The Proteas' final engagement of their home summer comes in the form of a team who have never won in South Africa.
Bangladesh will be looking to make history every time they step out onto the park in South Africa.
South Africa vs Bangladesh | Friday 18 March | SuperSport Park, Centurion | 13:00
To Win Match
South Africa 1/6 | Tie 25/1 | Bangladesh 43/10
South Africa
South Africa may have an unbeaten home record against Bangladesh but they lost the last ODI between the two sides at the 2019 World Cup.
There have been plenty of changes since then and it is a very different Proteas side that will take to the field.
While the IPL stars will leave the series early, the Proteas have a full complement of players available for the ODI series.
The Proteas’ biggest weapons in this format of late have been Quinton de Kock and Janneman Malan and they will want that to continue against the Tigers.
Bangladesh
Shakib Al Hasan had locked horns with the BCB over his workload, but the veteran star eventually made himself available for selection, following an original decision to rest him until the end of April.
The tourists have sought more inside information by adding Albie Morkel as a consultant after appointing Allan Donald as bowling coach to support Russell Domingo, who has been head coach since 2019.
Bangladesh’s most recent ODI series came last month when they secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Afghanistan.
The Tigers top the Cricket World Cup Super League heading into the series but will need to do very well to remain at the summit.
Verdict: South Africa 1/6
The Proteas should have too much for Bangladesh in Centurion. For a bit more value get on South Africa to make the higher 15 over score at 7/20.
