Proteas display high quality batting after losing 2 crucial wickets at the start. Quinton de Kock is known for his calibre in power hitting capabilities. But, his inning showed the maturity that was missing from the proteas batting unit. Wankhede condition suits de kock style of cricket.
South Africa Playing XI
Quinton de Kock(wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lizaad Williams.
Bangladesh Playing XI
Tanzid Hasan, Liton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(wk), Mehidy Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam.
Bangladesh can play the feisty cricket they are known for. They have lost 4 matches in a row. After the defeat of 149 runs by the proteas. Their Net run rate have suffered terribly. Bangladesh is now at the bottom at the table. They will fly to Kolkata for 2 matches. Here, they will face Netherlands. This would be a right opportunity for the Bangla tiger to capitalize on. On the other hand, Netherland are the giant slayer. They had defeated the proteas.
Proteas are now at the 2nd position at the points table. The massive margin with which they dominate the match to victory results in a improved net run rate. Both Kiwis and Proteas have one loss in 5 fixtures. The temperament showed by batting unit as a whole is quite commendable. Quinton de kock was known for his quick 40s and half century. After that, playing a loose shot and give away his wicket. The way he structured this inning accordingly to the condition, gave the proteas a chance to stop the initial bleeding caused by 2 quick wickets. Then, the graph of runs scored per 10 overs were exponential.
After a good start by the Bangladesh team. Wickets fall in quite succession. But, that didn’t stop Mahmudullah from punishing the bowlers. Well, cricket is team sport. Playing to the best of his ability, Mahmudullah managed to score a ton that helped Bangladesh score cruise par over 200 runs.
David miller and Heinrich Klaasen are ones who accelerated the innings to score more than 380 runs. Kaif in the commentary box was asked about the projected score that Proteas would post. Kaif replied 450 runs. As the match progressed, their was quite a help for the spinners on the track. The innings was quite slow to build in the first 20 years. Kaif changed his projected score to 290. Well, he should have grabbed onto his prediction. Proteas are now even more dangerous with entire batting unit performing at the absolute best.
