South Africa will lock horns against Bangladesh at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in the 30th match of the T20 World Cup 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Tuesday.
The Proteas have won two out of the three matches they have played while Bangladesh is knocked out of the tournament as they have lost all their three matches.
We have made Match Prediction on the basis of current form, head-to-head, stats, and players to watch out for in the upcoming match.
Current form for South Africa: W W L W W
South Africa has made a fine comeback after losing their opening match against Australia. The Proteas won their previous match against Sri Lanka by four wickets as they came up with a fine bowling performance. Tabraiz Shamsi and Dwaine Pretorious scalped three wickets each and they were able to restrict Sri Lanka to 142 runs.
Current form for Bangladesh: W W L L L
Bangladesh hasn’t been at their best in the Super 12 stage and has lost all their matches. The Tigers lost their previous match against West Indies as they could not chase down a paltry score of 143 runs. The team’s batting unit has let the team down as they haven’t got enough runs on the board. Furthermore, Bangladesh has suffered a huge blow as Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the rest of the tourney due to a hamstring injury.
Head to Head: Matches: 6, Won by South Africa: 6, Won by Bangladesh: 0.
South Africa clearly holds the advantage over Bangladesh and the Asian team is yet to win a T20I against the Proteas.
Players to look out for: Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, and Rassie van der Dussen will hold the key for South Africa.
Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, and Mustafizur Rahim will be the players to look out for from Bangladesh.
Match Prediction: South Africa will enter the contest as favorites against depleted Bangladesh due to their current form and team balance.