South Africa announced the team for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh, see which players got the place?
The series will start with the first match to be held in Dhaka on 21 October. South Africa (Image Credit- Twitter X) BAN vs SA: South Africa has announced its 15-man squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh today, September 30. Let us tell you that this tour of South Africa was hanging in the balance some time ago due to political instability in Bangladesh, but recently the green signal has been received from Cricket South Africa (CSA) regarding this tour. The two-match Test series will begin with the first match to be held in Dhaka on October 21. After this the second test match will be played in Chattogram. The command of the South African team has been handed over to Temba Bavuma. Keeping in mind the subcontinent conditions, South Africa has included three spinners in the team. Cricket South Africa has brought back left-arm spinner Muthusamy, who played three Test matches, who will be the Proteas’ third leading spinner along with Keshav Maharaj and Dane Piedt on the Bangladesh tour. At the time of team announcement, South African coach Shukri Conrad was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz- I would firstly like to thank both the boards, Cricket South Africa and Bangladesh Cricket Board, who ensured that this series went ahead. Bangladesh is always a difficult place to visit. They have become a strong team on home soil and we have to be ready for the challenge that awaits us. So, we have chosen a team for the conditions we expect to welcome us when we get there. South Africa’s 15-man squad for test series against Bangladesh Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Matthew Bretzke, Nandre Berger, Tony De Zorzi, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wian Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Patterson, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne. Full schedule of Bangladesh vs South Africa test series 1st Test, 21 to 25 October: Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka Second Test, October 29 to November 2: Zahoor Ahmed Choudhary Stadium, Chattogram
Bangladesh may host South Africa’s two-match Test series in October, read the big news
Due to bad political situation, Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 has been shifted from Bangladesh to UAE. Bangladesh cricket team (Image Credit- Twitter If everything goes well, Bangladesh can host the two-match Test series of South Africa cricket team next month. This Test series will be a part of the World Test Championship (WTC). So the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official has also given information about this series. However, this tour has not been formally announced yet. But still, if sources are to be believed, South Africa can be seen playing two Test matches at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka and Zahur Ahmed Chaudhry Stadium, Chittagong. Also, before formally announcing the tour, the Bangladesh Cricket Board will hold a meeting with the South African Cricketers Association (SACA) and discuss in detail. Apart from this, there are no security issues regarding this tour of South Africa. At the same time, this tour is also expected to happen because till now the South African government has not imposed any ban on travel to Bangladesh. A source close to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) told Cricbuzz today, September 13, “We hope that the tour will start as per schedule and we will make an official announcement in the coming days.” Women’s T20 World Cup shifted to UAE It is worth noting that due to the bad political situation in the past, the ICC has shifted the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 to be hosted by Bangladesh to the UAE. At the same time, New Zealand A’s tour of Bangladesh has also been rescheduled. So now Bangladesh will tour India from 19 September. On this tour, Bangladesh will be seen playing two Test matches and three T20 matches. The first Test match between India and Bangladesh will be played in Chennai.