Bangladesh Vs South Africa: Bangladesh and South Africa are currently in a two-match series of the red ball format in Chattogram. The home side, Bangladesh lost the first match of the two-match Test series in Dhaka and they are trailed by a margin of 0-1. South Africa is the favourites to clinch this series and climb up the ladder in the WTC points table.
The Bangla Tigers, who played so well in Pakistan, haven’t been up to the mark in the last two red ball series. Bangladesh lost the two-match series of the red ball form of the game versus India and the Proteas. Bangladesh has been tottering to give all-around performances with the bat and bowl.
In the second and the last test match, South Africa is going strong with the bat in hand and Bangladesh needs to find some answers to get back in the match. Bangladesh has won the Test matches against the top teams like Australia, New Zealand, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Ireland.
The Bangladeshi Tigers clinched a win over the Aussies in 2017 at Mirpur. The mighty Australians lost that game by 20 runs. England also tasted a loss at the hands of the Bangladeshi Tigers. In 2016, Bangladesh won that encounter in Mirpur by 108 runs. Bangladesh also won a test match against New Zealand when it toured that Kiwi nation.
In 2022, New Zealand lost to Bangladesh by eight wickets at Mount Maunganui and The Kiwis also lost a match in Sylhet in 2023 by 150 runs. Sri Lanka and Ireland have also lost one red ball match each versus the Bangla Tigers. West Indies have faced four losses and Zimbabwe has lost eight red ball encounters against Bangladesh till now.
There are only two teams who are yet to lose a red ball match against Bangladesh. Today In This Segment We Shall Name –
1. India –
The Men in Blue has always been a better and dominant team whenever they have played versus Bangladesh in all three formats of this game. India hasn’t lost any series of the shortest format as well and in the red ball format, the Blues are quite dominant whenever they have played against Bangladesh. India has won 13 games and drawn two matches in 13 Tests played till now.
2. South Africa –
The Proteas are the second and the last team who have not lost any matches in the red ball format against Bangladesh. Currently, they are eyeing a whitewash win over Bangladesh in the ongoing series which would also increase their chances to qualify for the WTC 2025 final at Lords. As of now, South Africa has won 13 red ball matches and two games have been ended as drawn encounters from 16 Test matches played.
