Bangladesh lost the toss in their second match of the ongoing T20 World Cup and will bowl first against South Africa in Sydney on Thursday.
Bangladesh have made a change to their playing XI—Yasir Ali has been overlooked to pave the way for Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
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The surface of Sydney is friendlier to the spinners, which has inspired the Bangladesh management to add an extra spinner.
South Africa also did the same. They added Tabraiz Shamsi to the playing XI, replacing Lungi Ngidi.
However, right after the toss, the wickets had to be covered for a while due to rain. The showers could come again during the match.
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Bangladesh won their first match against the Netherlands, while South Africa’s first match was washed away due to rain. While Bangladesh are looking forward to having their second win, South Africa are eager to have their first.
Bangladesh need to restrict South Africa to a reasonable total after being asked to bowl first in their second match of the T20 World Cup, otherwise chasing will be a difficult task for them.
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das(w), Shakib Al Hasan(c), Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nurul Hasan, Mosaddek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman
South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi