T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa vs Bangladesh – Stats Preview

South Africa will square off against Bangladesh in the 21st match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York on Monday. The New York has been tricky and run-scoring has been challenging for all the teams.

This will Tigers’ first match on this pitch whereas South Africa won against the Netherlands at this venue. Both Bangladesh and South Africa came up with impressive bowling performances in the last game but their batting, especially their top-order, will need to pull up their socks.

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South African captain Aiden Markram needs two fours and as many sixes to complete 100 boundaries and 50 maximums respectively in his T20I career.

SA opener Reeza Hendricks needs eight sixes to complete 50 sixes in T20Is.

Quinton de Kock needs seven fours and nine sixes to reach 250 boundaries and 100 maximums respectively in T20I format.

South Africa gun fast bowler Anrich Nortje needs six wickets to complete 50 scalps in T20Is.

Bangladesh left-hander Soumya Sarkar needs nine fours to complete 50 boundaries in T20Is.

Bangladesh former captain Shakib Al Hasan needs 52 runs to reach the 2500-run mark in T20Is. The southpaw also needs four boundaries to complete 250 fours. The left-arm spinner needs four wickets to complete 150 scalps in his T20I career.

Towhid Hridoy needs six runs to complete 500 runs in T20Is.

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib. 

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs