South Africa vs Bangladesh on statistics
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Bangladesh will face South Africa on Sunday in their opening match in the 2019 World Cup. Bangladesh and South Africa have faced each other 20 times before Sunday’s encounter and Bangladesh won just three matches in those encounters. Now, let’s look some of the stats of this two sides before this crucial World Cup match.
One-man army
Shakib Al Hasan has the most ODI appearances, runs and wickets against South Africa. He has taken 12 wickets in the 13 matches and scored 322 runs in 12 innings.He has been the one man army for Bangladesh against South Africa.
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South Africa and Bangladesh have contested 20 ODIs. The Proteas have won 17 and the Tigers three. Bangladesh’s maiden ODI victory over South Africa was during the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean, where fast bowler Andre Nel’s five-wicket haul and Herschelle Gibbs’ half-century went in vain. The Tigers’ two other wins over the Proteas were earned consecutively during July 2015’s bilateral series in Dhaka and surrounds.
Head to head in England
South Africa and Bangladesh have met for an ODI just once in the United Kingdom. That was during the Champions Trophy in 2004, when a low-scoring fixture spanned less than 50 overs. In that match Bangladesh scored only 93 runs batting first and South Africa won the match by 9 wickets.
Best averages
Batsmen Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock and Faf du Plessis average over 60 against Bangladesh in ODI cricket. The left-handed JP Duminy and David Miller, however, average 40 and 27 respectively versus the Tigers. Tamim Iqbal averages 28.70 and Shakib al Hasan averages 29.27 against the proteas. These two have the best averages for Bangladesh against South Africa.
Rabada fire
Among the current squad, fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has taken the most ODI wickets against Bangladesh. Almost half of his 13 came in one match en route to telling figures of six for 16 on debut in Dhaka four years ago. That remarkable performance included a hat-trick.
Below 100s and 350-plusses
South Africa have dismissed Bangladesh for less than 100 twice in ODI cricket – and conceded totals of 250-plus on as many occasions. The lowest the Tiger have kept the Proteas to is 162 all out, but have been on the receiving end of three totals of 350 or more.
