South Africa National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Timeline

The South Africa National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Timeline has been defined by the Proteas’ dominance over the Bangla Tigers. While the rivalry does not have the established history of other cricket rivals like Australia-England or West Indies-England, it does have a lot of enjoyable and notable moments for both teams. South Africa has had the upper hand due to the experience and skill that they have fielded, but Bangladesh is maturing and becoming more competitive with their foes. Whenever these teams face off against each other, it is engaging, with nail-biting action. The first meeting between the South African National Cricket Team and the Bangladesh National Cricket Team occurred on October 3, 2002, in Potchefstroom. Therefore, while the history is not long, but has exciting and memorable games, and as this rivalry develops, fans can expect more such matches.

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South Africa National Cricket Team vs Bangladesh National Cricket Team Timeline :-

Early Encounters: 2002-2015

South Africa played Bangladesh for the first time in a One Day International on October 3, 2002, at the Senwes Park in Potchefstroom. South Africa likely viewed the 2002-03 series as successful, despite not being considered dominant after demonstrating their batting superiority in the One Day Internationals against Bangladesh. Both nations then went on to play their first Test series later in the month. After South Africa completely dominated the first Test at East London, Bangladesh were left shell-shocked to suffer defeat by an innings and 104 runs. There was further affirmation of South African dominance during the second Test when South Africa won by an innings and 160 runs in Potchefstroom.
South Africa’s perfect performance at the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy in Edgbaston, Birmingham on September 12, 2004, dismissed Bangladesh for just 5 runs in 17.5 overs, losing only 1 wicket. Prior, Bangladesh literally received a beating by South Africans after they batted first and were bowled out for only 93 in 31.3 overs, a proud day for the South African bowlers, and nobody would say differently.
Bangladesh made history by winning the first ever game against South Africa in the 2006-07 ICC World Cup on April 7, 2007, at the Providence Stadium, Guyana. The Bangla Tigers amassed a whopping total of 251/8 in their innings and won by 63 runs. Mohammad Ashraful was the standout performer scoring an astounding 87 from 83 deliveries.
Bangladesh played its first T20I match against South Africa on September 15, 2007, which was a part of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 tournament hosted by South Africa. Bangladesh set South Africa a target of 145 to chase. South Africa chased this target easily, losing three wickets in the process.
At match 39 of the 2011 ICC World Cup, the Shere Bangla National Stadium was the setting for an edge-of-your-seat display by South Africa, who once again outshone the Bangladesh side. After winning the toss, South Africa elected to bat and went on to win in convincing style with a total of 284/8 after 50 overs. Faf du Plessis (52) and Jacques Kallis (69) were the only meaningful contributors to this score and led South Africa to an overwhelming victory by 206 runs.

2015 to Recent Encounters:

Bangladesh achieved an ODI series win over South Africa in 2015-16, 2-1. Soumya Sarkar contributed to the team’s success with 90 runs from 75 balls in the third match and 88 runs from 79 balls in the second match. However, the 2015 Test series between Bangladesh and South Africa ended without a result because of continued weather delays.
In the 2016-17 tour, South Africa excelled in all formats of the game, with their top-order batsman putting in top performances and bowlers demonstrating great explosiveness.
In their June 2, 2019, ICC World Cup match against South Africa, Bangladesh picked up a 21-run victory. The team’s all-around player Mushfiqur Rahim made a significant impact, scoring 78 runs from 80 balls and taking 3 wickets and provided the opening edge for the success of his team.
The Bangla Tigers defeated their South African counterparts 2-1 in the 2021–22 series. In the first match of the series, Bangladesh beat South Africa by 38 runs with Shakib Al Hasan scoring 77 runs from 64, thus got selected as Player of the Match. South Africa went on to capture victory in the second match by 7 wickets, and sadly could not maintain that momentum, losing the third match against Bangladesh by 9 wickets.
In the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup in Sydney, South Africa produced a convincing win over Bangladesh, winning by 104 runs. A century from Rilee Rossouw and a blistering bowling performance, in which Anrich Nortje took 4 wickets for just 10 runs, greatly contributed to victory.
The 2024-25 Test series concluded with South Africa winning in a dominant 2-0 victory. Major performances came from Kyle Verreynne and Tony de Zorzi, who scored 114 and 177 runs, respectively.