mulder and Verreynne produced some exceptional batting on an uncertain surface to build an incredible lead of 202 runs – their highest total in Bangladesh! Rain interrupted play before it could progress further; marking SA’s first Test victory since 2008.
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