Bangladesh vs. South Africa: SWOT analysis of the Bangladeshi bowlers – ICC World Cup 2011
Bangladesh is all set to face the mighty South Africans today in an exciting Group B match of the ICC World Cup 2011 at Mirpur. Both teams will be looking to put in a good performance, as Bangladesh needs a crucial victory to improve their net run rate to
remain hopeful of qualifying for the quarter-final stage. South Africa is already in the knock-out stage and will try to dominate Bangladesh to send a message to all the other teams that they are here to win.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in Chittagong. The team has won three matches in the tournament and they will need to deliver something special
if they are to defeat http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
Bangladesh has some good bowlers in their line-up that are quite capable of causing problems for the South African batsmen. A SWOT analysis of the Bangladeshi bowlers is as follows:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Razzak-c892 will be the biggest strength of the Bangladeshi bowling line-up, as he can be quite handy in the opening overs. He is the most experienced bowler and has the ability of delivering the ball with exquisite accuracy. Razzak has bowled some very
economical spells in the opening overs of the innings and does not give too many loose deliveries to the batsmen.
He bowls a good line on the off stump side, as he manages to give a good flight to the ball. Graeme Smith will be quite tempted to score some major runs in the initial overs and will enjoy scoring some major boundaries off a spinner. Razzak’s lofted deliveries
can easily tempt http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598 to go for some rash drives on the off side and end up edging to the keeper and the slip position.
Razzak’s accurate line will definitely halt the South African batsmen to make some room and score some easy runs on the off side. If Razzak bowls some maiden overs than it will definitely help his side to create some interesting plans for the next phase
of the innings.
Shakib al http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hasan-c61990 is another bowler who will add strength to the Bangladeshi line-up and has the ability to bowl some good overs during the middle part of the innings. Shakib has taken six wickets in the tournament and has bowled some economical spells. He
knows the art of ‘containing’ the batsmen and can raise some serious issues for the South African middle-order. He has bowled with a good variation and can easily fool batsmen like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 with his lofted deliveries.
Shakib will not be easy to get away during his spell, as the South African batsmen will have to bat with an effective plan against his bowling. His variation can also frustrate the batsmen and make them play defensively, allowing for simple mistakes and
run out possibilities.
If Shakib bowls some economical overs in the middle of the innings, than the South African batsmen will not be able to build a good foundation for the depth overs. Apart from a few bowlers in the Bangladeshi bowling line-up, most of their bowlers have not
performed well in the tournament and have been taken for runs by the batsmen.
South Africa understands the importance of ending their group matches on a high note and they will definitely try to go after bowlers like Robel Hossain in the early stages of their innings. The fifth bowler is also a concern for the Bangladeshi side, as
South Africa’s hard hitters can easily score some easy runs off their bowling during different phases of the match. Bangladesh has a good intricate knowledge of the pitch conditions in Dhaka and if used effectively, the team may be able to pull an upset against
the South Africans.
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