New Delhi: The inform South Africa will be taking on the disoriented Bangladesh in an all-important match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday.
This match is going to be a very important match, as from this point onwards, every match will bring huge changes in the points table, making the race for the top 4 even more heated.
South Africa will be walking into the match with a boost up confidence after defeating the world champions England by a huge margin of 229 runs in their last match. On the contrary, Bangladesh will be trying to get back into the winning ways after losing their last match by 7 wickets against India.
With the race for the semi-final spots heating up, which team takes home the points in Mumbai?
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— ICC (@ICC) October 24, 2023
Journey so far
Both South Africa and Bangladesh started their journey with a win, however, they had an exact opposite chart going forward.
South Africa, who started their campaign by posting the highest World Cup score by a team of 428, and won the match by 102 runs, they continued their form and defeated the five-time champion Australia in their second match by once again a huge margin of 134 runs. However, they stumbled in their third match after facing a shocking loss of 38 runs against the Netherlands, but they once again bounced back with a ginormous 229 runs victory against the defending champions England, making their presence in the top 4 more rigid.
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— ICC (@ICC) October 21, 2023
South Africa is currently at the number 3 spot but can jump to the second spot if they can beat the Bangladeshi side by a convincing margin and keep their net run rate above the current number 2 on the table, New Zealand.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, started their journey with an easy 6 wickets win over the Afghanistan side but were soon downsized by the likes of England, New Zealand and India, who defeated them by 137 runs, 8 and 7 wickets, respectively.
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— Cric Crazy Fans (@criccrazies) October 19, 2023
The win against South Africa on Tuesday, will not make wonders for Bangladesh on the points table, however, it will keep the top 4 race more open for others.
Head-to-head records
South Africa and Bangladesh have an old history of rivalry against each other. Both teams have locked horns against each other 24 times previously in the One Day International cricket. (https://fleshbot.com)
The Proteas have emerged victorious in 18 matches, meanwhile, Bangladesh have been able to secure victory in 6 matches.
Even though the Proteas have an edge over their opponents on Tuesday overall in ODI cricket, but when it comes to the World Cups, the records are rather evenly matched as both the teams have faced each other in 4 matches, in which both the teams have managed to win two matches each.
