Tigers face South Africa tomorrow
Domingo backs strength of his ODI team
Thursday, 17 March 2022
Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo has backed the strength of their ODI side to come through for them in the three-match series that starts at SuperSport Park in Centurion tomorrow (Friday), according to South African online news portal.
While the Proteas have generally got the better of Bangladesh in the past, the Tigers have come a long way to leveling the playing field.
South Africa have dominated the 22 ODIs between the teams, but the last six have been equally split at three each.
The last encounter between the sides was the 2019 World Cup round-robin game that Bangladesh won by 21 runs at The Oval in London. Domingo coached the Proteas when they lost the ODI rubber in Bangladesh 2-1, but said the volume of ODIs they play has allowed them to form a strong and competitive nucleus.
"Our 50-over side has always been our stronger side in terms of the balance of the side," Domingo told the reporters in South Africa on Wednesday.
"We've got a wicketkeeper batting in the top order, along with a left-arm spinner batting in the top-order.
"We've got some experience in the batting order, but it's going to be a tough ask, but white-ball cricket is our strongest suit."
With star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan set to tour South Africa after all, the ICC men's ODI Super League log leaders have a veneer of strength about them.
While the Proteas are coming together as a Test group, the same can't be said of them in ODI cricket.
They haven't played the format regularly, but when they have, they haven't been great.