South Africa V Bangladesh 1st Test: Team news, live stream, head-to-head

In years gone by, many would have seen a home fixture against Bangladesh as the perfect introduction for a new South Africa coach.

The times, they are a-changing, however: Bangladesh’s recent renaissance has seen them beat both England and Australia for the first time, and they will be travelling over with an unparalleled confidence no other Bangladeshi team has had before.

Ottis Gibson begins his reign as the new Proteas coach tomorrow in Potchefstroom. He has the luxury of picking a batting line-up that hit form in the domestic game last week: Hashim Amla, Dean Elgar, Theunis de Bruyn and new lad Aiden Markram all scored centuries. Skipper Faf du Plessis made 96 and Quinton de Kock hit a half-century.

The deal is even sweeter for Gibson given that Bangladesh’s formidable all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has pulled an AB de Villiers and withdrawn from the Test squad for ‘a rest’.

Bangladesh have won the toss, will bowl first…

Team News

South Africa: The Proteas are still without Vernon Philander, who is struggling to put his injury woes behind him. Andile Phehlukwayo and Aiden Makram make their Test debuts.

Bangladesh: As mentioned, there is no Shakib Al Hasan for the visitors. Two young bowlers, left-arm quickie Mustafizur Rahman, 22, and off-spinner Mehidy Hasan, 19, take their place in the line up.

Start date and Session times

Date: Thursday 28th September – Monday 2nd October 2017.
Session times: 10:00-12:00, 12:40 – 14:40, 15:00 – 17:00.
Venue: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom

Head to head Record

Last 10 tests between SA & Bangladesh: South Africa have won eight, and the other two have ended in a draw. The Bengalis are yet to beat the Proteas in Test cricket

Bangladesh in South Africa: The tourists have lost all four games they have played on these shores, and have lost both series they have played here.

South Africa V Bangladesh Odds

(Odds taken from sportingbet.co.za) SA are the overwhelming favourites, although Bangladesh aren’t completely written off…

South Africa win: 1.25 / 1/4 – A R100 bet would win you R125 back.
Bangladesh win: 9.00 / 8/1 – A R100 bet would win you R900 back.
Draw: 6.00 / 5/1 – A R100 bet would win you R600 back.

Squads

South Africa: Faf du Plessis (capt), Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock (wkt), Theunis de Bruyn, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Duanne Olivier, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo

Bangladesh: Mushfiqur Rahim (capt/wkt), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah, Mominul Haque, Liton Das (wkt), Mehidy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Subashis Ro

Live Streams

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The game will be broadcast on SuperSport 2, DSTV channel 202. You can watch the game online via Supersport’s website, and subscribers can view it from their tablets or mobile devices. Coverage begins at 09:00 right through until 18:00.

It’s also available on SABC 3 (DSTV channel 193), with coverage also spanning from 09:00 to 18:00.