Bangladesh vs South Africa Test Series - Squad & Key Players for South Africa

Updated At: 2024/10/12

The World Test Championship is picking up momentum and we have entered the last season of Test format in international cricket. In this season, South Africa will be touring Asia and their first destination will be Bangladesh for a 2-match Test series.

South Africa is currently at the 5th spot in the World Test Championship point table. Considering their recent performances, they have very bleak chances to reach the final match at the Lord’s.

However, it is going to be a crucial series for the visitors. Their last Test series was against West Indies and the Proteas won the series by 1-0 at home. Relatively, South Africa has not seen much of a red-ball action in 2024 and the team has just played against New Zealand and West Indies in the longest format of the game.

Aiden Markram will be the leading man for the 1st Test as their regular skipper Temba Bavuma has been ruled out due to a muscle strain. He is expected to be fully recovered for the 2nd Test.

The 21-year-old Dewald Brevis has been called up as a backup player. It will be his first-ever Test series with the team. He will be hoping to make a good first impression on the management.

Another big absence will be Nandre Burger. He is currently recovering from a lumbar stress fracture and will be missing out on the whole series. Lungi Ngidi will be replacing him for both the Tests.

Bangladesh vs South Africa Test Series - Schedule

Match	Date	Venue
BAN vs SA	21-25th Oct	Sher-e-Bangla Stadium
BAN vs SA	29th Oct-2nd Nov	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium

Bangladesh Vs South Test Series - Head-to-Head

South Africa	Match (14)	Bangladesh
12	Won	0
0	Lost	12
2	Drawn	2
8	Home Won	0
4	Away Won	0

The Proteas clearly carry dominating stats against Bangladesh in the Test format. They have won all 12 Test fixtures against Bangladesh and it shows that the visitors will be high on confidence against the hosts.

The betting apps for cricket will have the odds in favour of South Africa.

South Africa - Last 5 Test Matches Results

Match	Venue	Result
SA vs WI	Providence Stadium	Win
SA vs WI	Queen's Park Oval	Draw
SA vs NZ	Seddon Park	Loss
SA vs NZ	Bay Oval	Loss
SA vs IND	Newlands Cricket Ground	Loss

Bangladesh vs South Africa Test Series - South Africa Squad

Temba Bavuma (captain), David Bedingham, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Dane Paterson, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton and Kyle Verreynne

South Africa Probable Playing XI For 1st Test

David Bedingham, Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Kyle Verreynne

Key Players for South Africa

1) David Bedingham

David Bedingham will be playing against Bangladesh for the first time since his debut for the team in 2023. In just one year, Bedingham has become a pillar for the team in the batting unit. He is the leading scorer for the Proteas in 2024 and has a bright future with the team.

David Bedigham 2024 Stats - Batting

	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
David Bedingham	5	348	38.66	65.04

2) Keshav Maharaj

Bangladesh has pitches that are favourable for spin bowlers. In this scenario, the Proteas will be dependent for wickets on their spin maestro Keshav Maharaj for wickets. He is the leading wicket-taker for the team in 2024.

Keshav Maharaj 2024 Stats - Bowling

	Matches	Wickets	Average	Economy
Keshav Maharaj	3	13	16.07	2.50

3) Kagiso Rabada

In the absence of Gerald Coetzee and Nandre Burger from the team, Kagiso Rabada is the only hope for the Proteas against Bangladesh. Rabada is the leading wicket-taker for South Africa in the Test format among all the active players.

Kagiso Rabada 2024 Stats - Bowling

	Matches	Wickets	Average	Economy
Keshav Maharaj	64	299	22.08	3.36

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