NEW DELHI: South Africa skipper Aiden Markram chose to bat first after winning the toss in the T20 World Cup Group D encounter against Bangladesh in New York on Monday.
The South African team, currently at the top of their group, has decided to keep the same lineup as their previous match.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, has made a single change to their squad, bringing in Jaker Ali to replace Soumya Sarkar.
After winning the toss, Markram said, "We'll bat first. The reason being it is a used wicket. If it does change, we can set the pace and it is tough to chase. We back ourselves for setting a good total. As a whole, the tournament has leaned towards teams batting first. It is about the last 10 overs in each innings, and chasing might be tougher. 100 percent need to find some form, myself included. The head space is right, hopefully, a matter of time."
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said during the time of the toss, "I wanted to bowl, so happy to bowl first. We have one change, Soumya Sarkar not playing. We feel good to see the crowds come out here and support us. It was an important win, the boys have done a lot of hard work and hopefully, we can do something special today. We have been struggling with a leggie, finally got one who takes wickets."
Teams:South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (w), Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman.
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Jaker Ali, Litton Das (w), Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman.
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