South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has challenged his side to make amends for the painful start to their World Cup campaign as they aim to bounce back against Bangladesh on Sunday. The Proteas suffered a 104-run thrashing against hosts England in the tournament’s opening match on Thursday.
Mashrafe Mortaza hopes to be fit to captain the team despite suffering a hamstring strain while bowling during their warm-up match against India on Tuesday “A lot of times in such cases I face trouble bowling the first one or two overs. Once I get through that, I don’t face any more problems,” he told Dhaka-based bdnews24.
“But I pulled a hamstring during the sixth over,” he added. “I could have stopped after four or five overs but Rohit (Sharma) and (Virat) Kohli were looking to score runs quickly during that period. I felt that I needed to practise bowling in such a situation.” Tamim Iqbal did not play against India due to a thigh strain, but the opener is expected to be fit to face South Africa.
When and where will World Cup 2019 match between South Africa and Bangladesh be played?
South Africa vs Bangladesh World Cup 2019 match 5 will be played at The Oval, London on June 2 2019 from 3 PM (IST) onwards.
When and where to watch the World Cup 2019 match between South Africa and Bangladesh?
The match will live telecast on Star Sports network from 3 PM (IST) onwards. The match will live telecast on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 1 HD and Star Sports 2 HD.
Where to watch the live streaming of the match between South Africa and Bangladesh?
The match will live stream on Hotstar.
With PTI inputs