Bangladesh vs South Africa 1st ODI at Diamond Oval in Kimberley on Sunday

Bangladesh vs South Africa 1st ODI of the three-match series will be played on Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Diamond Oval in Kimberley.

Bangladesh ODI Squad:

Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Rubel Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan

Coach: Chandika Hathurusingha (SRI)

South Africa ODI squad:

Faf du Plessis(c), Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock, AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Dane Paterson, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada

Coach: Ottis Gibson (WIS)

Bangladesh leading all rounder Shakib Al Hasan return back of his short break from test series. He has already get half century against South Africa invitation XI. Team missed the opportunity of trying Mominul. Hopefully fit again Tamim would boost the batting. Bowling however remains a big worry. Hopefully Mashrafe and bowling coach Walsh would short out soon. Hope Bangladesh would turn around. A series win would create opportunity for Bangladesh to climb to 6th position above Pakistan in ODI ranking.

JP Duminy  and AB de Villiers  also return to South Africa squad after test series. Paterson was called up on Monday to replace the injured Morne Morkel for the second test against Bangladesh that starts in Bloemfontein on Friday.

Tahir meanwhile believes he can continue to perform at his peak and be ready for the World Cup. Imran Tahir of South Africa talks up the Tigers after the Proteas completed a training session in Kimberley. “They are not an easy team. They proved that by qualifying for the semi-finals in the Champions Trophy.”