It is an hectic Thursday as there are matches to be played on the same day for Group 2 of the Super 12 stage. The first game at SCG will see South Africa and Bangladesh lock horns. The 2nd game of the day will see India and Netherlands at the same SCG, while Pakistan and Zimbabwe play at Perth.
South Africa and Zimbabwe shared points despite the South African getting off to a good start and being placed 51/ 0 in 3 overs. Bangladesh on the other hand beat Netherlands in the first game of their Super 12 journey.
Venue – Sydney Cricket Ground
Time – 830 AM IST
Likely pitch conditions –
It is an early afternoon game and there has been rain around Sydney. Expect there to some moisture on the pitch and some early seam movement in case of cloud cover. If the sun beats down expect the spinners to have their say. Batting wise there will be runs on offer with the new and hard cherry. A score of 155-170 should be the norm, the team batting first could decide to bat first.
Likely South African XI –
Q. De. Kock, T. Bavuma, R. Rossouw, A. Markram, D. Miller, T.Stubbs/H. Klassen, W. Parnell/M.Jansen, K. Maharaj, K. Rabada, A. Nortje and L. Ngidi
Likely Bangladesh XI –
N. Shanto, S. Sarkar, L. Das, S. Hasan, A. Hossain, M.Hasan, N. Hasan, M. Hossain, T. Ahmed, M.Rahman and H. Mahmud
Head to Head record –
Matches played – 7
Wins for South Africa – 7
SCG T20I records –
Matches played -12
Matches won by home team – 7
Match won by visiting side – 4
No result -1
Matches won after 1st batting – 6
Matches won after 2nd batting – 5
Matches won after winning the toss – 4
Matches won after losing the toss – 7
Highest score at the venue – Shane Watson 124* vs India
Best bowling figures at the venue – 4/12 by Josh Hazlewood vs Sri Lanka
Approaching milestones –
·Shakib Al Hasan needs 3 more sixes to reach 50 in T20I cricket
·Nurul Hasan needs 83 runs more to score 500 runs in T20I cricket
·S. Sarkar needs 7 more sixes to reach 50 in T20I cricket
·Afif Hossain needs 54 runs more to score 1000 runs in T20I cricket