South Africa vs Bangladesh, World Cup 2019: All the numbers that you need to know

South Africa take on Bangladesh at the Kennington Oval, London, the same venue where they went down to hosts England in the opening game of the tournament.

By M. Sai Sidharth

Updated on Jun 02, 2019 | 11:25 AM IST | 1.3M

South Africa will be aiming to make a comeback in this match

South Africa take on Bangladesh at the Kennington Oval, London, the same venue where they went down to hosts England in the opening game of the tournament. With the tournament being played in a round-robin format, there will be ample opportunities for teams to recover from such situations. They would be hoping to get their campaign back on track with a win. Bangladesh, who start as underdogs, will be keen to cause a few upsets and give the higher ranked sides a run for their money. They have the likes of Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmadullah who have been the star performers for their side.

Here we have a look at the some of the numbers going into this encounter:

Head to Head records:

World Cups: Played-3, South Africa-2, Bangladesh-1

Previous Encounter: South Africa beat Bangladesh by 206 runs at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on 19th March 2011.

ODIs: Played-20, South Africa-17, Bangladesh-3

Previous Encounter: South Africa beat Bangladesh by 200 runs at East London on 22nd October 2017.

Team Statistics:

Highest total for South Africa in ODIs: 439/2 against West Indies at Johannesburg on 18th Jan 2015

Highest total for South Africa in World Cups: 411/4 against Ireland at Canberra on 3rd March 2015.

Highest total for Bangladesh in ODIs: 329/6 against Pakistan at Dhaka on 17th April 2015.

Highest total for Bangladesh in World Cups: 322/4 against Scotland at Nelson on 5th March 2015.

Venue Statistics- Kennington Oval, London