Toss Bangladesh chose to bat vs South Africa
Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana won the toss and chose to bat against South Africa in Dubai. It was the last league fixture for both teams, with Bangladesh all but out while are South Africa well in contention for the semi-final.
South Africa were unchanged and captain Laura Wolvaardt wanted them to win big keeping the net run rate in mind. She was happy to bat second because she felt they “can control NRR while chasing”.
One square boundary was 63m away while the other was 57m, the wind blowing in that direction which is likely to make the boundary feel shorter. WV Raman on the broadcasr felt that the pitch would help spinners all through and urged that the batters use their feet to be successful on the surface.
Bangladesh: 1 Dilara Akter, 2 Shathi Rani, 3 Sobhana Mostary, 4 Nigar Sultana (capt, wk), 5 Murshida Khatun, 6 Shorna Akter, 7 Ritu Moni, 8 Fahima Khatun, 9 Rabeya Khan, 10 Nahida Akter, 11 Marufa Akter
South Africa: 1 Laura Wolvaardt (capt), 2 Tazmin Brits, 3 Anneke Bosch, 4 Marizanne Kapp, 5 Sune Luus, 6 Chloe Tryon, 7 Annerie Dercksen, 8 Nadine de Klerk, 9 Sinalo Jafta (wk), 10 Nonkululeko Mlaba, 11 Ayabonga Khaka
S Sudarshanan is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo. @Sudarshanan7
Source: ESPN Crickinfo