Bangladesh will take on hosts South Africa in the second match of the three-match ODI series at Boland Park in Paarl today (Wednesday), reports UNB.
The battle will begin at 2pm Bangladesh time where the 7th-ranked Tigers must look forward to level the series against the top-ranked Proteas who have taken a 1-0 lead in the series with an emphatic 10 wickets victory in the first game held in Kimberley.
Tigers' best opener Tamim Iqbal, who could not recover in time for the series opener from his muscle strain, is fit to be available for the 2nd match where the visitors will be desperately seeking to pull off a win to keep the series hope alive.
Tamim could displace Imrul Kayes at the top of the order. However, Imrul may play if Mushfiqur Rahim, who tweaked a hamstring while scoring his hundred on Sunday, is rested.
Shafiul Islam will join the side as cover for the best limited-over pacer Mustafizur Rahman whose twisted ankle is likely to keep him out.
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led ODI side has to play at a great higher level in the game than it has so far on what has been a hapless tour -- with 0-2 clean sweep in Test series under Mushfiqur Rahim.
In their previous 18 ODI encounters since October 2002, Bangladesh managed three wins against 15 defeats against South Africa.
Bangladesh best XI (probable): Tamim Iqbal, Liton Kumar Das, Shakib al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim/Imrul Kayes, Mahmudullah Riyad, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza (captain), Mohammad Saifuddin, Rubel Hossain and Taskin Ahmed.
South Africa best XI (probable): Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis (captain) AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dane Paterson, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada and Imran Tahir.
