The New York stadium will witness yet another exciting clash as Bangladesh and South Africa will light up the stage on 10th of June. The match will be exciting as both of the teams have fragile top order yet in-form bowling attacks.
South Africa is leading the Group D after beating Sri Lanka and Netherlands. Bangladesh started on a high note too as they won against Sri Lanka.
Team overview:
South Africa will be in high confidence after winning their two games at the same ground. They are familiar with the pitches and conditions so it will help them to dominate the Bengal Tigers.
Nevertheless, the area of concern for them will be the top order. Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock, and Aiden Markram have combined average of 13 runs across six innings.
The bowling attack will be the key as Anrich Nortje and Ottneil Baartman bowling has been top-notch so far, yielding wickets for their side. The dua has been ably supported by Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen.
However, spinners have not been the main contributors for South Africa in New York.
Talking about Bangladesh, their bowling was classical against Sri Lanka. Their pacers Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman shone against the Lions, impressing with the pace. The spinner Rishad Hossain took three wickets and collected the deserved player of the match award.
Similarly to South Africa, the batting form of Bangladesh has been concerning. Openers Soumya Sarkar and Najmul Hossain Shanto have been prone to soft dismissals. Through Liton Das showed some defiance against the Lanka bowlers which will uplift the hope of the batting unit.
Towhid Hridoy, who is known for the power hitting, will have to step-up against the potent Africa’s attack.
Both Towhid and Nortje will play crucial roles in the victory of their respective side, so all eyes and more hopes will be on them!
Pitch and weather report:
Fast bowlers are expected to dominate in New York as we saw in the recent games like India vs Pakistan and Netherlands vs South Africa. So, both of the teams will be hoping that their fast bowling step up and get the wickets from the word go!
As of the weather update a sunny day is expected in New York on 10th June.
Head-to-Head:
The both sides have faced each other in 8 T20is so far and all are won by South Africa. So, South Africa will be looking to continue their dominance whereas Bangladesh will be hoping for a historic and remarkable victory.
Predictions:
Although Bangladesh won the game against Sri Lanka, it would be difficult to replicate these heroics against the high-flying South Africa. One may expect a tough and exciting encounter between the said nation, but South Africa has a greater chance to cement their place in the Super Eights of the tournament. And the head-to-head record will put pressure on Bangladesh as well.
Where to watch:
Pakistan – PTV Sports, Ten Sports, Myco (Live streaming), Tamasha app (Live streaming), Tapmad (live streaming)
India – Star Sports
England – SkySport Network
USA and Canada (Willow TV)
Caribbean – ESPN Caribbean
New Zealand & Australia – Sky Sports NZ, Prime Video
UK & Northern Ireland – Sky Sports
Sri Lanka – Maharaja TV
Other regions – SuperSport, Sirasa, CricLife, STARZPLAY
