Team News – Likely Unchanged XIs
Bangladesh are awaiting an update on Shoriful Islam’s fitness. If he is fit, he will be considered for selection. Otherwise, they are expected to stick with the XI that defeated Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh (probable XI):
- Tanzid Hasan
- Soumya Sarkar
- Litton Das (wk)
- Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt)
- Towhid Hridoy
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Mahmudullah
- Rishad Hossain
- Tanzim Hasan
- Taskin Ahmed
- Mustafizur Rahman
South Africa are unlikely to change their successful combination from their games in New York. However, they have Gerald Coetzee, Bjorn Fortuin, Ryan Rickelton, and Tabraiz Shamsi on the bench and might consider Rickelton due to the top order’s recent struggles.
South Africa (probable XI):
- Quinton de Kock (wk)
- Reeza Hendricks
- Aiden Markram (capt)
- Tristan Stubbs
- Heinrich Klaasen
- David Miller
- Marco Jansen
- Keshav Maharaj
- Kagiso Rabada
- Ottneil Baartman
- Anrich Nortje
Pitch and Conditions
Fast bowlers are likely to dominate in New York, leading to low to middling totals. The weather forecast predicts a sunny day.