CENTURION: South Africa won the toss and opted to field first against Bangladesh in the first ODI at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday.

Due to illness, South Africa was missing wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock.

“Generally it’s a good wicket and at night it tends to skid on a bit,” Temba Bavuma, the South African captain, stated. In Centurion, teams batting second have an excellent record in day-night matches.

“The stats say it’s better to chase,” said Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal. “We would have liked to bowl.”

Tamim, on the other hand, expressed confidence in a team that included all-rounders as well as some promising fast bowlers.

The three-match series is part of the International Cricket Council’s World Cup Super League, which will determine who qualifies for the Cricket World Cup in 2023.

Squad

South Africa

Temba Bavuma (captain), Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.

Bangladesh

Tamim Iqbal (captain), Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Yasir Ali, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman.

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