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South Africa, caller from the morale-boosting triumph against India, volition look to physique connected the momentum erstwhile it takes connected a persistent Bangladesh successful the Women’s ODI World Cup astatine the ACA-VDCA Stadium successful Visakhapatnam connected Monday.
The Proteas, who were humiliated by a 10-wicket thrashing by England successful their opening match, person bounced backmost successful sublime fashion, with a ascendant triumph against New Zealand followed by a nail-biter triumph implicit India connected Thursday.
While Richa Ghosh made a mockery of the versatile South African bowling order, they inactive managed to onslaught erstwhile it mattered. Proteas’ batting musculus makes them automatic favourites against Bangladesh, a broadside that’s not managed to roar arsenic loudly with the bat arsenic it has with the ball.
Medium pacer Marufa Akter has made inroads with the caller ball, portion left-arm spinner Nahida Akter and the legspin duo of Fahima Khatun and Rabeya Khan person mostly kept a choky leash connected the opposition.
That said, Marufa’s deficiency of endurance to prolong the wound she manages aboriginal is simply a interest and thing South Africa volition beryllium anxious to exploit. The Proteas’ famed top-order — Laura Wolvaardt, Tazmin Brits and Marizanne Kapp — volition anticipation to person a bully game, with their inconsistencies often landing the broadside successful a pickle.
It remains to beryllium seen whether seam-bowling all-rounder Annerie Dercksen yet gets a crippled successful this campaign.
Bangladesh volition privation to spot amended returns from Nigar Sultana Joty, who has had a alternatively quiescent tally successful the showpiece. Performances from Shorna Akter, Rubya Haider and Sobhana Mostary person been encouraging. Partnerships are the request of the hr for the side, against a lethal Protean onslaught led by Kapp and Nonkululeko Mlaba.
