Bangladesh vs. South Africa: SWOT analysis of the South African bowlers – ICC World Cup 2011
South Africa will take on Bangladesh today in their Group B match of the ICC World Cup 2011 in Mirpur. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747
will need to a victory to increase their net run rate in the standings for the possibility of squeaking into the knock-out stage of the tournament.
South Africa is one team which has performed reasonably well in the World Cup and has only managed to lose one match in the competition. They have a very good opportunity for their bowlers to put in a competitive performance against Bangladesh. A SWOT analysis
of the South African bowlers is as follows:
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dale-c52110 Steyn will be the main strength of the South African bowling line-up and can prove to be a devastating force for the Bangladeshi batsmen.
Steyn has been simply awesome with the ball and has taken 10 wickets in the tournament. One must give credit to Steyn for making the most out of the Subcontinent conditions and bowling an accurate length in his early spells. The Bangladeshi openers have
not shown a lot of command over swing bowling in the tournament and have been troubled by some good pace bowlers in their innings.
He can easily bowl some impressive swing in the early overs and can tempt batsmen like Imrul Keyes to play some 'uppish' shots in the mid-wicket region. Styen maintains a good line on the off stump side and has a good ability to tempt the batsmen to go after
his deliveries. He is one of the best bowlers in the competition and can easily dismiss three or four Bangladeshi batsmen in his opening spells.
Steyn also gets a lot of movement in his early spells and this can easily put the Bangladeshi batsmen in a defensive frame of mind. If Styen bowls some tidy overs in the early part of the innings, the Bangladeshi batsmen can lose some confidence in their
playing the other South African bowlers.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Morne-Morkel-c77722 is another bowler that will cause trouble for the Bangladeshi batsmen and can complement Steyn’s bowling. Morkel has bowled well in the tournament and has frustrated many batsmen of different teams. He manages to get a good bounce from his deliveries
and one does not expect the Bangladeshi batsmen to handle these bouncers with ease.
Morkel has also been bowling a good line on the off stump side and this can tempt the Bangladeshi batsmen to play some awkward shots. He does not give away many runs during his spells and will not give any loose deliveries to the Bangladeshi batsmen.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Johan-Botha-c67173 has been bowling some economical spells in the World Cup and can halt the scoring rate during the middle-overs. He has the ability to restrict the batsmen and force them into making silly mistakes.
The fifth bowler can pose some issues for the South African bowlers, as they can be taken for some easy runs by the Bangladeshi middle-order batsmen. Bowlers like Jacques Kallis and Robin Petersen have not bowled badly in the tournament, but they have been
taken for some easy runs in some matches. This will definitely provoke the Bangladeshi batsmen to look for some loose deliveries in their bowling spells.
The Bangladeshi squad is still motivated from their magnificent performance against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c749 and will play the South African bowlers with an attacking frame of mind. They will need to work hard, if they are to have any sort of chance of beating the South
Africans. It will be an exciting battle, as Bangladesh will try for another amazing upset.
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