As many as three T20 World Cup fixtures are scheduled on October 27 (Thursday). South Africa and Bangladesh will meet in the first of these at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). While both teams are yet to win their first title, they would want to put up a memorable show in this edition of the marquee event.
In this World Cup so far, Bangladesh defeated the Netherlands in the first match while the Proteas had to settle with a rain-affected match against Zimbabwe which ended without a result. As the two teams face off, here is a stat-based prediction of what could happen in this fixture and who could register a win. Moreover, let's have a look at the betting odds for this fixture.
1. Toss Prediction
Bangladesh managed to win 2 of the last 3 tosses in T20Is. On the other hand, South Africa won just 1 of their last three T20I tosses. So going by this stat, predicting the Bangladesh to win the toss in this match.
2. Win Possibility
Predicting South Africa to win this contest. They are the higher-ranked team of the two and should be able to beat Bangladesh.
3. Team of the Day
The Team of the Day is South Africa. They have a 100 percent winning record over Bangladesh in this format and are expected to continue their dominance over this Asian rival.
4. Predicted powerplay score and average first innings total
The average first innings score at this venue in T20s is 163. The predicted powerplay score could be in the range of 40-60. New Zealand scored 200 batting first at the SCG in the only T20 World Cup clash here so far in the ongoing tournament.
5. Betting Odds
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