Who will win SA vs Ban 1st ODI?
After a 2-0 clean sweep in the test series, South Africa will look to continue their dominance over Bangladesh in the three-game ODI series as well. The first one-day international is scheduled to be played on October 15 at the De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley. Live action will begin at 10 AM local time.
SA vs Ban 1st ODI: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sony Six, Sky Sports, Fox Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Foxtel, Sony LIV
Toss Prediction
There is a huge toss bias at the Diamond Oval. The venue has hosted 12 one-day internationals till date out of which 9 have been won by the side that has fielded first. So the team that wins the toss in this match is more likely to have a bowl first.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for SA vs Ban 1st ODI....
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
Team News
This will be Faf du Plessis' first ODI series as captain of the South African cricket team. Fast bowler Morne Morkel and allrounder Chris Morris are injured and therefore have not been included in the squad. Temba Bavuma has earned a call-up while Dane Paterson could make his ODI debut on Sunday.
Key Players
Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis are coming off a great test series and South Africa will want them to bring their impressive form in the ODI series as well. AB de Villiers will make a comeback after a lengthy layoff. He is averaging 62 in ODIs at this ground and he too will be the team's key man. Kagiso Rabada tormented the Bangladeshi batsmen in the tests with his brutal pace and he will remain the biggest threat for the visitors. The fast bowler topped the wickets charts with 15 wickets which includes a match-haul of ten wickets in the second test.
Recent Form
South Africa have won four and lost six of their previous ten one-day internationals. Their last ODI fixture came four months ago in England in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 where they suffered an eight-wicket loss at the hands of India.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
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Faf du Plessis (c), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), AB de Villiers, David Miller, Jean-Paul Duminy, Kagiso Rabada, Andile Phehlukwayo, Imran Tahir, Wayne Parnell, Dane Paterson
Bangladesh Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Bangladesh have announced a 16-member squad for the ODI series. Mosaddek Hossain, Shafiul Islam and Sunzamul Islam are the ones to have been left out while Liton Das, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain and uncapped Mohammad Saifuddin have been given a nod by the selectors. Mominul Haque was included a few hours after the declaration of the squad.
Key Players
Tamim Iqbal is the leading run-getter for Bangladesh in ODIs followed by Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim. The three possess plenty of experience in the 50-overs format and they will be the key men for their side when it comes to batting. Shakib will also have a big role to play with the ball. The left-arm spinner has 224 wickets in ODIs and Bangladesh are going to rely heavily on him. Mustafizur Rahman could be a threat with the new ball and he will be backed by his team to pick up early wickets.
Recent Form
Bangladesh have played eight completed one-day internationals this year out of which they have won four and lost as many. They were last seen in ODI action in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 where they played three completed fixtures, winning against New Zealand and losing to England and India.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Imrul Kayes
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
South Africa: L L W W L
Bangladesh: L W L W W
South Africa vs Bangladesh Head to Head
Out of the 17 one-day internationals played between these two nations, 14 have been won by South Africa and only three by Bangladesh. The two teams have faced each other just once at the Diamond Oval in the 50-over format. That match was played back in 2002 with the hosts sealing a comfortable seven-wicket victory.
South Africa vs Bangladesh 1st ODI Betting Odds
South Africa blew away Bangladesh in the test series, winning the first match by 333 runs before hammering the tourists by an innings and 254 runs in the second. The hosts put up a clinical performance in both of those games and they start as heavy favorites amongst the bookmakers to win the first one-day international at an extremely short 1.17 price on 1xbet. Bangladesh on the other hand are big underdogs for this match at odds of 4.5 on Betfair.
South Africa vs Bangladesh 1st ODI Prediction
Bangladesh had stunned South Africa when these two teams last played against each other in this format of the game. It was a three-match series played in Bangladesh and the hosts came up trumps by 2-1. But this time, the action is on South African soil and the test series has already brought out the weakness of the Bangladeshi batsmen on these fast and bouncy tracks. The visitors will also be aware of the fact that they have never been able to win an ODI against the Proteas in South Africa. Although Bangladesh are set to be bolstered with the return of their ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan, we feel South Africa are still much stronger and are better placed to win this match.
Final Verdict: Back South Africa to beat Bangladesh in the first ODI at 1.17 with 1xbet.
Oct 15, 2017
13:30 IST / 8:00 GMT
Diamond Oval - Kimberley, South Africa
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