Toss Bangladesh selected to bat vs South Africa
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto determined to bat in opposition to South Africa within the first Check, in hazy Dhaka on Monday.
Each groups have 4 frontline bowlers with Bangladesh going with spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam and a lone tempo bowler in Hasan Mahmud. South Africa have picked two spinners in Keshav Maharaj and Dane Piedt, and two quick bowlers in Kagiso Rabada and Wiaan Mulder.
Bangladesh are coming off a 2-0 loss in opposition to India in India whereas South Africa beat West Indies 1-0 away in a two-Check sequence.
Bangladesh: 1 Shadman Islam, 2 Mahmudul Hasan Pleasure, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), 4 Mominul Haque, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim, 6 Litton Das (wk), 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 8 Jaker Ali, 9 Nayeem Hasan, 10 Taijul Islam, 11 Hasan Mahmud
South Africa: 1 Aiden Markram (capt), 2 Tony de Zorzi, 3 Tristan Stubbs, 4 David Bedingham, 5 Ryan Rickelton, 6 Matthew Breetzke, 7 Kyle Verreynne (wk), 8 Wiaan Mulder, 9 Keshav Maharaj, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Dane Piedt