South Africa's Predicted XI vs Bangladesh, ICC World Cup 2023: Question Marks On Temba Bavuma's Availability

An in-form South Africa go up against Bangladesh in match no. 23 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Tuesday, October 24 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, starting at 2:00 PM IST. Bangladesh went down against hosts India at Pune in their previous match in the tournament. It was their third loss after prior defeats to England and New Zealand. South Africa, on the other hand, have won three of their four matches, following their massive 229-run victory against England at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Heinrich Klaasen's century alongside fifties for Reeza Hendricks and Marco Jansen guided the Proteas to a daunting total of 399/7. Led by Gerald Coetzee's three-for, the South African men's cricket team toppled England for 170 in the run chase. (World Cup 2023 points table)

South Africa had won by 102 runs against Sri Lanka and by 134 runs against Australia earlier in the tournament. The Proteas notched 428/5 on a batting-friendly pitch at Delhi while they scored 311/7 in trickier conditions at Lucknow. The bowlers, too, were in prime form in both those matches.

Their only defeat, surprisingly, came versus the Netherlands by 38 runs. The Dutch side scored 245/8 after 43 overs in the rain-curtailed encounter. South Africa, however, fell short as only David Miller and Keshav Maharaj made significant scores.

South Africa are currently third in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 points table with six points and a net run rate of 2.212 - the highest of all 10 teams.

With matches against Pakistan, New Zealand and India to follow, South Africa will be keen on beating Bangladesh at the Wankhede Stadium, where conditions have suited their style of play. Captain Temba Bavuma remains doubtful for the game after missing the win against